2021-05-16 06:05:54 GMT2021-05-16 14:05:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) China s Tianwen-1 probe on Saturday touched down at its pre-selected landing area in Utopia Planitia, a vast plain on the northern semisphere of Mars, marking the first time that the country has landed a probe on a planet other than Earth.
Foreign media and astronomy experts and officials have applauded the successful landing of China s spacecraft on the Mars surface.
NASA Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen on Saturday extended congratulations on the successful landing of Tianwen-1. Together with the global science community, I look forward to the important contributions this mission will make to humanity s understanding of the Red Planet, he tweeted.
China Lands Spacecraft On Mars In Historic First For Nation
China s rover will stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to thr icy Utopia Planitia area on Mars.
By Ken Moritsugo
An impression of the Red Planet, Mars.
BEIJING China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest advance for its ambitious goals in space.
Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to explore an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will join an American rover that arrived at the red planet in February.
China lands rover on Mars for the first time in nation s history
By Austin Williams
China launches mission to Mars
China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in an attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. (Credit: CNSA via Storyful)
BEIJING (AP) - China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday in the latest advance for its space program, state media said.
Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to explore an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will join an American rover that arrived at the red planet in February.
Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for space program
We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
Dismiss
Updated
9.02am
Normal text size
Advertisement
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.
Credit:AP
Loading
The official Xinhua News Agency said on Saturday that the lander had touched down, citing the China National Space Administration.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, members at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center celebrate after China s Tianwen-1 probe successfully landed on Mars, at the center in Beijing on May 15. (Xinhua via AP)
BEIJING China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space.
Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to explore an area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will join an American rover that arrived at the red planet in February.