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For Release: Oct. 22, 1999
Media Advisory m99-220a


Summary:

MARS CLIMATE ORBITER INVESTIGATION BOARD UPDATE

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MARS CLIMATE ORBITER INVESTIGATION BOARD UPDATE

     The NASA review board investigating the loss of Mars Climate 
Orbiter has completed its first round of meetings, and has begun 
preparing a report on its initial findings.  The failure review 
board will brief officials at NASA Headquarters on its initial 
findings on Oct. 29.  The board will then deliver an initial 
written report to NASA by Nov. 5.  A second report due by Feb. 1, 
2000, will address lessons learned and recommendations to improve 
NASA processes to reduce the probability of similar incidents in 
the future. 

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Douglas Isbell 
202/358-1753.

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-124.txt 


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