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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, ending its nearly 27-year flying career as the world's most- traveled spaceship(宇宙飞船).
According to NASA, Discovery touched down at 11:57 a.m. EST ( 1657 GMT) after a 13-day resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
"For the final time: wheels stop," Discovery's commander Steven Lindsey called out as the shuttle rolled to a full stop.
Discovery lifted off on Feb. 24 from the Kennedy Center and arrived at the space station on Feb. 26.
During the mission, the astronauts installed a spare closet module1 on the space station, completed some important repairs and delivered the first humanoid robot, though it will need more time to be assembled and made operational.
The 330-pound R2 consists of a head and a torso with two arms and two hands. Once it is unpacked2 -- likely several months after its arrival at the station -- it will initially3 be operated inside the Destiny laboratory for operational testing, but over time both its territory and its applications could expand.
Aboard the station, its primary job for now is teaching engineers how dexterous4 robots behave in space. However, the hope is that through upgrades and advancements5, it could one day venture outside the station to help spacewalkers make repairs or additions to the station or perform scientific work.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
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n.组件,模块,模件;(航天器的)舱 | |
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v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等) | |
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adj.灵敏的;灵巧的 | |
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n.(级别的)晋升( advancement的名词复数 );前进;进展;促进 | |
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