Chinese Probe Enters Mars Orbit With Plan For May Landing
China's space agency, fresh off a successful sample-return mission to the moon, says the ambitious Tianwen-1 rover mission it launched in July had reached the Red Planet.
by Scott Neuman
Feb 10, 2021
2 minutes
China's space agency, fresh off a successful sample-return mission to the moon, announced Wednesday that an ambitious rover mission it launched in July had reached orbit around Mars.
"China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe entered Martian orbit on Wednesday night after a lengthy interplanetary reported, citing the China National Space Administration.
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