China plans to launch its first Mars exploration mission Tianwen-1 between July and August, Bao Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Science and Technology Commission at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has told CCTV while sharing details about the mission. According to the plan, the Mars probe will release a rover after a soft landing on the planet and the rover will stay on Mars for 90 Mars sols, or days, on a variety of missions, includ

1M views · 5.2K reactions | The fourth Long March-5 rocket, to be used to launch China's first Mars exploration mission, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Friday. The planned launch of the carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y4, is set for late July or early August, according to China National Space Administration. | CGTN | Facebook

724K views · 10K reactions | An ambitious mission to a very special landing site: our Perseverance rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth, and help pave the way for human exploration. go.nasa.gov/3f6Pd1o #CountdownToMars | NASA Mars | Facebook