The rocket launch is NASA? S first suborbital test of the new Ares I booster to launch astronauts to space aboard its shuttle successor, the Orion craft.

这次发射是NASA新型火箭的第一次亚轨道飞行测试，成熟后的战神I号将替代航天飞机，搭载猎户太空舱进行载人航天的任务。

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Update: The Planetary Society plans to launch a 105-square-foot solar-sail craft into space this fall.

最新消息：美国行星学会(The Planetary Society)计划在今秋发射一艘105平方英尺(约10平方米)的太阳帆太空船。

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During launch of the Soyuz craft, cosmonauts experience four times the force of gravity.

在联盟号发射的时候，宇航员所承受的是4倍的重力加速度。

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The plan is to first launch a service craft -- replete with robotic arms and enough processing horsepower to work independently if needed -- followed by the tiny base-unit skeleton satlets.

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After launching the FireFly probes in 2015, the company seeks to launch a larger craft, named DragonFly, in 2016 which will be able to return between 30 to 60 kgs of material to Earth.

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The craft will likely launch vertically from a booster -- just like NASA rockets -- with up to 50 passengers onboard.

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