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[b]Russia yet to make contact with Mars moon probe[/b] Attempts during the night to receive a signal from the unmanned lander Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which failed to reach its orbit after separating from the launch vehicle on Nov. 9, have so far been to no avail, a source in the space industry said on Friday. "The spacecraft repeatedly passed over the Baikonur station and other Russian and foreign points of space communications during the night. There is no news yet," the spokesman said. The craft, designed to bring back rock and soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos, is currently stuck in a "support orbit." The source also said that the probe might strike Earth no earlier than Dec. 3, but by that time it may be back in service. Citing data from the U.S. space surveillance systems, several media reported earlier on Friday that the probe may crash to Earth on Nov. 26.
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