(单词翻译:单击)
The New Shepard rocket lifted off at 8:30 A.M. from Blue Origin's Launch Site One location in West Texas.
“新谢泼德”号火箭于当地时间上午8时30分,从位于德克萨斯州西部的蓝色起源公司一号发射场发射升空 。
The moment the booster failed, the launch abort system immediately kicked in, separating the capsule from the booster.
在助推器失灵的那一刻,发射中止系统立即启动,将太空舱与助推器分离 。
Several minutes later, the capsule parachuted onto the desert floor.
几分钟后,太空舱降落在沙漠地面上 。
"It appears we've experienced in an anomaly with today's flight,
“今天的飞行似乎出现了异常,
this was unplanned and we don't have any details yet, but our crew capsule was able to escape successfully.
这是计划外的事件,我们还不清楚任何细节,但我们的太空舱成功逃脱了 。
We will follow its progress through landing."
我们将从着陆跟进事情的进展 。”
It was the 23rd launch for the New Shepard program, named after the first American in space, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard.
这是“新谢泼德”项目的第23次发射,该项目是以美国第一位进入太空的、水星计划的航天员艾伦·谢泼德的名字命名的 。
It's the same rocket and capsule system that Blue Origin has been using to send people on a 10-minute ride to the edge of space.
而此次发射的火箭以及太空舱系统,与蓝色起源公司仅需10分钟就将人类送到太空边缘的火箭和太空舱系统完全相同 。