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The Russian Mars probe "Phobos-Grunt" drifted from its course soon after take off. The 33-months long journey to a Martian moon now seems impossible. Although engineers have three days to correct the fault before its batteries run out.
The project is Russia's most ambitious space voyage in recent years. The venture is also significant because it is carrying China's first Mars satellite.
If its course can be corrected, and everything else goes well, Martian moon samples could be back on Earth in just under three years' time.
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