Mars Surveyor 2001
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The '''Mars Surveyor 2001''' project was a two-part [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] exploration mission intended as a follow-up to [[Mars Surveyor 1998]]. However, the two probes of the 1998 project, [[Mars Climate Orbiter]] and [[Mars Polar Lander]], were both lost and in the aftermath, [[NASA|NASA's]] "better, faster, cheaper" exploration philosophy was re-evaluated, with particular eye on the two 2001 project probes. As a result, the ''[[Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander]]'' was canceled in May 2000, but the decision was made to go ahead with its orbiter counterpart. The ''Mars Surveyor 2001 Orbiter'', renamed ''[[Mars Odyssey|2001 Mars Odyssey]]'', was launched [[2001]] [[April 7]], reached Mars on [[2001]] [[October 24]], and after a few months of [[aerobrake|aerobraking]], began mapping the planet on [[2002]] [[February 19]].
[[Category:Mars missions]]
[[Category:NASA programs]]
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