They're actually from the space shuttle program, just a little bit modified, another section has been added to 'em.

它们实际上来自航天飞机计划，只是修改了一点点，又另外加入了一点东西。

Liftoff is set for May 27 from the Florida Space Coast. NASA retired its space shuttle program in 2011.

发送时间预计是5月27日，地点是佛州的太空海岸，宇航局在2011年暂停了航天飞机项目。

The trip will also mark the first U.S.-based space launch since NASA ended its space shuttle program nine years ago.

这次飞行还将标志着美国国家航空航天局9年前航天飞机计划被搁置以来首次在美国本土进行的太空发射。

It was the first time that Americans reached orbit from US soil since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.

这是自航天飞机项目于 2011 年退役以来，美国人第一次从美国本土进入轨道。

Workers here helped built the rockets for the Apollo missions and the space shuttle program.

这里的工人帮助建造了阿波罗任务和航天飞机计划的火箭。

The " Crew Dragon" looks more like the Russian Soyuz capsule that's been used to launch NASA's astronauts since the space shuttle program shutdown.

而Crew Dragon看起来更像俄罗斯的联盟号太空舱，自从航天飞机计划结束后，联盟号太空舱就被用来搭载美国宇航局的宇航员。

It will be the first time that's happened since NASA's space shuttle program ended nine years ago, but NASA's not the only organization involved.

这是自从NASA航天飞机计划搁置九年以来的首次行动，但这次参与其中的不仅是NASA。

They noted that the Crew Dragon technology is far more developed than what was used in the space shuttle program, which ended eight years ago.

他们还表示，龙飞船的技术比之前航天飞机任务的技术都要成熟。而先前的航天飞机任务已经是8年前的任务了。

NASA astronauts are set to blast off next week for the first time since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. A private company, Spacex, is providing the ride.

这是自2011年航天飞机项目结束以来，美国宇航员首次从美国本土发射升空。这次发射活动将由私人公司Spacex承担。

NASA's Shannon de Leon, a veteran of the space shuttle program is part of the team working on new and very different technology from that used by the last astronauts to reach the moon.

NASA的香农·德莱昂是航天飞机项目的资深人士，他是团队中的一员，致力于研究与上一届宇航员登月所用的新技术截然不同的新技术。

I think for most people who watch space programs that since the end of the space shuttle program that space travel has become the game of billionaires and the wealthy who travel to the edges of space.

我认为，对于观看太空节目的大多数人来说，自从航天飞机计划结束以来，太空旅行已经成为那些前往太空边缘的亿万富翁的游戏。

Since NASA retired its space shuttle program in 2011, the U.S. has paid for astronauts to hitch a ride on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to get to the ISS. Space X could get them there on American vehicles once again.

自2011年美国宇航局退出航天飞机项目以来，美国已经付钱让宇航员搭乘俄罗斯的联盟号飞船前往国际空间站。 太空X可以让他们再次乘坐美国的交通工具到达那里。

(On camera): I think for most people who watch space programs that since the end of the space shuttle program that space travel has become the game of billionaires and the wealthy who travel to the edges of space.

我认为，对于大多数看过太空计划的人来说，自从航天飞机计划结束以来，太空旅行已经成为亿万富翁和前往太空边缘的富人的游戏。