
China’s Tianwen-2 Launches Historic Asteroid Sample Mission
China’s Tianwen-2 mission launches to retrieve asteroid samples, exploring solar system origins in a decade-long space endeavor.
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China’s Tianwen-2 mission launches to retrieve asteroid samples, exploring solar system origins in a decade-long space endeavor.
China’s Tianwen-2 mission, launching May 29, aims to conduct an asteroid flyby and sample return, marking a milestone in space exploration.
China prepares to launch Tianwen-2, its first asteroid sampling mission, aiming to collect samples from near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and study main-belt comet 311P.
The Chinese mainland’s Tianwen-2 probe has arrived at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, preparing for its 2025 mission to collect asteroid and comet samples.