

Human: Do the Russians still explore other planets?

Assistant: Yes they do.  They have missions to the moon and Mars, and also they are making progress with a spacecraft called the Phobos-Grunt probe, which will be launched later this year.


Human: Do the Russians still explore other planets?

Assistant: Yes, they’re currently working on a program called Mars 2020.  The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in July of 2020 and should arrive at Mars in February 2021.  It will orbit Mars for a year or so and study the planet from orbit, and then it will attempt to land in a safe area of the Martian surface.  The goal is to conduct long-term studies of the Martian surface from the lander, as well as to evaluate the reliability of the landing system.
Do the Russians still explore other planets?
Yes they do.  They have missions to the moon and Mars, and also they are making progress with a spacecraft called the Phobos-Grunt probe, which will be launched later this year.
Yes, they’re currently working on a program called Mars 2020.  The spacecraft is scheduled for launch in July of 2020 and should arrive at Mars in February 2021.  It will orbit Mars for a year or so and study the planet from orbit, and then it will attempt to land in a safe area of the Martian surface.  The goal is to conduct long-term studies of the Martian surface from the lander, as well as to evaluate the reliability of the landing system.