The Artemis II Crew Begins Their Journey Home
阿提米絲二號任務組員啟程返航
The Artemis II mission is officially on its way home.
阿提米斯二號任務已正式啟程返航。
After a historic lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, the crew of the Orion spacecraft, nicknamed Integrity, is now traveling back to Earth.
在二〇二六年四月六日完成歷史性的月球飛掠後，暱稱為「誠信」號(Integrity)的獵戶座太空船乘組現正踏上返回地球的旅程。
The diverse crew includes Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
多元化的乘組成員包括指揮官里德·懷斯曼、飛行員維克多·格洛佛，以及任務專家克莉斯蒂娜·科赫和傑瑞米·漢森。
Together, they represent the first time humans have ventured this deep into space in over fifty years, with Hansen becoming the first Canadian to fly beyond low Earth orbit.
他們共同代表了五十多年來人類首度深入太空，而漢森則成為首位飛越近地軌道的加拿大人。
The team has been busy performing trajectory correction burns to prepare for their high-speed return through Earth's atmosphere.
團隊正忙於進行軌道修正噴射，為高速穿越地球大氣層的返航做好準備。
If all goes as planned, the spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on April 10, 2026.
若一切按計畫進行，太空船將於二〇二六年四月十日降落在聖地牙哥外海的太平洋海域。
This test flight is a vital stepping stone for NASA’s long-term goal: establishing a sustainable presence on the Moon and eventually sending humans to Mars.
此次試飛是美國航太局長期目標的重要基石：在月球建立永續存在，並最終將人類送往火星。
