VIP Class Notes (Mark)

A rocket designed and built by a privately owned company has made history by bring a supply capsule to the International Space Station. It was the first private spacecraft to carry out such a mission.
The company SpaceX launched its Dragon space capsule last week on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. It launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Charlie Bolden is the head of the American space agency, NASA. He spoke to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the rocket was launched. “The significance of this day cannot be overstated. A private company has launched a spacecraft to the international Space Station that will attempt to dock there for the first time. And while there is a lot of work ahead to successfully complete this mission, we are certainly off a good start.”
The head of SpaceX watched the launch from company headquarters. Elon Musk told reporters: “There is so much hope riding on that rocket, so when it worked, and Dragon worked and the solar arrays deployed, and people saw their handwork in space and operating as it should – I mean it was tremendous elation I mean, it is like, I guess, for us, it is like winning the Super Bowl.”
The rocket successfully linked with the International Space Station on Friday. Astronauts on board the Space Station used its robotic arm to secure the capsule.
“Capture is confirmed.”
“Station, Houston, congratulations on a wonderful capture. You’ve made a lot of folk happy down here and over in Hawthorne and right here in Houston. Great Job, Guys.”

Summary—before reading translations
It is the first time that a private company made a spacecraft which has been successfully launched by his own rocket, Falcon 9.
Elon Musk is the head of Space X, he said it is an exciting moment, feels like winning the Super Bowl.
The hard part is the rocket how to link with the International Space in zero gravity.
On Friday, mission accomplished which inspire the people on the ground a lot.

Summary—before reading translations **corrected**
It is the first time that a private spacecraft company successfully brought a supply capsule to the International Space Station.
Elon Musk is the head of Space X. He said it is an exciting moment, and it feels like winning the Super Bowl.
The hard part is how to link the rocket with the International Space Station in zero gravity.
On Friday, the mission was accomplished which inspired the people on the ground a lot.

Summary—after reading translations
Space X and Tesla these world-leading companies are owned by the same owner, Elon Musk. As we all know, he sells the Tesla car all over the world to support space exploration. He said,” there is no burial place for him on earth, find a place on Mars”
What a great ideal it is.
Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched is the first step in the plan. That is one small step for a private company but a great step for mankind.

Summary—after reading translations **corrected**
Space X and Tesla are these world-leading companies are owned by the same owner, Elon Musk. As we all know, he sells the Tesla cars all over the world to support space exploration. He said,”There is no burial place for him on earth, find a place on Mars.”
What a great ideal it is.
Falcon 9 rocket has sSuccessfully launchinged the Falcon 9 rocket is the first step in the plan. That is one small step for a private company but a great step jump/leap for mankind.

Pronunciation

rocket – [ROK IT]
capsule – [KAP SIL]
mission – [MISH UN]
arrays – [A RAYZ]
tremendous – [TRUH MEN DUS]
winning – [WIN NING]
astronauts – [AS TRO NOTS]
secure – [SAH KYUR]

Grammar

Vocabulary

congratulate – [KON GRA JU LATE] (v.) to give praise or honor to someone for something good that they did. “Congratulations!”