NASA’s Mars rover missed its first attempt on rock collection

The Mars 2020 mission launched in July 2020 took off from Florida to search for samples from the surface of Mars to find out about extraterrestrial life that could have existed billions of years ago.

The plan was to derive rocks in a tube to be collected within the next few years and se...

HONG KONG POLYU CONTRIBUTORS OF CHINA’S TIANWEN-1

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• Hong Kong PolyU contributors of China’s Tianwen-1.
• On May 15, the lander and rover of China's Tianwen-1 mission landed on Mars.
• PolyU had located on the outside top surface of the Mars lander platform the Mars C...

CHINA TO POSTPONE LAUNCH OF TIANZHOU-2 OVER TECHNICAL REASONS

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• China to postpone launch of Tianzhou-2 over technical reasons.
• The cargo spacecraft was expected to have been launched early Thursday morning.
• It would be the first mission to head to the main Tianhe module of the space s...

CHINA ANNOUNCES NAME OF ITS 1ST MARS ROVER: ZHURONG

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• China announces name of its 1ST Mars rover: Zhurong.
• The name of the Mars rover is said to be named after a Chinese fire god.
• The Mars rover is aboard the Tianwen-1 probe.
• Tianwen-1's goals include analyzin...

NASA’s PERSEVERANCE MARS ROVER IS READY FOR LAUNCH; NUCLEAR POWER SOURCE INSTALLED

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• NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is ready for launch; Nuclear power source installed.
• The launch is scheduled for July 30.
• The rover will rely on the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator power system.<...