Another probe, launched four days later, failed as well.

"Replay the last ten minutes before the probe failed."

How did our probes fail us so badly?

The probe failed to acquire correct stars for orientation and went in to idle.

Remotely-controlled probes failed, no matter how sophisticated they were, because of that time lag.

The probe failed to reach Earth orbit, and the mission was ultimately unsuccessful.

An earlier probe in the Soviet program failed on launch.

Even the lasers and probes failed to discourage them.

Six probes failed to reach their target before the seventh arrived successfully.

Either the probe failed on its own, or something caused it to fail.