Mars today in a bid for global leadership in space.It is the East Asian power's first independent mission to visit another planet, and a display of its technological prowess and ambition.At 12.41 p.m. (4.41am GMT), China's largest carrier rocket, the Long March 5 Y-4, blasted off with the probe from Wenchang Space Launch Centre on the southern island province of Hainan.The ambitious move is China's attempt to join the United States in carrying out a successful mission.This comes as a United Arab Emirates orbiter "the Emirates Mars Mission" took off on July 19, adding to the list of countries sending spacecrafts to the red planet.Next week, the US is set to launch Mars Rover, Perseverance from Florida.NASA's Perseverance is currently.
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