Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a giant rocket produced by the European Space Agency. It took 10 years and $7 billion to produce Ariane 5 and the goal is to give Europe a huge supremacy in the commercial space industry. Each launch of the rocket was expected to hurl a pair of three-ton satellites into orbit by the help of a small computer program. However, an error in the line of code resulted in a devastating crash in the course of the launching (Gleick, 1996). At 39 seconds after dispatch, a self-destruct system damaged Ariane 5 with its payload of four costly and uninsured satellites as soon as it reaches an elevation of more than two miles. The self-destruction happened because aerodynamic forces were shredding the boosters from the rocket (Gleick, 1996). This happened a moment when the rocket swerved off course with the on-board computer that is responsible for the steering thought the rocket needed a change of course. At this point, the controlling system has automatically shut down as it tried to convert the sideways velocity of the rocket from a 64-bit format to a 16-bit format (Gleick, 1996). The number was too big, and an overflow error resulted (Gleick, 1996). This bug that actually caused this havoc served no purpose when the rocket was in the air other than to align the system before launch. So, it should have been turned off (Gleick, 1996).…

The Ariane 5 Programming Failure In 1996, a European rocket ship called the Ariane 5 was into space from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, Guyane, a small French territory on the northeast coast of South America, only to swerve off course and then explode a mere 40 seconds later. An investigation by independent committee was launched (hehe) approximately one week later, to determine the cause and assess the appropriateness of testing, as well as to make recommendations to fix the problem and…

According to the “Ariane 5 Flight 501 Failure: Report by the Inquiry Board”, the failure that caused the Ariane 5 was a design error, namely of an Operand Error. The report says, “The exception was detected, but inappropriately handled because the view had been taken that software should be considered correct until it is shown to be at fault” (Lions, 1996). This view manifested itself in the use of extant software from Ariane 4 that was used for Ariane 5 because, to simplify, it worked well for…

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Michael Jackson is a well-known artist and dancer around the world. Michael started his music career at a young age along with his siblings and father who played a mentor like role throughout his start of his music career. Michael Jackson talent was noticed as soon as his career took off, with his recognized talent Michael Jackson and the Jacksons became very famous. It wasn’t just Michael who was noticed at that time but his siblings as well they all pursued their own successful career paths,…

Norman Greenbaum Norman Greenbaum is best known for his song, “Spirit in the Sky” the song was written and released in 1969 and reached number three on the top 100 rock songs in the year of 1970. Norman Greenbaum wrote many songs but “Spirit in the Sky” was the most popular off all, being his first and only hit throughout the decades. Norman Greenbaum’s album is also named spirit in the sky, it was released after the hit single “Spirit in the Sky”. The album included songs such as “Canned Ham”…

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Entry 14: This entry will focus on the scandals associated with stardom, and will transition into a deeper focus on Michael Jackson. Stars have two selves that are developed and manipulated over time. They have the ego-ideal and the ideal-ego. Each encompassing a different mindset and goal. The ideal ego is what is portrayed to the media ideally. There is a certain persona that is expected of stars and this ideal-ego is supposed to achieve that. For example, Britney Spears experienced a…

The Life of Jimi Hendrix James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career lasted only four years, he is regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in American history. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame regards him as “arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock. He was born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a…

Twenty One Pilots began in 2009 by high school friends Tyler Joseph, Nick Thomas, and Chris Salih. Thomas and Salih left the band in 2011, before they left the band self-released the album Twenty One Pilots. Joseph carried on the band with Josh Dun (current drummer). They toured around the mid-west for a little and self-released album Regional At Best. In 2012 the duo signed with record label Fueled by Ramen. This label also produced bands like Green Day and Paramore. Throughout the next few…