A mock-up of the Orion crew exploration vehicle floats in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. NASA engineers are testing this 18,000-pound mock-up to learn what the crews will experience after Orion lands and the recovery teams begin their work. Three weeks ago,the mock-up was on display on the National Mall in Washington as it made its way from West Bethesda, Md., to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
一个猎户座乘员舱实体模型漂浮在大西洋的汪洋中。NASA的工程师们正在测试这个1.8万磅的实体模型，了解当猎户座飞船着陆、搜救队开始工作前，乘员组将会体验到什么。3星期前，这个实体模型在华盛顿著名的国家广场展示，这是它从和马里兰州毕士大 （估计是制造地吧——译注）运抵佛罗里达州肯尼迪太空中心途中的一次停留。 Image Credit: NASA
图像版权：美国国家航空航天局
NASA pilots Jack Nickel (in the jet with tail number62) and Charles Justiz fly over for a bird's eye view of two shuttles on the launch pad. Shuttle Atlantis is in the foreground and Endeavour can be seen in the distance on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The two are flying T-38 jet trainer aircraft.
美国航空航天局的飞行员Jack Nickel（62号喷气机飞行员）和Charles Justiz 飞越肯尼迪太空中心，鸟瞰停着2架航天飞机的发射台。亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机位于前景，奋进号航天飞机在远方的发射台上。图中的飞机是两架T-38型教练机。 Image Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
版权：美国航空航天局和摄影者
NASA Astronaut Richard Arnold, a native of Maryland, hands a baseball jersey that flew on board the space shuttle during the STS-119 mission to Brad Bergesen of the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Camden yards in Baltimore, MD. Arnold also threw out the ceremonial opening pitch for the game of the Orioles versus the Los Angeles Angels.
2009.4.29星期四，马里兰州巴尔的摩市著名的坎登棒球场，来自马里兰州的宇航员理查德.阿诺德手持一件他在STS-119任务中于航天飞机上穿过的棒球服交给巴尔的摩金莺队的布拉德·伯格森。阿诺德同时为当天的洛杉矶天使队和巴尔的摩金莺队的比赛开球。 Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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