The space agency has authorized (him) into set aside his other duties for the forseeable future and devote his time to the hunt for the tapes.N says they are stored somewhere.

• 宇航机构已经授权了他在将来的一段时间内先搁置工作；集中精力寻找那些磁盘.；N表示它们应该被保存在某个地方