Scientists are working to discover new applications for the substance, ranging from the next generation of tennis rackets to super-insulated space suits for a manned mission to Mars.

科学家们正在继续尝试发现这种物质的新用途，可能的应用领域从新一代的网球拍直至载人火星任务使用的超级隔热的宇航服。

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It plans to send an astronaut into space by 2014 and a manned mission to the Moon by 2020.

它计划在2014年之前让太空人跨出太空舱，并且在2020年之前实现月球登陆。

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China's successful launch of two astronauts in its second manned space mission Wednesday tells the world a lot about how serious, formidable and well-prepared the Chinese space program is.

中国在这周三成功发射第二艘载人飞船将两名宇航员送入太空，向世界充分显示了中国实施空间计划的务实态度、长远目标和扎实的准备.

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Joan Johnson-Freese of the U.S.Naval War College in Rhode Island says that even without a manned Moon mission, the U.S.still will be the biggest player in space.

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Moscow (CNN) -- The Russian space agency on Monday postponed the launch of a new manned mission to the International Space Station due to last week's accident in which an unmanned cargo craft was lost, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

CNN: Russia postpones new manned space station mission

On June 16, China sent three astronauts into space on its first manned docking mission, a significant step towards its plan to build a Chinese space station in 2020.

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Many sceptics will undoubtedly question why any country would choose to invest in future space exploration, including a manned mission to Mars, while there are so many unsolved problems on our planet, from HIV to malaria to poverty.

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