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Aborted Mars probe jeopardizes Russia's long-range space programMoscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 14, 2011 On Thursday, November 10, mission control tried unsuccessfully to communicate with the Phobos-Grunt (Phobos Ground) probe which lifted off November 8. Analysts are in no mood to exaggerate the situation with the spacecraft but note that its problems are more serious than an ordinary technical mishap. Russia's long range space program will now depend on Federal Space Agency efforts to reach the proper conclusions regarding the Phobos-Grunt incident. b>The patient is more dead than alive br> /b> T ... read more |
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