Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 22, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 22, 2016 China's aim to explore Mars BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- China is preparing to launch a Mars probe in 2020, and it is expected to arrive on the red planet in 2021, aerospace expert Ye Peijian has said."Although we are not the first Asian nation to send a probe to Mars, we want to start at a higher level," said Ye, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The probe will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The orbiter will conduct global surveys of Mars, and the entry device will land a rover on the surface. Parachute and reverse thrust engine technologies will probably be used in the landing, according to Ye. Read more... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted April 20, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 20, 2016 GO ON China! No matter who goes, its still exciting to me! So long as they share their data after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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