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An American drone maker is teaming up with United Parcel Service to transport blood and medical supplies in Rwanda.

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The California-based company, Zipline International, manufactures drone aircraft. The company says its drones will fly to remote Rwandan medical centers 20 times faster than any

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truck or motorcycle.

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United Parcel Service is providing a grant of $800,000 - plus logistical support – for the project through a donation from the UPS Foundation.

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Another partner is GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, an international organization set up to provide vaccines to the world's poorest countries.

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Zipline recently announced plans to launch its drone delivery service in July. The company plans to fly the blood and medical supplies to 20 hospitals and health centers across

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Rwanda, a country of more than 11 million people.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) says Africa has the world's highest rate of pregnancy deaths resulting from excessive bleeding. This makes the availability of blood and

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transfusions very important for women across the continent.

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The Rwandan government signed a deal to cooperate with Zipline. The government is promising to pay part of the delivery costs.

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The Zipline drone is different from other pilotless aircraft because it does not operate with four propellers on top. The drone is similar to a small robotic airplane with a

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"fixed-wing" design, similar to commercial airliners.

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The drones, weighing about 10 kilograms, are launched into the sky with compressed air. They can travel at speeds of 100 kilometers an hour. Their movement can be followed with

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the help of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment.

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Each plane can carry up to 1.5 kilograms of materials, usually kept inside a box. The supplies are then dropped from the bottom of the drone and float down to the ground in a

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parachute.

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Each aircraft can travel up to 120 kilometers on a single flight.

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The head of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Seth Berkley, said the method is a totally new way of delivering vaccines to children in remote areas.

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If successful in Rwanda, Zipline and its partners plan to expand the drone deliveries to other countries.

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Operating the drones in Rwanda will result in tens of thousands of flight hours. This kind of testing is currently not possible in the United States because of restrictions on

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drone flights.

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I'm Bryan Lynn.

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vaccine ['væksi:n]

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n. 疫苗

 
commercial [kə'mə:ʃəl]

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adj. 商业的
n. 商业广告

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transport [træns'pɔ:t]

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n. 运输、运输工具;(常用复数)强烈的情绪(狂喜或狂怒

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operate ['ɔpəreit]

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v. 操作,运转,经营,动手术

 
foundation [faun'deiʃən]

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n. 基础,根据,建立
n. 粉底霜,基

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drone [drəun]

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n. 雄蜂,游手好闲者,嗡嗡声,无人驾驶飞机(或艇等),

 
excessive [ik'sesiv]

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adj. 过多的,过分的

 
partner ['pɑ:tnə]

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n. 搭档,伙伴,合伙人
v. 同 ... 合

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prime [praim]

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adj. 最初的,首要的,最好的,典型的
n.

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donation [dəu'neiʃən]

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n. 捐赠物,捐款,捐赠

 


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