2021-2022学年高中英语外研版选修8学案：Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe.pdf

- 1 - Module 5The Conquest of the Universe 有一位私人太空游客 Dennis Tito 计划筹集资金并于 2018 年将两个人送往火星。这次火星之旅将如何实施？这次火星之旅对 Tito 本人有着什么样的影响？ A US millionaire who was the first private space tourist has announced plans to send a man and a womanprobably a married coupleon a round trip to Mars in 2018. Dennis Tito，a former rocket scientist who made his fortune through investments，said his Mission for America aims to bring a new era of space exploration.Tito，who paid the Russians $20 million for a ticket to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001，outlined his plans in Washington DC. Tito said he would fund the mission until the end of next year and hoped to raise the rest of the money through donations，media rights sales and potentially through selling scientific data to NASA (美国国家航空和航天局)“There is no time to lose，”he said.“Now is the time.” The mission，a “return flyby” ，in which the spacecraft would fly around Mars rather than land，would last for 500 days.The planned orbit is known as a “free return”： once fired into space，the capsule will swing around Mars and come back to Earth regardless of what happens to its occupants. Many experts say the mission will stand or fall on Titos abilities to raise funds.Tito said，“I will come out a lot poorer as a result of this mission but my grandchildren will come out a lot richer for the inspiration it will give them.” 1investment n 投资 2donation n. 捐赠，捐款 - 2 - 3potentially adv. 潜在地；可能地 4flyby n. (航天器的)近天体 探测飞行；检阅飞行 5occupant n. 占有人；居住者 1Whats Titos plan? _ _ 2What does the success of the 2018 Mars trip mainly rely on? _ _ 【答案】1.To send a man and a woman on a round trip to Mars in 2018. 2It mainly relies on Titos ability to raise funds.