China says it has landed its first probe on Mars
(Worthy News) – China has landed its first spacecraft on Mars, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
China’s National Space Administration launched the Tianwen-1 mission in July 2020 with the goal of landing a rover on the red planet.
The vessel reached Mars orbit in February and remained there for two months in order to collect data on potential landing sites, according to the report, before touching down Friday. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
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