MARS PATHFINDER
Mars Pathfinder, one of NASA's first two Discovery missions, is entering construction in preparation for a launch in two years. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) project is to place a 270-280 kg. (600-620 lb.) lander, including a 10-kg. (22-lb.) rover, on the Martian surface on July 4, 1997 (AW&ST...
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