27 Journey into Space

Journey into Space by Jennie Miklautsch

珍妮·米克劳奇的《太空之旅》

Chapter 1 The Wright Brothers It is December 17, 1903. Orville and Wilbur Wright just flew the first airplane. The flight lasted for only 12 seconds! Yet flying had begun! Today, airplanes are bigger and faster. They carry people and things to many places quickly.

这天是1903年12月17日。 奥维尔·莱特和威尔伯·莱特刚刚驾驶了第一架飞机。 这次飞行只持续了12秒!然而，飞行已经开始了!今天，飞机更大更快。 他们把人和东西迅速地送到许多地方。

Chapter 2 Satellites Airplanes could not go to space. Russia and the United States sent satellites. Satellites orbit, or circle, Earth. The first satellite was Sputnik 1 from Russia. Next, the United States sent the Explorer 1 satellite. Today, we use satellites to tell the weather. We even use them to help us get TV programs!

第二章卫星飞机无法进入太空。 俄罗斯和美国发射了卫星。 卫星围绕地球运行。 第一颗人造卫星是来自俄罗斯的斯普特尼克1号。 接下来，美国发射了探索者1号卫星。 今天，我们用卫星来预报天气。 我们甚至用它们来帮助我们得到电视节目!

Chapter 3 Space Explorers People wanted to orbit Earth, too! The first person went to space in 1961. He was Yuri Gagarin from Russia. An American also went to space in 1961. His name was Alan Shepard. He was our first astronaut.

第三章太空探险家人们也想绕地球飞行!1961年，第一个人进入太空。 他就是来自俄罗斯的尤里·加加林。 1961年，一位美国人也进入了太空。 他的名字叫艾伦·谢泼德。 他是我们的第一位宇航员。

Chapter 4 Walking on the Moon Who would be the first astronaut to walk on the Moon? It was 1968. The United States sent the Apollo 8 spacecraft. It circled the Moon. There were other space flights, too. Soon, a spacecraft would land on the Moon. In 1969, the Apollo II spacecraft landed on the Moon, Astronauts Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin took the first spacewalk!

第4章在月球上行走谁会是第一个在月球上行走的宇航员? 那是1968年。美国发射了阿波罗8号宇宙飞船。 它绕着月球转。还有其他的太空飞行。 不久，宇宙飞船将在月球上着陆。 1969年，阿波罗二号飞船登陆月球，宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗和“巴兹”奥尔德林进行了第一次太空行走!