Meteor Boston CEO Steps Down After Citywide Egg Crisis Blamed on Space Debris
Citing a profound miscalculation in a venture aimed at repurposing decommissioned satellites, the founder of Meteoric Industries, Boston's most high-profile urban aerospace startup, has resigned. The decision follows what local media is calling the "Great Boston Omelette," a week-long incident where thousands of tons of frozen nitrogen and ammonia compounds—the remnants of a defunct satellite—fell from the sky, destroying a Fenway Park roof and causing an egg shortage across the Northeast. The resulting panic sent breakfast commodity futures soaring by 18% and forced the closure of 47 public schools due to the acrid smell of sulfur. Analysts estimate the cleanup alone will cost the city $2.3 billion, effectively wiping out the company's projected Q4 earnings. The incoming interim CEO has abruptly canceled all "space-to-table" supply chains.