The United States is set to blast off a Mars rover Thursday, with the aim of testing equipment for future missions and finding evidence of ancient Martian life. FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Armen Georgian says the launch pits the US against China and the United Arab Emirates, which sent off their own Mars rovers earlier this month.
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