China invites international observers to a test of its Mars lander as it pushes for inclusion in more global space projects. The test was conducted at a site outside Beijing simulating conditions on the Red Planet.
A lander is lifted during a test of hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities at a facility in Huailai in China's Hebei province, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. China has invited international observers to the test of its Mars lander as it pushes for inclusion in more global space projects. Thursday's test was conducted at a site outside Beijing simulating conditions on the Red Planet, where the pull of gravity is about one-third that of Earth.
The demonstration of hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities was conducted at a site outside Beijing simulating conditions on the Red Planet, where the pull of gravity is about one-third that of Earth.China’s burgeoning space program achieved a lunar milestone earlier this year by landing a probe on the mysterious far side of the moon.
The U.S., however, has banned most space cooperation with China out of national security concerns, keeping China from participating in the International Space Station.
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