首次全女性太空行走取消 竟因航天服“不合身”
<p>美国国家航空航天局宣布，原定于29日在国际空间站实施的太空行走由“女子双打”改为“男女混双”，航天史上首次全女性太空行走最终未能成行。背后的原因是其中一名女性宇航员发现她的舱外航天服硬壳内衣不合身，中号更合适，但到29日仅有一件中号航天服可供使用，只能满足一名女航天员出舱。</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="spacewalk">spacewalk</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snag">snag</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="spacesuit">spacesuit</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>.</p><p>美国宇航局原本打算在太空史上迈出一小步，实施首次全女性太空行走任务，却意外遇到了困难，原因竟是没准备好合身的航天服。</p><p><span word="snag">snag</span>[<span word="sn">sn</span>æɡ]: <span word="n">n</span>. 障碍；意外障碍</p><p><span word="Astronauts">Astronauts</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="McClain">McClain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christina">Christina</span> <span word="Koch">Koch</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 22 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="McClain">McClain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>.</p><p>3月29日，宇航员安妮·麦克莱恩和克里斯蒂娜·科赫本来计划继续为国际空间站的太阳能系统安装新的锂离子电池。这项工程于3月22日开始，麦克莱恩和另外一名宇航员尼克·黑格在空间站外的微重力状态下工作了近7个小时。</p><p>"<span word="McClain">McClain</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="spacewalk">spacewalk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="torso">torso</span>—<span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacesuit">spacesuit</span>—<span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span>,” <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hague">Hague</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Koch">Koch</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. “<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="torso">torso</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 29, <span word="Koch">Koch</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p>
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