Mars Probes: Did `Cheaper'
Severe cost constraints that led to ``acceptable'' risks created a stressful environment during development of the Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) and Mars Polar Lander (MPL) and could have contributed to loss of the spacecraft. However, no shortcuts were taken, according to Lockheed Martin Astronautics...
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