“筷子”夹住火箭！SpaceX首次成功回收“星舰”

时间：2024-10-15 10:03:46  来源：平和英语村  作者：Elena

      当地时间13日，美国太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)“星舰”在得克萨斯州第5次试飞，发射塔的机械臂成功夹住了返回地面的超级重型火箭“Super Heavy”助推器。这也是星舰实现成为完全可重复使用火箭系统目标的一个重要里程碑。

     SpaceX completed its fifth test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Sunday, achieving the return of its booster back on the launch pad.

     The rocket's "Super Heavy" booster returned to land several minutes after launch. The company used the arms of its launch tower to catch the booster, a major milestone toward SpaceX's goal of making Starship a fully reusable rocket system.

      美国东部时间早上8：25，近400英尺高的火箭从SpaceX位于得克萨斯州布朗斯维尔附近的发射场点火升空。位于最高处第一级的上面级星舰载具即“Super Heavy”助推器，其能够将超过100公吨的重量送上轨道。

      At 8:25 am Eastern time, the rocket, nearly 400 feet tall, lifted off from the SpaceX launch site near Brownsville, Texas. The upper-stage Starship vehicle, stacked on top of the first stage, known as the Super Heavy booster, will be capable of carrying more than 100 metric tons to orbit.

      星舰从助推器中分离出来后，向太空飞行，绕地球飞行了一半，然后重新进入大气层，按计划溅落在印度洋上。这次飞行测试持续了大约1小时5分钟。

     Starship spacecraft separated from the booster and continued on to space, traveling halfway around the Earth before re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down in the Indian Ocean as scheduled.

      The flight test lasted about one hour and five minutes.

      SpaceX公司在社交媒体X平台上发文称：“确认溅落，祝贺整个SpaceX团队完成激动人心的‘星舰’第五次试飞。”

      据介绍，“星舰”火箭总长约120米，直径约9米，由两部分组成，第一级是长约70米的“超级重型”助推器，第二级是“星舰”飞船，两级均可重复使用。该火箭的设计目标是将人和货物送至地球轨道、月球乃至火星。

    SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket, collectively referred to as Starship, represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond.

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