Civilian use of satellites expanded

时间：2007-11-19 07:48:35

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Nov. 19 - The authorities are promoting the use of satellites for remote sensing, navigation and communications to provide better public services and meet the requirements of economic development.

 

Proposals for the civilian1 use of satellite technology, jointly2 issued by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense3 and the National Development and Reform Commission, were unveiled Sunday.

 

The proposals outline the development guidelines, major goals and policy and regulatory guarantees necessary for expanding the use of satellite technology.

 

Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan said the country's use of satellite technology had shifted to the commercial stage after more than 50 years of development.

 

"The need for satellites has been boosted by the economy, social progress and the necessity of safeguarding public security," Sun Laiyan, vice-minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, said.

 

The blueprint4 issued Sunday aims to have 10 satellite-based service systems in place by 2020. They will cover communications, navigation, the oceans, meteorology, the environment, disaster relief, water conservancy, national land resources, agriculture, forestry5 and distance education.

 

The country's satellite-based remote sensing and navigation systems have passed a key turning point, while the development of satellite communications are on track to becoming commercially viable6, Sun said.

 

Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the aerospace7 and satellite sectors8 are considered strategic high-tech9 industries.

 

"They will make the nation more innovative10 and improve the industrial structure," Zhang said.

 

The new materials industry is one area that has benefited from advances in the aerospace industry.

 

"A tiny step in the aerospace arena11 means a big stride back on earth," Long Lehao, an expert on the Long March series rockets, said in a recent interview.

 

He said the country's independent research and development of the Long March carrier rockets had brought the heavens closer and unlocked new technologies that could improve life on earth.

 

Some 80 percent of the 1,000 varieties of new materials developed in recent years benefited from the space industry.

 
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1 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。
2 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
3 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 blueprint 6Rky6     
n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划
参考例句：
  • All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
  • The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。
5 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
6 viable mi2wZ     
adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的
参考例句：
  • The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
  • The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
7 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。
8 sectors 218ffb34fa5fb6bc1691e90cd45ad627     
n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
参考例句：
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 high-tech high-tech     
adj.高科技的
参考例句：
  • The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
  • The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。
10 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。
11 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

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