俄羅斯將機器人送入太空測試新型助推火箭

俄羅斯將機器人送入太空測試新型助推火箭

Russia has sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station as part of tests on a new rocket that is expected to replace the current vehicle.

俄羅斯已經(jīng)向國際空間站發(fā)射了一個仿人機器人，作為對一枚新火箭的測試的一部分，該火箭有望取代目前的運載工具。

The Soyuz capsule, which typically carries a space crew, blasted off from the Russia-leased launch pad in Kazakhstan at 8.38 a.m. (0338 GMT) on Thursday carrying the Fedor robot.

周四上午8點38分(格林威治標準時間0338)，載著費多機器人的聯(lián)盟號太空艙，從俄羅斯租用的哈薩克斯坦發(fā)射臺發(fā)射升空。

The capsule was launched by a new Soyuz 2.1a rocket which has only been used to launch unmanned vehicles.

太空艙是由一枚新的聯(lián)盟2.1a火箭發(fā)射的，該火箭只用于發(fā)射無人駕駛飛行器。

The new booster rocket is expected to replace the Soyuz-FG rocket next year.

新的助推火箭預(yù)計明年將取代聯(lián)盟號FG火箭。

The robot, which was in the commander’s seat, holding a small Russian flag in its right hand, sent out a tweet shortly after the orbiting saying that the first part of onboard tests went as planned.

該機器人坐在指揮官的座位上，右手拿著一面俄羅斯國旗，在環(huán)繞地球飛行后不久，它發(fā)出了一條推文，稱飛船上的第一部分測試按計劃進行。