9 Nov
2011
9 Nov
'11
6:38 a.m.
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 4:38 AM, B J va6bmj@gmail.com wrote:
It looked like a good launch, but the spacecraft may be lost:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/11/live-zenit-2launch-fobos-grunt-sample...
Origin of the Great Galactic Ghoul:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_Mars#Mars_Curse
Meanwhile, the Mars Science Laboratory's scheduled to be launched later this month.
<snip>
Update on Phobos-Grunt:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1111/08phobosgrunt/
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL