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In 1983, trailblazing astronaut Sally Ride blasted out of Earth's orbit, opening the world of space travel for women. Watch the stories of other pioneers who have followed her path to the stars. Since the US space program began in 1958, NASA has ach

EXPLORATIONS - Space in 2001

By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about some of the important space news of the past

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By Mario Ritter SCIENCE REPORT -March 14, 2002: Space Tourism This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Would you like to orbit the Earth inside the International Space Station? Now you can take

After 30 Years, the Space Shuttle Program Retires

MARIO RITTER: I'm Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last week, space shuttle Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center in Flo

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Space Crew to Enjoy Thanksgiving Feast in Orbit The three crew members on the International Space Station plan to have their own Thanksgiving feast on Thursday as they orbit 352 kilometers above the earth. The lone American on board plans to share so

New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension

New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons is a spacecraft without a human crew. It was the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet P

AS IT IS 2016-09-14 New Rockets Announced in Private Space Race

AS IT IS 2016-09-14 New Rockets Announced in Private Space Race Businessman Jeff Bezos has announced two new rocket designs to launch satellites and people into space. Most people know Bezos as the founder and chief executive officer of online seller

2017年CRI China's cargo spacecraft refuels space lab in orbit

China's first cargo spacecraft has refueled the Tiangong-2 space lab in orbit for the first time. Tianzhou-1, which was launched April 20th from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, successfully completed an automated dockin

2016年CRI Shenzhou 11 spacecraft to carry two astronauts into space

Shenzhou 11 spacecraft to carry two astronauts into space Sitting under the national flag and separated from the media by a transparent glass wall, 50-year-old Jing Haipeng and 37-year-old Chen Dong appeared calm as they prepare to be part of, what i

2016年CRI Chinese space lab Tiangong-2 kicks off in-orbit tests, waiting for docking with Shenzhou-11

Hours after Tiangong-2 was successfully launched, the space lab conducted its first transfer of orbit at 2:45 am Beijing time on Friday morning. In the meantime, it has also started in-orbit tests, which are a series of examinations on the functions

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U.S. shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- After nearly 12 days together in orbit, U.S. space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday night, NASA announced on Monday. According to NASA, the undocking took place at 11:

Space junks threaten future mission

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- The amount of space junks floating in Earth's orbit has reached a critical level, warned scientists. The future space missions may become too dangerous to fly for a risk of colliding with space junks, said a report rel

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

Space junk endangers spaceship, satellites

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The amount of space junk orbiting the Earth could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or destroy valuable satellites, according to a report released by the U.S. National Research Council. Computer models have shown that th

Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit11:Space(3)

Part 3. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Keywords. ailing observatory, orbit, gamma rays. Vocabulary. debris, thruster, gyroscope, bathe, stream from, Compton Gamma Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center. Now listen to a news report, complete the new

Iran to launch research satellite into space: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran is going to launch domestically- built Navid satellite by Safir satellite launcher by the end of March 2012, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Navid (promise) is a research satellite and is current

2016年CRI More Details Unveiled about China's Space Plan

As part of the plan, the latest step will be the launch of the second space lab, the Tiangong-2, which is scheduled for the third quarter of this year. Shortly afterward, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is due to carry two astronauts to dock with the lab