March 19, 1998 MARS Contract Awarded to American Management Systems
April 9, 1998 MARS Lift Off (Orientation for Agency Implementation Leads)
April 14, 1998 Launch MARS Teams
May 4, 1998 Begin Orbit \ Start of Design
July 1, 1998 Foundation
Design Decisions
March 1, 1999 User Acceptance Test
April - June, 1999 End-User Training
July 1, 1999 Landing – MARS Goes "Live"