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最近,当美国的航天飞机哥伦比亚号在北大西洋上空腾空而起时,巴西的技术人员也在准备例行发射它的探空火箭3号。该火箭是从巴西沿海的纳塔尔空间中心升空的,飞行高度达到了600公里,速度达到了三马赫。这些火箭发射活动是巴西整个空间计划的组成部分。该计划要求在1993年以前由巴西的1000名科学家和技术人员自行设计、制造和发射四颗低轨道卫星——两颗气象卫星和两颗红外遥感卫星。完成这项计划总共需耗资约10亿美元。一切与空间计划有关的设备都必须在巴西制造。
Recently, while the U.S. space shuttle Columbia made its flight over the North Atlantic, Brazilian technicians are also preparing to launch its sounding rockets No. 3 on a routine basis. The rocket was launched from the Natal Space Center off the coast of Brazil and reached a flying altitude of 600 km and at speeds of three Mach. These rocket launches are part of the entire Brazilian space program. The plan calls for the design, manufacture and launch of four low-orbiting satellites, two meteorological satellites and two infrared remote-sensing satellites, by the 1,000 scientists and technicians in Brazil by 1993. It will cost about $ 1 billion to complete this project. Everything related to space planning must be made in Brazil.