It's Alive! Russia's Phobos-Grunt Probe Phones Home

Science | 206670 hits | Nov 23 6:42 am | Posted by: Gunnair

A tracking station in Australia heard signals from Russia's marooned Phobos-Grunt probe, which was designed to retrieve samples from the largest moon of Mars. Officials had been unable to contact Phobos-Grunt since a problem prevented it from exiting Eart

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by DrCaleb
Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:13 pm
How far they have fallen. The only country to get back pictures o fthe surface of Venus, and they've pooched 2 Mars probes in a row. Good to hear the mission may be saved.
by Scape
Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:26 pm
Pischel said "no meaningful telemetry" was received from Phobos-Grunt, adding there was only an acquisition of a radio signal from the orbiting spacecraft.

Um... that's just not good at all.
by saturn_656
Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:39 pm
Mars probes seem to have a higher than average failure rate compared to other interplanetary missions.

The Soviets/Russians alone have probably pooched close to a dozen Mars missions.

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