Comment Ariane 5 (Score 1) 336
How about that for a major engineering disaster? A rocket that was destroyed (actually, blew itself up deliberatly when its computer realised it was breaking up) because of an overflow error.
The engineering reason though, were that a component had been reused from Ariane 4 incorrectly, and the testing was inadequate - both of which seem to be common themes here.
Why do people keep making the same mistakes?
The engineering reason though, were that a component had been reused from Ariane 4 incorrectly, and the testing was inadequate - both of which seem to be common themes here.
Why do people keep making the same mistakes?
