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“好奇”号火星探测器自2011年11月26日发射以来,经8个多月、5.6亿公里的长途跋涉,于今年8月6日顺利登陆火星,并随即发回了登陆地附近火星地貌的清晰照片,这令探测器的“东家”——美国宇航局(NASA)欣喜不已。“好奇”号耗资高达25亿美元,超过著名哈勃空间望远镜之造价(20亿美元),成为最昂贵的空间探测项目。世人皆知美国有钱,然而它的种种“开销”也大,近年更因受金融危机影响,美国政府不得不削减预算,并波及NASA的科学计
Since its launch on November 26, 2011, curiosity Mars rover landed on Mars on August 6 this year after a long journey of more than 8 months and 560 million kilometers and was immediately sent back to the land nearby A clear picture of the Mars landscape, which makes the detector “East ” - NASA delight. Curiosity cost as much as 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, more than the cost of the famous Hubble Space Telescope (2 billion U.S. dollars), making it the most expensive space exploration project. Everyone knows that the United States has money. However, its “expenses” are also large. In recent years, due to the financial crisis, the U.S. government had to cut its budget and spread its science to NASA