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NASA Tests a Successor to the Space Shuttle 美国航空航天局测试新的航天飞船 The United States plans to launch a new spacecraft on Thursday. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to launch the Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The flight is expected to last four and one-half hours. The spacecraft is designed to carry people into space. But no astronauts will be on Orion. NASA scientists will use the flight to test the launch, control and reentry systems of the new exploration vehicle. 美国计划在周二发射一艘新飞船。美国航空航天局计划从弗罗里达的卡纳维尔角空军基地发射“猎户座”太空飞船，试飞预计持续四个半小时。设计这艘飞船是为了将人送入