波音公司计划研发“太空出租车”
<p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="CST">CST</span>-100 "<span word="space">space</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span>", <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orbiter">Orbiter</span> <span word="Processing">Processing</span> <span word="Facility">Facility</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Shuttle">Shuttle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CST">CST</span>-100 <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>.</p><p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craft">craft</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="manned">manned</span>, <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>.</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>, <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Exploration">Exploration</span> <span word="Technologies">Technologies</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Soyuz">Soyuz</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Soyuz">Soyuz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Atlantis">Atlantis</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Soyuz">Soyuz</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>.</p><p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="shuttle">shuttle</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modifying">modifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hangar">hangar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="astronauts">astronauts</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Station">Station</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="outpost">outpost</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="orbit">orbit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Bigelow">Bigelow</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="center">center</span> - <span word="long">long</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="only">only</span> <span word="local">local</span> - <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="user">user</span> <span word="spaceport">spaceport</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grabs">grabs</span>.</p>
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