
China’s Zhurong Rover Lands on Mars
Chinese rover Zhurong successfully landed on Mars on Saturday, making China the second country to succeed in the task.
5/15/20212 min read
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Chinese rover Zhurong successfully landed on Mars on Saturday, making China the second country to succeed in the task.
The official media outlet of the China Lunar Exploration Project announced on Wednesday that the Tianwen-1 Mars mission orbiter had worked normally for 706 days.
At an opening ceremony for the China Space Conference held in Nanjing, Jiangsu on Saturday, the national Space Day, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) officially named its first Mars rover "Zhu Rong (祝融)".
A Long March-2F rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft was launched on Thursday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).