4-23-16

RYAN O’HARE FOR MAILONLINE reports China has set its sights firmly on Mars and is aiming to launch a mission to the red planet by 2020, a top official has revealed.

Long-regarded as a secretive branch of the country’s vast military, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been considered something of a lone wolf in the increasingly cooperative space race.
 

China wants to land on Mars by 2021: Top official at the country’s space agency reveals plans for mission to the red planet

• Mission chief spoke to BBC about plans for Mars and moon missions
• The agency is planning to launch a mission top reach Mars by 2021
• It also plans to establish a lunar research base and explore the moon
• Nasa is banned from working with the Chinese, but officials have spoken of their desire to collaborate with the US agency on future projects

China has set its sights firmly on Mars and is aiming to launch a mission to the red planet by 2020, a top official has revealed.

Long-regarded as a secretive branch of the country’s vast military, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has been considered something of a lone wolf in the increasingly cooperative space race.

But the chief designer of lunar and Mars missions for the CNSA has opened up about the agency’s plans for planetary exploration and future collaboration in a rare interview.

In an interview with the BBC, Wu Weiren said the agency’s short-term goal is to orbit and land on the moon as well as bring back lunar samples.

However, the agency’s long-term goal is to explore and settle on the lunar surface, with manned missions staying longer on the surface and even establishing a research base.

Earlier this year a full set of images from the agency’s lunar lander and rover – Chang’e 3 and Yutu or ‘Jade Rabbit’ – were made publicly available, providing some of the most detailed images of the lunar surface ever to have been released. READ MORE 

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