两艘新的私人航天器发射升空前往月球
📖 逐句对照翻译
Two private spacecraft are on their way to the moon to carry out separate missions.
两艘私人航天器正在前往月球的途中，以执行各自的任务。
The landers launched January 15 from the American government’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
着陆器于1月15日从位于佛罗里达州的美国政府肯尼迪航天中心发射升空。
The private company SpaceX used its Falcon 9 launch vehicle to fly the landers into space.
私营公司SpaceX使用其猎鹰9号运载火箭将着陆器送入太空。
The two separated from Falcon 9 about one hour into the flight.
两者在飞行约一小时后与猎鹰9号分离。
Mission leaders said the launch went exactly as planned, with no problems reported.
任务负责人表示，发射完全按计划进行，没有报告任何问题。
The trip to the moon will take some time.
去月球的旅行需要一些时间。
One spacecraft is expected to land on the lunar surface in early March, while the other should touch down in late May or early June.
预计一艘航天器将于3月初登陆月球表面，另一艘则应在5月底或6月初着陆。
In February 2024, the first private spacecraft completed the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.
2024年2月，首个私人航天器完成了美国50多年来首次登月。
The lander, called Odysseus, was developed by the Texas-based company Intuitive Machines.
这个着陆器名为“奥德修斯”，由总部位于得克萨斯州的直觉机器公司研发。
The spacecraft experienced some technical problems but was able to carry out several science experiments before powering down permanently on the moon in late March.
该航天器遇到了一些技术问题，但在3月下旬永久关闭在月球上之前，它还是成功进行了几项科学实验。
For this current mission, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace developed Blue Ghost, one of the two landers launched.
在本次任务中，总部位于得克萨斯州的萤火虫航天公司研发了蓝色幽灵号，这是发射的两台着陆器之一。
The other, named Resilience, belongs to Japanese company ispace.
另一艘名为“韧性”的飞船属于日本公司ispace。
Both are designed to collect data and materials to support several planned moon missions – some including astronauts – in coming years.
两者的设计目的都是收集数据和材料，以支持未来几年内规划的多次月球任务——其中一些任务将包含宇航员。
The Blue Ghost lander is targeting a landing site near a volcanic structure called Mons Latreille.
蓝色幽灵着陆器的目标着陆点位于一座名为拉特雷尔山的火山结构附近。
It is a 480-kilometer basin that sits in the northeast quarter of the near side of the moon.
这是一个位于月球正面东北象限、直径480公里的盆地。
The American space agency NASA says the 2-meter-tall Blue Ghost is carrying 10 NASA science and technology instruments.
美国航天局NASA表示，这艘高2米的蓝色幽灵号携带了10台NASA的科学与技术仪器。
They aim to “gather valuable scientific data studying Earth’s nearest neighbor,” the agency said.
该机构表示，他们的目标是“收集宝贵的科学数据，研究地球最近的邻居”。
NASA’s Artemis program aims to send astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
NASA的阿尔忒弥斯计划旨在自1972年阿波罗17号任务以来首次将宇航员送上月球。
The next planned flight in that program is Artemis II, which is set to launch in April 2026.
该计划中的下一次预定飞行是阿耳忒弥斯2号，定于2026年4月发射。
In that mission, four astronauts will fly NASA’s Orion spacecraft more than 400,000 kilometers on a trip around the moon.
在那次任务中，四名宇航员将乘坐美国宇航局的猎户座飞船，飞行超过40万公里，进行绕月之旅。
Nicola Fox is the associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington D.C. She said in a statement the agency’s cooperation with private companies is “a critical part of bringing humanity back to the moon.”
尼古拉·福克斯是位于华盛顿特区的美国宇航局科学任务理事会的副主任。她在一份声明中表示，该机构与私营公司的合作是“将人类带回月球的关键部分”。
Fox added that NASA chose the new experiments partly because of information learned from NASA’s Apollo space program, which began in the 1960s.
福克斯补充说，美国宇航局选择这些新实验的部分原因是基于从20世纪60年代开始的阿波罗太空计划中获得的信息。
She said the current mission seeks to ensure “the safety and health of our future science instruments, spacecraft, and, most importantly, our astronauts on the lunar surface.”
她表示，当前的任务旨在确保“我们未来的科学仪器、航天器，以及最重要的——月球表面上的宇航员的安全与健康”。
Blue Ghost’s equipment includes a tool to collect dirt and another to dig a hole for measuring temperatures below the lunar surface.
“蓝色幽灵”的设备包括一个收集泥土的工具，以及另一个用于挖掘孔洞以测量月球表面以下温度的工具。
The spacecraft is also carrying a device built to measure light reflections to be used with lasers to better measure the distance between Earth and the moon.
该航天器还携带了一台用于测量光反射的装置，该装置将与激光配合使用，以更精确地测量地球与月球之间的距离。
In addition, Blue Ghost is carrying instruments to examine the structure and density of areas beneath the lunar surface.
此外，蓝色幽灵还携带了仪器，用于探测月球表面以下区域的结构和密度。
Other equipment will seek to capture X-ray images of the edge of Earth’s magnetic field.
其他设备将尝试捕捉地球磁场边缘的X射线图像。
The ispace lander Resilience is carrying an exploring vehicle, called a rover, to the moon.
ispace的着陆器“韧性”号正搭载一辆名为“漫游车”的探测车前往月球。
The five-kilogram rover is designed to collect lunar soil and other materials from the surface.
这台重达五公斤的巡视器旨在从月球表面采集月壤及其他物质。
Resilience is also carrying equipment and instruments to complete several experiments for Japanese companies and other organizations.
韧性号还携带了设备和仪器，为日本公司及其他组织完成多项实验。
One of the experiments will test an electrolysis device designed to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen.
其中一项实验将测试一种设计用于将水分解为氢气和氧气的电解装置。
Such a device could help future astronauts better use water resources on the moon and produce rocket fuel.
这种设备可以帮助未来的宇航员更好地利用月球上的水资源并生产火箭燃料。
Other experiments set for the Resilience mission include food production tests and the deployment of a “deep space radiation probe.”
“韧性”号任务还安排了其他实验，包括食品生产测试以及部署一个“深空辐射探测器”。
The instrument is designed to collect detailed measurements of ionizing radiation in space.
该仪器旨在收集太空中电离辐射的详细测量数据。
NASA has said it is paying $101 million to Firefly for the mission and another $44 million for the experiments.
美国国家航空航天局表示，将为这次任务向萤火虫公司支付1.01亿美元，并为实验再支付4400万美元。
Officials from ispace did not report how much its mission would cost.
ispace的官员没有透露此次任务的成本。
It is the second moon mission for ispace.
这是ispace的第二次登月任务。
During the last one, Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully launched its SLIM spacecraft to the moon in January 2024.
在上一次任务中，日本宇宙航空研究开发机构（JAXA）于2024年1月成功将其SLIM航天器发射至月球。
But the lander touched down imperfectly, causing some communication and power problems.
但着陆器着陆并不完美，导致了一些通信和电力问题。
However, Japanese space officials reported they had stayed in communication with SLIM through late April.
然而，日本太空官员报告称，他们与SLIM保持通信直至4月底。
During this time, they said the spacecraft was able to collect valuable data about the landing and surrounding area.
在此期间，他们表示航天器成功收集了有关着陆及周边区域的宝贵数据。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
Bryan Lynn wrote this story for VOA Learning English, based on reports from NASA, The Associated Press and Agence France-Press
布莱恩·林恩根据美国国家航空航天局、美联社和法新社的报道，为美国之音慢速英语撰写了这篇报道。
