False Touchdown Signal
Work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Astronautics suggests that a sensitive touchdown sensor and related software were the most likely causes for the loss of the Mars Polar Lander on Dec. 3, which was made by the two organizations. NASA's official report on the loss, led by...
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