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SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
to complete / to achieve
wánchéng
完成
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
the 600th time
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
。

SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 19th
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
successfully
chénggōng
成功
completed
wánchéng
完成
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
the 600th
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
，
to set / to establish a record
chuàng xià
创下
new
xīn
新
milestone
lǐchéngbēi
里程碑
。
this
zhè cì
这次
mission / task
rènwù
任务
from
cóng
从
the state of California
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Fàndēngbǎo tàikōng jūn jīdì
范登堡太空军基地
to lift off / to launch
shēngkōng
升空
，
to carry on board
dāzài
搭载
25 satellites
25 kē
25颗
Starlink (satellite network)
Xīng Liàn
星链
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
。

April 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
outer space
tàikōng
太空
company
gōngsī
公司
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
on / at (formal)
yú
于
April 19th
4 yuè 19 rì
4月19日
achieved / realized
shíxiànle
实现了
Falcon 9 rocket
Lièyīng jiǔ hào
猎鹰9号
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
structural particle
de
的
the 600th
dì 600 cì
第600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery / retrieval
huíshōu
回收
。
this
zhè cì
这次
mission / task
rènwù
任务
named / called
míng wéi
名为
Starlink 17-22 (mission name)
Xīng Liàn 17-22
星链17-22
，
from
cóng
从
state of California
Jiālìfúníyà zhōu
加利福尼亚州
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Fàndēngbǎo tàikōng jūn jīdì
范登堡太空军基地
to lift off / to launch
shēngkōng
升空
，
to carry on board
dāzài
搭载
25 satellites
25 kē
25颗
Starlink (satellite network)
Xīng Liàn
星链
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
。
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
completing / after completing
wánchéng
完成
mission
rènwù
任务
after / following
hòu
后
successfully
chénggōng
成功
to land / to touch down
jiàngluo
降落
on / at
zài
在
the Pacific Ocean
Tàipíngyáng
太平洋
structural particle
de
的
unmanned / crewless
wúrén
无人
recovery vessel / drone ship
huíshōu chuán
回收船
on top of
shàng
上
。
can / capable of
kě
可
reusable / to use repeatedly
chóngfù shǐyòng
重复使用
structural particle
de
的
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
technology
jìshù
技术
to allow / to enable
ràng
让
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
greatly / significantly
dàdà
大大
reduced / lowered
jiàngdīle
降低了
launch
fāshè
发射
cost
chéngběn
成本
。
Falcon (rocket series)
Lièyīng
猎鹰
series / line
xìliè
系列
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
already
yǐ
已
in / within
zài
在
612 attempts
612 cì
612次
attempts
chángshì
尝试
among / out of
zhōng
中
completed
wánchéng
完成
600 times
600 cì
600次
booster unit
zhùtuīqì
助推器
recovery
huíshōu
回收
，
success rate
chénggōng lǜ
成功率
exceeding / surpassing
chāoguò
超过
97 percent
97%
97%
。
SpaceX (rocket company)
SpaceX
SpaceX
currently / in the process of
zhèngzài
正在
for / in preparation for
wèi
为
planned / scheduled
jìhuà
计划
in / during
yú
于
this year
jīnnián
今年
May
5 yuè
5月
test flight
shìfēi
试飞
structural particle
de
的
Starship (spacecraft)
Xīng Jiàn
星舰
V3 (third generation)
V3
V3
rocket
huǒjiàn
火箭
to do / to make
zuò
做
final / last
zuìhòu
最后
preparations
zhǔnbèi
准备
。

New Words

SpaceX
SpaceX
SpaceX
wánchéng
完成
to complete
Lièyīng
猎鹰
Falcon
zhùtuīqì
助推器
booster
huíshōu
回收
recovery
Xīng Liàn
星链
Starlink
chóngfù shǐyòng
重复使用
reusable
chénggōng lǜ
成功率
success rate

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Science & Technology

SpaceX Achieves 600th Falcon 9 Booster Recovery in Landmark Starlink Mission

SpaceX achieved its 600th Falcon 9 booster recovery on the Starlink 17-22 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 25 satellites.

SpaceX achieved its 600th Falcon 9 booster recovery on April 19th. This mission, named Starlink 17-22, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 25 Starlink satellites. The booster successfully landed on a Pacific Ocean drone ship after completing its mission. Reusable booster technology has significantly lowered SpaceX's launch costs. The Falcon rocket series has completed 600 booster recoveries out of 612 attempts, achieving a success rate exceeding 97%. SpaceX is currently making final preparations for the scheduled Starship V3 test flight in May this year.

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more than a thousand (people)
qiān yú míng
千余名
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
industry workers / practitioners
cóngyè zhě
从业者
to jointly sign / to co-sign
liánshǔ
联署
open letter
gōngkāi xìn
公开信
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
to establish / to build
jiànlì
建立
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to slow down / to decelerate
jiǎnsù
减速
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
。

More Than 1,100 AI Workers Sign Letter Calling for US-Backed AI Pacing Mechanism

Google
gǔgē
谷歌
DeepMind (Google AI research lab)
DeepMind
DeepMind
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)
Gemini Robotics 2
Gemini Robotics 2
，
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
whole body / full body
quánshēn
全身
coordinated / harmonized
xiétiáo
协调
control / to control
kòngzhì
控制
。

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini Robotics 2 for Full Humanoid Body Control

United States
Měiguó
美国
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì
联邦通信委员会
to issue / to announce
fābù
发布
ban / prohibition order
jìnlìng
禁令
，
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign
wàiguó
外国
manufactured / made
zhìzào
制造
(structural particle)
de
的
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
。

US FCC Bans Imports of Foreign Humanoid Robots, Targeting China

Moonshot AI (Chinese AI startup)
Yuè zhī àn miàn
月之暗面
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuìdà
最大
open-weight (AI model weights)
kāiyuán quánzhòng
开源权重
model (AI)
móxíng
模型
Kimi K3 (AI model by Moonshot AI)
Kimi K3
Kimi K3
。

Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3, the World Largest Open-Weight AI Model