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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

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

60秒科学:Pharaohs Had Heart Disease

Darwin in Battle of Wits against Unarmed Man Antievolutionist Ray Comfort will be distributing copies of the Origin of Species with a new introduction that misrepresents, misunderstands and distorts Darwin's ideas and legacy. Steve Mirsky comments No

60秒科学:Darwin in Battle of Wits against Unarmed Man

Darwin in Battle of Wits against Unarmed Man Antievolutionist Ray Comfort will be distributing copies of the Origin of Species with a new introduction that misrepresents, misunderstands and distorts Darwin's ideas and legacy. Steve Mirsky comments No

2006年VOA标准英语-Colombia's Uribe, Bush Discuss Trade and Narco-

By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2006 President Bush and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe say they will continue working together to defeat the illegal drug trade. The leaders also discussed a pending free trade agreement. ----------------------

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

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

2007年VOA标准英语-Want to Have a Snarling Good Time?

By Ade Astuti and Ariadne Budianto Everglades, Florida 17 May 2007 The state of Florida in the southeastern United States is called the Sunshine State, a place where tourists from all over the world go to enjoy the beaches, theme parks and other popu

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics

Afghanistan's government is welcoming the NATO decision to have foreign troops in the country go after the narcotics infrastructure. That is a change from previous tactics when opium farmers were primarily targeted. VOA correspondent Steve Herman ha

VOA常速英语2007-US Defense Secretary in Peru for Counter-Narcoti

By Al Pessin Lima 06 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed the fight against drug trafficking and other international crime during a visit to Peru Friday. VOA's Al Pessin reports from Lima. A Peruvian defense ministry official sa

Russian space forces reconnect with lost satellite

MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Space Forces has re-established contact with a military satellite, Geo-IK-2, which went missing in February, local media reported Friday. According to a spokesman from the Defense Ministry(国防部) , Interfa

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

2016年CRI 9 Domestic Airlines Cut Ties with China's Online Travel Agency ＂Qunar＂

Sichuan Airline announced on its official website on Tuesday that it is closing its flagship store on Qunar, becoming the ninth domestic airline to do so. Yang Yang, a staffer from China's Spring Airlines, says cooperation with travel agencies is a t

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 sets up management body for orbiting space lab

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has established an operation committee for management of the country's first space lab module, Tiangong-1, during its two-year orbit of earth. The committee will deal with operations planning, technical appraisal an

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Birds Of Passage,' A New Lens On The Narcotrafficking Drama

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The decadeslong drug war in Colombia has fueled a whole genre of movies and TV shows. Think men with guns wearing crisp suits in the tropical heat, like in the Netflix series Narcos. A new film from Colombia shows another ver