lunar mission

India found water on the surface with its first lunar mission last year, and plans to launch astronauts into Earth orbit in 2016.

印度则在去年的首次月球任务中发现月球表面存在水，并计划在2016年将宇航员送入地球轨道。

Beijing is also in early stages of planning a lunar mission.

北京同时也已在月球任务的初步阶段里奋步前行。

India's next big leap in space exploration will come later this year, when it plans to launch a lunar mission.

印度计划在今年晚些时候开始对月球的探测使命，从而在太空探索方面迈出一个大的飞跃。

Preparing for even a space-station or lunar mission takes several years.

为完成一个太空站或者月球计划需要准备数年时间。

Dock and Roll: An artist's rendering of NASA's Altair lunar lander approaching the Orion crew capsule after a lunar mission NASA

轮船与码头：如一位艺术家的表演，“牵牛星”号月球登陆车在完成一个月球任务后，靠近“猎户星”号航天舱。

The latest launch, to test key technologies and gather data, is China's second lunar mission.

最新一次发射，是为了测试关键技术与收集数据，是中国的第二次探月发射。

The lunar mission is strongly supported by India's Congress-led government and even the country's nationalistic leftist party leaders.

大力支持此次探月行动的不仅有印度国大党领导的联合政府，甚至还有具民族主义色彩的左翼党派领袖。

on a spacewalk last year, and has announced plans to launch a manned lunar mission and a military space station.

它也成为第三个实现太空行走计划的国家。并且已经宣布计划发射载人登月飞船和建立军事空间站。