New lunar rover unveiled at Chongqing tech fair
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="sparking">sparking</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="High">High</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p><span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="payload">payload</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhan">Zhan</span> <span word="Hanjing">Hanjing</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>," <span word="Zhan">Zhan</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>.”</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Weiren">Weiren</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unsophisticated">unsophisticated</span>, <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="bumpy">bumpy</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lightweight">lightweight</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="Zhan">Zhan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rovers">rovers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Apollo">Apollo</span> 15 <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971. <span word="Altogether">Altogether</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p>
页:
[1]