US astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will dock to the International Space Station (ISS) later.
The men are making their way up to the orbiting platform after their launch on a Falcon-9 rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday.
The Nasa crew are now traveling in a Dragon capsule supplied and operated by a private company, SpaceX - a first in the history of human spaceflight.
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astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ n. 宇航员,航天员
· astrophysics /ˌæstroʊˈfɪzɪks/ n. 天体物理学
· nautical /'nɔːtɪkəl/ adj. 航行的
dock /dɒk, dɑːk/ v. 使(两飞行器)在太空对接 n. 船坞,码头
make one's way up to…: 朝着……的方向前进
· make one's way up to the top of a mountain: 朝着山顶的方向前进
orbiting platform: 轨道平台 (国际空间站)
capsule /'kæpsjuːl/ n. (人员所活动的)舱室;胶囊