Trio of Mars missions in the starting blocksThe summer race to land a space probe on Mars is off to a hot start. The summer race to land a space probe on Mars is off to a hot start. The UAE's Hope Probe -- the first interplanetary mission by an Arab country -- launches on July 15. China plans to send its inaugural Mars probe, a small remote-controlled rover, between July 20 and July 25. A swathe of Mars lander missions over the past five decades have met with varying degrees of success since the Soviet Mars 2 and 3 probes launched in 1971.

Source: Bangkok Post July 10, 2020 03:00 UTC