معنی عبارت as an important step asدر متن زیر چی میشه؟

Question

A chinese spaceprobe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinuha news agency reported on Sunday, a mission seen as an important step as the country  looks to push forward its space program.

Answer 1

به عنوان یک گام مهم

as دومی جدا از اون عبارته و معنیش "همینطور که" هست.