Are software upsets really a cosmic mystery?"> citation for the SCSC publication: <a href="/r3483">Are software upsets really a cosmic mystery?</a>

Title: Are software upsets really a cosmic mystery?

Author(s): Dewi Daniels

Publication Event: Publication of Newsletter Volume 34 Nos 2 - May 2026

Publication Date: 2026-05-15

Resource URL: https://scsc.uk/r3483.pdf

Abstract:

Last year, an Airbus A320 experienced an in-flight upset. It is suspected that a recent software update made the aircraft susceptible to disruption caused by cosmic radiation. Dewi Daniels investigates the issue, describing the software/hardware interactions and explores what regulations and standards exist to help mitigate these types of event.