China plans to launch its first Mars exploration mission Tianwen-1 between July and August, Bao Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Science and Technology Commission at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has told CCTV while sharing details about the mission. According to the plan, the Mars probe will release a rover after a soft landing on the planet and the rover will stay on Mars for 90 Mars sols, or days, on a variety of missions, includ

32K views · 1.2K reactions | China's space exploration program has taken another step with the launch of its Mars mission. The Tianwen-One comprises an orbiter, a lander and a rover. So what awaits the probe on the Red Planet? | CGTN | Facebook