[TOKYO] The world's first space-based radio-telescope was launched last week by Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). The event not only marked the start of a major international project in Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), but was also the first launch for ISAS using a more powerful launcher, the M-V rocket, which will open up opportunities for lunar and interplanetary missions. The radiotelescope satellite was named the Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA) after launch, But it is more popularly known by the acronym VSOP, which stands for VLBI Space Observatory, Programme, and is also a gr ading of French brandy, a favourite drink of Masaki Morimoto of Japan's Nobeyama Radio Observatorywho played a key role in dreaming up the project.
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机译：[东京]世界上第一台基于太空的射电望远镜是由日本宇航学院（ISAS）于上周发射的。该事件不仅标志着超长基线干涉测量法（VLBI）一项重大国际项目的开始，而且是ISAS首次使用更强大的发射器M-V火箭发射，这将为登月和行星际飞行打开机遇。射电望远镜卫星在发射后被命名为通讯和天文学高级实验室（HALCA），但缩写为VSOP更为人所知，它是VLBI太空天文台计划的缩写，也是法国白兰地的结缘。日本Nobeyama Radio Observatory的Masaki Morimoto的最爱饮料在梦the以求的项目中发挥了关键作用。
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