中国第三次载人宇宙飞船的船组成员们为迎接中国历史性的第一次太空行走组装太空服。“神州7号”的三名宇航员今天(星期五)凌晨在抵达距离地球343公里的最终轨道后开始执行任务。他们将在接下来的半天时间里组装一件重达120公斤的太空服。这件太空服的造价达到了4百多万美元。太空服被命名为“飞天”。
指令长翟志刚预计将在星期六执行约40分钟长的太空行走任务。太空行走被看作是中国今后建造永久空间站的关键一步。中国航天项目官员说，俄罗斯专家将帮助中国的太空行走。太空行走按计划将现场直播。
The crew of China’s third manned space mission is assembling a new specially made spacesuit in advance of the country’s historic first spacewalk. The three-man crew of the Shenzhou (“sacred vessel”) Seven settled into their duties after reaching their final orbit 343 kilometers above the Earth earlier today (Friday). They will spend the next half-day putting together a 120-kilogram spacesuit that cost over four-million dollars to create. The outfit has been named Feitian, which means “flying the sky.”
Crew commander Zhai Zhigang is expected to conduct Saturday’s spacewalk, which could last at least 40 minutes. The spacewalk is seen as a critical step in China’s future plans to establish a permanent orbital station. Chinese space program officials say Russian experts will help China with the spacewalk, which China plans to broadcast live on television.