1999 Space & Exploration Events — Verified Historical Highlights
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- 23 Sep NASA Mars Climate Orbiter mission failure: NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter was lost due to a navigation error caused by a mix-up between metric and imperial units. This incident highlighted the importance of standardization in space missions. source: mars.nasa.gov
- 26 Sep NASA Mars Climate Orbiter Mission Failure: On September 26, 1999, NASA announced that it had lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter, a spacecraft intended to study the Martian climate and atmosphere. The mission failure was attributed to a navigation error caused by a mix-up between metric and imperial units. source: onthisday.com
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