托福听力短文 I-02-2

(woman) Thank you. It's great to see so many of you interested in this series on Survival in Outer Space. Please excuse the cameras - we're being videotaped for the local TV stations. Tonight I'm going to talk about the most basic aspect of survival

Shuttle1 Investigation

Broadcast: May 10, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English program, In the News. Investigators say they now believe they know what caused the American space shuttle Columbia to break apar

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle 'Discovery' Launch Set for Saturd

By Jim Bertel Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Shuttle Report Shuttle lift off The U.S. space shuttle Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, July 1, in only the second shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster

CNN 2009-07-28

Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's a Monday morning. It's the 27th of July. Here is a look at some of the stories making news this morning. And an American who joined Al Qaeda and then plotted to kill former Presi

Astronauts Take a Walk in Space

Broadcast: Apr 09, 2003 Two U.S. astronauts took a spacewalk Tuesday to perform exterior maintenance on the International Space Station. It was the last opportunity to fix hardware while the outpost h

NASA Analyzes More Evidence in Shuttle Disaster

Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 U.S. space agency officials confirmed Friday that they are analyzing military photographs that appear to show damage to the space shuttle Columbia shortly before it disintegrat

2006年VOA标准英语-Weather Delays US Space Shuttle Launch

By Cindy Saine Washington 01 July 2006 In this image made from NASA TV, German Astronaut Thomas Reiter exits the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral The space shuttle Discovery was set to lift off (at 1949 UTC) Satu

2006年VOA标准英语-US/Russian/Brazilian Crew Head to Space St

By David McAlary Washington 29 March 2006 The Russian Soyuz TMA-8 booster rocket that carried the three-man crew to the international space station A new crew is on its way to the International Space

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Station Crews Conducts Maintenance S

By David McAlary Washington 02 June 2006 The two U.S. and Russian International Space Station crewmen stepped outside the outpost for a spacewalk to perform maintenance chores as the U.S. space agency

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-10

1. President Bush meets Pope Benedict XVI defending his humanitarian record after the Pope expresses concerns about what he calls the worrisome situation in Iraq. On the streets of Rome, thousands of anti-American protestors denounced Bush. 2. It's a

AP 2010-02-19

1. Toyota has announced it will recall more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles around the globe to fix brake problems. This recall is the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. This recall invol

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Spacecraft Docks at International

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 01 April 2006 This image made available by NASA-TV shows the Soyuz capsule, center, docked with the international space station The three-man crew of a Russian Soyuz spacecraf

VOA标准英语2011--Plummeting US Satellite to Hit Earth Fri

PlummetingUSSatellitetoHitEarthFriday NASA launched the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) 20 years ago this month. And now that bus-sized satellite is plunging toward Earth. Mark Matney, an orbital debris scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Ce

VOA双语新闻 NASA Says Debris May Have Struck Shuttle Wing

NASA officials say images taken of the space shuttle Discovery's launch on Tuesday show a small piece of foam insulation may have struck the orbiter's wing. A similar wing hit during the launch of the Columbia in February 2003 caused the disaster whe

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle "Discovery" Embarks on 12-Day Mis

By Michael Bowman Washington 04 July 2006 Shuttle Discovery launch The Space Shuttle Discovery is in orbit after a picture-perfect launch Tuesday, the first-ever shuttle mission to lift off on America's Independence Day holiday. --------- After two

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle Launch Preparations Proceed Despi

By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 July 2006 NASA officials have decided to proceed with preparations for the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, despite discovering a crack in the foam insulating one of the fuel tanks. The officials say they will continu

2006年VOA标准英语-Discovery Lifts Off for Space Station Mission

By Robert Raffaele Washington, DC 05 July 2006 watch Discovery Liftoff report Shuttle Discovery launch NASA successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery Tuesday, after two previous launches were scrubbed due to bad weather in the southeastern U

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle Discovery Lands Safely in Florida

By David McAlary Washington 17 July 2006 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has landed in Florida, ending a resupply and maintenance mission to the International Space Station. Its successful flight means the space agency NASA can finally resume const

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Shuttle 'Discovery' Lands Safely in Flori

By David McAlary Washington 17 July 2006 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has landed in Florida, ending a resupply and maintenance mission to the International Space Station. Its successful flight means the space agency NASA can finally resume const

经济学人292:天体化学 空中的大试管

Science and technology 科学技术 Astrochemistry 天体化学 The great test tube in the sky 空中的大试管 Space is one big chemistry set 宇宙是一个很大的化学装置 MOST people think of the empty space between the stars as being, wel