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Long March-5 rocket in position for China’s first Mars probe – Global Times
China is advancing toward its first Mars probe mission, Tianwen-1. The carrier rocket commissioned for the probe, the Long March-5 Y4, was vertically transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Friday morning: CNSA
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China has taken another major step toward its first Mars probe mission, Tianwen-1. The Long March-5 Y4, the carrier rocket commissioned for the probe, was vertically transported to the launch area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China’s Hainan Province on Friday morning ahead of the launch scheduled to take place between the end of July and the beginning of August, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA.)…
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