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post Oct 17 2011, 09:46 PM
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Whoo-hoo!!! smile.gif

That's a freakin' BIG container; F-G is a hefty beast indeed! blink.gif


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post Oct 17 2011, 10:20 PM
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Thought has just occurred to me. I wonder if they plan to (or even can) operate the lander, after the ascent stage has left on the flight back to Earth?
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post Oct 18 2011, 02:04 AM
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The (2nd)video hints at this... visuals alone...


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post Oct 18 2011, 02:43 AM
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I think I had read that they might operate it for up to a year.

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post Oct 18 2011, 02:51 AM
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If anyone wants to download those videos, the links are:

Work and testing on the actual spacecraft (about 17mins and 118mb)
http://www.federalspace.ru/download/video/...Fobos_Grunt.flv

Animation of the entire mission (about 11mins and 71mb)
http://www.federalspace.ru/download/video/..._26_FobosGr.flv
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post Oct 18 2011, 06:53 AM
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QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Oct 18 2011, 04:43 AM) *
I think I had read that they might operate it for up to a year.


I have seen a similar figure. in "Robotic Exploration of the Solar System - part 3", we have written, concerning the original ion-propelled proposal:

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The lander would return data, including seismometry, for at least a month.


in any case, that is the reason why the ascent stage will not be "launched" from the lander, but will be instead "lobbed" using springs, in order to avoid damaging instruments with the engine exhaust
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post Oct 18 2011, 11:10 AM
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F-G uncrated
http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18079
including the first clear picture I have seen of YH-1
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post Oct 18 2011, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE (djellison @ Oct 17 2011, 11:20 PM) *
I wonder if they plan to (or even can) operate the lander, after the ascent stage has left on the flight back to Earth?

Tentatively 1 year. See table on page 9.
http://vestnik.laspace.ru/archives/download/1/2/
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post Oct 18 2011, 03:30 PM
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That's great news.
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post Oct 18 2011, 03:31 PM
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Neat video. I like how the sample return capsule doesn't even use a parachute, and just THUNKs into the ground at the end. smile.gif


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post Oct 18 2011, 07:37 PM
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most of the NASA (and ESA, and the old Soviet 5M) proposals for MSR used no parachutes for reentry. it's a better and more reliable approach if you are concerned with back-contamination
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post Oct 18 2011, 08:26 PM
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Phobos-Soil launch will occur 2011-Nov-8 20:16:03.145 UTC from Baikonur.
Backup dates are Nov 9 & 10. If there is a delay, it is hoped we will be able to update things here.
http://phobos.cosmos.ru/index.php?id=312
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post Oct 19 2011, 12:04 AM
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Thank you, Gemin1.

I am growing increasingly excited about this mission.

GO FOBOS-GRUNT!!!!


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post Nov 3 2011, 06:32 AM
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Less than a week to launch. smile.gif

http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18190

http://i.imgur.com/HY1ay.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BGonc.jpg


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post Nov 3 2011, 12:09 PM
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More information here:


http://ms2011.cosmos.ru/content/presentations


(as well as many other presentations about lunar missions etc.)

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