UPDATE Feb. 29: This story has been updated to include a statement from Boeing.
LA PLATA, Maryland — The three satellite builders that were first to introduce commercial software-defined, flexible-payload satellites — Airbus Defence and Space, Boeing Satellite Systems and Thales Alenia Space — have all encountered production issues resulting in multi-year delays.
Their customers, including SES, Viasat and Intelsat, among others, are grappling with the consequences.
Maybe it was inevitable that a design so . . .
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