A very expensive "Crunch" sound

[tugrik]

...and I really like the GOES satellites, too. Handy things. This just makes me cringe.

GOES Missions Anomaly Report

From the looks of the picture at the bottom of the article I bet someone isn't getting a christmas bonus this year.

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[traveller-blues.livejournal.com]

Dangit, you beat me to it.

"Sir, what happened to the satellite?"

"Well, we have determined that, when left to its own devices, it bolts, GOES crash, GOES boom, and then doesn't GOES anywhere."

*nod*

-Traveller.