立方体是一种立体图形。
立方体有几个面？
立方体有六面。
这里的“立方体”只是指卫星的形状。
这个立方体有一个正方形和四个三角形。
从那以后，NASA、美国国家侦察局甚至波音公司都发射并运行过立方体卫星。
Since then, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and even Boeing have all launched and operated Cube Sats.
在每个机械师的工作站上方，都有一个木制的立方体，每个面都涂着不同的颜色。
Above each machinist's workstation, there was a wooden cube with a different colour painted on each face.
在表演的第一幕中，一个黄色的立方体从一个蓝色的盒子里被拿出来，并在舞台上移动。
In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage.
NASA计划以其未来大部分逃离地球的载荷（特别是前往月球和火星的）来运载立方体卫星。
NASA plans for most of its future Earth-escaping payloads (to the moon and Mars especially) to carry Cube Sats.
最常见的CubeSat是一个边长10厘米的立方体，小到容易被误认为是你桌上的一个镇纸。
The most common CubeSat is a 10cm cube, so small that a single CubeSat could easily be mistaken for a paperweight on your desk.
由于立方体卫星如此小而轻，与传统通讯或GPS卫星相比，将它送入地球轨道的成本要低得多。
Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.
例如，亚利桑那州立大学的一个研究小组最近声称，他们开发的小型立方体卫星进入轨道的成本可能只有3000美元。
For instance, a research group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their developmental small Cube Sats could cost as little as $3,000 to put in orbit.
正如报告的作者所指出的，即使是差之毫末也可能导致“产生一个繁重的监管框架，并影响科学立方体卫星的未来部署”。
As the report authors point out, even near-misses might lead to the "creation of a burdensome regulatory framework and affect the future disposition of science Cube Sats".
这座获奖的立方体海滩别墅位于南卡罗来纳海岸外的苏利文岛的岸边，是为了取代10年前被飓风“雨果”摧毁的房子而建造的。
Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning-cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago.
男婴对立方体的大小和差异完全没有反应。
Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube.
你可以从货架上直接买到一套立方体卫星设备。
目前，立方体卫星数量不多，都在密切跟踪之下。
Currently, there aren't many CubeSats and they're tracked closely.
美国宇航局免费发射立方体卫星以供教育和研究之用。
NASA offers to launch CubeSats free of charge for educational and research purposes.
报告也承认，广泛部署近地轨道立方体卫星并不是零风险的。
It also acknowledges that widespread deployment of LEO CubeSats isn't risk-free.
在过去的几十年里，一种独特的卫星应运而生：立方体卫星。
Over the past few decades a unique class of satellites has been created that fits the bill: CubeSats.
与单独使用一颗立方体卫星相比，多颗卫星可以组合部署用于更复杂的任务。
Multiples can be deployed in combination for more complex missions than could be achieved by one CubeSat alone.
立方体卫星在对太空科学作出重大贡献的同时，也可能对其他太空飞行器造成危害。
While making significant contributions to space science, CubeSats may pose hazards to other space vehicles.
即使存在限制，一些有创意的开发人员也有可能将立方体卫星技术往有害的方向发展。
Even with constraints, it is possible for some creative developers to take the CubeSat technology in directions that result in harmful outcomes.
从那时起，美国国家航空航天局、国家侦察局甚至波音公司都发射并运行了立方体卫星。
Since then, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and even Boeing have all launched and operated CubeSats.
由于立方体卫星体积小、重量轻，将它们送入地球轨道的成本比传统通信或GPS卫星要低得多。
Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a CubeSat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.
美国国家科学院的报告强调了立方体卫星在科学发现和培养未来空间科学家和工程师方面的重要性。
The National Academy of Sciences report emphasizes CubeSats' importance in scientific discovery and the training of future space scientists and engineers.
作为一个志愿者组织，业余卫星组织将“业余”卫星送入轨道的时间比现在的立方体卫星热潮早了几十年。
As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting "amateur" satellites in orbit decades before the current Cube Sat craze.
作为一个志愿者组织，国际业余卫星组织在当前立方体卫星热潮之前的几十年前就在将“业余”卫星送入轨道。
As an organization of volunteers, AMSAT was putting "amateur" satellites in orbit decades before the current CubeSat craze.
例如，亚利桑那州立大学的一个研究小组最近称，只需3000美元就能把他们开发的小型立方体卫星送入轨道。
For instance, a research group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their developmental small CubeSats could cost as little as $3,000 to put in orbit.
正如报告作者所指出的，即使是侥幸成功，也可能导致“产生一个沉重的监管框架，并影响科学立方体卫星的未来部署。”
As the report authors point out, even near-misses might lead to the "creation of a burdensome regulatory framework and affect the future disposition of science CubeSats."
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