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by Andrew Jones | Feb 09, 2018 14:19 | CHINA BEIJING CASC

Artist impression of the Chinese Mars lander for the country's first independent interplanetary mission, set to launch in

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China has provided a rare update on the progress of its 2020 mission to send an orbite
landing tests have taken place as part of preparations.

The tests were carried out recently by the Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics and Elec
among other specialised fields.

The 2020 mission will be China's first independent interplanetary mission, and while th
Moon in 2013, some of the challenges posed by touching down safely on Mars are grea

BISME performed the trials at a specially developed but undisclosed site, with drop test
Mars while on Earth required simulating the gravitational field of the Red Planet, as we
goes through stages of entry, descent and landing (EDL) on Mars.

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Group (CASC), the country's main space c
Space Technology (CAST) to which BISME belongs, announced in a terse statement
land stability.

These provided effective data and laid a "solid foundation for the subsequent explorati
Mars", according to CASC.

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