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[00:00.04]China plans to increase the size 中国计划增加其空间站的规模
[00:04.04]of its space station in the coming years. 在未来几年内
[00:08.00]The station will offer astronauts from other countries 该空间站将为其他国家的宇航员提供
[00:12.56]a different choice for near-Earth missions. 一个不同的近地轨道任务的选择
[00:17.36]The International Space Station (ISS), led by NASA, 由美国国家航空航天局（NASA）领导的国际空间站（ISS）
[00:23.16]is nearing the end of its service life. 即将结束其服务寿命
[00:27.84]The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 中国空间技术研究院（CAST）
[00:32.96]said the operational lifetime of the Chinese space station 说中国空间站的运行寿命
[00:38.96]will be more than 15 years. 将超过15年
[00:42.36]The organization is China’s main space contractor. 该组织是中国的主要空间承包商
[00:49.00]Chinese officials made the estimate recently 中国官员最近做出了这一估计
[00:53.24]at the 74th International Astronautical Congress 在第74届国际宇航大会上
[00:58.88]in Baku, Azerbaijan. 在阿塞拜疆的巴库
[01:03.16]That new operational lifetime would be more 这一新的运行寿命将比之前宣布的10年
[01:07.04]than the 10 years announced earlier. 多出更多
[01:11.52]China’s space station, known as Tiangong, 中国的空间站，被称为天宫，
[01:15.88]or the Celestial Palace in Chinese, 或者中文里的“天宫”，
[01:20.00]has been operational since late 2022. 自2022年底以来一直在运行
[01:25.56]It holds up to three astronauts 它最多可容纳三名宇航员
[01:28.48]and orbits 450 kilometers above Earth. 并在地球上方450公里处运行
[01:34.32]After an increase from three to six modules, 在从三个增加到六个模块之后，
[01:38.84]Tiangong will be about 180 metric tons. 天宫将重约180公吨
[01:45.48]Tiangong is 40 percent of the mass of the ISS, 天宫是ISS质量的40％，
[01:51.16]which can hold a crew of seven astronauts. ISS可以容纳七名宇航员
[01:55.00]But the ISS, in orbit for more than 20 years, 但是ISS已经在轨道上运行了20多年，
[02:00.36]is expected to stop service after 2030. 预计将在2030年后停止服务
[02:06.48]China has said it expects to become “a major space power”. 中国表示，它希望成为“一个主要的太空强国”
[02:13.08]Chinese state media said last year 中国官方媒体去年说
[02:16.56]as Tiangong became fully operational 当天宫完全投入运行时
[02:20.32]that China would be no “slouch” 中国不会是一个“懒惰的人”
[02:24.16]as the ISS headed toward retirement. 当ISS走向退休时
[02:29.80]State media added that “several countries” 官方媒体补充说，“几个国家”
[02:34.04]had asked to send their astronauts to the Chinese station. 已经要求将他们的宇航员送往中国空间站
[02:40.48]But, the European Space Agency (ESA) 但是，欧洲航天局（ESA）
[02:44.68]said this year it did not have the financial 今年表示，它没有财政
[02:49.00]or “political” approval to take part in Tiangong. 或者“政治”上的批准参与天宫
[02:54.32]The announcement suspended a plan 这一声明暂停了一个计划
[02:58.00]that had been developed over years 多年来一直在制定的计划
[03:00.88]for a visit by European astronauts. 由欧洲宇航员访问
[03:05.04]The Global Times, wrote at the time: 《环球时报》当时写道：
[03:08.84]”Giving up cooperation with China “放弃与中国的合作
[03:12.32]in the manned space domain 在载人航天领域
[03:17.84]which reveals that the U.S.-led camp confrontation 这表明美国领导的阵营对抗
[03:22.88]has led to a new space race.” 已经导致了一场新的太空竞赛”
[03:25.92]Tiangong has become a symbol 天宫已经成为一个象征
[03:29.32]of China’s growing influence 中国日益增长的影响力
[03:32.12]and belief in its space missions. 和对其太空任务的信念
[03:35.52]U.S. law bans China from any work, 美国法律禁止中国从事任何工作，
[03:40.24]direct or indirect, with NASA. 直接或间接地，与NASA合作
[03:44.60]Russia is highly involved in the ISS 俄罗斯在ISS中高度参与
[03:49.16]and has similar space diplomacy plans. 并有类似的太空外交计划
[03:54.20]Russia suggested that its partners in the BRICS group 俄罗斯建议其在金砖国家组织中的伙伴
[03:59.16]- Brazil, India, China and South Africa -巴西、印度、中国和南非
[04:03.80]- could build a module for its new space station. -可以为其新的空间站建造一个模块
[04:09.56]Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, 俄罗斯联邦航天局（Roscosmos）
[04:14.08]said last year that it was planning to build a space station. 去年表示，它计划建造一个空间站
[04:19.88]The goal is for the station to have six modules 目标是让空间站拥有六个模块
[04:24.64]that could hold up to four astronauts. 可以容纳四名宇航员
[04:30.28]I’m Mario Ritter Jr.
我是马里奥·里特尔·小。
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