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SpaceX Completes Successful Test Flight and Ocean Splashdown of Starship

SpaceX、スターシップの試験飛行と洋上着水に成功

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SpaceX has successfully launched its giant Starship rocket and completed a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The spacecraft safely returned to Earth about one hour after liftoff.

about [time] after [event]= [出来事]から約[時間]後に

This flight was the 13th test for Starship, the massive rocket built by Elon Musk's space company. The successful mission followed a canceled attempt last week, which was stopped due to an engine failure during liftoff.

due to [noun]= [名詞]が原因で、〜のために

The mission marked the second flight for the new Version 3 (V3) Starship rocket. It was also the company's first Starship test flight since SpaceX became a publicly traded company.

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パターン意味
about [time] after [event][出来事]から約[時間]後に
due to [noun][名詞]が原因で、〜のために

語彙

レベル意味
splashdownB2(宇宙船などの)海面着水
liftoffB2(ロケットの)打ち上げ、離陸

言語メモ

  • 「splashdown」は宇宙船が海に着水することを指す宇宙開発固有の表現で、陸地に着陸する「landing」と区別して使われます。
  • ニュース英語では「due to + 名詞(〜が原因で)」のような因果関係を示す表現が頻出します。

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  1. The spacecraft safely returned to Earth about one hour after  .

  2. Where did the Starship spacecraft make its soft splashdown?

Source: BBC World