Tag: perth
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phobos grunt: lost in space?
The plight of Phobos Grunt spacecraft remains an interesting dilemma. ESA (European Space Agency) ground station in Perth, Australia failed in attempts to signal Phobos Grunt, reveals Spaceflight Now article. “Outfitted with a feedhorn antenna designed to attenuate the power of its radio signals…[the]…ground station heard signals from Phobos-Grunt twice last week…Perth’s 49-foot dish antenna…