Mars Polar Lander Completes Fourth Course Correction Maneuver

Posted by jburk to Mars Polar Lander at November 30, 1999 12:00 PM

NASA’s Mars Polar Lander, just 780,000 miles (1.3 million kilometers) and three days away from its rendezvous with the Red Planet, successfully trimmed its course on Tuesday for the fourth time since its launch.