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Artemis II (NASA spacecraft)
Āěrtìmísī èr hào
阿尔忒弥斯二号
to fly around
rào fēi
绕飞
the far side of the Moon
yuèqiú bèimiàn
月球背面
astronaut
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
to set (a record)
chuàng
humanity
rénlèi
人类
farthest
zuì yuǎn
最远
flight record
fēixíng jìlù
飞行纪录

April 6
sì yuè liù rì
四月六日
NASA
Měiguó Yǔháng Jú
美国宇航局
Artemis II (NASA spacecraft)
Āěrtìmísī èr hào
阿尔忒弥斯二号
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
to loop around
rào guò
绕过
the far side of the Moon
yuèqiú bèimiàn
月球背面
four (people)
sì míng
四名
astronaut
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
(completion particle)
le
humanity
rénlèi
人类
flight distance
fēixíng jùlí
飞行距离
farthest
zuì yuǎn
最远
(modifier particle)
de
record
jìlù
纪录
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
at a distance of
Earth
dìqiú
地球
approximately
yuē
252,000 miles
èr shí wǔ wàn liǎng qiān yīnglǐ
二十五万两千英里
this
zhè
is
shì
since
1972
yī jiǔ qī èr nián
一九七二年
since (a time)
yǐlái
以来
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
there are
yǒu
humanity
rénlèi
人类
to fly to
fēi dào
飞到
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
vicinity
fùjìn
附近

April 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM

April 6
sì yuè liù rì
四月六日
NASA
Měiguó Yǔháng Jú
美国宇航局
(modifier particle)
de
Artemis II (NASA spacecraft)
Āěrtìmísī èr hào
阿尔忒弥斯二号
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
to loop around
rào guò
绕过
(completion particle)
le
the far side of the Moon
yuèqiú bèimiàn
月球背面
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
on board
shàng
there are
yǒu
four (people)
sì míng
四名
astronaut
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
they
tāmen
他们
to set (a record)
chuàng xià
创下
(completion particle)
le
humanity
rénlèi
人类
flight distance
fēixíng jùlí
飞行距离
farthest
zuì yuǎn
最远
(modifier particle)
de
record
jìlù
纪录
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
at a distance of
Earth
dìqiú
地球
approximately
yuē
252,000 miles
èr shí wǔ wàn liǎng qiān yīnglǐ
二十五万两千英里
compared to
1970
yī jiǔ qī líng nián
一九七零年
Apollo 13
Ābōluó shí sān hào
阿波罗十三号
flew
fēi
(complement marker)
de
even farther
gèng yuǎn
更远
because
yīnwèi
因为
the far side of the Moon
yuèqiú bèimiàn
月球背面
never
cónglái
从来
not
to face toward
cháo xiàng
朝向
Earth
dìqiú
地球
therefore
suǒyǐ
所以
very few people
hěn shǎo yǒu rén
很少有人
have seen
jiàn guò
见过
it
(modifier particle)
de
true appearance
zhēnshí miànmào
真实面貌
astronaut
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
(plural marker)
men
to photograph / to capture
pāi xià
拍下
(completion particle)
le
the far side of the Moon
yuèqiú bèimiàn
月球背面
(modifier particle)
de
photos
zhàopiàn
照片
among which
qízhōng
其中
including
bāokuò
包括
enormous
jùdà
巨大
(modifier particle)
de
Mare Orientale (lunar basin)
Dōngfāng Hǎi
东方海
crater
yǔnshí kēng
陨石坑
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
expected to
yùjì
预计
on
zài
April 10
sì yuè shí rì
四月十日
to return
fǎnhuí
返回
Earth
dìqiú
地球
to splash down
jiàn luò
溅落
in
zài
the Pacific Ocean
Tàipíngyáng
太平洋
in the middle of
zhōng
this time
zhè cì
这次
mission
rènwù
任务
is
shì
NASA
Měiguó Yǔháng Jú
美国宇航局
for
wèi
future
wèilái
未来
Moon landing
dēng yuè
登月
to prepare
zuò zhǔnbèi
做准备
(modifier particle)
de
important
zhòngyào
重要
a step
yī bù
一步
NASA
Měiguó Yǔháng Jú
美国宇航局
to plan
jìhuà
计划
in
zài
2028
èr líng èr bā nián
二零二八年
to send
jiāng
astronaut
yǔháng yuán
宇航员
to send up to
sòng shàng
送上
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
surface
biǎomiàn
表面

News in English

Science & Technology

Artemis II Crew Loops Around the Far Side of the Moon, Breaking Human Distance Record

On April 6, the NASA Artemis II spacecraft looped behind the far side of the Moon, with four astronauts setting a new record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth at about 252,000 miles.

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agreement / terms
xiéyì
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to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
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yánjiū rényuán
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to obtain / to gain access to
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xīnpiàn
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access rights / right to use
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tōngɡuò
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across the US / nationwide
quánměi
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most stringent / strictest
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safety / security
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bill / legislation
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