华盛顿邮报报道我国嫦娥一号发射

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By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, October 25, 2007; Page A16

BEIJING, Oct. 24 -- China launched a satellite rocketing toward lunar orbit Wednesday evening, the latest step in an ambitious national program to send more men into space, build a space station and eventually land Chinese astronauts on the moon.

The satellite, called Chang'e after a legendary Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, was lifted into space atop a white-painted Long March 3A rocket that blasted off at 6:05 p.m. from the Xichang Launch Center in Sichuan province in central China. The China National Space Administration said Chang'e was scheduled to enter a lunar orbit on Nov. 5 and send back images and analyses of the moon's surface for about a year.

The trouble-free liftoff, with flame and white smoke billowing out of the rocket, was heralded by commentators and broadcast live on government television, underlining the Communist Party's desire to cultivate national pride in a growing list of accomplishments in space. The launch took place just two days after a national Communist Party congress acclaimed Hu Jintao for a second five-year term as party leader, president and military chief.

\"The launch shows our comprehensive state power,\" said Jiao Weixin, a professor at Peking University's School of Earth and Space Sciences. \"It can help to improve our image in the world. Chinese would feel excited and greatly encouraged by just having a Chinese Nobel Prize winner, let alone having the chance to prove to the world our capability to explore space.\"

Jiao noted that China, which first sent a man into space in 2003 and repeated the exploit with a two-man team in 2005, still lags far behind the United States and Russia in space exploration. Japan launched a probe into lunar orbit for the first time on Oct. 5, and India has a similar plan on the drawing board. But Jiao described Wednesday's launch as a milestone for China's efforts, signifying that Chinese engineers have the know-how to probe the moon.

\"Chinese people will be encouraged by it,\" he said.

Li Hang, 24, who advises students seeking to study abroad, agreed, but he expressed doubt that exploits in space would have an immediate impact on the daily lives of China's 1.3 billion people. \"However,\" he added, \"it definitely will have an impact on China's national defense ability and the relationships between China and other countries.\"

In addition to serving as a rallying point for national pride, China's 50-year-old space exploration program has begun to return commercial profits. Chinese rockets for a number of years have been launching other countries' satellites at attractive rates. Last May, Chinese technicians launched a Chinese-manufactured communications satellite for Nigeria, marking the first time China had built a commercial satellite and sent it into orbit on contract for another country.

Launch officials were definitely into the business spirit Wednesday. They charged tourists a little over $100 for access to two viewing platforms at the launch site, about 1,000 miles southwest of Beijing.

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Partially censored for CORRECT political direction.

伊人独酌

[s:45] It is great! We, all of the chinese will be very proud about this news.

伊人独酌

China is developing fast! I love my country, hope she can come up with the developed countries.
It is the best that when we exceed Jpan

Dean

Man has conquered the Earth. Now they are trying to control the Moon. And some people in developed countries have far more ambitious plans. They are going far to the Mars and Jupiter. I think one day they will go the sun and destroy it.

伊人独酌

Destroy the sun will be impossible, or people will live in the dark

Dean

Who knows. Perhaps we humans can make an artifical sun to light up the earth. What i want to say is that while developing science and technology we should be aware of the evnironment.

伊人独酌

Yes, that's right, and now it is so hot in summer

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\"The launch shows our comprehensive state power,\" said Jiao Weixin, a professor at Peking University's School of Earth and Space Sciences. \"It can help to improve our image in the world. Chinese would feel excited and greatly encouraged by just having a Chinese Nobel Prize winner, let alone having the chance to prove to the world our capability to explore space.\"
北京大学地球与空间科学学院教授焦维新说：“它有助于提升我们的国际形象。中国可能仅因为得到一座属于中国的诺贝尔奖而感到兴奋、受到极大鼓舞,更不用说是向世界证明我们有能力探索太空。”

Li Hang, 24, who advises students seeking to study abroad, agreed, but he expressed doubt that exploits in space would have an immediate impact on the daily lives of China's 1.3 billion people. \"However,\" he added, \"it definitely will have an impact on China's national defense ability and the relationships between China and other countries.\"
现年24岁、从事出国留学咨询工作的Li Hang同意上述说法，但他对探索太空立即影响中国十三亿人的生活表示怀疑，“不过，这肯定会影响中国的国家防御力以及她与其他国家的关系，”他补充道。

In addition to serving as a rallying point for national pride, China's 50-year-old space exploration program has begun to return commercial profits. Chinese rockets for a number of years have been launching other countries' satellites at attractive rates. Last May, Chinese technicians launched a Chinese-manufactured communications satellite for Nigeria, marking the first time China had built a commercial satellite and sent it into orbit on contract for another country.
除了为民族自豪感提供说辞之外，中国50年历史的空间探索项目也开始返回了经济收益。许多年来，中国火箭以惊人的数目为其他国家搭载和发射卫星。去年5月，中国为尼日利亚发射了一颗中国研制的通信卫星，这也是中国制造并送上轨道供他国使用的第一颗商业卫星。

Launch officials were definitely into the business spirit Wednesday. They charged tourists a little over $100 for access to two viewing platforms at the launch site, about 1,000 miles southwest of Beijing.
周三负责发射的官员也对商业利润抱以极大热情。他们对每位进入发射基地看台的观众收取超过100美元的费用。发射基地坐落在北京西南约1000英里的地方。

伊人独酌

Good news!