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通过全国的电视网,整个美国都看到了哥伦比亚号航天飞机的第二次飞行。哥伦比亚号从离开地面一百三十七英里的空间轨道上发回了详细的飞行情况。航天飞机的货仓里载有新型监测仪器,用它们能观察地球的地貌,测出大气中的二氧化碳含量,甚至还能查明海洋藻类植物的生长情况。机上最大的一台仪器是 Caltech喷气推进实验室研制的专用成像雷达,用它可以有惊人的发现:撒哈拉大沙漠古代区域逐步变化的过程、断层线、冲击扇的特征以及
Through the national television network, the entire United States saw the second flight of the space shuttle Columbia. Colombia sent detailed flight information from a space orbit that was 137 kilometers off the ground. The space shuttle’s cabin contains new monitoring instruments that allow them to observe the earth’s topography, measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and even ascertain the growth of marine algae. One of the largest instruments on board is the dedicated imaging radar developed by Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where it can be surprisingly discovered that the evolution of the ancient Sahara Desert region, the characteristics of fault lines and impact fans, and