Latest rumors on Galaxy 4

Brad Alexander writes "Latest word on Galaxy 4 from the word of a friend and former coworker who is that the latest word from Hughes is they suspect a fuel cell exploded. They were apparently having thruster problems with it when trying to get it back on orbit. If this is the case, even if they get it back in the "box," they are looking at about a year of life expectancy. Needless to say, a Hughes and others are hopping trying to get customers transitioned to neighboring satellites... "