The Supersmart Spacecraft
2.印度火星飞船探测器
Nobody gets Mars right on the first try. The U.S. didn’t, Russia didn’t, the Europeans didn’t. But on Sept. 24, India did. That’s when the Mangalyaan (Mars craft in Hindi) went into orbit around the Red Planet, a technological feat no other Asian nation has yet achieved. Building the craft cost India just $74 million. At that price, the Mangalyaan is equipped with just five onboard instruments that allow it to do simple tasks like measure Martian methane and surface composition. More important, however, it allows India to flex its interplanetary muscles, which portends great things for the country’s space program—and for science in general.
没有国家在进行火星探测时一次成功的。美国没有,俄罗斯没有,欧洲各国也没有。但是在今年的9月24日,印度成功了。印度火星飞船“曼加里安”号在那天成功进入火星轨道,完成了其他亚洲国家都未曾完成的科技壮举。制造这艘飞船印度仅花了7400万美元。飞船上装有5个用来执行测量火星大气中的甲烷等任务的设备。印度火星飞船为印度创造了历史,对于印度的航空项目以及整个科学界都意义重大。
A Reactor that Could Realize Nuclear Fusion
3.小型核聚变反应堆
In October, Lockheed Martin said it had achieved a technological breakthrough that will enable it to make compact fusion reactors small enough to fit on the back of a truck within a decade. The design uses “magnetic mirror confinement” to control the reaction. If Lockheed really can produce a workable fusion reactor, the world of energy may never be the same.
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