(みんかん)

civilian, private (sector)

(かいしゃ)

company

(ろけっと)

rocket

(かいはつ)

development

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(にほん)

Japan

(くに)

country; the government

(うちゅう)

space; universe

(いく)

to go

(ちいさな)

small / little

(じんこうえいせい)

artificial satellite

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(はやい)

early / fast

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(もくてき)

purpose, objective

(てんき)

weather

(しらべる)

to investigate; to survey

(ちず)

map

(つくる)

to make

(つかう)

to use

(さいきん)

recently

(えいせい)

satellite

(せかいじゅう)

all over the world

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(たりる)

to be enough; to be sufficient

(いっぽう)

on the other hand / meanwhile

(うちあげ)

launch (of a rocket)

(かんたん)

simple / easy

(しっぱい)

failure

(げんいん)

cause / reason

(つぎ)

next

(じゅんび)

preparation

(つづける)

to continue

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(まなぶ)

to learn / study

(ぎじゅつ)

skill, technology

(そだてる)

to raise, to bring up, to grow

(たいせつ)

important

(はなす)

to speak, talk

not only ~ but also ~

国だけでなく民間の会社も says private companies, not just the state, are developing rockets.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

the act of ~ (nominalizing a verb)

運ぶことが目的です and 学ぶことが大切だ turn verbs into nouns with こと so they can be the subject.

doing things like ~ and ~

Lists representative actions among several. Implies there are other actions too. Used twice in this article.

passive form

Passive voice. 愛される means 'to be loved', describing the kind of store the worker aspires to create.

want to ~

Verb stem + たい to express desire.

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

Is not ~

Polite negative form of です. Used to negate a noun or na-adjective predicate. The price is not yet affordable.

every time ~ / whenever ~

そのたびに means that each time a launch fails, they investigate the cause.

and then ~ (te-form linking actions)

The te-form links two actions in sequence without ending the sentence. 歩いてまく means "walk and (then) spray", and 写真を撮って、…調べる means "take photos and then check".

toward, directed at, addressing

Indicates the target or direction of an action. Often used when someone speaks to an audience or works toward a goal. Formed with noun + に向けて.

because ～

Provides a reason or cause.

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

民間の会社がロケット開発を進める

Private companies push ahead with rocket development

日本では、国だけでなく民間の会社も、宇宙へ行くロケットの開発を進めています。

In Japan, not only the government but also private companies are developing rockets that go to space.

小さな人工衛星を、安く、早く宇宙へ運ぶことが目的です。

The goal is to carry small satellites into space cheaply and quickly.

人工衛星は、天気を調べたり、地図を作ったりするために使われています。

Satellites are used for things like checking the weather and making maps.

最近は、こうした衛星を使いたい会社が世界中で増えていて、ロケットが足りないと言われています。

Recently, companies around the world that want to use such satellites have been increasing, and it is said there are not enough rockets.

一方で、ロケットの打ち上げは簡単ではありません。

On the other hand, launching a rocket is not easy.

失敗することもあり、そのたびに原因を調べて、次の打ち上げに向けて準備を続けています。

Launches sometimes fail, and each time the companies investigate the cause and keep preparing for the next launch.

専門家は「失敗から学ぶことが、技術を育てるために大切だ」と話しています。

Experts say, "Learning from failure is important for developing technology."