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reference news reported on september 8according to the hong kong south china morning post website on september 6, china plans to launch the tianwen-3 probe to mars around 2028, two years ahead of schedule, while the us mars sampling mission has been pending due to major delays and budget increases.

liu jizhong, chief designer of the tianwen-3 mission, said at the second international conference on deep space exploration (tiandu) held in huangshan city, anhui province on the 5th that the team's goal is to return martian samples to earth.

the report said that in response, namrata goswami, a space policy researcher at arizona state university, said that the mission's schedule has been updated from the previously expected 2030 launch. this change shows that china is increasingly confident in its ability to master the technology required for this complex operation.

goswami also said that whichever country successfully completes a mission to mars first will become a global leader in space exploration.

"that means the country has the capability to land safely, collect samples, launch a rocket from mars and deliver the samples to earth," she said.

the report also quoted quentin parker, an astrophysicist at the university of hong kong, as saying that the timetable was "ambitious."

"now, china has a good chance of beating the united states and becoming the first country to bring back samples from mars," he said.

parker attended the two-day conference with representatives from the united states, europe, south africa, thailand, pakistan, the united arab emirates and kuwait.