In this photo provided by NASA, two technicians fromOrbitalSciences Corporation add protective foil to theDemonstration ofAutonomous Rendezvous Technology, or DART, flightdemonstrator.After a series of delays, NASA has scheduled April 15,2005, as thelaunch date for the first robotic spacecraft torendezvous in orbitwith other satellites without any humanintervention.
这张美国宇航局提供的照片显示，两名技术人员正用防护薄膜将无人驾驶飞船“ＤＡＲＴ”（“自主会合技术示范”的英文首字母缩写）遮盖起来。作为首艘可在太空与卫星自动会合的无人驾驶飞船，“ＤＡＲＴ”在几度延期之后将于4月15日升空，并将完成修复围绕地球运转的卫星等使命。（来源：长沙晚报）
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