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China's Mars mission

April 27 , 2020 1676 days 1110 0
  • The Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) named its first Mars Exploration mission as Tianwen 1. 
  • The announcement comes on April 24 as China has been celebrating its National Space Day on April 24 since 2016.
  • China celebrates its National Space Day to mark the launch of its first satellite Dongfanghong -1 in 1970.
  • Tianwen means Heavenly Questions.
  • So far countries such as India, Russia, European Union and United States have succeeded in sending missions to Mars.
  • India was the fourth country in the world to reach Mars after Russia, USA and European Union.
  • India’s mars mission was named “Mangalyaan”. 
  • It was launched in 2013 by ISRO. 

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