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Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit

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157 points milgrim | 2 comments | 21 Oct 24 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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milgrim ◴[21 Oct 24 14:14 UTC] No.41904412[source]▶
For some context:

The same Boeing satellite bus already experienced a major issue some years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800

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api ◴[21 Oct 24 14:26 UTC] No.41904538[source]▶
The complete collapse of Boeing needs to be studied.
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SteveNuts ◴[21 Oct 24 14:32 UTC] No.41904590[source]▶
They should teach it in every MBA program in the country /s.
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dylan604 ◴[21 Oct 24 14:39 UTC] No.41904667[source]▶
You joke, but it absolutely should. Boeing is a great example of "when all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail". When MBAs are left in charge with no guardrails, this is what can happen. That's a great thing to teach to new MBAs. Every field has this potential pitfall. When you hyperfocus, bad things can happen. Know when to say when.
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mschuster91 ◴[21 Oct 24 14:53 UTC] No.41904850[source]▶
> Know when to say when.

People warned about exactly what happened already back in the time when the merger happened that introduced beancounter culture to Boeing.

The problem was, as always, no one listens to the warners and the whiners when there is money to be made.

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1. weard_beard ◴[21 Oct 24 16:28 UTC] No.41905783[source]▶
The only counter to the money argument is tough regulation that results in jail time. If the whiners can point to an example of white collar criminal enforcement their complaints suddenly have teeth.
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2. DrillShopper ◴[21 Oct 24 18:19 UTC] No.41906825[source]▶
> The only counter to the money argument is tough regulation that results in jail time

Okay, so it's functionally impossible with the current and likely next incoming US administration.