[DOC] [TLE] Mars Climate Orbiter - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mars Climate Orbiter was a 338-kilogram (745 lb) robotic space probe 
launched by NASA on December 11, 1998 to study the Martian climate, Martian 
atmosphere, and surface changes and to act as the communications relay in the 
Mars Surveyor '98 program for Mars Polar Lander. ... However, on September 23, 
1999, communication with the spacecraft was... [DOC] [TLE] Mars Polar Lander - Wikipedia [PAR] The Mars Polar Lander, also known as the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander, was a 290-
kilogram robotic spacecraft lander launched by NASA on January 3, 1999 to 
study the soil and climate of ... Jump to: navigation, search .... With the orbiter lost 
on September 23, 1999, the lander would still be able to ..... The Planetary 
Society. [DOC] [TLE] Nov. 10, 1999: Metric Math Mistake Muffed Mars Meteorology ... [PAR] Nov 10, 2010 ... 1999: A disaster investigation board reports that NASA's Mars ... But as it 
approached the red planet to slip into a stable orbit Sept. ... the problem was in 
the software controlling the orbiter's thrusters. ... Polar Lander, which launched 23 
days after Mars Climate Orbiter, .... But ads help us keep the lights on. [DOC] [TLE] Mars Climate Orbiter lost - Astronet [PAR] "Special attention is being directed at navigation and propulsion issues, and a 
fully ... of ground-based, navigation-related mission software, as NASA has 
previously ... Mars Climate Orbiter and its sister mission, the Mars Polar Lander, 
are part of a series ... 3 landing on the planet to search for water ice near the 
south pole. [DOC] [TLE] 1999 Mars Climate Orbiter - MIT OpenCourseWare [PAR] Nov 10, 1999 ... Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) and Mars Polar Lander (MPL) .... the failure to use 
metric units in the coding of a ground software file, Small Forces, .... planet's 
surface, profile the structure of the atmosphere, detect .... On September 27, 1999
, the operations navigation team consulted with the spacecraft. [DOC] [TLE] Why the Mars Probe went off course - IEEE Spectrum [PAR] Far more was at fault with the Mars Climate Orbiter than a simple mixup in ... 
Posted 1 Dec 1999 | 19:33 GMT ... "The problem here was not the error; it was the 
failure of NASA's ... that had doomed the climate observer would also destroy the 
polar lander. .... into the navigation software," Spectrum's interplanetary 
navigation... [DOC] [TLE] The Time NASA Lost a Mars Orbiter Because of a Metric System ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2014 ... The story of the Mars Climate Orbiter starts in 1993, when NASA ... was to explore 
the Martian climate in far more detail than the Viking ... of 1999: the Mars Climate 
Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander. ... Spacecraft like MCO have reaction wheels
spinning units that keep it oriented in a certain wayand the... [DOC] [TLE] The Martian Ghoul - The Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society [PAR] Exploring the planets is risky business. ... It must also cope with the wear and tear 
of its components and software glitches over time. ... 1998: Mars Climate Orbiter - 
navigation error, destroyed in Martian atmosphere. ... 1999: Deep Space 2 - 
penetrators, crashed with Mars Polar Lander. ... 1998: Nozomi   rocket problems. [DOC] [TLE] The 1990's - Mission to Mars [PAR] Mars Polar Lander/ Deep Space 2: Jan. 3, 1999. Slice into a martian polar cap 
and ... dust in the martian atmosphere, explore climate processes that trigger dust 
storms; ... units in a segment of ground-based, navigation-related mission 
software. ... The Mars Climate Orbiter should have approached the planet at an 
altitude of... [DOC] [TLE] Software Construction and Analysis Tools for Future Space Missions [PAR] exploring geographic features formed by surface water early in the planet's .... 
Climate Orbiter was lost due to a navigation problem following an error in .... 
estimate based on recent missions including Mars Polar Lander, ..... stored. This 
section will provide an overview of research at NASA Ames to ..... Proc. of the

Question: In 1999 software & navigation issues kept the Polar Lander & the Climate Orbiter from exploring this planet
Answer: Mars