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A Chinese spacecraft has made it to Mars for the first time, boosting China’s attempt to be a space power on par with the US.
Tianwen-1 reached Mars’ orbit, Chinese state media reported at 8:57 pm. Beijing time on Wednesday. It will orbit for several months before sending a rover to land on a large plain on the Martian surface.
The Chinese mission is part of a flurry of visitors to the Red Planet that includes NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, which is likely to reach Mars later this month and will test technologies for future human exploration. The Hope spacecraft from
