Debris from a Russian space probe that was intended to travel to a moon of Mars has apparently fallen into the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Chile. Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, had reported that the unmanned 14-ton Phobos-Grunt would enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday but that the exact time and location were […]
Debris from Doomed Russian Spacecraft Lands in Pacific Ocean
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Debris from Doomed Russian Spacecraft Lands in Pacific Ocean
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Debris from a Russian space probe that was intended to travel to a moon of Mars has apparently fallen into the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Chile. Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, had reported that the unmanned 14-ton Phobos-Grunt would enter the Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday but that the exact time and location were […]
Russia’s Doomed Mars Spacecraft Falling Back to Earth
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
A Russian space probe that was intended to travel to a moon of Mars is instead coming crashing to Earth. The unmanned Phobos-Grunt voyager is predicted to make re-entry on Sunday between 1641 and 2105 UTC, but exactly when and where is unknown. The satellite was launched November 9, but it got stuck in Earth […]