Thus, if there were an emergency and they had to leave quickly, there would be at least one lunar sample.

这样，即使出现不测使得他们不得不赶紧离开月球，人类至少也拿到了一块月球表面采到的岩石样本。

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This is the groundwork for the next Lunar Lander (Chang'e 2) project in 2012, Lunar Sample Return (Chang'e 3) in 2017 and the Chinese astronaut on the moon project.

这是2012年“嫦娥2号”登陆月球，2017年“嫦娥3号”从月球采集矿物样本，以及未来中国宇航员登陆月球的基础。

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One of those robotic devices, after maneuvering to a suitable location with guidance from Earth-based controllers, will use a mechanical arm to scoop up a sample of lunar soil.

那时，将有一种机器人设施，能够根据地球基站控制人员的指令寻找到适当的位置，用机器手攫取月球表面风化层泥土材料样本。

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Thus, if there were an emergency and they had to leave quickly, there would be at least one lunar sample.

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That will be followed by deployment of an unmanned lunar orbiter mission along with a nuclear-powered landing vehicle to support lunar rover delivery and sample return operations.

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Three days later when the first men to reach another world arrived, their initial act, within moments of setting foot there, was to document and collect a precious sample of lunar dust, to share with laboratories across the Earth.

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