Its defence and space division also racked up an operating loss.

其国防和航天业务部门也出现了运营亏损。

At the time of the merger, Loral spun off its space divisions into a separate firm.

【spin】合并时，罗拉公司让它的太空部脱离出去组成一家独立的公司。

Much of that progress will come from developments in battery technology for electric cars, says Dirk Hoke, who recently took over as Volocopter's chief executive, having previously run Airbus's defence and space division.

其中大部分进展将来自电动汽车电池技术的发展， 最近接任 Volocopter 首席执行官的德克·霍克 (Dirk Hoke) 表示，此前他曾负责空中客车公司的国防和太空部门。

We remember with reverence the roar of the first Boeing 707 jet engine, the sheer enormity of the Spruce Goose, the silent, ethereal beauty of the International Space Station, a product of our space division.

我们怀着崇敬之情记得第一架波音 707 喷气发动机的轰鸣声、云杉鹅的巨大威力、我们太空部门的产物国际空间站的宁静、空灵之美。