16. 3. 2024
1. Make sure that you understand the words in the exercise below. Then listen and click the words that you hear. They are in chronological order:
| Not in the listening | In the listening |
|---|---|
| head | |
| considering | |
| settlements | |
| fuel | |
| challenge | |
| carried out | |
| chief | |
| astronaut | |
| cargo spacecraft | |
| remains | |
| space shuttle | |
| payloads | |
| crater | |
| debris |
2. Listen and answer the questions:
Questions:
1. Who is Yuri Borisov?
2. According to Yuri Borisov, when are they going to build the nuclear power plant on the moon?
3. Why are they considering building the power plant on the Moon?
4. How should the power plant be built?
5. What type of spacecraft are they planning to build?
6. What remains to be solved regarding the spacecraft?
7. What is one of the tasks of the space tugboat that Borisov mentioned?
3. Listen and fill in missing words:
Russia and China Plan to Build a Power Plant on the Moon
The head of Russia's state corporation for activities, Roskosmos, Yuri Borisov, said on Tuesday that Russian Federation, in cooperation with China, is " considering" building a nuclear power plant on the moon 2033 and 2035, which could allow both countries to build lunar settlements in the future. This is reported by the Russian government TASS and Reuters.
Borisov said: "It's a huge challenge. It should be done in automatic without the presence of humans". He also mentioned that the construction of the power plant would be carried out by robots that Russia is "almost " to have.
The Roskosmos chief also spoke of Russia's plans to build nuclear-powered cargo spacecraft. to him, Russia has already solved almost all the "technological issues", all that remains is to find a solution to cool the nuclear .
Borisov said that they are working on a space tugboat which be able to transport large payloads from one orbit to another, collect space debris and engage in many applications.
Transcript
Russia and China Plan to Build a Power Plant on the Moon
The head of Russia's state corporation for space activities, Roskosmos, Yuri Borisov, said on Tuesday that Russian Federation, in cooperation with China, is "seriously considering" building a nuclear power plant on the moon between 2033 and 2035, which could allow both countries to build lunar settlements in the future.
This is reported by the Russian government agency TASS and Reuters.
Borisov said: "It's a huge challenge. It should be done in automatic mode without the presence of humans". He also mentioned that the construction of the power plant would be carried out by robots that Russia is "almost ready" to have.
The Roskosmos chief also spoke of Russia's plans to build nuclear-powered cargo spacecraft. According to him, Russia has already solved almost all the "technological issues", all that remains is to find a solution to cool the nuclear reactor.
Borisov said that they are working on a space tugboat which should be able to transport large payloads from one orbit to another, collect space debris and engage in many other applications.