China is aiming to bring the first rock samples from Mars to Earth in 2031, two years before NASA plans to perform the coveted feat.
The ambitious Tianwen-3 sample return mission was outlined this week by Sun Zezhou, chief designer of China’s current Mars orbiter and rover mission, SpaceNews reported on Monday.
Part of the reason for the tighter time frame is the simplicity of China’s proposed mission, which, unlike NASA’s more complex plan, would involve a single Mars landing and a more straightforward sample collection process. The CNSA and NASA missions are highly complex and require a huge amount of research and testing, with both space agencies well aware that there is the potential for things to go wrong at any stage.
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