Software design flaw destroyed Ariane V; next flight in 1997
An independent review panel found a software design error triggered the chain of events that brought down Europe's new Ariane V booster on its debut flight last month, and program officials believe it could take until mid-1997 to fix the problem and mount a second test flight. Loss of the first...
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