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The Bug that Crashed a Spaceship Launched a New Field of Study
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A bug in the code of a spaceship led to the destruction of the rocket, resulting in a new field of study for designing, developing, and testing computer software.
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NASA played a significant role in creating the software engineering profession.
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NASA played a significant role in creating the software engineering profession. In the 1960s, NASA developed the Mariner space program, where unmanned spaceships were sent to Mercury, Mars, and Venus, which led to the creation of software engineering as a profession.
ChapterThe Bug that Crashed a Spaceship Launched a New Field of Study
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
In 1962, NASA attempted to launch Mariner 1, an unmanned spacecraft, to Venus.
01:14 - 02:29 (01:14)
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In 1962, NASA attempted to launch Mariner 1, an unmanned spacecraft, to Venus. However, a failed hardware caused the onboard computer to send incorrect commands, leading to the mission's self-destruct over the Atlantic ocean.
ChapterThe Bug that Crashed a Spaceship Launched a New Field of Study
Episode127: Maddie
PodcastDarknet Diaries
A single hyphen in a line of code caused the failure of NASA's Mariner 1 spacecraft in 1962, leading to the complete destruction of the rocket just minutes after its launch, inaugurating important changes for the development, design, and testing of computer software.
02:29 - 04:27 (01:58)
Summary
A single hyphen in a line of code caused the failure of NASA's Mariner 1 spacecraft in 1962, leading to the complete destruction of the rocket just minutes after its launch, inaugurating important changes for the development, design, and testing of computer software.