【5月6日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

The world’s first crewed mission to the moon since 1972, which launched Wednesday, is quietly continuing the civilian space sector’s long tradition of benefiting from U.S. military expertise.

The NASA mission’s commander, Reid Wiseman, and pilot, Victor J. Glover, Jr., both supported Operation Iraqi Freedom; one of the mission’s crucial components was tested at an Army facility in Arizona; and the recovery of the astronauts will be facilitated by personnel with the Space Force and Navy.

Artemis II will not land on the moon, but its journey to the moon’s vicinity will test whether the SLS rocket and Orion capsule can support astronauts on future missions that could culminate in a lunar base.

If successful, it will be followed by Artemis III, which aims to test commercial landers in 2027, and Artemis IV, which aims to conduct the first human exploration of the Moon’s south pole by 2028. Artemis V is anticipated to mark the start of development on a moon base. All of these unprecedented goals are stepping stones for an eventual path to Mars.

中譯：

自1972年以來的全球首次載人繞月任務於週三發射，此次任務悄然延續民間太空領域長期受益於美國軍事專業支援的傳統。

美國航空暨太空總署本次任務的指揮官魏斯曼與飛行員葛洛佛均曾支援伊拉克自由行動；任務的一項關鍵組件曾於亞利桑那州陸軍設施完成測試；太空人返回地球後的回收作業，則將由太空軍與海軍人員協同執行。

「阿提米絲2號」雖不會登陸月球，但其前往月球近域的飛行任務，將驗證太空發射系統火箭與獵戶座太空艙，是否具備支援後續載人任務的能力，並為最終建立月球基地奠定基礎。

若任務順利完成，後續將推進「阿提米絲3號」，預計於2027年測試商業登陸器；「阿提米絲4號」則規劃於2028年展開人類首次月球南極探測；「阿提米絲5號」預期將啟動月球基地的實質建設。這些前所未有的目標，都是通往火星之路的重要踏腳石。

關鍵軍語

※SLS：太空發射系統

※Orion capsule：獵戶座太空艙