“阿特兰蒂斯”最后之旅结束 返回地球
<p>“阿特兰蒂斯”19日终止与国际空间站的对接状态，开始返航，从而结束了美国航天飞机机群最后一次飞行，为航天飞机项目30年历史画上了句号。当这架航天飞机降落美国佛罗里达州肯尼迪航天中心、起落架在跑道上停止轮滑那一刻，标示着载人航天一个历史阶段的终结。</p><p>“阿特兰蒂斯”告别太空返回地球</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="home">home</span>。</p><p><span word="Atlantis">Atlantis</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>。</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="touchdown">touchdown</span>, <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rocketship">rocketship</span>。</p><p>"<span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="Atlantis">Atlantis</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>。</p><p><span word="Replied">Replied</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span>: "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="salute">salute</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="rotated">rotated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="before">before</span>-<span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>. <span word="Atlantis">Atlantis</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outpost">outpost</span>, <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="whirring">whirring</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="event">event</span>。</p><p><span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="controllers">controllers</span> <span word="savored">savored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dual">dual</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="images">images</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span>," <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span> <span word="said">said</span>。</p>
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