Comments on: Fall of Phobos-Grunt into the atmosphere imminent https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Raging Bee https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490426 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:08:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490426 Thay named a satellite “Phobos-Grunt?” Seriously? It didn’t deserve to go up in the first place.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490425 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:53:39 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490425 Anybody know the Twitter Hashtag for this sucker?

]]> By: F https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490424 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:28:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490424 This one should work if the other fails to do anything in your browser of choice. http://www.n2yo.com/?s=37872

I saw, just by fleeting chance, a Russian satellite de-orbiting in the ’80s. Freaked me right out.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490423 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:01:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490423 The post has been updated to more accurately reflect the description of the original mission objectives.

]]> By: Achrachno https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490422 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490422 “the spacecraft wasn’t intended to go to Mars, but to some place near Mars.”

Yes, Phobos is a moon of Mars. I don’t know if that’s close enough to count as “to Mars” or whether horseshoe standards even apply here.

]]> By: wfr https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490421 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:20:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/01/14/fall-of-phobos-grunt-into-the/#comment-490421 A small nit: the spacecraft wasn’t intended to go to Mars, but to some place near Mars.

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