ocr: O Or The Mars Global Surveyor mission CURRENT SPACE PROGRAMS In November 1996, the Mars Global Surveyor orbiter was launched; it was scheduled to reach its objective in September 1997.: - Shortly after the launch, NASA reported that one of the probe's solar panels was stuck. If this difficulty can be overcome and after a ten-month voyage, the spacecraft will trigger its main rocket then wait to be captured by Mars's gravitational field and enter. Mars orbit. The orbiter will then be in position, 378 kilometers from the surface, and begin a complete analysis of the planet. It will be the first ...
