俄罗斯将机器人送入太空测试新型助推火箭

Russia has sent a humanoid robot to the International Space Station as part of tests on a new rocket that is expected to replace the current vehicle.

俄罗斯已经向国际空间站发射了一个仿人机器人，作为对一枚新火箭的测试的一部分，该火箭有望取代目前的运载工具。

The Soyuz capsule, which typically carries a space crew, blasted off from the Russia-leased launch pad in Kazakhstan at 8.38 a.m. (0338 GMT) on Thursday carrying the Fedor robot.

周四上午8点38分(格林威治标准时间0338)，载着费多机器人的联盟号太空舱，从俄罗斯租用的哈萨克斯坦发射台发射升空。

The capsule was launched by a new Soyuz 2.1a rocket which has only been used to launch unmanned vehicles.

太空舱是由一枚新的联盟2.1a火箭发射的，该火箭只用于发射无人驾驶飞行器。

The new booster rocket is expected to replace the Soyuz-FG rocket next year.

新的助推火箭预计明年将取代联盟号FG火箭。

The robot, which was in the commander’s seat, holding a small Russian flag in its right hand, sent out a tweet shortly after the orbiting saying that the first part of onboard tests went as planned.

该机器人坐在指挥官的座位上，右手拿着一面俄罗斯国旗，在环绕地球飞行后不久，它发出了一条推文，称飞船上的第一部分测试按计划进行。