In 2016, China launched a global campaign for the name and logo of its first Mars Mission, and has received 35,000 submissions, after online polls. Tianwen series are names given to the planetary missions. The name, Tianwen, which literally means "ask the sky," comes from...
China launched a Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system. A Long March-5 rocket, China's largest launch vehicle so far, carrying the spacecraft with a ...
There will be challenges ahead as the craft nears Mars, Liu Tongjie, spokesman for the mission, told reporters ahead of the launch. 随着飞船接近火星,前方将会面临挑战,(中国相关发言人)刘通杰在发射前告诉记者。 "When arriving in the vicinity of Mars, it is very critical to decelerate," he said...
The aim was to launch around 2020, he said, calling the timing "a challenge" that would be "a giant leap" for the country's space capabilities. "What we want to achieve is toorbitMars, land, and deploy the rover in one mission, which will be quite difficult to achieve." China is ...
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On July 23, 2020, China successfully set off its first fully home-grown Mars mission, the Tianwen-1 on to a month- long space voyage toward the red Planet, marking a new era in a space exploration long controlled by NASA, USA. Tianwen-1 consists of an orbiter (轨道器) and a lander...
China has launched an ambitious mission to Mars. It'll attempt to deploy an orbiter, lander and rover after the Tianwen-1 spacecraft enters Mars’ orbit in February. If it succeeds, China will become the first nation to achieve such a complex feat.
China is aiming to launch its first mission to Mars around 2020, the director of the National Space Administration announced on Friday. "The probe is expected to orbit the red planet, land and deploy a rover all in one mission, which is quite difficult to achieve," said Xu Dazhe at a ...
As the Tianwen-1 spacecraft is scheduled for launch in late July or early August, the mission chief scientist and his team provide an overview focusing on the scientific objectives and instrumentation of China’s first Mars mission.
According to the center, the test has not been affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, and the technical staff is working hard to ensure the success of the mission. As scheduled, China's first Mars exploration mission will take place in 2020. The country plans to send a probe to orbit...