美国小姐妹复制火星探测器 创举始于好奇心
<p></p><p>北卡罗莱纳小姐妹自己动手，制作出能够实际运转的火星探测器模型。如今，该模型已经成为纽约科技馆的永久藏品。</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>.</p><p><span word="Meet">Meet</span> <span word="Camille">Camille</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Genevieve">Genevieve</span> <span word="Beatty">Beatty</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="at">at</span> 13 <span word="and">and</span> 11 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beatty">Beatty</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hoopla">hoopla</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Honey">Honey</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1964 <span word="Worlds">Worlds</span> <span word="Fair">Fair</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Flushing">Flushing</span> <span word="Meadows">Meadows</span>-<span word="Corona">Corona</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borough">borough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queens">Queens</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>' <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="robotic">robotic</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> "<span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Beatty">Beatty</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Camille">Camille</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dismantled">dismantled</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>-<span word="control">control</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dismantled">dismantled</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="say">say</span>, ‘<span word="Dad">Dad</span>, <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="here">here</span>.’”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="intrigued">intrigued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p>
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