美国航宇局现已选定取代宇航员,在轨建造自由号国际空间站的机器人,它是马丁·玛丽艾塔公司研制的“飞行遥控机器人服务车”(FTS)。两年来,马丁公司与格鲁曼公司竞包此任务,结果马丁公司中标,获得价值2.97亿美元的合同。预计在FTS在轨使用之前,将用航天飞机对它进行验证。计划在1991年底在轨试验第一个FTS的技术,1993年底制造出一个样机。之 NASA has now chosen to replace astronauts and to build orbit the robot at the ISS. It is the “Flying Telecontrol Van” (FTS) developed by Martin Marietta. For two years, Martin and Grumman were competing for the job, with Martin winning the contract and securing a $ 297 million contract. It is expected that the FTS will be validated on a shuttle before it can be used on-orbit. It is planned to test the first FTS technology on-orbit by the end of 1991 and create a prototype by the end of 1993. It