QUESTION:
Is the flight plan for the Pathfinder the same as it was for the last
spacecraft sent to Mars?

ANSWER from Cheick Diarra on November 18, 1996:
The flight plan of Mars Pathfinder is different from all previous missions
to Mars. The time of flight, the spacecraft mass, the launch vehicle, the
landing site are all specific to that mission. In fact none of the
missions have the same flight plan.