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Well, that Mars rover missed its target because they got their units of measurement mixed up. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-01-mn-17288-stor

• BiteCode_dev 6y ago
  It does feel better knowing my mistake didn't cost $125-million dollars. Is there a book that lists many bugs and weird IT stories? Like the 500km email or the FileNotFound boolean.
  • arexxbifs 6y ago
    A selection of dangerous and/or expensive bugs from space flight alone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_bugs#Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_bugs#Space I'm sure there's plenty more, albeit of lesser significance.
    • BiteCode_dev 6y ago
      Thanks