China’s First Mission To Mars Is On Its Way To The Red Planet
China ’s Tianwen-1 is now on its mode to Mars . The Asian state ’s first mission to the Red Planet lifted off on a Long March 5 rocket from Wenchang spaceport on Hainan Island on July 23 at 12:40 local fourth dimension ( 23:40 ET July 22 ) . The mission is a triple threat of geographic expedition , consisting of an satellite , a lander , and a rover ....