New Boing troubles: satellite goes *BOOM*

So on top of its aircraft troubles, and its spaceship trouble, oh - did you hear they have an on-going strike, now they have had a satellite explode in space! (the strike is in its sixth week and workers (jet assembly line) voted to reject Boing's most recent offer) Boing just announced a $6 billion quarterly loss last week

So. The satellite. The Intelsat 33e was launched in 2016 and experienced "an anomaly" Saturday, and is now in 20 trackable pieces, and who knows how many smaller ones according to Space Command, Roscomos says they're tracking 80, and the major debris does not represent a threat to other satellites. These huge satellites are normally in much higher geostationary orbits so the debris is a very different field than if they were in lower orbits.

Its job was to provide communications across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Boing is working with other satellite vendors to reestablish services for its customers.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-satellite-intelsat-33e-explodes-space-anamoly/

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/24/0142204/boeing-made-satellite-explodes-in-space

Strike news:
https://apnews.com/article/boeing-earnings-strike-vote-new-ceo-af6c6dab8747d5b8189df97a55e6b8d9

RIP: Actor Ron Ely, one of TV's Tarzans among many other roles

Ron was 86 and passed at his daughter's house in California. Aside from his run as Tarzan, he was a bit player appearing in many dramas of the '70s and '80s. But my role for him has been and always will be the film Doc Savage: Man of Bronze. While it is solidly a B movie, it is so over the top that it will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Great job, Ron, you certainly earned your rest and lots of respect.

https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/entertainment/ron-ely-star-of-tarzan-tv-series-dead-at-86/