A Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"
A Starlink satellite broke apart in orbit after suffering an unexplained "anomaly"

16 January 2024 The term rapid unplanned disassembly (also unscheduled ) or RUD is a jocular euphemism used by engineers to refer to a catastrophic failure of a system. The term came to the attention of the general public in 2015 and then again in 2023 when it was used by Elon Musk and SpaceX