China's 1st Mars probe enters orbit of red planet: state-run media

China's first Mars probe has successfully entered the orbit of the red planet, state-run media reported Wednesday.If the Tianwen-1 probe can make a soft landing on Mars, China will become the second country to deploy a rover on the surface of the planet after the United States, with President Xi Jinping's pledging to make his nation a "space power."The probe was launched in July 2020 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan."It's scheduled to make a landing on the red planet when the chance comes, around May and June, to begin scientifi…READ FULL ARTICLE