国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinas first Mars mission attracts global attention
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="planetary">planetary</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="orbiting">orbiting</span>, <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roving">roving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> -- <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lander">lander</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Logsdon">Logsdon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="missions">missions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tianwen">Tianwen</span> <span word="series">series</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="ventures">ventures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="asteroid">asteroid</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flyby">flyby</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jupiter">Jupiter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="margins">margins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="heliosphere">heliosphere</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Tianwen">Tianwen</span>-1 <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>, "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Logsdon">Logsdon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> ... <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="feats">feats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spaceflight">spaceflight</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 25.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Tianwen">Tianwen</span>-1, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poem">poem</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Qu">Qu</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 340-278 <span word="BC">BC</span>), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="perseverance">perseverance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> (<span word="CNSA">CNSA</span>).</p><p>"<span word="Tianwen">Tianwen</span>-1 -- '<span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="heavenly">heavenly</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>' -- <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orbiter">orbiter</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lander">lander</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rover">rover</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trifecta">trifecta</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="bid">bid</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="article">article</span>.</p>
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