A Russian probe that was to visit a moon of Mars but is stuck in orbit around the Earth could burn up in the Earth's atmosphere in January, the head of the Russian space agency said Monday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's first planned interplanetary mission in more than two decades went wrong on Wednesday when a $163 million unmanned spacecraft failed to take the proper course toward Mars soon after its launch.
Russia has grounded its Soyuz rockets after a space ship carrying tonnes of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) crashed into Siberia shortly after blast-off, an official said on Thursday.
