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mk  ·  4756 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A signal has been picked up from the stranded Russian Mars probe.
Roscosmos doesn't fuck around.

No kidding. They are also sending this playa to Mars:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Waterbear...

Waterbear to Mars and back. That's a real space agency for you. I really hope they can salvage this one.

As for the fuel, I bet they would rather leave it vague, as they can't do anything about it either way.