Russia launches unmanned mission to Mars
- 12 years ago
Scientists in Russia have launched a robotic spacecraft to Phobos, a moon of Mars. The mission, that blasted off on Wednesday, is the first planetary mission since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Earlier the crew of a simulated mission to the Red Planet spoke about what it was like to be locked away in a capsule for 520 days.
The experiment was designed to test whether it is possible for humans to endure the round trip.
Al Jazeera's Neave Barker reports from Moscow.
Earlier the crew of a simulated mission to the Red Planet spoke about what it was like to be locked away in a capsule for 520 days.
The experiment was designed to test whether it is possible for humans to endure the round trip.
Al Jazeera's Neave Barker reports from Moscow.