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Which mission did NASA lose due to a math boo-boo?
Which mission did NASA lose due to a math boo-boo?
- Jupiter Space Probe mission
- Saturn Space Telescope mission
- Mars Rover mission
- Mars Climate Orbiter mission (correct)
What was the cost of the mission that NASA lost?
What was the cost of the mission that NASA lost?
- $100 million
- $200 million
- $500 million
- $327 million (correct)
Which year did the Mars Climate Orbiter launch?
Which year did the Mars Climate Orbiter launch?
- 2000
- 1996
- 1999
- 1998 (correct)
What was the weight of the Mars Climate Orbiter?
What was the weight of the Mars Climate Orbiter?
How many course corrections were performed during the mission?
How many course corrections were performed during the mission?
What is solar pressure?
What is solar pressure?
According to the text, what caused the Mars Climate Orbiter mission to fail?
According to the text, what caused the Mars Climate Orbiter mission to fail?
What unit of measurement was mistakenly used by the software?
What unit of measurement was mistakenly used by the software?
What was the calculated altitude at which the spacecraft was supposed to encounter Mars?
What was the calculated altitude at which the spacecraft was supposed to encounter Mars?
Which unit of measurement was incorrectly used by the spacecraft in its reports to the ground station?
Which unit of measurement was incorrectly used by the spacecraft in its reports to the ground station?
What was the factor by which the reported results of the spacecraft's desaturation maneuvers were off?
What was the factor by which the reported results of the spacecraft's desaturation maneuvers were off?
Why was the trajectory calculated by the guidance team incorrect?
Why was the trajectory calculated by the guidance team incorrect?
What could have prevented the error in the spacecraft's trajectory calculations?
What could have prevented the error in the spacecraft's trajectory calculations?
During a desaturation maneuver or correction burn, NASA records the exact impulse and time every thruster fired. What is the purpose of this?
During a desaturation maneuver or correction burn, NASA records the exact impulse and time every thruster fired. What is the purpose of this?
How does Mission Control track the spacecraft's trajectory in deep space?
How does Mission Control track the spacecraft's trajectory in deep space?
What is the purpose of the Hohmann transfer burn?
What is the purpose of the Hohmann transfer burn?
Why did the navigation team notice a discrepancy in the observed trajectory after the Mars Orbital Insertion burn?
Why did the navigation team notice a discrepancy in the observed trajectory after the Mars Orbital Insertion burn?
What altitude did the spacecraft encounter Mars at?
What altitude did the spacecraft encounter Mars at?
What lesson can be learned from the Mars Climate Orbiter mishap?
What lesson can be learned from the Mars Climate Orbiter mishap?
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