China's fastest rocket carries deep space dream

Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2020

A Long March-5 rocket blasted off Thursday at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, carrying the country's Mars probe, Tianwen-1. It is the first time that the Long March-5 carrier rocket, currently China's largest launch vehicle, is put into practical use after a series of trial launches. It is also the first time the Long March-5 exceeded the second