美度假游公司开设“太空旅馆” 招聘专业宇航员
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美国一家名为“毕格罗宇宙空间”的私人太空度假游公司日前首开先河,对外公开刊登一则广告招聘专业宇航员。

Only professionals with space flight experience need apply, such as British NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, pictured here holding on to the International Space Station.
Only professionals with space flight experience need apply, such as British NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, pictured here holding on to the International Space Station.

An American space holiday firm, Bigelow Aerospace1, has become the first commercial company to advertise for(登广告征求) professional astronauts.

The firm, founded by Bob Bigelow, the head of a budget motel chain in the US, wants experienced spacemen working in orbit and on the ground.

Only professionals with space flight experience need apply, which limits the pool of possible applicants2 worldwide to little more than 500.

Applicants must also have completed a training program with a government or recognized space agency, such as NASA, and to have flown a space mission.

Mr Bigelow, from Las Vegas, already has two test models of his inflatable(膨胀的,可充气的) space modules3 in orbit around the Earth, launched by Russian rockets.

He plans to build orbiting hotels to provide out-of-this-world holidays and has his sights set on the Moon and even Mars too.

Bigelow's modules, which can be linked together sausage(香肠,腊肠)-style to form a space station, are launched in compact form and then expanded to full size.

Space duties spelt out in the job offer include:

* Performing as a professional astronaut aboard the Bigelow Aerospace Station Complex;

* Managing all on-board aspects of employee and customer astronaut personal safety;

* Maintaining the space stations inside but with some spacewalks too; and

* Helping4 clients with payloads(有效负荷) or experiments.

On Earth the spacemen will train new astronauts and operate mission control.

Mr Bigelow, who made his fortune from Budget Suites5 of America, is aiming to bring the cost of a ticket to space down to £30,000-£60,000.

His other big ideas include a cruise ship(游轮,游艇) to carry 100 passengers and 50 crew on a trip around the moon.

As well as the unspecified number of astronauts' positions the company has 44 other job offers on its website.

They are likely to appeal to NASA staff uncertain about the future after President Obama cancelled any return to the Moon.

With NASA's shuttle fleet scheduled to be retired6 at the end of this year and no successor craft on the near horizon, thousands of workers expect to lose their jobs.



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1 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的,宇宙航行的
参考例句:
  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
2 applicants aaea8e805a118b90e86f7044ecfb6d59     
申请人,求职人( applicant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
  • He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。
3 modules 0eb9b3af2e4a00837a1b1a854c9ea18c     
n.模块( module的名词复数 );单元;(宇宙飞船上各个独立的)舱;组件
参考例句:
  • The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。
  • Our English course is divided into modules on poetry, drama, and novels. 我们的英语课分为诗歌、戏剧和小说等单元。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
5 suites 8017cd5fe5ca97b1cce12171f0797500     
n.套( suite的名词复数 );一套房间;一套家具;一套公寓
参考例句:
  • First he called upon all the Foreign Ministers in their hotel suites. 他首先到所有外交部长住的旅馆套间去拜访。 来自辞典例句
  • All four doors to the two reserved suites were open. 预定的两个套房的四扇门都敞开着。 来自辞典例句
6 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
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