China, US mull limited space co-op

时间：2006-09-27 07:47:04

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NASA administrator1 Michael Griffin, NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid2 share a light moment during a roundtable talk with reporters at the US Embassy press center in Beijing Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. Griffin was in Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese officials that China's government hopes will lead to cooperation in space exploration.
 
BEIJING, Sept. 26 - The US space agency (NASA) and China's civilian3 space programme are considering working together on some projects, but joint4 missions into space are still a long way off, the agency's head said on Monday.

 

Michael Griffin, the first National Aeronautics5 and Space Administration (NASA) administrator to visit China, welcomed the country to "the fraternity of space-faring nations" at a news briefing in Beijing.

 

He said the two programmes were considering holding annual meetings, and that areas for working together could include earth science, climate research, data sharing and robotics.

 

"But collaboration6 on human missions would be well down the road. This is only the first step," said Griffin.

 

China put its first man in space aboard the Shenzhou V in 2003 and completed its second manned space mission last October. State media have said it aims to put a man on the moon around 2017.

 

Griffin added that the United States had no immediate7 plans to ask China to join the International Space Station (ISS) programme, on which the United States cooperates with 14 other countries -- Canada, Japan, Russia and 11 participating member nations of the European Space Agency.

 

"The partnerships8 that led to the development of the ISS are well established. I do not propose to change any of those arrangements at the present time," he said.

 

Griffin also stressed that key differences remained between the United States and China on certain aspects of their space programmes.

 

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1 administrator SJeyZ     
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
2 lucid B8Zz8     
adj.明白易懂的，清晰的，头脑清楚的
参考例句：
  • His explanation was lucid and to the point.他的解释扼要易懂。
  • He wasn't very lucid,he didn't quite know where he was.他神志不是很清醒，不太知道自己在哪里。
3 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
4 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
5 aeronautics BKVyg     
n.航空术，航空学
参考例句：
  • National Aeronautics and Space undertakings have made great progress.国家的航空航天事业有了很大的发展。
  • He devoted every spare moment to aeronautics.他把他所有多余的时间用在航空学上。
6 collaboration bW7yD     
n.合作，协作；勾结
参考例句：
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
7 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的
参考例句：
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
8 partnerships ce2e6aff420d72bbf56e8077be344bc9     
n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系
参考例句：
  • Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
  • It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

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