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Last month, Japan stole a bit of China's thunder by launching its own lunar probe, and India plans its own lunar orbiter next year.

上个月，日本先声夺人，在中国之前发射了自己的月球探测器，而印度计划明年发射自己的月球探测卫星。

Another lander and orbiter are scheduled to be launched next year, but at least part of the mission is now in doubt.

航天航空局计划明年再发射一架火星登陆车和一颗人造卫星，只是此计划中某环节仍悬而未决。

So far, things have been going just as planned for China's nascent moon program, which launched a second orbiter last October.

到目前为止，事情都按照最初的探月计划在进行，包括去年8月发射的第二颗月球轨道卫星。

In two thousand seven China launched its first moon orbiter. India followed the next year with its own scientific mission.

在两千七个中国推出其首个月球轨道器。印度紧随其后，明年自己的科学使命。

The ice is surprisingly pure and easy to see in high-resolution pictures from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

这些冰纯净得令人吃惊，从火星侦察轨道器传回的高分辨率照片上可以容易地看到。

But scientists decided to let it carry out additional exploratory tasks as the orbiter is still in good condition and has fuel in reserve.

但是，由于这个人造卫星工作状况良好，还有储备燃料，科学家决定让它进行额外的探索任务。

In a mission status report, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter resumed science operations on Tuesday.

按照任务情况报告，美国宇航局喷气推进实验室说，火星勘察轨道飞行器已于周二恢复科学运行。

Zhai appeared to struggle with the hatch and a fire alarm was triggered in the orbiter as he began the spacewalk.

翟志刚在看舱门时很费劲，此外，在开始太空行走时，轨道舱显示有火警。

Some said the earth-imaging orbiter, launched three years ago, wanted to emigrate, just as many Egyptians do.

一些人说，这枚3年前发射的卫星和很多埃及人一样，很早就想要移民国外。

The orbiter lifts off vertically like an Expendable launch vehicle but makes an unpowered descent similar to a glider.

飞行器像可耗尽的发动工具一样垂直发射升空，但以类似滑翔机的无动力方式降落。

Officials say the orbiter has so far achieved all the pre-set goals and is expected to carry out further research.

专家称该卫星目前已经实现了它的既定目标，并将开展拓展性研究。

The probe, called Phoenix, announced the news in a radio signal that was picked up by an overhead orbiter and beamed back to Earth.

“凤凰”探测器通过无线电发出信号，地面通过一颗人造卫星接收了该信息。

State broadcaster CCTV showed live images of Zhigang as he floated out of the orbiter module's hatch.

国家广播公司CCTV直播了志刚在舱外行走的图像。

Another orbiter, Mars Odyssey, periodically flew over the lander's location and tuned in to any potential radio communications.

“奥德赛”号火星探测器多次飞越“凤凰”号所处区域上空，收集任何可能的无线电通信。

China has since launched a second manned mission and announced plans for a lunar orbiter to be launched sometime this year.

中国自从第二次把人送上太空以来，又再一次宣布今年将发射绕月卫星，并于明年计划进行第三此载人航天飞行。

The orbiter unexpectedly rebooted its computer on June 3, and engineers brought it out of standby mode on June 6, NASA said.

美国航天局说，这个轨道飞行器在6月3日意外地重启它的计算机，工程师们于6月6日把它带出待机模式。

"We have greater control over the orbiter than we used to, " says Clinton Dorris, deputy manager of the Altair lander program.

“我们比以前更好地控制了轨道器”，“牛郎星”着陆计划的副经理克林顿·多瑞斯（ClintonDorris）说。

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is part of a fleet of satellites, landers and rover that have dispatched to the Red Planet for studies.

火星勘测轨道器是系列卫星的一部分，着陆器和星球车已被应用到这颗红色星球的研究中。

The orbiter will carry a module filled with 8, 640 pounds of supplies, enough to keep the station crew provisioned for as long as a year.

这架航天飞机将运送一个填满8,640磅（约3,919公斤）物资的舱体，这些物资可供空间站上的人员最长一年之用。

The orbiter disintegrated as it returned to Earth -- the first accident since the 1986 Challenger explosion.

哥伦比亚号在返回地球的时候分裂瓦解，造成1986年挑战者号爆炸以来的第一起意外事件。