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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=51305

Atlantis Rides Into Historyacquired July 8, 2011

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At 11:29 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 8, 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lit its rockets and roared into space. Four astronauts made the climb toward orbit and the International Space Station (ISS), where they will arrive on Sunday. The 135th and last flight of the U.S. space transportation system, or STS, comes 30 years after the first flight in April 1981. You can view video of final launch on NASA's YouTube channel.

2011年7月8日東部夏令時間上午11:29,阿特蘭提斯號太空梭點燃火箭,伴隨著轟隆聲進入太空。四位太空人會使其進入軌道,並預計在週日抵達國際太空站(ISS)。這是美國空間運輸系統(或STS) 在1981年4月首次飛行以來,30年後的第135次,也是最後一次飛行。您可以在YouTube頻道查看最後一次發射的美國宇航局的影片。

 

When they rendezvous with the ISS, the shuttle astronauts will help set up the Raffaello logistics module, which is filled with supplies and spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are retired. The crew also will conduct the robotic refueling mission, an experiment to test tools and techniques for robotic refueling of satellites in space.

The 12-day mission is the 33rd for Atlantis, which is named for an oceanographic research vessel. In fact, all of the shuttles were named for famous ships of exploration: Challenger, Endeavour, Discovery, and Columbia.

當他們到國際太空站時,太空人將幫助建立拉斐爾後備艙,這可以填補物料及零配件,以維持太空梭退役後,國際太空站的運作。組員們還將進行機器人加油任務,這是一項實驗,用以測試機器人在太空中的衛星加油工具和技術。

為期 12天的使命是阿特蘭提斯號第33執行任務,這是以一個海洋研究船當作命名。事實上,所有太空船皆被命名為著名的勘探船,像是挑戰者號、奮進號、發現號和哥倫比亞號。

 

“The shuttle's always going to be a reflection of what a great nation can do when it dares to be bold and commits to follow 

through,” said Space Shuttle Commander Chris Ferguson shortly before liftoff. “We're not ending the journey today. We're

 completing a chapter of a journey that will never end.”

太空梭指揮官克里斯弗格森在太空梭升空不前,發表演說說到:「太空梭反映了一個偉大的民族,當他勇於大膽承諾

去做時,就會堅持到底並完成它。我們還沒有結束今天的旅程。我們只是完成了一段的旅程,但它永遠不會結束。」

 

Over the years, Earth Observatory has featured many images, data sets, and human insights from the Space Shuttle program. In tribute to those achievements and to the unique view of Earth that the shuttle has provided, we offer a new photo feature: Every Flight is a Mission to Planet Earth.

多年來,地球觀測站起了重要功能在於很多圖像、資料庫和地面觀測太空梭計劃。太空梭值得讚揚這些成就,它提供了一個我們對於每一張新照片的圖特見解:每次飛行都是一個地球的使命。


        心得

在暑假的時候,就有注意到關於美國太空梭退役的新聞,但是當時並不瞭解詳細退役的原因,只是覺得很可惜,以後再也沒有機會去美國看太空梭發射壯觀的場面,直到在課堂上,經由老師提及太空梭要退役的這件事,才又想起了這則新聞,也經由老師講解,才了解為何太空梭要退役,它存在必要性的確沒有之前所想那麼大,它的退役也表示了另外一種進步,即不再需要人類冒危險上太空修理及補充燃料,我們可以利用機器人太空船來修理,也大大減少了每次送人上太空的經費,可以有更多經費做更多研究。


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