China just launched a robotic mission to Mars. I anticipated this mission! I made a short video a couple years ago for my conversational Mandarin class about a trip to mars. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpdEFnbeoM Here is a report about the real mission. I hope they will be happier than I was. https://www.space.com/china-tianwen-1-mars-mission-launch.html
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I was fascinated by the Breakthrough Starshot Project to send a probe to another star system. They think it will take 20 years to develop the technology, 20 to 30 years to make the trip, and 4 years to send the pictures back. By then, my age will be triple digits and I just might… Read Article →
