The Phobos 2 Anomoly

In 1988, the Soviet Space Agency launched two Mars missions, named Phobos 1 and 2. Together, they were to perform the most comprehensive study of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, in recent memory

Phobos 1 malfunctioned before reaching Mars. It has been lost ever since, but somehow will allways remain inside the solar system. Phobos 2 was able to perform a fraction of its intended mission before failing also. However, before completeley losing contact Soviet scientists commanded it to face Phobos and begin its most imprtant phase. To release a probe designed to land on the surface of Mars, but instead assigned a new mission. An executive decision was made to drop the probe directly onto Phobos. But before the manouver could be completed a catastrophic failure occurred

Russian scientists desperately tried to re-establish communication with their ill-fated craft but were unsuccessful for many hours. Then suddenly all efforts to regain command stopped as everybody watched the final image slowly appear on giant screens deep inside space command. The lost mission was no longer so vital, and all attention was now focused on the anomaly

Despite demands by those leading the mission to cover-up the disaster and subsequent discovery, news about the Phobos 2 anomaly was leaked. An image has been displayed to the world, however, few Soviet agents have come foward with better analysis or mission data

Since that historic event, space agencies from around the world have combined resources to send no less than 7 unmanned probes back to Mars. Several more are under developement by the worlds richest nations