Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble Hubble Telescope a very powerful telescope (=a piece of equipment for making distant objects look larger and closer) which is attached to a satellite in space, going around the Earth, and can see much further into space than telescopes on Earth telescope a piece of equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects look larger and closer. through a telescope Details on the moon's surface can only be seen through a telescope. launch v. to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky or into space: A test satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral. to start something, usually something big or important: The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000. launch an attack to make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time The company hopes to launch the new drug by next October. space n. outside the earth , the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets are in/into space Who was the first American in space? creatures from outer space (=far away in space) space travel / research / exploration vehicles used in space: spaceship,rocket, satellite, space station someone who travels in space: astronaut parts of a rocket's journey: countdown, launch, take-off, leaving the earth's atmosphere, going into orbit, re-entering the earth's atmosphere, touchdown the study of space: astronomy NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration a US government organization that controls space travel and the scientific study of space faulty adj. not working properly, or not made correctly: Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty. a faulty gene that causes breast cancer a faulty way of thinking about something contains a mistake, so that you make a wrong decision: an idea based on a faulty understanding of biology shuttle n. a space shuttle a plane, bus, or train that makes regular short journeys between two places: He took the Washington - New York shuttle. A shuttl