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On its way to Mars, Chinese spacecraft spots Earth and moon, aces steering maneuver – techtoday19
Home News Spaceflight The Earth and moon imaged by Tianwen-1 on July 27, 2020, when it was 750,000 miles away from its planet of origin. (Image: © CNSA) China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft captured a stunning view of the Earth and moon before making its first trajec…

China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft
captured a stunning view of the Earth and moon before making its first trajectory correction maneuver on the long journey to Mars.
The mission consists of an orbiter, entry vehicle and rover. The spacecraft will begin orbiting the Red Planet in February 2021, and then prepare for the rover’s landing attempt, which is expected in April or May.
Tianwen-1 launched
on July 23 on a Long March 5 rocket and completed the final burn to send it on a trajectory to Mars …
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