国际英语资讯:Spotlight: SpaceX launches worlds most powerful rocket, taking Tesla Roadster to Mars
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="SpaceX">SpaceX</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="hyped">hyped</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Falcon">Falcon</span> <span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:45 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (2145 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="Roadster">Roadster</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="SpaceX">SpaceX</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Elon">Elon</span> <span word="Musk">Musk</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="boosters">boosters</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="liftoff">liftoff</span>.</p><p><span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roadster">Roadster</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Bowie">Bowie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Oddity">Oddity</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>-<span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="LOW">LOW</span> <span word="EXPECTATIONS">EXPECTATIONS</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="clears">clears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pad">pad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smithereens">smithereens</span>."</p><p><span word="Musk">Musk</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span>.</p>
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