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مارس, 2006 - Published 11:56 GMT

Mars Orbiter Success
Mission controllers erupted in cheers at their headquarters in Pasadena when the craft entered the exact orbit around Mars.

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In the words of one watching, everybody was on pins and needles until the orbiter signalled it had reached the right position .

It has taken six months getting to the planet. Jim Graff, the project manager, spoke of his team’s delight.

It’s a great feeling to have another spacecraft orbiting Mars, especially with the payload this one is carrying. It is going to rewrite the science textbooks on Mars.

Two previous orbiter missions have failed to get to Mars. The latest project is costing around 720 million dollars – about 430 million pounds.

The orbiter will now make some 500 trips around Mars, studying the surface and the atmosphere in greater detail than ever before and trying to see if any kind of life existed there.

mission controllers
کسانی که برروی پروژه فضائی کار می کنند

craft entered the exact orbit around Mars
سفينه فضائی گردش خود در مدارحول مريخ را شروع کرد

on pins and needles
عصبی، بی قرار

delight
خوشحالی

signalled
فرستادن اطلاعات

payload
بار، محموله، در اينجا: تجهيزات علمی

rewrite the science textbooks on Mars
نغييرمطالب کتب درسی علمی درباره مريخ، در اينجا: بدست آوردن اطلاعات تازه درباره کره مريخ

the surface and the atmosphere
سطح(مريخ) و فضای اطراف آن

greater detail
اطلاعات دقيق بيشتر

existed
وجود داشت