China's lunar probe launch successful: official

时间：2007-10-25 05:52:01

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The launch of China's first lunar probe Chang'e-1 was successful, a Chinese official announced Wednesday evening at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
 
Oct. 25 - The launch of China's first lunar probe Chang'e-1 was successful, a Chinese official announced Wednesday evening at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

 

Li Shangfu, director of the Xichang launch center made the announcement after the orbiter successfully entered the earth orbit and unfolded its solar panel, paving the way for its transfer to the lunar orbit..

 

Chinese President Hu Jintao extended his congratulations to all those who have worked for the lunar exploration program shortly after the official announcement of the launch's success.

 

The launch of the lunar probe "marks another milestone1 in China's aerospace2 program after man-made satellites and manned space flights", said Chinese vice-premier Zeng Peiyan, who was watching the launch at the Xichang launch center.

 

The launch of Chang'e-1 means that China has taken a key step in its lunar exploration program. It is a symbol of China's bid to build an innovative3 country, said Zeng.

 

Chang'e-1 blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket at 6:05 p.m. (10:05GMT) from the No. 3 launching tower at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the 15th successful launch in a row for the rocket.

 

It is the first step of China's three-stage moon mission, which will lead to a moon landing and launch of a moon rover around 2012. In the third phase, another rover will land on the moon and return to earth with lunar soil and stone samples for scientific research around 2017.

 

The year-long project, which is named after a legendary4 Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, is to analyze5 chemical and mineral composition and to explore the characteristics of the lunar surface.

 

The 2,300-kg satellite will experience four accelerations6 and is expected to enter earth-moon transfer orbit on October 31 and arrive in the moon's orbit on November 5.

 

It will use stereo cameras and X-ray spectrometers to map three-dimensional images of the surface and study the moon's dust.

 

It is expected to transmit its first photo back to China in the second half of November and then start to work for one year of scientific exploration.

 

China carried out its maiden7 piloted space flight in October 2003, making it only the third country in the world after the Soviet8 Union and the United States to have sent men into space. In October 2005, China completed its second manned space flight, with two taikonauts on board.

 

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1 milestone c78zM     
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
参考例句：
  • The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
  • I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
2 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的，宇宙航行的
参考例句：
  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
3 innovative D6Vxq     
adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的
参考例句：
  • Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
  • He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。
4 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
5 analyze RwUzm     
vt.分析，解析 (=analyse)
参考例句：
  • We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
  • The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。
6 accelerations a5575285a6c8cdfce08aa0d6a138a1d2     
n.加速( acceleration的名词复数 )；加速度；（车辆）加速能力；（优秀学生的）跳级
参考例句：
  • The two particles will undergo accelerations as a result of their interaction. 这两个粒子由于相互作用将获得加速度。 来自辞典例句
  • Since the cord connecting the two blocks is inextensible, the accelerations are the same. 由于连接两物块的绳子无伸缩性，因此它们的加速度相同。 来自辞典例句
7 maiden yRpz7     
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
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  • The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
  • The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
8 Soviet Sw9wR     
adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃
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  • Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
  • Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

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