As Presented in the Software Failure, the Root Cause of the Mars

question 42

Multiple Choice

As presented in the Software Failure, the root cause of the Mars Climate Orbiter problem was

• A) the cost of the project
• B) an inability to track the orbiter at long distances
• C) atmospheric friction
• D) a communication issue between subsystems
• E) none of the above

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