The first test flight will be toward the end this year, according to André Borschberg, the chief executive of the project.

据本项目的首席执行官André Borschberg透露，”太阳动力号“的首次试航预计在今年年底。

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Louis Friedman, executive director of the Planetary Society, says that the sails must be launched to test them, because there is no solar wind in Earth's atmosphere.

行星社执行官Louis Fried man告诫道，太阳帆必须发射升空才能进行实验，因为在地球大气中不存在太阳风。

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Was I actually meant to be a surgeon? Maybe a barrister? Perhaps a chief executive? The test disagreed on all counts.

我其实应该努力成为一名外科医生？或许是一名律师？或许是首席执行官？测试结果显示这些全都不行。

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Managing the setback will be a test for new Chief Executive Rory Read, appointed last August.

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Microsoft's willingness to shift strategy on Windows 8 is a test for Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, whose leadership has been criticized by some investors.

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An IPO will also test the ability of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, 27 years old, to manage a global company whose financial performance will be scrutinized by investors.

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