。发现者号航天飞机是所有美国航天飞机中执行任务最多,将宇航员送入轨道人数最多的一架。据悉,“发现者”号航天飞机服役27年、太空累计飞行2.38亿公里。
2001年3月8日,肯尼迪航天中心,一名观众正在宇航局新闻区观看发现者号航天飞机发射,这次发射的代号是STS - 102,航天飞机将去往国际空间站执行任务。
A spectator in the NASA press site views the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-102 to the International space Station at the Kennedy space Center, March 8, 2001.
图上这名机器宇航员本应在这周作为太空中首位人形机器人而开启它的服役生涯,不过,因为搭载它的航天飞机发现者号在检修故障,所以它的行程推迟了。
Robonaut, who was supposed to start his career as the first humanoid robot in space this week, remains while the shuttle Discovery sorts out its problems.
本周,发现者号曾经两度尝试发射但都取消了。因为雷雨和航天飞机燃油阀的技术问题。
Two earlier attempts to launch Discovery were scrubbed this week, because of lightning storms and a technical problem with the shuttle's fuel valve.
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