Wemartians Podcast

Next year brings a quartet of missions heading from Earth to Mars, including one from the Chinese National Space Administration. Freelance journalist Andrew Jones, a specialist in Chinese space, joins Jake to talk about the mission, Huoxing-1, and what to expect leading up to China's first Mars mission. We talk China, Space, and Huoxing-1 Huoxing-1 mission objectives and science payloadsYF-77 Test FiringHow not to land an orbital rocket booster (SpaceX)China's Mars Technology is Ready for 2020 Launch (IEEE Spectrum) Follow Andrew Jones Andrew Jones Twitter (@AJ_FI)Andrew's Space News Author PageAndrew's Space.com Author PageAndrew's Planetary Society Author PageAndrew's Sky and Telescope Author Page Follow Jake & WeMartians Website (www.wemartians.com)Patreon (www.patreon.com/wemartians)WeMartians Shop (shop.wemartians.com)Twitter (@we_martians) Jake’s Twitter (@JakeOnOrbit)Off-Nominal PodcastMost Recent Episode: "Jim-Adjacent" The WeMartians Season 3 Mission Patch This is the Seas