Huailai, China (CNN) China has completed its first public test of a Mars lander , keeping the country on track for an unmanned exploration mission to the red planet in 2020.
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China shows off its Mars lander to the world ahead of 2020 mission
China invited observers to a successful test of its Mars lander as the country pushes for inclusion in more global space projects. The demonstration of hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities was conducted at a site outside Beijing, simulating conditions on the red planet where the pull of gravity is about a third of that on Earth.
China plans to launch a lander and rover to Mars next year to explore parts of the planet in detail. Beijing's burgeoning space programme achieved a lunar milestone earlier this year by landing a probe on the mysterious far side of the moon.
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China has unveiled its #Mars exploration program.🚀 Here's a closer look at the facilities for a hovering-and-obsta… https://t.co/4UckReZbAt CGTNOfficial (from Beijing, China) Fri Nov 15 02:20:00 +0000 2019
Here comes the video of China's experiment for Mars exploration! The trial simulates process of a probe hovering, a… https://t.co/eM7oDxI3Dk PDChina (from Beijing, China) Thu Nov 14 20:10:00 +0000 2019
#BREAKING: China's #Mars exploration mission made its first public appearance, and the lander successfully simulate… https://t.co/5GKDPmQOV3 globaltimesnews (from Bejing, China) Thu Nov 14 04:37:59 +0000 2019
China successfully completes an obstacle-avoidance test for its upcoming Mars mission, moving the country a step cl… https://t.co/8gvdtynSBy business (from New York and the World) Thu Nov 14 10:12:50 +0000 2019
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