• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 12th, 2013
Russia Plans New Mission to Phobos for 2020

Russia Plans New Mission to Phobos for 2020

RosCosmos appears to be obsessed with reaching the Martian moon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 13th, 2012
Phobos-Grunt Failed Due to Computer Error

Phobos-Grunt Failed Due to Computer Error

Russian investigators finally settle ongoing debate

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2012
Russia Proposes New Phobos-Bound, Sample-Return Mission

Russia Proposes New Phobos-Bound, Sample-Return Mission

RosCosmos appears to have some sort of fascination with the moon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 18th, 2012
American Radars May Have Downed Russian Mars-Bound Spacecraft

American Radars May Have Downed Russian Mars-Bound Spacecraft

Officials in the United States say that the accusations are false

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2012
Phobos-Grunt Crashes into the Pacific Ocean

Phobos-Grunt Crashes into the Pacific Ocean

The probe disintegrated during reentry on Sunday, January 15

Phobos-Grunt Will Crash to Earth Next Weekend

Phobos-Grunt Will Crash to Earth Next Weekend

The spacecraft's orbit is slowly decaying even now

Russian Spacecraft to Crash in Afghanistan on January 14

Russian Spacecraft to Crash in Afghanistan on January 14

Phobos-Grunt was supposed to visit one of Mars' small moons

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 7th, 2011
Pieces of Phobos-Grunt Are Already Falling from the Sky

Pieces of Phobos-Grunt Are Already Falling from the Sky

The Russian Mars-bound spacecraft appears to be doomed

Phobos-Grunt Remains in Doomed Orbit

Phobos-Grunt Remains in Doomed Orbit

Recent commands to move the spacecraft have failed

ESA Establishes Contact with Lost Mars-Bound Spacecraft

ESA Establishes Contact with Lost Mars-Bound Spacecraft

The mission belongs to the Russian Federal Space Agency

Things Are Not Looking Up for Phobos-Grunt

Things Are Not Looking Up for Phobos-Grunt

Russian engineers are still struggling to get the probe back online

Phobos-Grunt Still Unresponsive in Earth's Orbit

Phobos-Grunt Still Unresponsive in Earth's Orbit

Russian engineers are scrambling to figure out what happened

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 9th, 2011
Phobos-Grunt Mission Launches, Fails Shortly Afterwards

Phobos-Grunt Mission Launches, Fails Shortly Afterwards

Russia announces that the spacecraft may not be entirely lost

11-Minute Animation Showing the Phobos-Grunt Probe

11-Minute Animation Showing the Phobos-Grunt Probe

RosCosmos releases the YouTube video only in Russian

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 29th, 2011
RosCosmos to Launch Phobos-Grunt on November 9

RosCosmos to Launch Phobos-Grunt on November 9

The mission's main propulsion module is already fueled up

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 13th, 2011
RosCosmos to Launch Phobos-Grunt in November

RosCosmos to Launch Phobos-Grunt in November

The agency has been dying to go to Phobos for decades

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2009
Russia's Grunt Mission Postponed to 2011

Russia's Grunt Mission Postponed to 2011

It was supposed to analyze Mars' moon Phobos