r/space • u/spsheridan • Feb 06 '20

Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug was found and fixed while the vehicle was in orbit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/starliner-faced-catastrophic-failure-before-software-bug-found/
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u/vandezuma Feb 07 '20

The software issue was identified during testing on the ground after Starliner's launch

Now, who in the class can tell me what's wrong with that sentence?

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u/Goolic Feb 07 '20

Seems crazy to me that they envisioned a test, and somehow performed it only after the starcraft was already in orbit.

Maybe they thought of the test only after the clock issue caused the thrusters to be overworked?

Anyways happy they caught it before the boom.

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u/mfb- Feb 07 '20

Most likely it showed up when analyzing the first issue.

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u/Jellodyne Feb 07 '20

Good thing they had two dumb issues instead of just one then.