China startet Raumsonde und sucht Asteroidenproben

Excellent launch and insertion, hoping the mission goes well. According to the schedule TW2 should arrive at the initial target in July of 2026 and return to Earth by the end of 2027. Short and sweet part of the mission, compared to the 2nd target which will take 8 years to reach after the samples are returned.

Additional info from Andrew J and the folks at NSF:

[https://spacenews.com/china-launches-tianwen-2-mission-to-sample-near-earth-asteroid/](https://spacenews.com/china-launches-tianwen-2-mission-to-sample-near-earth-asteroid/)

[https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58408.0](https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=58408.0)