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🇨🇳 #China's #DeepSpace program

• 2028: #Tianwen3 to collect samples of #Mars 🔴, return them to Earth
• 2029: #Tianwen4 to explore #Jupiter 🪐 and its moon #Callisto
• 2030: Habitat to simulate long-duration human #spaceflight
• 2033: #Venus atmosphere sample return
• 2038: Mars 🔴 research station to study #ISRU ⚒️
• 2039: Triton, #Neptune's largest moon, subsurface explorer for its ocean 🌊

#NASA, for the first time since the 1960s, has a credible challenger.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/

Ars Technica · As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary explorationBy Eric Berger

As #NASA faces cuts, #China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration
As NASA faces potential budget cuts, China is unveiling an ambitious series of #deepspace missions -- including Mars sample returns, outer planet exploration, and a future #Mars base. While some of China's plans are aspirational, their track record of successful missions lends credibility to their expanding role in #space.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/

Ars Technica · As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary explorationBy Eric Berger