With the Space Shuttle poised to resume missions this spring after a more than two year hiatus caused by the Columbia accident, Spaceflight correspondent Rudolf van Beest met up with Stephanie Stilson at Kennedy Space Centre (KSC). As Vehicle Manager for the Discovery orbiter, she has a crucial job in the race to get the Shuttle fleet operation again. Even as a young girl Stephanie Stilson dreamed of space and was convinced she would one day work for NASA. Little did Stilson surmise she would eventually be responsible for a Space Shuttle. "I came to KSC for a visit with my father and my brother when I was in third grade -and I remember telling him whilst standing out in the middle of the rocket garden that when I grew up I was gonna work for NASA. He, of course, loves to tell that story," she said.
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机译：在因哥伦比亚号事故造成两年多的休假之后，随着航天飞机准备在今年春天恢复飞行任务，太空通讯记者鲁道夫·范·贝斯特（Rudolf van Beest）在肯尼迪航天中心（KSC）会见了斯蒂芬妮·斯蒂尔森（Stephanie Stilson）。作为发现轨道器的车辆经理，她在比赛中至关重要的工作是让航天飞机再次投入运营。斯蒂芬妮·史蒂森（Stephanie Stilson）还是一个年轻女孩，她就梦想着太空，并坚信自己有一天会为NASA工作。斯蒂尔森几乎没有猜测她最终将负责航天飞机。 “三年级时，我去了KSC拜访我的父亲和兄弟-我记得在火箭花园中间站着时告诉他，我长大后会为NASA工作。他，当然，我喜欢讲这个故事，”她说。
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