AuthorsJézéquel, J., Meyer, B.
SourceIEEE ComputerVolume 30Issue 7 (1997)
URLhttp://www.ecs.syr.edu/faculty/fawcett/handouts/CSE784/F2001/Lecture6/ISE%20papers/The%20lessons%20of%20Ariane.htm
KeywordsProject Management, Risk Management, Case Study, Software Reuse, Design, Catestrophic Failure

Notes:

This case study is about a software failure that caused the Arianne 5 rocket to destroy itself on its maiden flight. This was a failure caused by software re-use. ESA's accident report is also available.