# Remember the 1999 Mars Polar Lander crash?  NASA's trying again

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**Created:** [August 4, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-1999-mars-polar-lander-crash-nasas-trying-again/414449 "2007-08-04T20:29:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-the-1999-mars-polar-lander-crash-nasas-trying-again/414449/1 "2007-08-04T20:29:45Z")

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Story [here.](http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9028959&intsrc=news_ts_head)

The failure of the earlier probe has never been explained . . .

“What’s the matter, General? They’ve sent these things before.”

"But this one is about to get pictures of the invasion fleet! **Zap it! Zap it!"**