10 February 2021
Success for China as Tianwen-1 enters Mars' orbit
... “Just now, China’s first Mars exploration mission, Tianwen-1 probe, implemented near-fire capture breaking…The probe ...already begun to conduct scientific operations. With the safe arrival of Tianwen-1 at Mars, China is now the sixth country to put ...
23 July 2020
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission launches successfully
...Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Along with Perseverance and Tianwen-1, the UAE's Hope mission makes up the trio of ... understanding of the Red Planet, China has also remarked that the Tianwen-1 is also on fact-finding mission to see if one day ...
22 July 2020
China's first Mars rover set to launch tomorrow
... at Utopia Planitia; a huge basin located in northeastern Mars that was formed by a large impact early in Mars' history. Tianwen-1’s main task is, “to perform a global and extensive survey of the entire planet,” which China hopes will be achieved...
06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
... to launch activity. With the prototype spacecraft safely deployed, China is now likely to proceed with its Tianwen-1 mission in July. Tianwen-1, meaning ‘questions to heaven’, and taken from a poem written by the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan, will...
08 February 2021
UAE Hope probe poised to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow
... on earth,” the EMM science team said. Hot on the heels of Hope is China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft, which is due to arrive at Mars on 10 February. Tianwen-1, or "Questions to Heaven”, includes a Mars orbiter, a lander and a solar-powered rover that...
14 May 2021
China is about to land its Zhurong rover on Mars
...'s space agency. "According to the current flight situation, the Tianwen-1 probe plans to choose an opportunity to land on the Martian... a minimum life expectancy of 90 Martian days. China’s Tianwen-1 mission arrived at Mars on 10 February, 2021. After...
