China Joins NASA, ESA and Space in Race to First Mars Sample Return
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6GFVF)
China's Mars sample return mission, Tianwen-3, is scheduled to launch in late 2028. The mission will consist of two launches, with a lander and ascent vehicle on a Long March 5 and an orbiter and return module on a Long March 3B. The samples are expected to return to Earth in July 2031. New details ...