印度“瞄准”火星(2/2)

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概述：曾一度以提升人民生活水平为目的而进行太空探索的印度又有了新目标，这次印度要朝着太空强国迈进。
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/748072/James Oberg is a space industry expert in Houston, Texas. He says India's Mars flight could add to what scientists know about Mars. He says now is the time to set goals beyond those of the race to the moon.
The Mars project marks a change in India's space program. For more than 40 years, its space activities were meant to improve the life of average Indians. India worked toward this goal by sending communication and Earth observation satellites into space. Those satellites brought television to hard-to-reach areas, searched for water and helped farmers reclaim wasteland. Indian satellite images also connected rural areas to hospitals in cities.
But India decided to aim higher and enter space exploration after its scientists developed rocket technology. Many people say this is part of the goal of making India one of the world's leading nations.詹姆·奥伯格来自得克萨斯州的休斯顿，他是一名航天工业的专家。他认为印度的火星探测能让科学家更加了解这颗星球。他认为现在是设定登月竞赛以外的目标的时候了。
这项火星探测项目标志着印度的太空计划迈入新里程。40多年来，印度的太空探测活动一直以提升人民生活水平为目的。印度通过发射通讯与地球观测卫星进入太空，以便达成这个目标。那些卫星将电视信号送入了一些偏远地区；又帮助探寻水源，使农民得以开垦荒地。印度还通过卫星传输影像，让农村人民也能享受到城市的医疗服务。
但是印度制定了更长远的目标，待科学家开发完成火箭技术后其将进行太空探索。人们普遍认为这是印度要成为世界太空强国的一个部分。