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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: China's Tianwen-1 (天问) Spacecraft Arrives in Mars Orbit
China placed is first spacecraft into orbit around Mars on Wednesday, continuing an international blitz on the Red Planet one day after the arrival of a spacecraft from United Arab Emirates and eight days before the landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover. https://t.co/bcWHOJfMvg pic.twitter.com/iHcoMO6O3v
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) February 10, 2021
Here is background on the mission. Landing and deployment of the rover is planned for May, 2021.
Posted at February 10, 2021 14:26