Japan forced to blow up own space rocket during launch
Japan was forced to blow up
and destroy its flagship
space rocket minutes after it blasted off
on Tuesday, after one of its engine ignitions
failed to properly operate. The embarrassing
and costly action occurred during the debut
launch of the country’s new heavy-lift H3 rocket, which took off
from the Tanegashima Space Center and hurtled
toward the Pacific Ocean moments later. The same rocket had an aborted launch last month. The incident strikes another blow to Japan’s efforts to become a competitive global space power.
tips
blow up:炸毁(blow 打击,风吹,殴打;a strom was blowing up 狂风大作)
flagship:旗舰(flag 标记,旗帜;ship 船,-ship 表示某种关系,状态,技能,如 leadership 领导力)
blaste:一阵风,爆炸 💥,枯萎 🥀;vt. 炸,使枯萎(词源童 blow)
blast off:发射
ignition:点火发射(和 launch,blast off 属于同意替换)
embarrass:使困惑,使陷入麻烦
debut:首次登场
take off:发射,起飞
hurtle:猛冲,碰撞,突进