Yogthos on Nostr: China's Tianwen-3 mission is expected to return Martian soil by 2031, four years ...
China's Tianwen-3 mission is expected to return Martian soil by 2031, four years before Nasa's Perseverance rover samples are scheduled to arrive in 2035.
Astrophysicist Quentin Parker from the University of Hong Kong described the race to bring rocks back from Mars as a "Sputnik moment".
China's lead in the race to bring Martian samples back to Earth could represent a significant advancement in space exploration.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3294056/chinas-mars-mission-leaves-us-space-dust-nasa-least-4-years-behind (https://archive.ph/vEz8Nhttps://archive.ph/vEz8N)
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Astrophysicist Quentin Parker from the University of Hong Kong described the race to bring rocks back from Mars as a "Sputnik moment".
China's lead in the race to bring Martian samples back to Earth could represent a significant advancement in space exploration.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3294056/chinas-mars-mission-leaves-us-space-dust-nasa-least-4-years-behind (https://archive.ph/vEz8Nhttps://archive.ph/vEz8N)
#china #space #technology