SpaceX Completes Successful Test Flight and Ocean Splashdown of Starship

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]= 在［事件］發生後約［時間］

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]= 由於［名詞］、因為［名詞］

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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文法整理

句型	意思
about [time] after [event]	在［事件］發生後約［時間］
due to [noun]	由於［名詞］、因為［名詞］

詞彙整理

單字	等級	意思
splashdown	B2	（太空船等的）海上著陸，水上濺落
liftoff	B2	（火箭等的）起飛，發射

延伸學習

•「splashdown」是指太空船落入海洋的專用術語，有別於陸地著陸的「landing」。
•新聞英語中常使用「due to + 名詞（由於……）」來精確說明任務延期或失敗的原因。