duff. reporter: china is one of three countries that have launched missions to the red planet that s summer with nasa s perseverance landing on mars in february. the hope spacecraft launched by the uae is orbiting the planet but not designed to land. in addition, nasa s curiosity rover has been on the ground since 2012, making for a lot of competition in this next frontier. michael holmes, cnn. good morning, and welcome to your new day. i m boris sanchez. and i m christi paul. there s a lot of confusion. our doctor is answering your questions this morning. a georgia congresswoman doubling down as she compares a mask mandate to the holocaust. plus, strange symptoms coming from a mysterious weapon. hear from a former cia officer who s fighting havana syndrome.
china has ambitious plans for both mars and the moon. they re going to be landing humans on the moon. that should tell us something about our need to get off our duffs. reporter: china is one of three countries that launched missions to the red planet last summer with nasa s perseverance landing on mars in february. the hope spacecraft is orbiting the planet but not designed to land. nasa s rover has been on the planet since 2012. one of the most watched videos in youtube s history will soon be auctioned off and taken down. ouch. ouch!