重型火箭在2004年进行首次发射，它可以将24吨重的负载发送到低地球轨道，也能将用于通讯卫星的11吨重的载荷送入地球同步轨道。
The rocket made its first flight in 2004 and is capable of launching payloads of up to 24 tons into low-Earth orbit and 11 tons toward the geosynchronous orbits used by communications satellites.
测试结果显示只需一艘重型拖船就能将700万吨重的冰山在约140天内托送到位，这足够满足35000人一年的水需求量。
They showed that just one heavy-duty tugboat can make the trip in about 140 days while dragging an iceberg weighing 7 million tons - enough to meet the annual water consumption of 35,000 people.
设计所出的那个航天舱的无人版本可以为空间站的工作人员携带重达6吨的美食，或者能够将航天舱替换为重型卫星。
The unmanned version of that capsule is designed to carry six tonnes of goodies for the inmates of the space station, or could be replaced by a heavy satellite.
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