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A small bug in software that was used in Challenger brought down the entire space shuttle, killing all of its crew.
by godelmachine 9y ago
A small bug in software that was used in Challenger brought down the entire space shuttle, killing all of its crew.
- erik_seaberg 9y agoChallenger was destroyed by a disintegrating solid rocket. Given that a solid rocket cannot be shut down, what kind of software change could ever save them?
- pkroll 9y agoSolid rockets that detach. So, at least in theory, could have ejected the rockets. Or detached the shuttle from the whole tank and land. If you can detect the rocket's about to blow, of course.
- erik_seaberg 9y agoDitching the tank might help, but I wonder whether the control surfaces are quick enough to prevent tumbling in the hypersonic airstream.
- Clubber 9y agoI believe you are thinking of NASA's Mars lander. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/01/news/mn-17288 http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/01/news/mn-17288 The ExoMars mission apparently had a software bug that crashed the lander. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2016/10/26/software-glitch-may-have-crashed-exomars-lander/#69c418c87426 https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2016/10/26/soft...