China appoints an ex NBA player as its first ambassador to Mars!

Q.  Which state appointed an NBA player as its first ambassador to Mars?
- Published on 13 Oct 16

a. Japan
b. China
c. India
d. United States

ANSWER: China
 
China appoints an ex NBA player as its first ambassador to Mars!Just after appointing an ambassador to India, China appointed the first ambassador to Mars to promote the country’s plan to send a spacecraft to Mars by the year 2020.
  • Along with 10 other Chinese celebs, the ambassadors will popularise the space programme, encouraging interest in science and technology among the Chinese youth
  • In April 2016, China launched the plan to send a rover to Mars to explore the red planet
  • The aim is to launch it around 2020
  • China is pursuing a lot into its space program, though India beat them with the mission to Mars in Sept 2014
  • The United States has successfully landed two rovers on Mars while the former Soviet Union and the ESA have also sent missions to the arid planet
  • China’s first attempt to send a satellite to Mars fell apart in 2011

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