China Says it Will Beat US in Space Race For Mars Samples


Source: asiafinancial.com asiafinancial.com

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China said on Monday it plans to fly to the Red Planet in late 2028, to collect rock samples and bring them back by 2031 – two years ahead of NASA and the European Space Agency China-US rivalry appears to be cranking up in space missions, as well as the Indo-Pacific region. News emerged on Monday that China is aiming to fly to Mars in late 2028, to collect rock samples and then deliver them back to Earth by 2031. The US space agency NASAalready has its Perseverance rover on the Red Planet, collecting samples, but that material is not...