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Phobos-Grunt

Phobos-Grunt Failure Due to Computer Problems, Cosmic Rays

January 31, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Roscosmos said today that a computer malfunction caused by cosmic rays was the reason for the failure of the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft. Additionally, ‘counterfeit’ chips in the computer may have played a role, said Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) head Vladimir Popovkin. The [...]

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Russia To Try Again For Phobos-Grunt?

January 31, 2012

Russia says “eish odin ras”* for its Mars moon lander mission, according to Roscomos chief Vladimir Popovkin. If the European Space Agency does not include Russia in its ExoMars program, a two-mission plan to explore Mars via orbiter and lander and then with twin rovers (slated to launch in 2016 and 2018, respectively), Roscosmos will try [...]

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Few Details in ESA’s Report on Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry

January 25, 2012

A week and a half after the re-entry of Russia’s Phobos–Grunt probe, experts have now made an official statement on their determination of where the spacecraft entered Earth’s atmosphere. But their report offers no information regarding if any pieces of the craft made it to Earth and where any remaining debris might be. Consequently, recovery [...]

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Doomed Phobos-Grunt Mars Mission Destructively Plunges to Earth

January 15, 2012

Story and Crash Zone Map updated 1 p.m. EST Jan 16 Today (Jan. 15) was the last day of life for Russia’s ambitious Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars after a desperate two month race against time and all out attempts to save the daring spaceship by firing up a malfunctioning thruster essential to putting the stranded [...]

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Video: Phobos-Grunt Re-Entry Animation

December 29, 2011

When and where will Russia’s Phobos-Grunt satellite crash back to Earth? It’s too early to tell, but the engineers from Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) have put together an animation which recaps what has happened with the spacecraft so far, and what is expected to occur during the uncontrolled re-entry. Remove this ad

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