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 br This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:br br 太空竞赛: space racebr 探测器: probebr 轨道: orbitbr 模拟基地: simulation basebr 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.