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"Tianwen-1": China succeeds in first Mars landing It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth Saturday May 15, 2021 12:00 PM, IANS Beijing: The lander carrying China's first Mars rover has touched down on the Red Planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday. It is the first time China has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth, reports Xinhua news agency. "The Mars exploration mission has been a total success," Zhang Kejian, head of the CNSA, announced at the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre. "It's another important milestone...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT) with more details. Artist’s illustration of the Tianwen 1 orbiter and rover at Mars. Credit: CNSA / Chinese Academy of Sciences / Nature Astronomy China’s space agency said Friday the country’s first Mars rover safely touched down and began sending data back to Earth, joining the United States as the only...

China to land its rover on Mars tonight for its first interplanetary mission   The Zhurong rover will aim for the same spot as NASA's 1976 Viking lander If the mission is a success, China will be the third country to land on Mars  It will also be the first country to  carry out an orbiting, landing and roving operation during its first mission to Mars

China is set to land its Zhurong rover on Mars on Friday as part of the country's first interplanetary mission. Officials revealed Thursday that the capsule will embark on its 'seven minutes of terror' around 7:11pm ET, which is the same tumultuous conditions endured by NASA's Perseverance rover earlier this year. Zhurong, named after an ancient god of fire, is tucked in the belly of China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft that entered parking orbit around Mars in February.  The rover will descend into the thin atmosphere tomorrow and attempt to land in the same area as NASA's 1976 Viking 2 lander.  S...

China's Chang'e 4 probe resumes work for 29th lunar day 1 2021-04-07 19:04:00Xinhua Editor : Zhang Mingxin ECNS App Download The lander and rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for a 29th lunar day on the far side of the moon. The lander woke up at 9:43 pm Tuesday (Beijing Time), and the rover, Yutu-2 (Jade Rabbit-2), awoke at 3:54 am Tuesday, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. The Chang'e 4 probe, switching to dormant mode during the lunar night due to the lack of solar power, has ...