China prepares to land a rover on Mars by 2020

The chief administrator of China’s ambitious space program says work is proceeding on a mission to land a rover on Mars by 2020.
The chief administrator of China’s ambitious space program says work is proceeding on a mission to land a rover on Mars by 2020.
China National Space Administration head Xu Dazhe said at a rare news conference Friday that plans are being drawn up for the project, which was formally announced in January, and that it has the government’s full support.