VOA慢速英语2014 火箭爆炸后美国国家航空航天局面临的问题

Questions for NASA after Rocket Explosion 火箭爆炸后美国国家航空航天局面临的问题 Unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, V

VOA标准英语2008年-Shuttle Discovery to Bring Space Station Lab -

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 May 2008 Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station can come none too soon for station crew members. A broken toilet has had them using a backup system, and they need a new pump mechanism. The crew of th

万花筒2008-03-12:欧洲不需要NASA

Europe's new generation spacecraft European space travel is taking a giant step forward with the launch of a first-of-its-kind spacecraft. Its the biggest space vehicle Europe has ever built. Jules Verne weighs 20 tons and stands more than 30 feet h

我国空间站方案已确定 2024年或成太空中唯一

China may be the only country to have a space station in service by 2024 when the International Space Station retires, said Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. 中国航天科技集团董事长雷凡培日前表示，到

CNN 2011-04-11

Gagarin went into space on a Soviet rocket. Shephard and Armstrong went up in U.S. spacecraft. Tito rode on a Russian vehicle. But all of those were government-run space agencies. With the space shuttle program getting ready to end, NASA is turning t

NPR 2008-03-12

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. The space shuttle Endeavour is closing in on the International Space Station. The seven astronauts blasted off early this morning in a rare nighttime shuttle launch. Pat Duggins of member station WMFE re

NPR 2009-09-11

A widening trade deficit indicating increased consumer demand along with falling unemployment claims are showing that the economy may be picking up steam. NPRs Audie Cornish reports. First, the US trade deficit saw some increases in import, partly b

NPR 2010-07-03

The unemployment rate drops to 9.5% as more unemployed Americans are left out of the count because they've stopped looking for jobs. As jittery public digest the government's jobs report for June, President Obama warns of more tough times ahead. We c

美国私企飞船与空间站对接

美国私企飞船与空间站对接 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A commercial spacecraft, operated by U.S. space company Orbital Sciences Corp., docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning on its first official cargo resup

EXPLORATIONS - Life on the International Space Station

EXPLORATIONS – July 3, 2002: Life on the International Space Station By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLO

2007年VOA标准英语-Egypt Votes on Controversial Constitutional Ame

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 26 March 2007 Egyptians are voting in a hastily arranged referendum on 34 controversial constitutional amendments. The ruling party says the changes will help build democracy and fight terrorism, but critics say they threa

宇航员为太空行走做准备

CAPE CANAVERAL Two American astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Monday to stow a failed coolant pump and extend the outpost's Canadian railway. Wearing protective spacesuits in a deadly vacuum(真空) environment, Stephen

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

Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Robot on Final Mission

Crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the Space Shuttle Discovery for its final launch, scheduled for Thursday. Among the things it will carry to the International Space Station will be a humanlike robot designed to help astronau

International Space Station Gets New Permanent Storage Unit

Astronauts(宇航员) aboard the International Space Station have installed a new permanent storage unit, creating an additional 70 cubic meters of cargo space and a new venue in which to conduct experiments. Crew members on Tuesday used the space st

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

NASA Sets Final Shuttle Launch for July 8

The U.S. space agency completed a day-long readiness review of the space shuttle Atlantis and set July 8 as the targeted launch date for its final flight. It is a historic last mission of the 30-year-old shuttle program. The space shuttle Atlantis is

US Space Program Goes Commercial

This Friday, the U.S. space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to lift off on its last voyage（航行） to the orbiting International Space Station. And on June 28, barring any last minute complications, Alantis will become the last space shuttle ever t

CCTV9英语新闻：New video showing moment of US rocket explosion

There are some footage for you of the moment when an unmanned NASA rocket bound for the International Space Station, exploded upon launch on Tuesday evening. These are amateur videos gathered by the Associated Press. The rocket blew up over the Virgi

2016年CRI China's New Carrier Rocket to Launch 1st Cargo Spacecraft in 2017

Saturday's launch marks a key step towards China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station, which is the final step of China's three-phased manned space program. The Long March-7 rocket has been designed as a cargo spacecraft, and is set