DocumentCode
296858
Title
Progress report on Mars Pathfinder Project approach
Author
Spear, Anthony J.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1996
fDate
3-10 Feb 1996
Firstpage
243
Abstract
The Mars Pathfinder Project, one of NASA´s first Discovery Class missions, will launch on December 2, 1996 and land on Mars on July 4, 1997 at low cost, fixed price, and on a short development schedule. This paper summarizes the mission, its science return and progress to date on its innovative “Cheaper, Better, Faster” project implementation approach
Keywords
Mars; aerospace testing; costing; project engineering; risk management; space research; space vehicle electronics; Mars Pathfinder Project; NASA Discovery Class mission; extended mission objectives; fixed price; innovative project implementation; lander performance; low cost; risk assessment; science payload; short development schedule; Atmospheric measurements; Costs; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fuels; Instruments; Mars; Performance evaluation; Project management; Space vehicles; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location
Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3196-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1996.495888
Filename
495888
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