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Chinese spacecraft enters Mars orbit – The West Australian
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit of Mars, broadcaster CCTV says.
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has successfully entered orbit around Mars after a six and a half month journey from earth, China’s space agency says.
The robotic probe initiated and completed a 15-minute burn of its thrusters, the China National Space Administration said in a statement, slowing the spacecraft to a speed at which it could be captured by the pull of Mars’ gravity.
In about three months, the Tianwen-1 will attempt to send a landing capsule carrying a 240kg rover in a rapid seven-minute…
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