NASA Saves the Swift Space Telescope
NASA 救援 Swift 太空望遠鏡
Introduction
NASA and a company called Katalyst Space Technologies have a new mission. They want to save the Swift space telescope.
NASA 與一家名為 Katalyst Space Technologies 的公司有一項新任務，他們想要救援 Swift 太空望遠鏡。
Main Body
The Swift telescope is in space. It is falling toward Earth. This is because the air in space is pushing it down. It must move higher soon or it will be lost.
Swift 望遠鏡位於太空中，目前正向地球墜落。這是因為太空中的空氣將其向下推。它必須儘快移至更高位置，否則將會失聯。
Katalyst made a new spacecraft called LINK. This craft has three robot arms. It can grab the telescope. It uses special engines to move.
Katalyst 製造了一艘名為 LINK 的新太空船。這艘船擁有三條機械臂，可以抓取望遠鏡。它使用特殊的引擎來移動。
LINK will catch the telescope. Then, it will push the telescope higher into space. This will take about ten to twelve weeks.
LINK 將會捕捉望遠鏡，然後將望遠鏡推向太空更高處。這將耗時大約十到十二週。
Conclusion
The LINK spacecraft is working now. It should finish the job by September.
LINK 太空船目前正在運行，應會在九月前完成任務。
Vocabulary Learning
🚀 Action Words for the Future
In this story, NASA uses the word will to talk about things that are going to happen. This is the easiest way to speak about the future in English.
How it works:
Will + Action Future Event
Examples from the text:
- It will be lost (Danger in the future)
- LINK will catch the telescope (The plan)
- It will push the telescope higher (The result)
Quick Tip for A2 Learners: You don't need to change the action word after will. It stays simple!
❌ will catches
✅ will catch