NASA? S test launch of a brand new rocket this week will last only minutes, but the space agency is expecting thousands of spectators to flock to its Florida launching site to watch the historic show.

即将在本周进行的NASA新火箭的试飞持续时间只有几分钟，但是美国航天局预计将有数以千计的观众到佛罗里达州发射场见证这历史性的时刻。

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In February, NASA? S shuttle Endeavour visited the space station to deliver a new room called Tranquility and an observation deck that provides stunning views of Earth from space.

今年二月，美国宇航局奋进号梭穿机携带“宁静”号节点舱及一个观察舱到达空间站，并为我们提供了从太空观测地球的惊奇景观。

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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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In September, NASA scientists had announced the discovery of water molecules mainly in the moon's extreme northern and southern areas.

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The NASA scientists discovered water molecules mainly in the moon's extreme northern and southern areas.

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At the time of Endeavour's launch, NASA says the International Space Station was traveling at a speed of about eight kilometers-per-second, above western Romania.

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NASA's Game Changing Development Program, part of NASA's Space Technology Program, funds the X1 work.

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"We want to thank Congress for NASA's future, " Lori Garver, NASA's deputy administrator, said during a media teleconference Thursday.

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The Space Launch System, or SLS for short, is NASA's go-to rocket to carry NASA's planned Orion capsule and possibly other future payloads beyond low-Earth orbit.

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