China successfully launches first Mars mission

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China successfully launches first Mars mission
Source: Xinhua | 2020-07-23 13:37:04 | Editor: huaxia

WENCHANG, Hainan, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system.

A Long March-5 rocket, China's largest launch vehicle, carrying the spacecraft with a mass of about 5 tonnes, soared into the sky from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 12:41 p.m. (Beijing Time).

About 36 minutes later, the spacecraft, including an orbiter and a rover, was sent into the Earth-Mars transfer orbit, embarking on an almost seven-month journey to the red planet, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

China's first Mars mission is named Tianwen-1, which means Questions to Heaven and comes from a poem written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China. The name signifies the Chinese nation's perseverance in pursuing truth and science and exploring nature and the universe, said the CNSA.

 

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[I S I]

Glorius. Congrats China.

 

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[bolo]

Now we wait until February 2021 for some good stuff.

 

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[SD 10]

Congrats.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

another step towards humanity becoming an interplanetary species.

 

[Rafi]

Well done, proud of our friends

 

[Kai Liu]

Key points:
The world's most powerful active rocket, send the 5 tonne spacecraft into the orbit in one step;
3 in one mission including soft landing;
No NASA involvement in control and communication, or whatever.

 

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China successfully launches first Mars mission
Source: Xinhua | 2020-07-23 13:37:04 | Editor: huaxia

WENCHANG, Hainan, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system.

A Long March-5 rocket, China's largest launch vehicle, carrying the spacecraft with a mass of about 5 tonnes, soared into the sky from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 12:41 p.m. (Beijing Time).

About 36 minutes later, the spacecraft, including an orbiter and a rover, was sent into the Earth-Mars transfer orbit, embarking on an almost seven-month journey to the red planet, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

China's first Mars mission is named Tianwen-1, which means Questions to Heaven and comes from a poem written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China. The name signifies the Chinese nation's perseverance in pursuing truth and science and exploring nature and the universe, said the CNSA.

Congratulation!

in fact this is second attempt first called Ying Huo-1 was also a a successful launch but failed to sling shot out of earth's orbit.

Wishing you mission success this time. Looking forward to good news with lot info about Mars in 2021

 

[Yaseen1]

still success will depend on successful landing on mars surface which will become evident in coming months

 

[LKJ86]

in fact this is second attempt first called Ying Huo-1 was also a a successful launch but failed to sling shot out of earth's orbit.

It was launched by Russia.