Wrong. Not counting the early failures the more recent ones are:
1 Polar lander failed
2 climate observer failed (orbit only)
3 observer failed (orbit only)
So one lander and two orbiters failed in the last six NASA missions to Mars Ie those to mars since 92. I didn't notice the taxpayers getting any of their mony back. Now at a cost of about $300,000,000 each not counting the infrastructure burden I'd say those "purty pitchers" of Martian rocks and dirt came at quite a cost
>>WRONG. Three rovers launched, three rovers landed, three rovers successful
>Wrong. Not counting the early failures the more recent ones are:
1 Polar lander failed
2 climate observer failed (orbit only)
3 observer failed (orbit only)
You continue your long trend of dishonesty. You original inaccurate line was: "How many tries did it take for them to get a couple of rovers on Mars two rovers for 5 tries or something like that wasn't it?"
None of the three failures you mentioend were rover missions. The rovers we've launched have *all* worked.