ChinesePod News (March 04, 2019)<br /><br />The Chinese space program completed a mission to the far side of the moon in January. Preparations are now underway for China to send a rover to Mars in 2020.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/BC0jdN4lQwQ<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:<br /><br />太空竞赛: space race<br />探测器: probe<br />轨道: orbit<br />模拟基地: simulation base<br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/