Tag: Mars
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China plans to bring back samples from Mars around 2030
China plans to launch a mission around 2030 to bring back samples from Mars, according to a press conference held by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on June 12 in Beijing following the complete success of China’s first Mars exploration mission of orbiting, landing, and roving the red planet in one mission by Tianwen-1.…
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China’s rover makes first step on Mars
China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface at 10:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), May 22 and started exploring, leaving the first mark of China on the red planet. It marched 0.522 meters on the surface of Mars to mark the important date. The China National Space Administration (CNSA)…
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Mars probe Tianwen 1 leaves Chinese mark on red planet
“The landing left a Chinese mark on Mars for the first time. It is another landmark progress in China’s space industry development,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping in a congratulatory letter on the successful landing of China’s first probe on Mars. After nine months of journey and the “nine minutes of terror of deceleration, the…