Space News

Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about a space rock that

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Japan Deploys Jumping Robots on Distant Asteroid Two small Japanese robots landed on a distant asteroid last weekend. The robots took small jumps, making it the first time that any device from our planet has moved on the surface of an asteroid. The t

China Hoping Space Program Will 1)Boost Commerce and Securit

Broadcast: Jan 29, 2003 China says it will launch its first astronauts into space later this year. Beijing is hoping the manned space program will boost commerce, science, and security. But, those ben

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1. Scott McClellan, former press secretary for President Bush, says he got caught up in what he calls the Washington game instead of changing things like the president promised. McClellan has written a tell-all memoir that's critical of Bush. 2. A m

兼职科学家为将探测车送上月球进行竞争

'Part-Time Scientists' Try to Put Vehicle on Moon 兼职科学家为将探测车送上月球进行竞争 Sixteen teams from around the world have set their sights on the moon. The teams are also hoping to win the $30 million Lunar XPRIZE. Google, the

Preparing for a Walk in Space

Broadcast: June 4, 2003 By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Ray Freeman. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about how astronauts prepa

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Newly Discovered Solar System Matches Our Own The American space agency NASA and the technology company Google have identified an eighth planet in a faraway solar system. 美国宇航局和谷歌科技公司已经发现了一个遥远的类太阳系中

1)NASA Pays Close Attention to Columbia 'Heat Tiles'

Broadcast: Feb 2, 2003 Officials of the U.S. space agency, NASA, probing the loss of the space shuttle Columbia are paying close attention to the orbiter's heat-resistant outer tiles, some of which ma

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Space Shuttle Flights Halted / Researc

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS -July 2, 2002: Space Shuttle Flights Halted / Researchers Study Icelanders' Genes / Another Reason to Eat Green, Leafy Vegetables Broadcast: July 2, 2002 VOICE ONE: This is Steve E

2006年VOA标准英语-US Shuttle 'Discovery' Docks With Space Station

By Sean Maroney Washington 12 December 2006 The American space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station, beginning a week-long mission of major renovations to the orbiting laboratory. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washingt

VOA常速英语2007-Weather is Concern for Tuesday Shuttle Launch

By Brian Wagner Miami 22 October 2007 NASA officials say possible rains and low clouds may force the delay of Tuesday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the shuttle is set to deliver a new module t

VOA常速英语2007-US Space Shuttle Docks at International Space St

By Alex Villarreal Washington 25 October 2007 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station, marking the next phase in a complex mission to expand the international orbiter. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washingt

2006年VOA标准英语-Astronauts Move Forward With Space Station Main

By Sean Maroney Washington 13 December 2006 watch Paul Sisco report The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration says the current shuttle crew's first space walk outside the International Space Station was a huge success. VOA's Sean Marone

Working in Project Space

Working in Project Space One of the givens in David Allens Getting Things Done is that you cant do a project. Instead, Allen recommends you break projects down into immediate next actions, discrete doable chunks that can be cranked through with a min

雅思写作范文：太空旅行带来的正负面影响

2013年7月6日雅思考试 Space travel has been possible for some time and some people think the space tourism could be developed in the future. To what extent do you think it's a positive or negative development? 太空旅行即将成为可能，人

Space Shuttle Discovery Prepares for its Final

The U.S. space shuttle（航天飞机） Discovery has completed its work at the International Space Station on its 39th and final mission, and is preparing for Wednesday's scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle success

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

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

China accomplishes first space docking

BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr

China sends its first female to space

JIUQUAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- She is a wife. She belongs to China's one-child generation. On Saturday, 33-year-old Liu Yang becomes the country's first woman entering space. The home-grown Shenzhou-9 spacecraft, atop an upgraded Long March-2F carrier