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It was a beautiful summer night. When the meeting was over many people stopped to talk before starting their cars. There was a light wind, fresh and clean. One man said, This is the way it should always be. There should be clean air everywhere. Im gl

VOA常速英语2007-NASA Shifts Mission Priorities at International

By Alex Villarreal Washington 31 October 2007 NASA has delayed the fourth spacewalk of a complex two-week mission by U.S. space shuttle Discovery to boost the capability of the International Space Station. The walk, originally set for Thursday, is no

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By Greg Flakus Porcupine, South Dakota 28 August 2007 There are many ethnic radio stations and broadcast programs in the United States, but there is only one fully independent community radio station serving the residents of a Native American Indian

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first tower-type solar-thermal power station in Asia has been built in northwest Beijing, chief of the program said on Monday. Wang Zhifeng, a researcher at th

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VOA慢速英语2010年-Technology Report - New System May Let

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A hologram is a three-dimensional image -- an image that appears to have height, width and depth. More than thirty years ago, Princess Leia gave her famous holographic plea for help in the original S

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We're traveling by train.Out the windows, we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn ad wheat, of

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

VOA常速英语2007年-NASA Delays Spacewalk for Second Time

By Alex Villarreal Washington 01 November 2007 NASA has delayed yet again the fourth spacewalk of U.S. shuttle Discovery's two-week mission to boost the capability of the International Space Station. The walk, originally set for Thursday, was first m

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:

VOA常速英语2008年-Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches With European R

By Brian Wagner Miami 07 February 2008 Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thursday, carrying seven astronauts and a European built research module. The launch follows a two-month delay needed to fix a problem in the fuel ga

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

New space station crews pass preflight tests

MOSCOW, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The main and backup(后备) crews that will fly to the International Space Station in June have passed preflight tests and are ready for space travel, the Russian Cosmonauts Training Center said Friday. The main crew includ

VOA双语新闻 2008年2月：美亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机

Atlantis lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thursday, carrying seven astronauts and a European built research module. The launch follows a two-month delay needed to fix a problem in the fuel gauge on the shuttle's external fuel tank

US Astronaut Leroy Chiao: "Make China Our New Partner in Space"

The Tiangong-1 is now undergoing its final preparations for its launch tonight from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu. Ahead of the historic launch, CRI secured an opportunity to talk to one of the few astronauts who has spent time living

Lesson 74-1 At the Gas Station 在加油站

Listen to the dialogues and fill in T for True, F for False. 英语对话1 A: Do you know what kind of petrol this car is using? B: No idea. This car is rented! A: Gee. You should ring for an enquiry. 英语对话2 A: Have you ever been to TRJ gas st

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