Mars 'Internet' to Help Future Missions Phone Home Could Get Higher Priority

Posted by jburk to Interplanetary Internet at December 7, 1999 12:00 PM

While the final nail is not in the coffin for NASA's latest Mars mission, one thing is sure -- it's easier to phone home than to get a spacecraft to call in from the Red Planet. As ever, the space agency has another plan up its sleeve and the presumed loss of Mars Polar Lander may push that plan onto the fast track.