CNES Inks Phobos-Grunt Accord With Russian Space Agency

French space agency CNES and the Russian Space Agency have come to an agreement that will allow CNES to receive soil samples from the Phobos-Grunt mission. The mission, which is to return samples from the Martian moon Phobos, is due for liftoff in October.It also will characterize the physical and...

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