China Mars Probe
Nasa's Perseverance to UAE's Hope, why humans have eyes on harsh Mars
The timing is not a coincidence. It's driven by celestial mechanics. At their closest, the Earth (third planet from the Sun) and Mars (fourth planet) are "merely" 56-65 million km apart
 "Nasa's Perseverance to UAE's Hope, why humans have eyes on harsh Mars")
China's Mars spacecraft Tianwen-1 enters parking orbit before landing rover
That follows the landing of the U.S. Perseverance rover last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life
 "China's Mars spacecraft Tianwen-1 enters parking orbit before landing rover")
China's space dream scores big win with the first mission to Mars
Tianwen-1 reached Mars' orbit, Chinese state media reported at 8:57 pm. Beijing time on Wednesday
 "China's space dream scores big win with the first mission to Mars")
China's Mars probe nears red planet, travels 400 mn km in 163 days
It was about 130 million km from Earth and about 8.3 million km from Mars, according to the China National Space Administration
 "China's Mars probe nears red planet, travels 400 mn km in 163 days")
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully executes first orbital correction
The probe conducted the orbital correction at 7 a.m. (Beijing Time) after its 3000N engine worked for 20 seconds, and continued to head for Mars
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NASA's life-hunting rover poised for blastoff for 2020's final Mars mission
The rover Perseverance will follow China's rover-orbiter combo and a United Arab Emirates orbiter, both launched last week
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China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission takes off to answer 'question about heavens'
Eight spacecraft - American, European and Indian - are either orbiting Mars or on its surface with other missions underway or planned
With Tianwen-1 China aims orbiting, landing, roving on Mars in one mission
Approved by Chinese authorities in January 2016, Tianwen translates to "questions about the heavens"
 "With Tianwen-1 China aims orbiting, landing, roving on Mars in one mission")
Getting closer to the neighbour
Perseverance remains crucial in exploring the mysteries around Mars
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China's Mars probe to carry 13 payloads, aims to catch up with India, US
China looks to catch up with India, the US and Russia in sending probes to Mars
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China plans mission to land a probe on Mars in 2021
Launch vehicle is slated to make a maiden flight later this year
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