China to launch Tianwen-2 probe for asteroid sampling on May 29 -Xinhua

China to launch Tianwen-2 probe for asteroid sampling on May 29

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-05-26 19:01:30

XICHANG, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's Tianwen-2 probe is scheduled for launch on May 29 from a launch center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the China National Space Administration announced on Monday.

It will collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P, the agency said.