Boeing-made communication satellite explodes in space, reason unknown
By
Binu Mathew
In a major blow to aerospace giant Boeing, the satellite IS-33e, built and designed by it, and used for providing telecom and broadcasting services, has exploded in space. This is another embarrassing incident for the space division of the company, months after its Starliner spacecraft was deemed unsafe to return two astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS).