Board Faults
Fundamental errors in the design and testing of the software for the inertial reference system (IRS) caused the failure of the first Ariane 5, according to the investigation board. After European contractors and agencies spent a decade and $8 billion on Ariane 5, then boasting it would have 98.5%...
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