The Ariane 5 Satellite Launch Vehicle Failed Because

question 18

Multiple Choice

The Ariane 5 satellite launch vehicle failed because

• A) a faulty on-board computer caused the other computers in the network to crash repeatedly.
• B) a bad sensor fed faulty information into the flight control computer, causing it to fail.
• C) the rocket's on-board computer sent back faulty information to ground control, causing the human controllers to destroy the rocket.
• D) code that worked correctly on the Ariane 4 failed on the Ariane 5.
• E) a software failure caused the rocket to self-destruct when in actuality the rocket's flight was going perfectly.

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