Lockheed drops a satellite

Note to self: Never remove 24 bolts from a cart used to reposition multi-million dollar spacecraft without telling anyone.

The spacecraft photographed on this accident report, the NOAA-N, is one in a series of environmental satellites that circle the poles taking weather photos and participating in rescue missions.

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