Hitomi satellite failure

[MartG]

After analysis of available data, a software update is being blamed for the loss of the Japanese Hitomi X-ray telescope satellite. It is believed that a software bug caused its two independent attitude control systems to disagree with each other, causing the satellite to begin rolling at a high enough rate for it to disintegrate

http://hackaday.com/2016/05/02/software-update-des...

Edited by MartG on Tuesday 3rd May 12:51

[Roscco]

A seemingly £286m loss.

Someone's going to be looking for another job (and will in effect be unemployable) shortly.

[Eric Mc]

Why do you think that will be the reaction?

[Einion Yrth]

I've done remote reprogramming of devices, SOP is to try it out on a local, identically programmed device, first. Someone f'cked up, expensively.

[Evolved]