领航宇航员 lead astronaut

美国航空航天管理局 NASA(The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

逃逸塔 escape tower

天线 antenna

通信卫星 communication satellite

同步轨道卫星 geosynchronous satellite

拍摄和传送地球照片 capture and relay pictures of Earth

偏离轨道 veer off course; deviate from course

气象卫星 weather satellite; meteorological satellite

燃料加注 fuel adding

绕月circling the moon

绕月卫星 circumlunar satellite

人造卫星 artificial satellite

上升段 ascent stage

生命维持系统 life support system

试验太空船 experimental spacecraft

收集月球表面数据 collect lunar surface data

首次近月制动 first braking at perilune

太空舱 capsule

太空升降舱 space elevator

太空行走 space walk

太阳能电池板 solar panel

近月点 perilune

空间环境探测系统 space environment detector system

空间物理探测 space physics exploration

空间遥测系统 space telemetry network

立体摄像机 stereo camera

探月工程 moon exploration project; moon probe project; lunar exploration program

探月工程首席科学家 chief scientist of China’s lunar orbiter project

探月工程总设计师 chief designer of China’s lunar orbiter project

探月工程总指挥 chief commander of China’s lunar orbiter project

探月卫星 lunar probe; lunar exploration satellite; lunar orbiter

推进舱 propelling module

外太空 outer space; deep space

微波探测仪 microwave sounder

卫星同发射装置分离进入指定轨道：The satellite separated from the launch vehicle and entered the projected orbit; The satellite was released from the launcher upper stage and entered the projected orbit.

无人飞船 unmanned spaceship/spacecraft

下降段 descent stage

现场观摩发射 watch the launch at the site

消毒服 sterilized uniforms

遥感卫星 remote sensing satellite

有效载荷 payload

有效载荷能力 payload capability

远地点 apogee

远月点 apolune

月球表面化学元素和矿物质分布 distribution of chemical elements and minerals on lunar surface

载人航天计划 manned space program

指令舱 command module

中国国家航天局 China National Space Administration (CNSA)

中国空间技术研究院 China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)

月球的重力场和环境 gravity field and environment of the moon

运载火箭 carrier rocket; rocket launcher

载人飞船 manned spaceship/spacecraft

载人航天 manned space flight

主力火箭 main rockets

着陆架 landing pad