Space shuttle Atlantis ended its 2-day journey at 11:51 am Wednesday as the shuttle arrived at the International Space Station. The 2 ships were sailing above the coast of Australia when they met.

经过将近两天的飞行，美国"阿特兰蒂斯"号航天飞机于当地时间18日11时51分与国际空间站成功对接，当时它们正飞行在澳大利亚沿海上空。

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With the upcoming retirement of the us space shuttle, Russian ships could, for several years at least, be the only means of taking humans into space.

随着美国航天飞机即将退役，俄罗斯的宇宙飞船将成为搭载人类进入太空的唯一途径，至少在未来几年内是如此。

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Among earlier recommendations made by the board were to require multiple high-resolution cameras for the launch and to consider having camera platforms aboard ships and aircraft to film the shuttle from additional angles during launch.

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