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A SpaceX spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts soared into outer space on 30 May, 2020— marking the first time humans have travelled into Earth's orbit from US soil in nearly a decade. The United States hasn't launched its own astronauts into space since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. Since then, NASA's astronauts have had to travel to Russia and train on the country's Soyuz spacecraft. Those seats have cost NASA as much as $86 million each. The launch also marked the first time in history that a commercial aerospace company has carried humans into Earth's orbit.
　
1. spacecraft 太空船；太空載具
2. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 國家航空太空總署
3. astronaut 太空人；宇航員
4. soar into 升至（很高的高度）
5. outer space 外太空
6. the Space Shuttle Program 太空梭計畫
7. Earth's orbit 地球軌道
8. launch…into space 發射⋯⋯至太空
9. mark the first time that… 標誌著首次⋯⋯
10. a commercial aerospace company 商業航太公司
　
載有兩名ＮＡＳＡ宇航員的ＳｐａｃｅＸ太空船於２０２０年５月３０日飛升至太空，這是近十年來人類首次從美國本土進入地球軌道。自２０１１年終止太空梭計畫後，美國便未將自己的宇航員發射到太空。此後，ＮＡＳＡ的宇航員不得不前往俄羅斯，並在該國的聯盟號宇宙飛船上進行訓練，而每個座位約需花費ＮＡＳＡ八千六百萬美元。這次發射還標誌著史上首次由商業航太公司將人類送入地球的軌道。
　
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the space station at 10:16 a.m. ET Sunday morning after launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Center Saturday and traveling 19 hours. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have successfully disembarked the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and entered the International Space Station. Behnken and Hurley are expected to remain on board the space station for one to three months, or for a maximum of 110 days.
　
11. dock (v.) 使停靠岸
12. Eastern Time (ET) 美東時間
13. successfully disembark 成功下艙
14. remain on board 待在船艙上
15. the International Space Station (ISS) 國際太空站
　
週六（３０日）從佛羅里達州甘迺迪太空中心發射並飛行１９個小時後，ＳｐａｃｅＸ的飛龍號太空船在美東時間上午１０：１６於太空站停靠。宇航員羅伯特・貝肯（Robert Behnken）以及道格拉斯・赫利（Douglas Hurley）已成功下艙並進入國際太空站。貝肯與赫利預計將於國際太空站上停留一到三個月，最長１１０天。
　
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President Donald Trump claimed that America " has regained our place of prestige as the world leader." Trump's comments come as the US is reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and rising racial tension this week following the death of an unarmed African American man named George Floyd. Protests were underway in major cities across the nation as Trump praised the American spirit "which powered our astronauts to the moon" and has "also helped lift our country to ever greater heights of justice and opportunity throughout our history."
　
16. regain 重新獲得；恢復；收回
17. prestige 威信；聲望；魅力
18. reel (v.) from 因（某事）而震驚*
19. an unarmed man 手無寸鐵的人
20. underway 正在進行的；正在發生的
21. racial tension 種族間的張力（或緊張）
22. lift to 提升至
　
川普總統宣稱美國「已重獲世界領袖的威望」。 在川普發表評論的當下，美國正受疫情所苦，以及因一名手無寸鐵的非裔美國人喬治・弗洛伊德（George Floyd）於本週的死亡，導致種族間的緊張持續升高。當川普在讚揚美國精神「使我們的宇航員登上月球」，並「亦將我國的公平正義與就業機會提升至史無前例的高度」時，示威遊行正於全美各大城市如火如荼地展開。
　
*reel from: https://bit.ly/2ZVWEod
　
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Watch history unfold on Saturday, May 30, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil. The first launch attempt on May 27 was scrubbed due to weather.

Set a reminder to tune for joint NASA/SpaceX coverage starting at 11 a.m. EDT, with liftoff currently targeted for 3:22 p.m. EDT. 🚀

NASA 及 SpaceX 載人任務因天氣欠佳，延至週六升空。

Watch history unfold as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the ISS on Wednesday, May 27. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil.

Set a reminder to tune for joint NASA/SpaceX coverage starting at 12:15 p.m. EDT, with liftoff currently targeted for 4:33 p.m. EDT. 🚀

Call Of Duty Ghosts พากย์ไทย แปลไทย

Call of Duty: Ghosts is set in a near future that follows the nuclear destruction of the Middle East. The oil-producing nations of South America form the "Federation of the Americas" in response to the ensuing global economic crisis and quickly grow into a global superpower, swiftly invading and conquering Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.

The game's main protagonists are the Ghosts, a force of U.S. Special Operations personnel trained to conduct clandestine missions behind enemy lines. The unit is led by retired U.S. Army Captain Elias Walker (Stephen Lang). He is joined by his sons Logan and David "Hesh" Walker (Brandon Routh), along with a trained German Shepherd named Riley, Captain Thomas A. Merrick (Jeffrey Pierce), and Sergeant Keegan P. Russ (Brian Bloom).

The game's main antagonist is Gabriel Rorke (Kevin Gage), the former leader of the Ghosts who works for the Federation after being captured and brainwashed by the Federation via torture and hallucinogens.


In 2017, U.S. Army officer Elias Walker tells his teenage sons Hesh and Logan the legend of how the Ghosts, an elite coalition of all U.S. Special Operations units, first appeared. Meanwhile, in space, the "Federation of the Americas" hijack the Orbital Defense Initiative (ODIN), an orbital superweapon that consists of a network of satellites that utilize kinetic bombardment. The Federation use it to destroy several cities in the southwestern United States. U.S. astronauts Baker and Mosley sacrifice themselves to self-destruct the space station and prevent ODIN from launching other payloads further inland. The Walker family narrowly escapes the destruction of San Diego, California.

Ten years later in 2027, the war between the United States and the Federation has been a bloody stalemate along a front that comprises the destroyed cities (known as "No Man's Land"), which has become a war of attrition as more Federation forces attempt to break the frontlines. However, the U.S. stands it ground, fighting near the former United States-Mexico border. Hesh and Logan are part of a U.S. special unit under the command of Elias and are accompanied by Riley, their loyal military-trained German Shepherd. During a mission into No Man's Land, they spot American Federation agent Gabriel Rorke interrogating Ghost member Ajax. The brothers meet and join Ghost members Thomas Merrick and Keegan Russ in their mission to rescue Ajax, but are unsuccessful as he is killed.

The brothers return to Santa Monica, California, where U.S. forces hold out against an assault from the Federation, and reunite with their father, who reveals himself as the leader of the Ghosts. Recruiting his sons into the Ghosts, Elias tells them about how Rorke was the Ghosts' previous commanding officer until Elias was forced to abandon him during a successful mission in Caracas to assassinate former Federation leader, Diego Almagro. The Federation captured and brainwashed Rorke, and are now using him to hunt down the Ghosts.

The Ghosts assault Rorke's base and capture him, but Federation forces destroy their plane and rescue him. The team lands in the Yucatán Peninsula, where they witness the launch of a mysterious Federation missile. The Ghosts infiltrate a Federation base and discover plans to create a new superweapon. Constructing a counter-attack, the Ghosts make significant gains against the Federation, successfully destroying their Atlas oil platform in Antarctica and sinking a destroyer guarding the Brazilian coast. The team then breaks into a Federation laboratory and discovers that the Federation reverse-engineered ODIN into their own orbital bombardment system named LOKI.

After destroying a Federation factory in Rio de Janeiro, the Ghosts regroup at a safehouse in Las Vegas, but are captured by Rorke, who executes Elias. In a last-ditch effort, the U.S. pools all its remaining forces in a synchronized all-out assault. A team of soldiers board a shuttle and take over the Federation space center in the Atacama Desert, while forces in space take over the Federation space station. They seize control of LOKI and decimate Federation forces by turning its weapons on them. Hesh and Logan then pursue Rorke to avenge their father, disobeying Merrick's orders. Despite being shot by Logan and left to drown, Rorke survives the encounter and captures Logan, aiming to try and brainwash him into becoming a fellow Federation agent.

In a post-credits scene, Logan is seen being kept inside a pit in the jungle, presumably going through the same torture methods that Rorke went through.