China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission – ZAWYA

China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission – ZAWYA

china launches independent, unmanned mars mission the probe is expected to reach mars in february    people watch from a beach as the long march 5 y-4 rocket, carrying an unmanned mars probe of the tianwen-1 mission, takes off from wenchang space launch center in wenchang, hainan province, china july 23, 2020. china daily via reuters wenchang, china - china launched an unmanned probe to mars on thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.china's largest carrier rocket, the long march 5 y-4, blasted off with the probe at 12:41 p.m. (0441 gmt) from wenchang space launch centre on the southern island of hainan.the probe is expected to reach mars in february where it will attempt to deploy a rover to explore the planet for 90 days.china's largest carrier rocket, the long march 5 y-4, blasted off with the probe at 12:41 p.m. (0441 gmt) from wenchang space launch centre on the southern island of hainan.wenchang, china - china launched an unmanned probe to mars on thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and