The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering on Tuesday jointly revealed the top 10 news stories of scientific and technological progress in China and in the world in 2020.
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Chinese Spacecraft Tianwen-1 To Enter Mars Orbit On February 10: CNSA
Chinese Mars orbiter and rover, Tianwen-1, are speeding toward the Red Planet and preparing to arrive on February 10, according to CNSA.
China National Space Administration recently informed that its Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover are speeding toward the Red Planet and preparing to arrive on February 10. Tianwen-1 which translates to questions to heaven was launched on a Long March 5 rocket back in July 2020 from Wenchang on Hainan Island. According to CNSA, on January 3, the spacecraft was approximately 130 kilometres from Earth and nearly 8.3 kilometres from Mars.
Now, as all systems are working normally, the spacecraft is expected to enter Mars orbit in February. It will perform a burn of its engines to slow it down enough to be captured by Mars’ gravitational pull. According to China s CCTV news network, the CNSA has said that Tianwen-1 will be about 190 km away from the Earth
The probe of China s first Mars mission Tianwen-1 is due to enter Mars orbit on February 10, said the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation on Wednesday.
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Successful return of lunar rocks was just one of the highlights for the sector this year. Zhao Lei reports.
China s space industry has produced a remarkable scorecard this year: characterized by the nation s first independent Mars mission, the completion of a global navigation satellite network and a landmark adventure that retrieved rocks and soil from the moon.
The most significant event in China s space field, and also one of the most notable space activities globally, this year－the Chang e 5 robotic mission－returned 1,731 grams of lunar rock and soil to Earth, marking a historic accomplishment 44 years after the last lunar substances were retrieved.