Orbital sciences will launch the first cygnus capsule into orbit atop the taurus ii launch vehicle .

轨道科学公司将用“金牛座2号”运载火箭发射它的第一个“天鹅座”太空舱到轨道上。

Also known as the cygnus loop , the veil nebula now spans nearly 3 degrees or about 6 times the diameter of the full moon .

面纱星云也被称为天鹅座环，现在的视角跨度近3度，即大约6倍满月的直径。

Cygnus , which is being launched under the commercial orbital transportation services ( cots ) contract , will eventually be used to resupply astronauts aboard the international space station ( iss ) .

由商业轨道运输服务（cots）操纵发射的“天鹅座”太空舱最终将被用来再补给国际空间站（iss）里的宇航员。

Orbital sciences , based in virginia and best known for manufacturing satellites , plans to test its own antares rocket in the coming weeks , and to conduct its own test flight to the iss , using its cygnus spacecraft , sometime next year .

以制造卫星而闻名，总部位于弗吉尼亚州的轨道科学公司，计划在未来几周内测试它自己的安塔尔火箭，并在明年的某个时候使用它自己的天鹅座飞船进行其飞行到国际空间站的测试。