Phobos-Grunt (Фобос-Грунт) Sample Return Mission

[mschribr]

There is talk the continuing problems may delay launch to 2014. The Russian Space Agency uses a small amount of money. But is it enough to get to Mars? The USA spends a lot of money but we had many successful landings on mars since 1976. There were Vikings 1 and 2, Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity and Phoenix.

[mphet26]

If someone need that melody name "Maurice Ravel - Bolero"

[mateuszlee]

very nice earth-landing system :) simple and I hope succesfull

[AVIATIO]

I want to see what will happen with this probe. The last two Phobos-spacecraft were blown out of space by aliens. Who knows what will happen to this new probe!

[MrPolitolog]

However, March 27, 1989 after a television production of Phobos, in which the spacecraft changed its orientation to the guidance of view videospektrometricheskogo complex on Phobos, with her was lost radio contact.

The Soviet Union until his last day was eager to space. Now it is very difficult ...

Thanks for the video and the Bolero! Greetings from Russia!

[MrPolitolog]

Start the first station on 7 July 1988, but on Sept. 1 due to an error of ground operator she was lost.

July 12, 1988 was launched Phobos-2 ". During the 200-day flight on the route Earth-Mars station is the scientific program of experiments to investigate interplanetary space, solar, solar activity, for solar and galactic gamma-ray bursts.

[MrPolitolog]

This is an interesting space project. Automatic interplanetary station "Phobos" was developed in the Soviet Union in the Center behalf Babakin. It was meant as a base for future interplanetary missions. On-board scientific equipment was created with the participation of research teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, the European Space Agency, the United States.

[Darealwhip]

@MrPolitolog I still do not know why so much complications....What about a good ol Balloon or dirigible type of aircraft surveying the planet The Germans have the Archimedes Mars Balloon but something is happening...

[LimitingFactor00]

wow, but wouldn't it be better to take it to the space station first.

[helgahill]

It was supposed to launch in october. Anyone who knows what happened?  Where i can find information about this? I can't find anything! This is very exciting.......Anyone?

[spacemooseireland]

Phobos-Grunt (Russian: Фобос-Грунт Fobos-Grunt; "Phobos Soil") is a planned Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Chinese Mars orbiter Yinghuo-1 will be sent together with the mission. Scheduled for launch in 2011, Phobos-Grunt will be the first Russian interplanetary mission since the failed Mars 96 mission. If successful, this will be the first extraterrestrial sample from a planetary body brought back to earth since the last one by Luna 24 in 1976.

[helgahill]

Thank you so much for replying.

[Girmpo]

no they didn't. They have missed chance, to lunche probe in this year. Next chance in 2011.

[Boy75402]

It was supposed to, however the decided to delay the mission two years to continue testing software. Also, they found that the sampler head doesn't work on Phobos (instead of shoving it into the ground, it lifts the lander up due to the weak gravity).

They will fix and test everything and launch in 2011.

[Bibazavr]

Why they need thos stupid rocks ? Spending billions of dollars to get some stupid stones ?

Sounds kinda gay.

[spacemooseireland]

Ever heard of scientific exploration? the Russian mission costs about five times less then the same mission would cost in USA and does not cost billions of dollars but $64.4 million. The Russian Space Agency is something all Russians can be proud of, I am saying that and I am not even Russian.

[Bibazavr]

I meant why are the spending LOTS of money to get those rocks ?

Would you spend 64 million bucks to get a rock from Phobos ? Whats the reason to do this ? Im just curious.

[spacemooseireland]

Perhaps the best answer lies in our history. What made our ancestors move from the trees onto the plains? Did a wider distribution of our species offer a better chance of survival? All successful civilizations have been willing to explore. While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows new resources to be created. Resources translate into success at survival. Resources may be more than physical assets. Phobos-Grunt is part of this exploration.

[Bibazavr]

Well ive watched a "documentary" in which there was told that our spacemen found lots of trails of different civilizations in space and on the moon .

And our governments just don't want us to know.

I just don't believe that people are spending ridiculous amounts of money on subjects of doubtful value.

[spacemooseireland]

I will tell you that compared to NASA and the European Space Agency the Russian Space Agency gets almost no money from the Russian government for space exploration. All of the money that the RSA or KPM does spend on space science outside of the International Space Station is money that the KPM made itself from sending up commercial satellites like weather and telecommunications satellites.

[bombarderoazul]

Not bad for a little spacecraft!

[kapitankartoon]

It just does not seem it has enough fuel for all of those manuvours. It fires that engine like it has an limited supply.

[kibabiba]

One impuls is enough for long trip

[DTHRocket]

Cool! It's neat to see all the stages of the flight like that.