Posted on 11/13/2014 3:17:00 PM PST by BenLurkin
For many space-faring nations, ambitions for Mars run broad and deep. Now, add China to the list of countries with Mars in their sights. News reports from China disclosed that country is considering a future Mars rover mission, with a potential 2020 launch date. Additionally came other hints that China may be looking to develop a next-generation heavy-lift launch system.
This new project, while early in development, reveals how Chinese aspirations are growing rapidly. Human space flight successes have been followed by recent lunar mission successes of the Yutu lunar rover and the Chang’e-5 T1 test of a sample return mission. The Chinese Mars missions could influence future plans of ESA, India and NASA or more simply raise the urgency to execute missions in concept or early development without hesitation.
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Hopefully it has fireworks in it, because its going to blow up about a quarter mile above the ground. At least that way, we’ll get a good show.
That's Russia's expertise.
What’s wrong with Beijing? Why fool around with science and space?
Don’t they see the wisdom of making their space program a uslim outreach program? It’s working so well in the West!
They have only a 2/3rds chance of failing.
Hate to tell them, but Apollo 14 had a rickshaw.
Great, like mars needs a chinese rover driving 20mph in the fast lane with its blinker on
Rover you rong time.
The problem with China going to Mars is that an hour later you want to go again.
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