(しんがた)

new type; new model

(ろけっと)

rocket

(うちあげ)

launch (of a rocket)

(せいこう)

success

(にほん)

Japan

(あたらしい)

new

(せんじつ)

the other day, recently

(じんこうえいせい)

artificial satellite

(よてい)

plan, schedule

(きどう)

orbit, track

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(かいはつ)

development

(すすめる)

to advance; to move forward

(ひとたち)

people

(けっか)

result

(みる)

to see, watch

(よろこぶ)

to be delighted

(やすい)

cheap / inexpensive

(ひよう)

expense, cost

(せっけい)

design

(せかい)

world

(うちゅう)

space; universe

(びじねす)

business

(きょうそう)

competition

(はげしい)

intense, fierce, violent

(ぎじゅつ)

skill, technology

(たかめる)

to raise, enhance

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(たんとうしゃ)

person in charge

(こんご)

from now on; in the future

(いちねん)

one year

(なんかい)

how many times / many times

(おこなう)

to carry out, to perform

(けいかく)

plan

(にもつ)

luggage; package; cargo

(しごと)

work, job

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(けいざい)

economy; economics

(よい)

good

(えいきょう)

Influence; impact; effect

(きたい)

expectation

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

passive form

Passive voice. Here the rocket is designed (設計されています) and can be launched (打ち上げられる) at lower cost.

so that / in order to

Expresses a purpose or goal. Here the government is thinking so that tourists also go to rural areas (地方にも観光客が行くように考えています).

and (formal ～ている)

Formal/written form of ～ていて, connecting clauses. Here competition is becoming fierce, and... (激しくなっており).

according to ...

Cites a source of information. The noun before によると is the source. Often followed by a reported statement.

I hear that / it is said

Reports hearsay. Here it is said that they plan to do launches many times a year (行う計画だそうです).

if (conditional)

Conditional form. Here, if the work of carrying cargo to space increases, it will benefit the economy (増えれば).

新型ロケットの打ち上げが成功

New rocket launch succeeds

日本の新しいロケットが、先日打ち上げに成功しました。

Japan's new rocket succeeded in its launch the other day.

このロケットは、人工衛星を予定の軌道まで運ぶことができました。

This rocket was able to carry an artificial satellite to its planned orbit.

開発を進めてきた人たちは、結果を見て喜びました。

The people who had been developing it were delighted to see the result.

このロケットは、これまでより安い費用で打ち上げられるように設計されています。

This rocket is designed so that it can be launched at a lower cost than before.

世界では宇宙ビジネスの競争が激しくなっており、日本も技術を高める必要がありました。

Competition in the space business is intensifying around the world, and Japan too needed to improve its technology.

担当者によると、今後は一年に何回も打ち上げを行う計画だそうです。

According to the person in charge, the plan going forward is to carry out launches many times a year.

宇宙へ荷物を運ぶ仕事が増えれば、日本の経済にも良い影響があると期待されています。

It is hoped that if the work of carrying cargo to space increases, it will also have a positive effect on Japan's economy.