More than two thirds of the nation want to see the launch of Chang’e I, China’s first lunar orbiter live on TV, according to a survey.

一项调查显示，超过三分之二的中国人表示会收看我国首个月球探测器——“嫦娥一号”卫星发射的电视直播实况。

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America's space agency, NASA, is soon expected to launch a new, much more detailed survey of potentially threatening asteroids.

作为美国太空机构的美国宇航局(NASA)很快被寄希望于发动一场全新的、关于存在潜在威胁的小行星的超详细测查。

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Since its launch Dec. 14, 2009, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer has been circling the Earth in a polar orbit and snapping images every 11 seconds.

自2009年12月14日发射升空以来，广角红外线探测望远镜开始环绕绕地球极地轨道并每11秒抓拍一张照片。

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The new schedule calls for Endeavour to lift off before dawn on Wednesday, the same day that NASA had hoped to launch a separate mission to survey the moon.

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China is also hosting the Global Botanic Gardens Congress in Wuhan this month, where the BGCI will launch a survey of garden collections of threatened species.

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In light of this new information, I may launch my own informal survey on the productivity of PP Forbes staffers and those who leave the confines of 60 Fifth for their afternoon sugar rush.

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Judging the capabilities of local access providers, the survey found that the worst place to launch a bid turned out to be Atlanta, where the average download time is 11.58 seconds.

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