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Russian Official Suggests Weapon Caused Spacecraft Failure

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Demoman

Mr. Popovkin’s remarks in the newspaper Izvestia were the first high-level suggestion of nefarious interference. A retired commander of Russia’s missile warning system had speculated in November that strong radar signals from installations in Alaska might have damaged the spacecraft. 

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Russian Probe expected to start Reentry Mid January 2012

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Demoman

Image courtesy of MSNBC & Ralf Vandebergh Russian military space forces informed Russian news agencies on Wednesday, fragments of Russia’s stranded Mars probe Phobos-Grunt could fall to Earth on January 15.

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