Tag Archives: ROSCOSMOS

Lunar Exploration Will Continue With India’s Chandrayaan-2 Mission

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

The exploration of our own moon will continue with an ambitious mission called Chandrayaan-2, a collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organization and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. The mission, which will be launched in 2012 or 2013, will … Continue reading →

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The Exploration of Mars’ Largest Moon Will Continue With the Phobos Grunt Mission

Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin

The exploration of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, will continue with Phobos Grunt, a Russian mission to be launched next year.  Roscosmos, the Russian national space agency, is planning to put a lander down on Phobos and return … Continue reading →

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The Caverns of Phobos Exploring the Hollow Moon of Mars

Posted on March 25, 2010 by admin

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express satellite, which is in orbit around the red planet, is presently conducting a series of flybys of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons.  The final flyby in this series will take place on … Continue reading →

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