Whether Washington knows or not it is in a new space race with China to be the first to land a man on Mars. Here’s some space related vocabulary from a recent Chinese report on it’s new space station.
| 神舟 | Shenzhou | lit. divine vessel | Shénzhōu |
| 对接 | Docking | duìjiē | |
| 航天员 | Astronaut | hángtiān yuán | |
| 飞船 | spaceship | fēichuán | |
| 空间站 | space station | kōngjiānzhàn | |
| 天河 | Tianhe | tiānhé | |
| 心舱 | Heart Chamber | xīn cāng | |
| 建设 | Construction | jiànshè | |
| 迎来 | Usher in | yíng lái | |
| 等待 | wait | děngdài | |
| 发射 | launch, fire | fāshè | |
| 首次 | first | shǒucì | |
| 交汇 | Converge | jiāohuì | |
| 轨 | rail | guǐ | |
| 驻留 | Reside | zhù liú | |
| 开展 | Develop | kāizhǎn | |
| 机械臂 | Robotic arm | jīxiè bì | |
| 操作 | operating | cāozuò | |
| 搭载 | Carry | dāzài | |
| 运载 | Carry | yùnzài | |
| 火箭 | rocket | huǒjiàn | |
| 卫星 | satellite | wèixīng | |
| 分离 | Separate | fēnlí | |
| 报告 | report | bàogào | |
| 仪表 | display | yíbiǎo | |
| 完毕 | complete | wánbì | |