70年披荊斬棘，70年風雨兼程，新中國取得了舉世矚目的成就：開國大典、兩彈一星、改革開放……《21世紀學生英文報》“騰飛中國”欄目帶你回顧新中國成立70週年走過的光輝歷程。
2003年10月15日是載入中國歷史的一天。我國第一艘載人飛船——神州五號飛船，在甘肅酒泉衛星發射中心發射成功。
Oct 15, 2003 is a day to remember in the history of China. The country launched its first manned spacecraft, Shenzhou V, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu.
這標誌著中國繼前蘇聯和美國之後，成為第三個將人類送上太空的國家。楊利偉成為中國第一位進入太空的航天員。中國也是世界上第一個獨立完成載人航天飛行的發展中國家。
China became the third country to send a person into orbit, following the former Soviet Union and the United States. Yang Liwei became China’s first astronaut in space. China was the first developing country to independently perform a manned space flight.
中國載人航天項目可追溯到上世紀70年代。1970年4月，中國發射了我國第一顆人造衛星“東方紅一號”。不久後，被譽為中國“航天之父”的錢學森提議，中國應當開啟自己的航天飛行計劃。
China’s manned space program can be traced back to the 1970s. Dongfanghong 1, the country’s first space satellite, was launched in April 1970. Shortly after, Qian Xuesen, “father” of China’s space program, proposed that the country should start its own manned spaceflight project.
神舟五號開啟了太空探索的新時代。自那以後，中國成功完成了六次載人飛行任務，11名中國航天員進入太空，共計68天，繞行地球軌道1089圈。
Shenzhou V started the new era of space exploration . Since then, China has successfully conducted six manned spaceflights. Eleven Chinese astronauts have gone into space for a total of 68 days with 1,089 orbits around Earth.
如今，中國正在選拔第三批航天員，完成訓練後他們將迎來隨後的空間站任務。根據計劃，2020年左右，航天員將開始建設中國第一座載人空間站。
China is now selecting a third group of astronauts and will train them for its upcoming space station missions . According to government plans, astronauts will start putting together China’s first manned space station around 2020.
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