Four non-astronauts orbited the Earth 3 days 350 miles above in an autonomous spacecraft. It was the first time a space flight was conducted without professional astronauts aboard. Their activities were leisurely, involving listening to music, phoning their families, and admiring the Earth. There were some problems with the temperature sensor and waste management fan. But they came back down to the Earth peacefully. It cost $200 million provided by a €30 billionaire, who also donated a similar amount to St.Jude Children’s Hospital.
+) Arc de Triomphe is the most recently built landmark in Europe. For the first time, it has been adorned with silver-blue plastic fabric and rad ropes as a tribute to two great artistic figures. It took several months, $16.5 million, and 270,000 square feet of polypropylene. It will be in that statement for two weeks.
*Vocabularies; triumph, drape, statement, tribute
REFERENCE
+) Arc de Triomphe is the most recently built landmark in Europe. For the first time, it has been adorned with silver-blue plastic fabric and rad ropes as a tribute to two great artistic figures. It took several months, $16.5 million, and 270,000 square feet of polypropylene. It will be in that statement for two weeks.
*Vocabularies; triumph, drape, statement, tribute
REFERENCE
Four non-astronauts orbited the Earth 3 days 350 miles above in an autonomous spacecraft. It was the first time a space flight was conducted without professional astronauts aboard. Their activities were leisurely, involving listening to music, phoning their families, and admiring the Earth. There were some problems with the temperature sensor and waste management fan. But they came back down to the Earth peacefully. It cost $200 million provided by a €30 billionaire, who also donated a similar amount to St.Jude Children’s Hospital.
Comments
Post a Comment