On its way to Mars, Chinese spacecraft spots Earth and moon, aces steering maneuver – Space.com

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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