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Mars here we come: China completes lander test for 2020 mission



China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year.Speaking prior to the hovering-and-obstacle avoidance test for the lander, Zhang Kejian, head of the China National Space Administration, said the country was on track to launch the mission in 2020.Zhang Rongqiao, chief architect of the Mars exploration programme, said the journey through space would take about seven months, while the landing would take…



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