阿波羅[探測外太空火箭]過後,美國宇航局的領導放棄了對星球的探測。他們擱置或取消了天文及太空任務,而將該局的前途賭在太空梭及太空站一類的硬體上。
After Apollo, NASA's leaders turned their backs on the stars and planets. They delayed or canceled astronomy and space missions, gambling the agency's future on hardware like the space shuttle and space station.