09 September 2017
China will finish building its first Mars simulation base in Northwest China for ecotourism and outdoor scientific experiments by 2020, but it won't be a scientific simulation base for future astronauts, a Senior Scientist said. The base will boost the local tourism economy, educate the public about space exploration and provide a multifunction, outdoor experiment field for scientists around the world, Liu Xiaoqun, Director of the General Office of Lunar and Deep-Space Exploration of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.
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