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Let's be clear, this isn't the single programmer's fault. Everybody will eventually make a mistake. The fact that it wasn't caught by mitigating measures such as reviews, tests, and audits is the real error we can learn from here.
A Proton-M booster carrying a GLONASS satellite crashed shortly after takeoff at Baikonur in 2013. The failure was caused by a gyroscope package that had been installed upside down. The receptacle had a metal indexing pin that should've prevented the incorrect installation. The worker simply pushed so hard that it bent out of the way.
When you make a foolproof design, God makes a better fool.
How did someone like this land a job at NASA?
“Baikonur”
Probably not NASA…
https://www.space.com/21811-russian-rocket-crash-details-revealed.html