China eyes outrunning NASA, ESA in Mars sample return mission with aggressive timeline - Republic World
6/20/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Harsh Vardhan
by Harsh Vardhan
Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter & rover mission, outlined plans for the multi-launch mission which is scheduled for launch in 2028.
China is aiming to outrun NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) by retrieving samples from Mars two years earlier. According to a report by Space News, Sun Zezhou, chief designer of the Tianwen-1 … [+2092 chars]
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