Was Polar Lander Doomed By Fatal Design Flaw

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Polar Lander at February 16, 2000 12:00 PM

In a surprising development, an industry source told "SpaceDaily" Tuesday that the Failure Review Board for the Mars Polar Lander has located a fatal design flaw that is regarded as the most probable culprit in the Lander's disappearance last Dec. 3 somewhere over the southern polar regions of Mars.