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Space Heroes In the course of (explore), 434 astronauts have made the journey into space. Men and women from nations all over the world have studied, trained and (work) diligently in order to go into space. Yet, it is not a job without risk and 20 of those people have died while in space or in space programme training. Yuri Gagarin On April 12, 1961, Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. He died only seven years later on March 27, 1968 in an air crash during a training session in the East of Moscow. Gregory Jarvis, Ronald McNair, Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Sharon McAuliffe On January 28, 1986, these seven American astronauts (five men and twowomen) died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after (launch). Among them was Sharon McAuliffe, a high school teacher, was to be the first teacher in space. Millions of people around the world and many students in primary and secondary schools saw the tragedy on TV. Chawla Kalpana (USA), Rick Husband (USA), William McCool (USA), Michael Anderson (USA), David Brown (USA), Laurel Clark (USA), Ilan Ramon (Israel) On February 1, 2003, 16 minutes before landing, the space shuttle Columbia exploded. The five men and two women crew, which included the first Indian born woman in space as well as Israel’s first astronaut, all died. Here is part of US President Ronald Reagan’s speech after the 1986 Challenger disaster: “For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we’re thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were d aring and brave, and they had that special spirit that says, “Give me a challenge and I’ll meet it with joy.” They had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. They wished to serve, and they did. They served all of us.” 太空英雄 在太空探索的过程中,已经有434名宇航员到达了太空。世界各国的男性女性为去到太空学习、训练、努力工作。然而,这并不是一项没有危险的工作,已经有20人在太空或太空训练过程中丧生。 尤里o加加林 1961年5月12日,俄罗斯宇航员加加林成为了进入太空的第一人。仅仅7年后,1968年3月27日,他就在莫斯科东部一次训练中死于空难。 格里高利o杰维斯、罗纳德o麦克奈尔、弗朗西斯o斯科比、迈克尔o史密斯、朱蒂丝o雷斯尼克、埃利森o鬼冢承次、莎朗o麦克奥利维 这7名美国宇航员(5男2女)于1986年1月28日罹难,挑战者号航天飞机发射不久即发生爆炸。他们之中高中教师莎朗o麦克奥利维是去太空的第一位教师。全世界成百上千万的人们以及很多中小学生从电视上看到了这场悲剧。 查瓦拉o卡尔帕拉(美)、瑞克o赫斯本德(美)、威廉o麦库尔(美)、迈克尔o安德森(美)、大卫o布朗(美)、劳雷尔o克拉克(美)、艾兰o雷蒙(以色列) 2003年2月1日,哥伦比亚航天飞机在降落前16分钟发生爆炸。 机上成员5男2女包括一名印度女性成员,及以色列的第一位宇航员全部死亡。 以下是一段美国总统罗纳德o里根1986年挑战者号灾难后的演讲: “对于这七个人的家人,我们不能百分之百地像你们那样的感受这场灾难的打击。但是我们感受到了损失,我们认为你们一定也是这样。你们的亲人勇敢无畏,他们的特殊姿态和特殊精神告诉我们:…把挑战给我,我要满怀喜悦去迎接。" 他们渴望探索宇宙,渴望揭开宇宙的奥秘。他们希望尽职,他们做到了。他们为我们所有的人尽职。” |
