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Originally Posted by Tread
What was it then with the Mars Climate Orbiter 98? Ok, it was a NASA subcontractor from Lockheed Martin. |
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It went boom! But at least they learned a valuable lesson there. NASA has had quite a few "expensive" lessons; both in wasted time and money, and in human life.
"It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract." Alan Shepherd