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According to Sun Zezhou, chief designer of the Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover mission, China plans for a two-launch profile, lifting off in late 2028 and delivering samples to Earth in July 2031, SpaceNews reported.
NASA and the European Space Agency recently announced they are delaying the Mars Sample Return missions to 2028 to reduce the overall risk of the mission.
NASA's Perseverance grabs 7th rock sample on Mars - Perseverance drilled the seventh sample from the floor of the Red Planet`s Jezero Crater.
At the time of writing, there are a number of ambitious space exploration projects in the works. The most high-profile and closest to becoming reality is...