We show you our most important and recent visitors news details Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space in the following article
Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - LONDON — A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit.
The satellite's operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the "total loss" of iS-33e, which has affected customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region.
Intelsat also says it has taken steps to complete "a comprehensive analysis" of the incident.
Boeing has been facing crises on multiple fronts, with a strike at its commercial plane business and issues with its Starliner spacecraft.
"We are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyse data and observations," Intelsat said.
Boeing did not comment directly on the incident, referring BBC News to Intelsat's statements.
The US Department of Defense's space-tracking website, SpaceTrack, also confirmed the incident.
An alert on the platform said the US Space Forces also said it is "currently tracking around 20 associated pieces" of the satellite.
Separately, two astronauts have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) after the Boeing Starliner capsule they arrived on in June was deemed unfit to make the return flight.
They are due to travel back to Earth on a spacecraft made by Elon Musk's SpaceX next year.
Since last month, Boeing has also been dealing with a strike involving more than 30,000 workers at its commercial plane making operation.
Union members are set to vote on the company's latest offer on Wednesday.
The new offer includes a 35% pay rise over the next four years.
Last week, Boeing announced it was seeking up to $35bn (£27bn) in new funding. It also said it would start laying off 17,000 employees — about 10% of its workforce — from November.
In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and to pay at least $243.6m after breaching a 2021 deferred prosecution deal.
The agreement was in relation to two 737-MAX planes that were lost in nearly-identical accidents that cost 346 lives more than five years ago. — BBC
These were the details of the news Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Saudi Gazette and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
