Russia Delays Phobos Grunt; Chinese Effort Is Stalled
BEIJING — A last-minute decision by the Russian space agency Roscosmos to postpone launch of its Phobos-Grunt probe to Mars has left China’s first mission to the Red Planet on hold for 26 months. Originally set for launch on a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in a planetary window opening...
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