new and improved NASA. They planned to send at least one mission to Mars every 26 months, but to do this they had to follow the new policy of their director Dan Goldin: “Faster. Better. Cheaper.” Trying to design these missions for about one tenth the cost, they cut staff and undertrained those who remained; they overworked their navigation teams, giving them responsibilities for up to three missions at one time. They tried to get a quality product without putting money, effort and time into it.