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Space Exploration — Исследование космоса (1)

Entering the twenty-first century, we have an unimaginable array of technology and a generation of young people schooled in these technologies.
Three decades ago people placed six flags on the Moon. Our automatic space stations reached almost all planets of Solar System.
Today we no longer try for new space achievements; instead we celebrate the anniversaries of the past. Our work is unfinished.
I have read a large amount of books and magazines, in addition to the science books. People have been preparing to land on Mars, but because of some obstacles, we have not realized it yet.
If we compare technologies of 1960s and 1970s, when major achievements in space exploration were made and technologies we have today, we might be surprised.
The Apollo Lunar Module had a computer in it, as we all know. The Lunar Module computer had 4,096 bytes of erasable storage. Current processors reach over 3000MHz, hundreds times more that it was that time and modern personal

computers often have over 500 million bytes of erasable storage, to say nothing of modern fixed storage. 30 years of advancement have given us the ability to do even more in rocketry and computing and everywhere else. Our future achievements should not be dwarfed by our past achievements.
We need to explore space, using a combination of automated probes and manned missions.
Humans need to explore space, because by not doing so, we are denying our creative and curious nature.

Исследование космоса (1)

На пороге двадцать первого столетия мы имеем невообразимые технологии и поколение молодых людей, воспитанных на этих технологиях»
Три десятилетия назад люди установили шесть флагов на Луне. Наши автоматические космические станции достигли почти всех планет Солнечной системы.
Сегодня мы больше не добиваемся новых

космических достижений, вместо этого мы празднуем годовщины прошлых достижений. Наша работа не закончена.
Я прочитал большое количество книг и журналов в дополнение к научным трудам. Люди готовятся высадится на Марсе, но из-за некоторых препятствие мы этого еще не сделали.
Если мы сравним технологии 1960-х и 1970-х, когда были сделаны главные достижения в покорении космоса, и технологии, которые мы имеем сегодня, мы будем удивлены.
Как всем нам известно, лунный модуль «Аполлон» имел компьютер внутри. Компьютер лунного модуля имел 4,096 байта оперативной памяти. Современные, процессоры достигают тактовой частоты в 3000 мегагерц, что в сотни раз больше, чем это было в то время, а современный персональный компьютер часто имеет более чем 500 мегабайтов оперативной памяти, не говоря уже о современных приборах хранения информации. 30 лет развития позволили нам добиться еще большего в ракетной и вычислительной технике. Наши будущие достижения не должны остановиться на наших прошлых достижениях.
Мы должны исследовать космос, используя комбинацию автоматизированных зондов и пилотируемых полетов.
Люди должны исследовать космос, потому что, не делая этого, мы отрицаем нашу творческую и любознательную сущность.

Questions:

1. When did people place flags on the Moon?
2. Have all planets of-Solar System been visited by our automatic space stations?
3. Why do we need to explore space?

Vocabulary:

Unimaginable — невообразимый
array — множество, совокупность
to place — разместить, установить
to reach — достичь, добраться
Solar System — Солнечная система
achievement — достижение, успех
to celebrate — праздновать, веселиться, радоваться
anniversary — годовщина, юбилей
obstacle — помеха, преграда, препятствие
to realize — осуществлять, выполнять
exploration — изучение, исследование
erasable — стираемый, оперативная (о памяти)
advancement — развитие, достижение, прогресс, успех
ability — способность
rocketry — ракетная техника
to dwarf — останавливать рост; препятствовать развитию
manned mission — пилотируемый полет/миссия
curious — любопытный, любознательный, пытливый

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