Phobos program Phobos program The Phobos (, ) program was an unmanned space mission consisting of two probes launched by the Soviet Union to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. "Phobos 1" was launched on 7 July 1988, and "Phobos 2" on 12 July 1988, each aboard a Proton-K rocket. "Phobos 1" suffered a terminal failure en route to Mars. "Phobos 2" attained Mars orbit, but contact was lost before the final phase, prior to deployment of a planned Phobos lander. "Phobos 1" and "2" were of a new spacecraft design, succeeding the type used in the "Venera" planetary missions
Mars One men and 50 women from the total pool of 660 from around the world were selected to move on to the third round of the astronaut selection process: Applicants were remotely interviewed and recorded by Mars One over a relatively short Skype/SparkHire call regarding Martian-related orbital, temp/pressure, geological and historical parameters and the specific elements of the Mars One one-way mission. Joseph Roche, one of the finalists, has accused the selection process of being based on a point system that is primarily dependent on how much money each individual generated or gave to the Mars One organization, despite many of