Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for space program
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Beijing: China has landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time in the latest advance for its space program.
A lander is lifted during a test of hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities of a Mars lander at a facility in Huailai in China’s Hebei province in 2019.
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The official Xinhua News Agency said on Saturday that the lander had touched down, citing the China National Space Administration.