论文部分内容阅读
美国私人火箭公司太空探索技术公司宣布已有两位公民支付了绕月环游的费用。太空探索技术公司首席执行官伊隆·马斯克称,此次太空任务预计于2018年底进行,两名游客已经“支付了巨额保证金”。他说:“这为人类在45年后首次重返外层空间提供了机会。”两位不具名游客搭乘的宇宙飞船预计于今年晚些时候进行首次无人驾驶试飞。马斯克说,美国宇航局的配合使得这一计划成为可能。他表示,这两位乘客“将以比前人更快的速度到达太阳系更远的地方”。
US private rocket company Space Exploration Technologies announced that two citizens had already paid for the round trip. Elon Musk, chief executive of Space Exploration Technologies, said the space mission is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018 and that two tourists have already “paid a huge deposit”. He said: “This provides the first opportunity for mankind to return to outer space in 45 years.” The spacecraft on board two unknown passengers is expected to make its first unmanned test later this year. Musk said the cooperation of NASA makes this plan possible. He said that these two passengers “will reach the solar system more rapidly than their predecessors”.