Mismanagement Blamed for NASA/JPL Mars Failures

Posted by jburk to Mars Polar Lander at March 28, 2000 12:00 PM

NASA’s succession of Mars spacecraft failures last year was reportedly the result of government and industry mismanagement, lack of oversight and inadequate checks and balances. Those charges form the foundation of a 57-page analysis, written by an 18-person Mars Program Independent Assessment Team (MPIAT).