The mission will sample an asteroid, return to Earth and then head out again to study a second space rock.
The mission concept has changed since early proposals were offered late in the last decade. Originally, the spacecraft would have visited the active asteroid 133P/Elst-Pizarro after its sampling phase. Selecting the second target object likely depended on when the spacecraft would launch.
The mission was also tentatively named"Zheng He" after a famous Chinese naval explorer of the early 1400s, with the name evoking historic exploration feats as China embarks on new expeditions into deep space. Further ahead, Tianwen 3, currently scheduled for launch in 2028, will attempt to collect samples from
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