China opens its first Mars simulation base in Qinghai Province
China has opened its first Mars simulation base to the public to encourage young people to get involved in space exploration. The Mars simulation base, which opened last Friday, is located in Mangya city, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province. The red rock area in the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai has […]
China to launch lunar probe Chang’e-5 in 2019, Mars probe in 2020: CPPCC member
China will launch the Chang’e-5 lunar probe at the end of 2019 to complete the collection and return of samples, said Wu Weiren, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Wu made the remarks in an interview ahead of the opening of the second session of the 13th CPPCC […]