VOA慢速英语2020 NASA公布2024年最新登月计划

NASA Releases Updated Plan for 2024 Moon Landing

The American space agency, NASA, has released its latest plan to place the first humans on the moon since 1972. The updated information on the Artemis mission renews NASA's promise that one of the astronauts will be a woman.

美国国家航空航天局（简称NASA）发布了最新计划，自1972年以来将首次将人类送上月球。“阿尔忒弥斯计划”的最新信息重申了NASA的承诺：其中一名宇航员将是女性。

"We're going back to the moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and inspiration for a new generation of explorers," NASA Administrator¹ Jim Bridenstine said in a statement Monday.

NASA局长吉姆·布里登斯廷在周一发表的声明中表示：“我们将重返月球，以寻求科学探索、经济利益和对新一代探险家的激励。”

NASA's moon mission is part of its Artemis plan. It will use NASA's newest rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS. The astronauts are to travel on NASA's Orion spaceship.

NASA的登月任务是“阿尔忒弥斯计划”的一部分。该任务将使用NASA的最新型火箭“太空发射系统（简称SLS）”。宇航员将乘坐NASA的猎户座飞船。

Bridenstine told reporters that "political risks" have often threatened NASA's work, especially before such a critical election. If Congress approves $3.2 billion in financing by December 25, he said "we're still on track for a 2024 moon landing."

布里登斯廷对记者表示，“政治风险”经常威胁到NASA的工作，尤其是在如此关键的选举之前。他说，如果国会在12月25日前批准32亿美元的融资，那“我们仍在2024年登月的轨道上”。

Three projects are competing to build a moon lander that will transport two astronauts to the moon from the Orion spaceship. The competitors are all private companies Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics.

目前三家公司正在竞争建造月球着陆器，着陆器将把两名宇航员从猎户座飞船送到月球。竞争公司都是私营公司，分别是蓝色起源、美国太空探索技术公司和Dynetics。

Artemis 1 will send a spaceship around the moon in 2021. It will not use a human crew. Artemis II is to send astronauts around the moon in 2023. Artemis III will land on the lunar surface in 2024 and remain there for a week. NASA plans to have the astronauts leave the lander to collect soil and rock, search for water and other resources and carry out experiments.

“阿尔忒弥斯1号”任务将在2021年发射一艘宇宙飞船进行绕月飞行。这个任务没有人类宇航员参与。“阿尔忒弥斯2号”任务将于2023年派宇航员进行绕月飞行。“阿尔忒弥斯3号”任务将于2024年登陆月球表面，并停留一周。NASA计划让宇航员离开着陆器，收集土壤和岩石，寻找水和其他资源，并进行实验。

NASA says the plan will cost $28 billion dollars over a period of five years.

NASA表示，这项计划历时五年，预计耗资280亿美元。

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