China to Launch Manned Spacecraft

Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 China has announced it plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year to become only the third country to do so. The news comes as China's fourth un

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[00:05.75]The American space agency has released to the public the first of many new pictures of Jupiter's Moon,Io. [00:15.41]NASA's Galileo spacecraft took the pictures last July and October using both black and white film and color film. [00:25.73]

US-Russia Tensions, Not in Space

Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). The three were launched from the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The launch comes at a time of increased tensions between Russi

Spacecraft Finds Saturn's Rings Dirty and Decaying　

By David McAlary The U.S. Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has found evidence that the giant planet's dazzling rings are decaying and may eventually be gone. And the rings are dirtier than thought,

US Shuttle Flights Could Resume This Fall

Broadcast: Mar 15, 2003 The U.S. space agency NASA is getting ready to resume shuttle flights as early as September or October. But the return to flight depends on whether the cause of the shuttle Col

2007年VOA标准英语-Space Tourist to Take Books Into Orbit

By Valer Gergely Moscow 05 April 2007 watch Space Library report The next Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station is scheduled for launch on Saturday, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a private American citizen. Jim Bertel narrates t

US Spacecraft Flies by Pluto After Nine-Year Trip

AS IT IS 2015-07-15 US Spacecraft Flies by Pluto After Nine-Year Trip It has taken more than nine years for an American spacecraft to reach the far edge of our solar system. The spacecraft, named New Horizons, sailed past the dwarf planet Pluto on Tu

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

双语有声阅读:Space weather satellites in orbit 太空天气

Space weather satellites in orbit 太空天气预测卫星进入轨道 The Soyuz rocket is successfully launched - at last 联盟号火箭终于发射成功 Two European satellites that will study the weather in space are finally orbiting the Earth f

俄罗斯联盟号宇宙飞船与国际空间站对接

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station after a flawless rendezvous. It came two days after the spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft brought a Russian cosmonaut, a NASA as

Russia launches manned spacecraft

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia launched a spacecraft with three astronauts on board from the Kazakh Baikonur space center early on Tuesday, Xinhua correspondents（通讯记者 ） reported from the site. The Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian Cosmonauts Target Kazakh City for Earth

By Valer Gergely Kazakhstan 18 May 2007 Soyuz capsule re-enters Earth A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts returned to Earth last month, landing in Central Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz re-entry vehicle. VOA correspondent Valer Gergely visit

波音公司计划研发“太空出租车”

Boeing has announced that it is to launch its CST-100 space taxi, from the Orbiter Processing Facility used by the Space Shuttle at NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The company's CST-100 spacecraft can carry up to seven passengers to destinati

NASA's Stardust spacecraft ends 12-year operation

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft(宇宙飞船) depleted fuel and ceased operation on Thursday after a 12-year run, the U.S. space agency said Friday. This is the end of the spacecraft's operations, but really just the begin

Spacecraft ready to go on mission

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Last-minute preparations for the launch of the Tiangong-1 spacecraft began at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Monday, meaning the vehicle can soon embark on a mission that will eventually have it dock with a sp

First commercial spacecraft docks with space station

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Xinhua) -- SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Friday and became the first commercial spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost. According to U.S. space agency NASA, the capsule was secure

Russia sends military satellite into space

MOSCOW, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Soyuz-U carrier rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk

Russian Space Agency names next crew to ISS

MOSCOW, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos confirmed on Monday the list of next crew members who will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 14. Russia's Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft will bring Russian cosmonauts Anton Sh

Russian manned spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with three crew members onboard has landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said the Mission Control Center (MCC) outside Moscow. The spacecraft(宇宙飞船) undocked from the International Space

China to launch manned spacecraft this month

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