国家地理-2008-04-10 Women in Space 太空女性

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

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

VOA慢速英语2012 Project Mercury: The American Space Program Begins

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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

VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - High and Fast: the X-15 Reached the Edge of Space

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2017年CRI A look back at China's manned space program

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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

VOA慢速英语2018--Space Digest

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VOA标准英语2012--Space Exploration Enthusiasts Say US Program Adrift

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VOA标准英语2010年-US Space Shuttle Program Nears End of

The U.S. space shuttle program comes to an end this year, and a debate is underway over what should replace it. The retirement of the shuttle fleet could result in massive job losses in Florida. Thousands of workers protest in Titusville, Florida ove

U.S. shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

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New Yorkers Welcome Enterprise Space Shuttle

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Space Shuttle Endeavor Ready for its Last Mission

People are flocking to the central Florida coast for Friday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) , the second to last launch of a shuttle as NASA brings the three-decade-old program to an end. The space agency is expecting aro

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U.S. shuttle Atlantis docks with space station

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis to a docking with the station at 1

As Space Shuttle Program Nears End, So Do Jobs

As crew members of the upcoming NASA space shuttle mission prepare for the final flight of the shuttle program, they say they are inspired by NASA's accomplishments, but also about the retirement of the shuttle fleet and lay-offs among the NASA commu

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

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