CEO of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin in Twitter congratulated China from the first in the history of this country successful soft Landing on Mars.
“Successful landing on the surface of Mars of the Chinese spacecraft is a great success of the Fundamental Space Research Program,” the manager wrote.
Rogozin reminded that in 2022 the European-Russian EXOMARS mission will be sent to Marsa. “Confirm the mood to strengthen international cooperation for joint promotion of the universe research,” said the head of the state corporation.
Chinese Tianwen-1 Spacecraft with Zhurong rover made a successful landing on the surface of the Red Planet at night on May 15.
So China has become the third after the United States and the USSR by the country that completed a successful soft landing on Mars.