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On Sept. 23, the $123 million Mars Climate Orbiter was lost when it veered off course and burned up in the Martian atmosphere.
The LAT and NYT front NASA's realization Thursday that the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft has probably burned up in Mars' atmosphere after flying too close to the planet.
However, recent observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter indicate that significant amounts of water ice exist at or near the surface of Mars [ 15 ] . Since transient temperatures above freezing occur at some locations on Mars [ 16 ] , this water likely would be present at least briefly in the liquid form.
Just Another Day at the Office: Among the findings of the NASA investigation into the loss of the $125 million Mars Orbiter earlier this year is the following: "There was a widespread perception among the Mars Climate Orbiter team that 'orbiting Mars is routine,' which caused the team to not pay enough attention to the risks of interplanetary spaceflight" ( LAT ).
This story is fronted by the NYT and LAT . The LAT goes with a quasi-local lead: NASA's determination that the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter earlier this year stemmed from gross mismanagement at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at Lockheed.