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 Digest

04 美国的航空航天技术 DATE=2-21-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS #1940 - Space Digest BYLINE=Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special En

Space Station Crew Returns / Mars Exploration Rovers

Broadcast: May 7, 2003 By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. We have news about two exploration d

China Hoping Space Program Will 1)Boost Commerce and Securit

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

EXPLORATIONS - The Year in Space

EXPLORATIONS - The Year in Space By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS

TED演讲：单词的诞生(3)

In order to convert this opaque, 90,000 hours of video into something that we could start to see, 为了把这个9万小时的录像变成我们能识辨的东西 we use motion analysis to pull out, as we move through space and through time, what we

VOA双语新闻 ---印度宇航技术飞跃一次发射十卫星

India has launched a record number of satellites into space in a single mission. The launch marks a milestone for the country's space program. India wants to emerge as a major player in the global commercial satellite launch market. 印度仅仅通过一

英语听力：自然百科 Bees Key to Better Missiles 蜜蜂：新武器的启示

Honey bees are fairly placid insects when left alone. But if antagonized, they will react violently. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia are working to better understand honey bees vision, navigation, and, in particular, aggres

SpaceX's New Rocket Ready for First Flight

SpaceXs huge rocket makes its first launch this week. It will leave from the same launch pad that sent men to the moon almost 50 years ago. The rocket, called the Falcon Heavy, could be launched as early as Tuesday. When it does, it will be the most

TED演讲:你的用词透露了你未来的精神状态?(2)

And the problem of how to go about this is quite obvious. 至于要如何做的问题，也是相当简单明了。 It's not like Plato woke up one day and then he wrote, 但我的意思并非，比如，柏拉图有一天突然醒来说， Hello, I'

VOA标准英语2012--Tensions Rise Ahead of Planned North Korean Launch

Tensions Rise Ahead of Planned North Korean Launch North Korea says it will launch this 32-meter-long rocket by April 16, with the goal of placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit. It will be the nation's third ballistic missile attempt, and

VOA标准英语2014--New Robotic Arm Can Grasp Moving Objects

New Robotic Arm Can Grasp Moving Objects An international team of engineers based in Switzerland built a robotic arm that learned to perform complex movements. The term robotic arm covers a variety of mechanical devices from robots that weld automoti

VOA常速英语2007-Space Station Crew To Be Led By Woman

By Jessica Berman Washington 15 October 2007 Astronaut Peggy Whitson is poised to become the first woman to command the International Space Station. Whitson and two new crew members arrived at the orbiting scientific outpost Friday to begin a mission

Preparing Shuttle for Space Flight

65 航天飞机的飞行准备 DATE=7-4-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS #1959 - Preparing Shuttle for Space Flight BYLINE=Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember wi

VOA常速英语2008年-India Launches Multiple Satellites Into Space

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 April 2008 India has launched a record number of satellites into space in a single mission. The launch marks a milestone for the country's space program. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, India wants to emerge as

US Space Shuttle Discovery Launched on Final Flight

The Space Shuttle Discovery is now on its way to the International Space Station after what NASA calls a picture perfect launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday. This is the last flight of the oldest and most-travelled of the US shut

NASA plans unmanned Orion flight in early 2014

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- NASA plans to add an unmanned flight test of the Orion spacecraft in early 2014 to its contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the multipurpose crew vehicle's design, development, test and evaluation, the U.S. s

阿里聚划算计划2017年发射全球首颗电子商务卫星!

The world's first e-commerce satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2017, China Economic Net reported. 据中国经济网报道，全球首颗电子商务卫星将于2017年发射。 Juhuasuan.com, a group shopping website affiliated with Chinese e

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

Obama hails shuttle Atlantis' final flight

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday hailed space shuttle Atlantis' final flight in NASA's shuttle program, saying Americans across the country watched with pride as America reached for the heavens once more. Obama exp