Tianwen 1 photographs Earth and Moon
29 July 2020
An image captured by China's Mars probe, Tianwen 1, on July 27, 2020 shows the Earth and the Moon. The photo was taken with the optical navigation sensor at a distance of about 1.2 million kilometers from Earth, the China National Space Administration said on 28 July. In the black-and-white picture, the Earth and the Moon, one large and one small, were both crescent-shaped.
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Satellite data-driven deep learning forecast of oceanic phenomena
22 July 2020
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China's Mars probe not to compete for space dominance
24 July 2020
China's Mars mission Tianwen 1 is not designed to compete for space leadership; in fact, the universe is big enough for any country's exploration and cooperation, Wang Wenbin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on 24 July during the Regular Press Conference of the Foreign Ministry. He was answering the question by Beijing Media Network that foreign media believe Tianwen 1 is aimed at outer space dominance.
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Link to the transcript from the 24 July Regular Press Conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC