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Russians Race against Time to Save Ambitious Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe from Earthly DemiseRussians Race against Time to Save Ambitious Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe from Earthly Demise

Russians Race against Time to Save Ambitious Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe from Earthly Demise

[/caption] Teams of Russian engineers are in a race against time to save the ambitious and unprecedented Phobos-Grunt sample return…

13 years ago
Awesome Action Animation Depicts Russia’s Bold Robot Retriever to Mars moon PhobosAwesome Action Animation Depicts Russia’s Bold Robot Retriever to Mars moon Phobos

Awesome Action Animation Depicts Russia’s Bold Robot Retriever to Mars moon Phobos

[/caption] In less than 48 hours, Russia’s bold Phobos-Grunt mechanized probe will embark on a historic flight to haul humanities…

13 years ago
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Encapsulated for Voyage to Mars and PhobosPhobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Encapsulated for Voyage to Mars and Phobos

Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Encapsulated for Voyage to Mars and Phobos

[/caption] Phobo-Grunt, Russia’s first interplanetary mission in nearly two decades, has now been encapsulated inside the payload fairing and sealed…

13 years ago
Phobos and Jupiter Conjunction in 3 D and Amazing Animation – Blastoff to Martian Moon nearPhobos and Jupiter Conjunction in 3 D and Amazing Animation – Blastoff to Martian Moon near

Phobos and Jupiter Conjunction in 3 D and Amazing Animation – Blastoff to Martian Moon near

http://youtu.be/u60IkqWF5D4 Video Caption: Phobos and Jupiter in Conjunction - taken from Mars orbit ! A movie of the 1 June…

13 years ago
Russia Fuels Phobos-Grunt and sets Mars Launch for November 9Russia Fuels Phobos-Grunt and sets Mars Launch for November 9

Russia Fuels Phobos-Grunt and sets Mars Launch for November 9

[/caption] Russia’s Space Agency, Roscosmos, has set November 9 as the launch date for the Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars and…

13 years ago
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars DeadlinePhobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline

Phobos-Grunt and Yinghou-1 Arrive at Baikonur Launch Site to tight Mars Deadline

[/caption] Barely in the nick of time, Russia’s groundbreaking Phobos-Grunt interplanetary spacecraft to Mars finally arrived on Monday (Oct. 17)…

13 years ago
Phobos-Grunt: The Mission PosterPhobos-Grunt: The Mission Poster

Phobos-Grunt: The Mission Poster

[/caption] Russia is marking the upcoming blastoff of their dauntingly complex Phobos-Grunt sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos…

13 years ago
Daring Russian Sample Return mission to Martian Moon Phobos aims for November LiftoffDaring Russian Sample Return mission to Martian Moon Phobos aims for November Liftoff

Daring Russian Sample Return mission to Martian Moon Phobos aims for November Liftoff

[/caption] In just over 3 weeks' time, Russia plans to launch a bold mission to Mars whose objective, if successful…

13 years ago