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China moves rocket into place for nation's 1st Mars mission

| July 16, 2020 11:27 PM

BEIJING (AP) — China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars next week in one of three upcoming missions to the red planet, one from the U.S. and another from the United Arab Emirates.

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