Technician made simple error on NASA satellite that ended up costing $135,000,000

Technician's Tiny Error Destroys $135 Million NASA Satellite

We’ve all been there. You fumble your TV while mounting it or spill a tray of drinks—and your heart drops with them. Now imagine doing that with a satellite... worth hundreds of millions of dollars.That nightmare became reality back in 2003. A technician working for a company subcontracted by NASA and NOAA accidentally dropped the NOAA N-Prime weather satellite. The high-tech behemoth, built by Lockheed Martin, was in the middle of a routine mov…

Technician made simple error on NASA satellite that ended up costing $135,000,000

NASA hired Lockheed Martin to construct the NOAA N-Prime weather satellite back in 2003 but there was a costly mistake involving some missing bolts