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Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

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China plans to launch its Tianwen-3 mission around 2028 , two years earlier than previously scheduled.

China is on an earlier flight path to achieve what scientists call the "holy grail" of Mars exploration.

China 's Tianwen 1 Mars mission delivered an orbiter, lander and rover to the Red Planet in 2021 .

The gift that keeps on giving NASA has dominated the exploration of Mars , says Harry McSween .

Getting long-distance Mars samples into well-instrumented labs here on Earth is indispensable, he says.

A 2002 proposal featured a simple "Step 1 " Mars lander whose only tools were an extendable arm with very simple sampling devices.

By returning samples from Mars , China would become the first nation to achieve the roundtrip voyage between Earth and Mars .

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