The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off to begin mission STS-123 at the Kennedy space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida March 11, 2008.

2008年3月11日，奋进号航天飞机从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角的肯尼迪航天中心起飞，执行sts - 123航天任务。

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"The intent of basic training is to get folks up to the proficiency they need to begin mission-specific training," says Duane Ross, NASA's manager for astronaut candidate selection and training.

“基础训练的目的是要使他们能够熟练到可以进行特定任务的训练，”国家宇航局宇航员候选人挑选和训练的经理杜安·罗斯(Duane Ross)说到。

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Six would-be astronauts will this week begin a 520-day mock space voyage to simulate a mission to Mars. How will they cope with the huge psychological pressures?

即将成为宇航员的六人将于这周开始进行长达520天的模仿火星任务的模拟太空航行。他们将如何应付巨大的心理压力呢？

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Previous efforts to begin the 16-day mission had been hampered by bad weather and fuel leaks.

BBC: Shuttle crew welcomed aboard ISS

The oldest orbiter in the fleet, it had experienced engineering problems before during a long career that begin with the first shuttle mission more than 20 years ago.

CNN: NASA weighed retiring Columbia in 2001

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley is scheduled to begin a fact-finding mission to the Middle East, to determine how the U.S. can promote trade and commerce to bolster peace process initiated by the Wye accord.

CNN: Wednesday,