VOA标准英语2012--Private Spacecraft Ready for Launch to ISS
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(五月)
Private Spacecraft Ready for Launch to ISS
An animation 1 shows what space station partner nations and SpaceX hope to see on launch day. The Falcon 2 9 rocket, carrying its Dragon capsule, will launch from Cape 3 Canaveral in Florida. The cargo 4-carrying space capsule will separate from the rocket and begin its day-long journey toward the International Space Station.
SpaceX officials caution that many things can go wrong with such complex new technologies. The Dragon needs to meet up with an orbiting lab that is zooming 5 around the Earth every 90 minutes, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk 6 explained at a NASA news briefing in mid-April.
"So you've got to launch up there, you've got to rendezvous 7 and be tracking the space station to within inches really, and this is something that is going 12 times faster than a bullet from an assault rifle. So it's hard," Musk admitted.
If Dragon's systems and sensors 8 check out, the station crew will capture the capsule with the station's robotic arm.
ISS astronauts have plenty of supplies, so there won't be an issue if Dragon - essentially 9 a robotic spaceship - is not able to dock.
"It's not as though there is somebody flying it with a joystick or that there is somebody on board who can make real-time corrections," noted 10 Musk. "Dragon is making decisions all the time to optimize 11 the probability of success, so there's a lot of intelligence on board the spacecraft."
NASA Administrator 12 Charlie Bolden is optimistic.
"If all goes well, SpaceX will launch Dragon and they'll rendezvous with the station and be berthed 13 in a matter of days,: he said. " And that will be the beginning of a totally new era, an era of private access to low-Earth orbit, the International Space Station and other destinations there."
NASA used its space shuttles to bring cargo to the ISS before it retired 14 the shuttle fleet last year. The U.S. space agency is now investing in private companies to handle low-Earth orbit transportation, and it has invested $381 million in SpaceX's commercial cargo capabilities 15.
- They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
- The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。
- The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
- The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- Zooming and panning are navigational tools for exploring 2D and 3D information. 缩放和平移是浏览二维和三维信息的导航工具。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Panning and zooming, especially when paired together, create navigation difficulties for users. 对于用户来说，平移和缩放一起使用时，产生了更多的导航困难。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
- She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。
- She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
- I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。
- There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句
- Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
- She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
- We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构，着重引进先进技术和关键设备。
- The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
- He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
- The ship is berthed at Southampton. 船停泊在南安普敦。
- We berthed our ship at dusk. 黄昏时分我们在泊位停船。 来自辞典例句
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
- Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓