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Lockheed sent pound-force. JPL expected newtons. Mars Climate Orbiter flew 35 miles above Mars instead of 85 and vanished on 23 September 1999.
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Lockheed sent pound-force. JPL expected newtons. Mars Climate Orbiter flew 35 miles above Mars instead of 85 and vanished on 23 September 1999.
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