Phobos Grunt
latest news & developmentsRussia says US could be behind Mars probe failure
Russia says the failure of its Phobos-Grunt probe for Mars could have been caused by radiation from US radars.
Phobos-Grunt spirals closer to Earth
Russia’s doomed probe for Mars spirals ever closer to the Earth before it plunges back into the atmosphere in a fiery end.
Parts of Mars probe predicted to hit Earth
Russian space agency Roscosmos says 200kg fragments of the Mars probe <em>Phobos-Grunt</em> may survive re-entry but expects toxic fuel to vaporise.
Botched Mars mission fails to restore Russian pride
Russia’s failed Mars moon probe points to problems of a once-pioneering space industry struggling to recover after a generation of brain drain.
Stranded Mars probe ‘won’t phone home’
Russia has made desperate efforts to give a vital boost to a pioneering Mars probe that now hangs in a low Earth orbit and could crash back down.