Mattel Selling Doomed Mars Mission Toys

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Polar Lander at December 9, 1999 12:00 PM

It’s the saddest toy story ever this holiday season. In a single Hot Wheels "Action Pack," Mattel Inc. is marketing toy models of NASA’s three latest failed missions: the Mars Climate Orbiter, Polar Lander and Deep Space 2 microprobes.