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The new station "Phobos-Grunt" may go to Mars at the end of the next decade

В пути на Марс, probably, придется "stop" на Луне /NASA

It is not excluded, that Russia will repeat the failed mission "Phobos-Grunt" to study Mars and its moons. At least, As reported by TASS, such a possibility NGO experts say they. Lavochkin.

Interplanetary station "Phobos-Grunt", recall, intended for delivery rocks Phobos and determining physicochemical characteristics of the ground satellite Mars. The device was launched at the end 2011 of the year, but because of the failure of the cruise propulsion module migratory station was not able to leave the vicinity of the earth. In January 2012 year probe burned in the dense layers of the Earth's atmosphere.

The new device, similar in design "Phobos-Grunt" station, It proposed to run between 2026 by 2035 gg. In other words, start can be performed at the end of the next decade.

The mission involves the exploration of Mars and its moons remote and contact methods. In particular, provided landing on Phobos with its subsequent delivery of substance to the Earth.

To start the station plan to use a rocket heavy class. As a basic embodiment of the launch vehicle treated carrier "Angar-A5 'with upper" KVTK "unit. However, the final decision on the project has not been made.

A source: TASS

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