Mars Exploration News  
MARSDAILY
2013 Earliest Launch Date For China Mars Mission

Yinghuo - a possible China mission to Mars
by Staff Writers
Beijing (XNA) Oct 25, 2010
China has drawn up a technical plan for an independent Mars orbiter exploration project, according to China's space technology expert.

The plan was based on research conducted by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST), said an expert Thursday here at a forum on China's space technology.

The project will make use of technologies developed for China's first lunar satellite launched in 2007, the expert said.

The technologies likely to be used - including ones to boost the satellite's payload capability and exploration accuracy - were already quite advanced, according to the expert.

The earliest possible launch date for the orbiter was 2013, Huang Jiangchuan, scientist with the CAST, told China's state broadcaster China Central Television on Thursday.



Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
- Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com
Lunar Dreams and more



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


MARSDAILY
The Continuing Controversy Of The Mars Meteorite
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2010
The most illustrious meteorite in history continues to inspire heated debate. Does it carry microbial fossils from Mars or are its strange features just the product of some unique geochemistry? After almost 20 years, dueling papers are still coming out, and the opposing parties are no closer to a resolution. Most scientists agree that the meteorite ALH84001 is the oldest meteorite ever fou ... read more







MARSDAILY
LRO Detects Surprising Gases In LCROSS Lunar Impact Plume

Moon's 'treasure chest' includes silver : study

LRO Supports Historic Lunar Impact Mission

NASA to buy private moon data

MARSDAILY
Seal Replacement Work Completed, Refueling Under Way

NASA Readies Shuttle Discovery for Final Mission

Seal Replacement Work Begins On Discovery

Workers scramble to fix space shuttle leak

MARSDAILY
New International Standard For Spacecraft Docking

Counting Down For ESA MagISStra Mission To Space Station

Glamorous spy sees Russian rocket blast off for ISS

Russian rocket blasts off carrying three astronauts to ISS

MARSDAILY
Venus Express Probes Atmosphere By Flying Through It

Venus Express Finds Planet's Atmosphere a Drag

Hot Atmosphere Of Venus May Cool Planet's Interior

Venus Lightning Sparks Interest Among Scientists

MARSDAILY
Spring Has Sprung ... On Titan

Cassini Clocks Nine Moons In 62 Hours

Titan's Hazes May Hold Ingredients Of Life

Saturn's Icy Moon May Keep Oceans Liquid With Wobble

MARSDAILY
China launches own version of Google Earth

Prototype NASA Earth Camera Goes For Test Flight

TanDEM-X And TerraSAR-X Imaging Etna While Flying In Formation

NASA Watches Typhoon Megi Dump Heavy Rain

MARSDAILY
Soot From Space Tourism Rockets Could Spur Climate Change

Spaceport America Runway Dedicated

Cosmonaut food prices skyrocket due to inflation: official

Study: Space tourism could pollute skies

MARSDAILY
Planets Discovered Around Elderly Binary Star

Astronomers Find Weird, Warm Spot On An Exoplanet

New techniqe aiding planet searches

Planet Hunters No Longer Blinded By The Light


The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement