NASA has delayed production of the rocket and spacecraft for its Artemis moon program.
The agency said that it is closing its assembly facility, as well as its center in Mississippi, in response to the rising number of coronavirus cases. The agency also said that a member of the Mississippi team has been tested positive for the coronavirus.
Both facilities were working on the world´s most powerful rocket, and they are a part of a mission to send the first woman and the next man to the moon by 2024.
NASA said that the production delay will impact its missions; however, the health and safety of the NASA employees is the main priority at the moment.
语言知识点
1 重点词汇表达
1.delay，vt，make someone or something late or slow，使搁置, 使延迟；postpone or defer an action，推迟，延迟；名词是delay，推迟，拖延
2.agency，noun，an organization or department, especially within a government, that does a specific job，机构
eg. agent，noun，a person or company that represents another person or company, especially in business，代理人，代理商，经纪人；advertising/ election/ estate/ insurance/ land，广告代理人/ 选举代理人/ 房地产经纪人/ 保险代理人/ 土地经纪人
3.powerful，adj，having great power or strength，强大的，强有力的；名词是power，权力，力量；副词是powerfully，强大地，强烈地
4.mission，noun，A mission is a special journey made by a military aeroplane or space rocket，军用飞机或航天火箭的飞行任务
5.impact，vt，to have an important or noticeable effect on someone or something，对…...产生(重要或明显的)影响；noun，the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something，作用，影响
eg. have a major / significant / profound impact on sth，对某事产生重大的/ 显著的/ 深远的影响
6.priority，noun，the thing that you think is most important and that needs attention before anything else，优先处理的事，当务之急；动词是prioritize/ prioritise，优先考虑
7.employee，noun，someone who is paid to work for someone else，雇员，员工；动词是employ，雇佣
eg. employer，noun，雇主，老板
2 固定搭配
1.assembly facility，组装设施，装配站
2.in response to，应对，响应，回应
3. the number of，数量，数目
eg. a number of，大量的，很多的
4. work on，忙于，从事
5. at the moment，现在，当下
3 术语表达
1.NASA，National Aeronautics and Space Administration（美国）国家航空与航天局，是美国联邦政府负责制定、实施民用太空计划和开展航空科学研究的机构，于1958年创立。它负责了美国的太空探索和航天飞机研发，例如登月的阿波罗计划，天空实验室等。该航天局被认为是地球上最权威的航天局，与许多美国国内及国际上的科研机构分享其研究数据。
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