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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by Qem on Monday July 31, 2023 @03:32PM (#36947624)
> Software does not wear out like most physical components.

It fails like buildings near fault lines, because the ground moves under them. Think broken dependencies, operating system obsolescence, et cetera.

Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by bumby on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:55PM (#36948675)
I like this analogy. Although your example focused on software-centric coordination, I think it's important to also extend it to non-software systems.

An apropos and famous example is the Ariane 5 rocket mishap. The same validated software from the Ariane 4 was used, but the hardware design changed. Specifically, the velocity of the Ariane 5 exceeded that of its predecessor and exceeded the 16-bit variable used.