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Lost Russian Mars Probe Phones Home

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:55AM from the it-was-just-resting dept.

astroengine writes "The lost Russian Mars mission Phobos-Grunt has made a surprise announcement: she's alive. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a tracking station in Perth, Australia, picked up a signal from the ailing spacecraft."

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Re:And the message is... by bogaboga · 2011-11-23 07:03 · Score: 1, Offtopic

... "I'm back"?
No, you missed something important!
In full, the message was, "I am back, send some vodka, fast!"