DESIGN FLAW
A NASA investigative board has determined that the loss of the agency's $73-million Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (Wire) shortly after launch on Mar. 4 was caused by an improperly designed electronic component that triggered a premature firing of pyrotechnics. Electrical power almost instantly...
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