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英語で世界を知ろう！Topic Reading

2021/03/15 Topic Reading-Vol.3260-3/15/2021

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China and Russia to build lunar space station

It was six decades ago when the first human flew into space. Though it was just a little more than one orbit around the Earth during the 108-minute flight, the captain of the Soviet Union’s Vostok spacecraft, Yuri Gagarin, is remembered in space history.

Then about two decades ago, the International Space Station, more known as ISS, was launched. It is a multinational collaborative project by space agencies of the US, Russia, Japan, Europe, and Canada. The space station looks still in the photos but it actually orbits the Earth 15.5 times a day at a speed of 27,600 km per hour.

Now, China and Russia jointly announced that they will build research facilities on the moon, in orbit, or both. The International Scientific Lunar Station is expected to carry out a wide range of scientific research that can be used by other nations. Though the timetable of this bold agreement hasn’t been announced, it demonstrates a new cooperative move by these not-always-friendly neighboring nations.

Enjoy reading the article and think if this international research project could unite or divide the recently escalating gap between the West and China/Russia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56342311

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