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Russia To Study Martian Moons Once Again

Posted by timothy on from the phobos-grunties dept.

Robbie writes "The Russian space program once faced bleak prospects, receiving meager government funding. Meanwhile, the United States and the ESA continued to send automatic probes to the Red Planet. NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers are now crawling on the planet's surface, while their Russian prototypes never lifted off and are now on display at the Space Research Institute's museum. However, the situation seems to be improving today. Under a stage-by-stage national program for studying Mars, the Phobos-Grunt automatic probe will be launched in October 2009. This cutting-edge modular spacecraft costs just 1.5 billion rubles ($64.4 million)."

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  1. That's no moon... by oodaloop · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...wait, my bad. It's a moon.

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    1. Re:That's no moon... by Ihlosi · · Score: 4, Funny
      ...wait, my bad. It's a moon.

      Just wait until they introduce a hydrostatic equilibrum requirement for moons. When that happens, it'll be a dwarf moon. Or a Phoboid.

  2. Re:Wow by TheJasper · · Score: 2, Funny
    In Soviet Russia the jokes prepare for you.

    happy now?

  3. Re:Moon by smittyoneeach · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Unification Church, Moon marries you!

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  4. Re:Bread and circuses, minus the bread by Notquitecajun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Head hurting...how the HECK did you get off mentioning Hitler and not breaking Godwin's?

  5. Re:Bread and circuses, minus the bread by aproposofwhat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ha - you sed it :o)

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