{"id":911,"date":"2025-10-31T17:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T08:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/?p=911"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:57:55","slug":"news-intermediate-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/news-intermediate-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"\u65e5\u672c\u3001\u7121\u4eba\u8ca8\u7269\u5b87\u5b99\u8239\u300cHTV-X\u300d\u3092ISS\u3078\u6253\u3061\u4e0a\u3052\u6210\u529f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"rtoc-mokuji-wrapper\" class=\"rtoc-mokuji-content frame2 preset1 animation-fade rtoc_open default\" data-id=\"911\" data-theme=\"jin-child\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"rtoc-mokuji-title\" class=\" rtoc_left\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"rtoc_open_close rtoc_open\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><ol class=\"rtoc-mokuji decimal_ol level-1\"><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-1\">Vocabulary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-2\">Article<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-3\">Comprehension Questions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-4\">Summary<\/a><\/li><li class=\"rtoc-item\"><a href=\"#rtoc-5\">Discussion<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><h2 id=\"rtoc-1\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vocabulary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong>Unmanned<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><strong> \/ \u7121\u4eba\u306e (\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e) <\/strong>\u2013 Without a person controlling it<br><br><em>The aircraft is unmanned and is flying without a pilot.<\/em><br>\u305d\u306e\u822a\u7a7a\u6a5f\u306f\u7121\u4eba\u3067\u3001\u30d1\u30a4\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\u306a\u3057\u3067\u98db\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<em><br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong>Cargo<\/strong><\/span><strong> \/ \u8ca8\u7269 (\u540d\u8a5e)<\/strong> \u2013 Goods or Materials carried on a vehicle<br><br><em>The rocket carried cargo to the space station.<\/em><br>\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u306f\u8ca8\u7269\u3092\u5b87\u5b99\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306b\u904b\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<em><br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong>Launch<\/strong><\/span><strong> \/ \u767a\u5c04\u3059\u308b (\u52d5\u8a5e) <\/strong> \u2013 To send into air or space.<br><br><em>The rocket was launched successfully<\/em>.<br>\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u306f\u7121\u4e8b\u306b\u767a\u5c04\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong>Orbit<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><strong> \/<\/strong> <strong>\u8ecc\u9053 (\u540d\u8a5e\/\u52d5\u8a5e)<\/strong> \u2013 To move around something in space<br><br><em><em>The Earth orbits around the sun in 365 days<\/em><\/em>.<br>\u5730\u7403\u306f365\u65e5\u3067\u592a\u967d\u306e\u5468\u308a\u3092\u516c\u8ee2\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"marker2\"><strong><strong>Booster<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><strong> \/ \u88dc\u52a9\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8 (\u540d\u8a5e)<\/strong> \u2013 An extra engine that helps something go faster<br><br><em>The rocket would require 4 extra boosters for extra power<\/em>.<br>\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u306f\u8ffd\u52a0\u306e\u63a8\u9032\u529b\u3068\u3057\u30664\u3064\u306e\u88dc\u52a9\u30ed\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-2\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Japan Launches New Cargo Spacecraft to the ISS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>TOKYO \u2013 Japan has successfully launched a new <strong>unmanned<\/strong> <strong>cargo <\/strong>spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).<br>The spacecraft, called HTV-X, was sent into space on an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center, located on a southwestern island of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HTV-X can carry up to 6 tons of supplies \u2014 about 1.5 times more than the older Kounotori spacecraft, which sent materials to the ISS nine times between 2009 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new spacecraft is expected to arrive at the ISS on Thursday. It will stay connected to the station for six months, and after that, it will <strong>orbit<\/strong> Earth for three more months to test new technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>launch<\/strong> was delayed from last Tuesday because of bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HTV-X also has a new power supply system that allows it to keep experimental samples cold during transportation. The rocket used two extra <strong>boosters<\/strong>, giving it more power to carry multiple satellites in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan hopes this new system will make space transport faster, safer, and more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub>Source: Japan Times<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-3\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprehension Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer the questions following the article in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is the name of Japan\u2019s new spacecraft?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How much can the HTV-X carry compared to the Kounotori?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why was the launch delayed?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How long will the spacecraft stay connected to the ISS?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-4\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In your own words, attempt to summarise the article in 4 sentences or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"rtoc-5\"  class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Discuss these topics with your tutor, and support your answers with examples or experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why do you think it\u2019s important for Japan to develop its own space technology?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What challenges do you think scientists face when sending cargo to space?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you could send something to the ISS, what would it be and why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Vocabulary Article Comprehension Questions Summary Discussion Vocabulary Unmanned \/ \u7121\u4eba\u306e (\u5f62\u5bb9\u8a5e) \u2013 Witho<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-04-news-intermediate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simporacademy.jp\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}