相信同学们都知道在6月17日，中国载人飞船‘神舟十二号’在酒泉发射，那么我们就来看看外刊中关于载人飞船任务的报道，顺便来积累下航天航空相关的词汇语料吧。
参考来源：China Daily/中国日报
China launched the Shenzhou XII spacecraft, its seventh manned spaceflight, on Thursday morning, sending three astronauts to the core module of its permanent space station. The spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 9:22 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
注：
manned spaceflight 载人飞船
core module of its permanent space station 永 久空间站的核心舱
blasted off 点火发射
根据神舟十二号载人飞行任务总体安排，三名航天员聂海胜、刘伯明和汤洪波在轨期间将主要完成四个方面的工作，计划开展两次出舱活动（extravehicular activities）及舱外作业（extravehicular operations）。
Nie Haisheng is expected to soon create a record for the longest stay in space by a Chinese astronaut as he is slated to （被指定）take part in his third space mission.
We offer the three astronauts and all those involved our best wishes for a successful mission, and we look forward to welcoming the astronauts home on their safe return in October.
It is also hoped that the bravery, wisdom and commitment they embody can inspire more young talents to join the lofty cause and set the vastness of space as the stage to realize their ambitions and the country's dream of national rejuvenation.
希望他们所表现出的勇敢、智慧和担当，能够激励更多青年才俊投身到这一崇高事业中来，以广阔的空间为舞台，实现他们的雄心壮志和民族复兴的国家梦。（同学可以发现这个句子的表达还是较为适合我们托福写作）
托福独立写作中也存在少数与space相关的话题，那我们一起来看一下吧。
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements:
It is a waste of money for governments to fund space travel and space exploration.
关于是否要太空探索这样的话题，网上的讨论也是非常的多，那我摘取了debatewise网站一些相关的论点供大家参考。
All the Yes points:
●Space exploration gives us no direct benefit
●The Earth itself is not fully explored yet
●A commercial space industry is taking over
●the new crisis on planet earth: finish your priorities before starting new ones
●Money is better used to help human lives in their own country
All the No points:
●Scientific knowledge has value beyond the measurements of cost
●It is in man’s nature to explore his environment.
●Many discoveries have been made as a result of Space Exploration
●NASA’s Inventions and innovations that help the world
●Safety of Colonization
给大家整理一个完整的思路扩展：
It is a waste of money for government to fund space travel and space exploration.
1. Some people may argue that space exploration would bring long-term benefits to human beings.
2. However, the most urgent task for human is to maintain the balance between nature and human needs. ( natural resources in not infinite ➡️ there is no use to explore the outer space unless government try to balance)
3. There are huge problems on earth. (eg. poverty, starvation and disease. ➡️ with financial budget from government, those issues may not be deteriorated)
素材段落
Space exploration is an expensive area for government to invest money in. There would be unimaginable fuel costs and technological challenges associated with starting a space project. Even though the public has raised doubts about the rationality of space exploration, the benefits of going somewhere few people have ever gone before are significant. One cited benefit is that the exploration of the unknown world would encourage students to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers. It is difficult to accurately calculate the number of students who have been inspired by space travel and then decided to start related careers. When questioned about their original career inspirations, many famous scientists acknowledge that they were fascinated by the stars ever since they were children. Obviously, the adventure of infinite space has stimulated many children’s dreams and supported their future.
