The Mariner 1 mission was developed and operated as part of NASA's space program.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 127 Details
“In the 1960s, NASA developed the Mariner Space Program.”
“That was the end of the Mariner 1 spacecraft”
Incident
incident:mariner_1
Spacecraft loss caused by an onboard computer error involving a missing dash in an algorithm.
Spacecraft loss caused by an onboard computer error involving a missing dash in an algorithm.
“the people at Mission Control decided there was no choice but to push the self-destruct button and blow up Mariner 1”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | NASA | Explicit | 127 |
| outgoing | LEADS_TO | software engineering | Explicit | 127 |
The Mariner 1 mission was developed and operated as part of NASA's space program.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 127 Details
“In the 1960s, NASA developed the Mariner Space Program.”
“That was the end of the Mariner 1 spacecraft”
Mariner 1 LEADS_TO software engineering
The software failure that destroyed Mariner 1 helped prompt software engineering becoming a formal discipline.
Explicit Confidence 94% · Jack Rhysider EP 127 Details
“This software bug didn’t just crash a spaceship, but it launched a whole new field of study”