中国计划20次航天发射,包括航天飞机处女航
China's space authorities have announced plans to launch over 40 different spacecrafts into orbit in 20 separatelaunches this year.
中国航天机构称今年将进行20次的航天发射，将40多个不同的航天器送入轨道。
One of the vessels to be launched is theground-breaking Yuanzheng 1 - also known as the 'space bus' - which can launch10 different satellites at once.
其中最引人注目的要数远征1号了，也称作太空巴士，一次可以发射10个不同的卫星。2013 was a massive year for China whosescientists launched 16 spacecraft to firmly establish their cosmic credentials.
2013年，中国成功的发射了16枚航天器。
In October 2003, it became only the thirdcountry in history to independently launch a manned mission int o space on the Shenzhou 5.
2003年10月，中国成功完成了神舟5号的载人计划，成为了第三个拥有这种能力的国家。A spokesman for the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said thevessels going up this yt r will mostly be 'communication satellites' orbitingat around 36,000ft.
中国发言人称今年送入轨道的主要是通信卫星，将在36000英尺的轨道上飞行。Director of its Space Department ZhaoXiaojin added: There will also be some remote sensing satellites s ent up toobserve the earth as well as navigation satellites.'
中国空间部门的主任赵晓金说：“还会发送一些用以观测地球的远程遥感卫星以及导航卫星。”
Chinese space authorities also said anumber of 'cutting edge* technologies will be tested for the first uding the highly anticipated 'space bus'.
中国空间当局说一些“前沿”的技术也会首次进行测试，包括非常受人们期待的“空间巴士”。The Yuanzheng 1 is China's largest everrocket with a diameter of 5.2 meters. It needs to be assembled at the launchsite because trains carrying it would not be able to pass through tunnels.
远征1号是中国最大的火箭，直径5.2米。必须在发射现场进行组装，因为火车运载这种火箭的话，是无法通过隧道的。
Its engine can restart over 20 times when flying in orbit and it is thought tobe 75 per cent more efficient than spacecraft of the same size.
在轨道中飞行时其引擎可以重启20多次，而且据说比同样大小的航天器要高效75%。It also has the capability to move old,scrapped satellites out of useful orbit and into so-called 'cemetery orbits' toprevent them from hindering other space-faring vehicles.
它还具备将老旧的废弃的卫星从有用的轨道送到所谓的“墓地轨道”中去，以防止它们阻碍其他的航天运输工具。Meanwhile, the Chinese government hasalready begun opening up its its lunar exploration program to private investment.
与此同时，中国政府已经向私人投资开放月球探索项目。
