Title :
Progress report on Mars Pathfinder Project approach
Author :
Spear, Anthony J.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Applications Conference, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3196-6
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1996.495888
