nebula Posted January 16, 2012 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Derelict Russian space probe crashes to Earth Military spokesman reports Phobos-Grunt re-entry over Pacific Ocean msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated 1/15/2012 2:32:45 PM ET MOSCOW — A failed probe that was designed to travel to a moon of Mars but got stuck in Earth orbit has crashed into the Pacific Ocean, Russian officials said Sunday. The unmanned Phobos-Grunt probe was one of the heaviest and most toxic space derelicts ever to crash to Earth, but there were no reports of injury or damage. There's a good chance that no one actually saw the spacecraft's fiery plunge. More here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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