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From: jordankatz@cdp.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Soviets Lose Phobos-2
Message-ID: <246900015@cdp>
Date: 29 Mar 89 14:58:00 GMT
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!jordankatz    Mar 29 06:58:00 1989


According to the Washington Post (March 29, 1989), the Soviet Mission Control ha  
has lost communications with its remaining Phobos-2 Mars moon spacecraft.  
The article stated that communications were lost when the spacecraft was turned
in order to photograph a moon.  No mention was made of which moon it was trying t 
to photograph.  Last September the Soviet's lost communications with its sister
probe Phobos-1.

Jordan Katz                      Source: Washington Post; March 29, 1989