China's first planetary probe, the tiny Yinghuo-1 orbiter, will also hitch a ride to Mars with Phobos-Grunt.

中国的第一个行星探测器，小小的“萤火一号”轨道飞行器，也将搭乘“福布斯-格朗特”号飞船前往火星。

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This should make it easier to contact Phobos-Grunt in future.

这有利于我们未来更加容易地与探测器取得联系。

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Phobos-Grunt is Russia's most ambitious space venture in years.

福布斯·格朗特号是俄罗斯近年来最有野心的太空探索项目。

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The Phobos-Grunt probe is one of the most ambitious Russian projects in over a decade.

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The agency had to modify its 15m dish in Perth to get through to Phobos-Grunt.

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But if the fault lies in a hardware malfunction, Phobos-Grunt may still be beyond hope.

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