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Orion
Àolǐ wēng
奥里翁
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
to complete
wánchéng
完成
engine
fādòng jī
发动机
burn / ignition
diǎnhuǒ
点火
to fly toward
fēi xiàng
飞向
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球

United States
Měiguó
美国
Orion
Àolǐ wēng
奥里翁
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
on
April 2nd
sìyuè èr rì
四月二日
to complete
wánchéng
完成
lunar / moon-mission
dēng yuè
登月
orbit / trajectory
guǐdào
轨道
burn / ignition
diǎnhuǒ
点火
four
sì míng
四名
astronauts
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to fly toward
fēi xiàng
飞向
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
will
jiāng
on
April 6th
sìyuè liù rì
四月六日
to reach
dàodá
到达
closest
zuìjìn
最近
point near the Moon
yuèqiú diǎn
月球点
and
bìng
on
April 10th
sìyuè shí rì
四月十日
to splashdown
jiàn luò
溅落
ocean
hǎiyáng
海洋

April 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM

NASA / US space agency
Měiguó yǔháng jú
美国宇航局
structural particle
de
Orion
Àolǐ wēng
奥里翁
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
on
April 1st
sìyuè yī rì
四月一日
from
cóng
Kennedy Space Center
Kěnnídí hángtiān zhōngxīn
肯尼迪航天中心
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to lift off / to launch
shēngkōng
升空
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
on / aboard
shàng
there are
yǒu
four
sì míng
四名
astronauts
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
this is
zhè shì
这是
humanity / humankind
rénlèi
人类
more than 50 years
wǔ shí duō nián
50多年
since / in
lái
the first time
dì yī cì
第一次
to fly to
fēi wǎng
飞往
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
April 2nd
sìyuè èr rì
四月二日
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
structural particle
de
main engine
zhǔ fādòng jī
主发动机
engine burn / ignition
diǎnhuǒ
点火
five minutes and fifty seconds
wǔ fēnzhōng wǔ shí miǎo
五分钟五十秒
this
zhè cì
这次
burn / ignition
diǎnhuǒ
点火
to let / to allow
ràng
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
to leave
líkāi
离开
Earth orbit
dìqiú guǐdào
地球轨道
to fly toward
fēi xiàng
飞向
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
spacecraft
fēichuán
飞船
will not
bú huì
不会
to enter
jìnrù
进入
lunar orbit
yuèqiú guǐdào
月球轨道
but instead / rather
érshì
而是
will
huì
from / at
cóng
approximately
yuē
6,500 kilometers
liù qiān wǔ bǎi gōnglǐ
6500公里
at a distance of
chù
to fly past
fēi guò
飞过
the Moon
yuèqiú
月球
four
sì míng
四名
astronauts
yǔhángyuán
宇航员
will
jiāng
on
zài
April 10th
sìyuè shí rì
四月十日
to return to
fǎnhuí
返回
Earth
dìqiú
地球

News in English

Science & Technology

Orion Crew Completes Key Engine Burn and Begins Journey to the Moon

The US Orion spacecraft completed its translunar injection burn on April 2 and is now carrying four astronauts toward the Moon. The crew will fly past the Moon on April 6 before splashing down on April 10.

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微软
and / with
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
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to revise / to amend
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修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权

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Dài ěr
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first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
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server
fúwùqì
服务器
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
year over year
tónɡbǐ
同比
to surge dramatically
bàozēnɡ
暴增
757 percent
757%
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United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
researchers
yánjiū rényuán
研究人员
to obtain / to gain access to
huòdé
获得
Google
Gǔgē
谷歌
Willow (Google quantum chip)
Willow
Willow
quantum
liàngzǐ
量子
chip
xīnpiàn
芯片
access rights / right to use
shǐyòngquán
使用权

UK Researchers at Kings College London Gain Access to Google Willow Quantum Chip

United States
Měiguó
美国
Illinois (US state)
Yīlìnuòyī Zhōu
伊利诺伊州
to pass (legislation)
tōngɡuò
通过
across the US / nationwide
quánměi
全美
most stringent / strictest
zuì yángé
最严格
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
safety / security
ānquán
安全
bill / legislation
fǎàn
法案

Illinois Passes Nation Most Stringent AI Safety Bill Requiring Third-Party Audits