中国火星探测项目研制进行顺利

Chinese researchers have completed the aerodynamic design for the country's Mars probe and are now conducting testing and experiments.

我国研究人员已完成我国火星探测器气动设计，目前正在进行试验验证。

With the probe set to launch in 2020, Chinese space authorities are working on technology to help complete orbiting, landing and surveying.

我国计划于2020年发射火星探测器，目前我国航天部门正就有助于完成轨道运行、着陆和测量的技术进行研究。

"The aerodynamic design is very important, as it will protect the probe in its landing and prevent it from leaving the orbiting track," said Zhou Weijiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and researcher with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

全国政协委员、中国航天科技集团研究员周伟江表示：“气动设计非常重要，因为它将在火星探测器着陆时对其进行保护，防止其偏离轨道。”

"Weight is another key problem in the aerodynamic design of the probe, as the total weight of China's Mars probe is comparatively small in its kind around the world," Zhou said.

周伟江说：“由于我国火星探测器在世界同类探测器中总重相对较小，因此重量是该探测器气动设计中的另一个重要问题。”

"Heatproof materials, for example, if added too little the probe will be burnt while landing and too much will surpass the total weight standard," he added.

他补充说道：“例如，防热材料如果加的太少，探测器在着陆时就会被烧毁，而过多的话就会超过总重量标准。”