Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

火星任务

In the last century, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. In this century, you may become the first person to walk on Mars.

在20世纪,美国宇航员尼尔,阿姆斯特朗是第一个在月球上行走的人。21 世纪,你有可能成为第一个在火星上行走的人。

Your spaceship will be launched from the International Space Station. It will take over six months to travel more than 300 million miles in a curved path from Earth to Mars.

你乘坐的宇宙飞船将从国际空间站出发,沿着弧形的线路,经过6个月的漫长旅程,航行 3亿英里,抵达火星。

When you reach Mars, you and the other three people in your crew will transfer to the Mars Habitat Lander. It was put into orbit around Mars months ago. It will become your station on Mars.

到了火星之后,你和另外3位宇航员将转乘火星着陆器。着陆器在几个月前已经投入火星轨道。它将是你们在火星的工作站。

You get ready to take the Lander down to the surface. Parachutes open to ease the landing. Engines that slow the ship are fired. They kick up big clouds of dust and powder. After months of space travel, you are on Mars

着陆器就要在火星表面着陆了,你做好了一切准备。降落伞已经打开,使着陆器平稳地下降。减速发动机开始点火。着陆时，火星表面激起大团的粉尘。经过 6 个月漫长的太空旅行，你终于来到了火星。

The Mars Station where you will live for the next several months is part of the Lander. It has sections for living, sleeping, exercising, and storage, and a laboratory for conducting experiments.

火星工作站是着陆器的一部分,你将在这里生活几个月。工作站划分了很多区域,供生活、睡觉、锻炼和储物,还有实验室,用来进行科学实验。