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China's Mars spacecraft Tianwen-1 enters parking orbit before landing rover

That follows the landing of the U.S. Perseverance rover last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life

Updated On: 24 Feb 2021 | 11:55 AM IST

ETA February: Martian orbit to congest as Earth missions reach Red planet

Mars-bound missions from US, UAE and China will arrive in February with plans to deepen human understanding of the possibility of life beyond Earth

Updated On: 23 Feb 2021 | 7:38 AM IST

China's Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to Earth

The CNSA said all systems on the orbiter-returner combination that carries lunar samples are currently in good condition

Updated On: 14 Dec 2020 | 12:52 PM IST

Chinese probe Chang'e-5 prepares to return moon rock samples to Earth

A capsule carrying the rock samples is due to land in China's northern grasslands in the Inner Mongolia region in mid-December

Updated On: 06 Dec 2020 | 12:12 PM IST

China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission takes off to answer 'question about heavens'

Eight spacecraft - American, European and Indian - are either orbiting Mars or on its surface with other missions underway or planned

Updated On: 24 Jul 2020 | 2:14 AM IST

With Tianwen-1 China aims orbiting, landing, roving on Mars in one mission

Approved by Chinese authorities in January 2016, Tianwen translates to "questions about the heavens"

Updated On: 23 Jul 2020 | 1:38 PM IST