Return of the wonder world: Mars Observer in perspective

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Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993plr....13....6s&link_type=abstract

Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680), vol. 13, no. 6, p. 6-7

Computer Science

Performance

Mariner 8 Space Probe, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mars Observer, Spacecraft Performance, Spacecraft Reliability, Challenger (Orbiter), Failure Analysis, Galileo Project, Hubble Space Telescope, Spacecraft Instruments

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The failure of the Mars Observer mission is discussed in the context of the cumulative launch and mission success rates of the U.S. and Russian space programs and perceived problems at NASA in the wake of the Challenger disaster, the Hubble Space Telescope fiasco, and antenna problems with the Galileo mission. Given an average launch success rate of about 80% and a mission success rate between 60-70%, the wisdom of dual launch programs is pointed out. An example is the Mariner 8/Mariner 9 dual mission in which Mariner 8 failed while Mariner 9 made an historic and fruitful visit to Mars. Other options for improving mission success rates are discussed, such as splitting payloads between two smaller booster rockets and sending lighter, less comprehensive instrumentation assemblies such as the case with the planned Clementine mission.

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