1988年9月28日,“发现者号”在航天飞机任务中止32个月后升空,5名宇航员释放了一颗人造卫星,并完成了几项科学实验,这标志着航天飞机项目再次走上正轨。 1990年4月24日,“发现者号”航天飞机将哈勃空间望远镜送上轨道,人类有了观察遥远宇宙的“火眼金睛”。
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.
发现者号周五午夜在佛罗里达太平洋沿岸的肯尼迪太空中心升空前一分钟,携带着8吨送往攻击太空站的仪器。
Discovery lifted off one minute before midnight Friday from the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Atlantic coast, carrying nearly 8,000 kilograms of equipment for the International Space Station.
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.
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