China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission moves into spacecraft construction phase
A crescent of the northern hemisphere of Mars taken by Tianwen-1's medium-resolution camera in March 2021. Credit: CNSA/PEC ESPOO, Finland — China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission is entering flight hardware development, targeting a late 2028 launch to seek out biosignatures on the Red Planet. The mission has achieved breakthroughs…
bubmagMarch 12, 2026