Did the Mars Polar Lander Crash In A Canyon? NASA Says No

Posted by jburk to Mars Polar Lander at January 6, 2000 12:00 PM

The finger-pointing has begun between NASA and Lockheed Martin Astronautics over the ill-fated Mars Polar Lander. The loss of a second spacecraft within three months seems to be stressing the relationship of the once-cozy marriage between the space agency and the aerospace giant.