SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship rocket “筷子”夹住火箭！SpaceX首次成功回收“星舰” A SpaceX Starship rocket successfully landed upright Sunday alongside a massive metal landing tower as it was caught by two converging “chopstick” arms — another historic engineering breakthrough for the world’s largest and most powerful rocket. Sunday’s launch marked the fifth test flight for Starship, which stands nearly 400 feet tall and is composed of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft. The system is central to founder Elon Musk’s hopes to eventually colonize Mars and to NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon. 周日，美国太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）的“星舰”火箭成功地直立着陆在一个巨大的金属着陆塔旁，它被两根聚合在一起的“筷子”臂夹住——这是世界上最大、最强火箭的又一次历史性工程突破。 周日的发射是“星舰”的第五次试飞，它高近400英尺，由超重型助推器和星际飞船组成。 这个系统是创始人埃隆·马斯克最终实现火星殖民梦想的核心，也是NASA重返月球计划的重要组成部分。 ☞ upright 英 [ˈʌpraɪt] 美 [ˈʌpraɪt] adj. （人）直立的，挺直的；直立的，垂直的，立式的；正直的，诚实的；（椅子）直靠背的，没有扶手的 adv. 笔直地，直立地，垂直地；平稳地 n. （起支撑作用的）直柱，立柱，直立部分；球门柱；立式钢琴 If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. 笔直的 Helen sat upright in her chair. 海伦笔直地坐在椅子上。 ☞ converge 英 [kənˈvɜːdʒ] 美 [kənˈvɜːrdʒ] v. （使）汇聚，集中；（观点、目标）趋同；（数）收敛 If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move toward it from different directions. (人或车辆等) 聚集 Hundreds of tractors will converge on the capital. 成百上千的拖拉机将向首都聚集。 ☞ 在星舰发射升空2分多钟后，一级超重型火箭与星舰分离，开始返回。距离星舰发射6分多钟后，第一级成功被发射塔架上的“筷子”机械臂夹住。这是SpaceX第一次尝试回收星舰的第一级。
