中国人的骄傲-----登月计划

中新网10月24日电 英国路透社24日发表评论文章说，伴随着对太空的梦想、科技的进步和爱国主义热情，中国已经准备好于今天发射第一颗探月卫星——“嫦娥一号”。

　　除非受到天气影响和机械故障，“嫦娥一号”探月卫星将于今天下午6时05分在西昌卫星发射中心点火升空。之后，“嫦娥一号”将开始对月球表面展开长达一年的科学探测。根据飞行计划，“嫦娥一号”卫星成功发射后，将在地球轨道上经历3次调相轨道变轨，逐步加速，预计于10月31日进入地月转移轨道，开始奔向月球。11月5日，进入月球轨道后，卫星将经历3次近月制动，进入127分钟工作轨道。11月下旬，卫星将传回第一张月球图片。文章说，“嫦娥一号”绕月工程是中国实施的第一次探测活动，这项工程是为2010年的月球车及之后的登月计划做准备。

　　报道称，在发射之前，当地媒体纷纷表示，“嫦娥一号”的发射是中国国力增强的展示。在新浪网登载的文章中，一名评论员说：“毫无疑问，‘嫦娥一号’的发射将再次向世界展示中国人民的意志、信心，以及坚持不懈攀登科学高峰的能力。”

　　超过两千名游客赶到小城西昌准备观看发射实况，一名观众说：“这是我们国家第一次探测月亮，这是一个里程碑式的事件。我认为这对我们至关重要。”

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China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday, the first step into its ambitious three-stage moon mission, marking a new milestone in the country\'s space exploration history.

The circumlunar satellite Chang\'e-1 blasted off on a Long March3A carrier rocket at 6:05 p.m. from the No. 3 launching tower in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center of southwestern Sichuan Province.

Chinese space experts, technicians and other work staff, joined by experts from Japan, Germany and other countries as well as millions of domestic audience from across the country, were watching the launching process.

Chang\'e-1, named after a legendary Chinese goddess who is said to have flied to the moon, is expected to enter earth-moon transfer orbit on October 31 and arrive in the moon\'s orbit on November 5.

Flying to the moon is the nation\'s long cherished dream, as Chang\'e has been worshipped as the \"moon lady\" for thousands of years. She floated toward the sky and finally landed on the moon, where she became a goddess accompanied by a jade rabbit, after taking a bottle of elixir.