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Ariane 5 Rocket Explosion, 1996![]() Ariane 5 rocket was launched by the European Space Agency and exploded 40 seconds after lift-off. The cause of the failure was a software error in the inertial reference system. The development cost of the rocket amounted to $7 billions.
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Dependable Systems & Software Group | Department of Computer Science | Universität des Saarlandes |