tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927748682326722801.post7910336663803530580..comments2024-01-23T19:51:09.787-05:00Comments on DCNewsroom: NOAA weather satellite breaks into 16 pieces in Earth orbitKeith Steinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11520577991128797701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927748682326722801.post-31823465375692716532021-03-26T12:05:38.742-04:002021-03-26T12:05:38.742-04:00Thanks Keith. I was only thinking that things from...Thanks Keith. I was only thinking that things from 'outside the box' could affect it, I never considered that it could have been caused from 'inside the box'! Thanks for the education!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00434668301363780315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927748682326722801.post-21336343810026438252021-03-26T11:12:52.206-04:002021-03-26T11:12:52.206-04:00A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) ...A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite exploded in orbit several years ago. A sudden temperature spike in that spacecraft led spacecraft engineers to conclude a battery in the spacecraft ruptured because of a design flaw. Seven other DMSP spacecraft have a similar design flaw. Parts on satellites, fuel lines or fuel tanks, age over time also and maybe explode?Keith Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520577991128797701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927748682326722801.post-43205351678159645032021-03-26T09:20:53.166-04:002021-03-26T09:20:53.166-04:00"There is no indication that this breakup was..."There is no indication that this breakup was caused by a collision with another object, Space Force officials said". <br />So what else would cause a satellite to break into so many pieces?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00434668301363780315noreply@blogger.com