World celebrates International Day of Human Space Flight
全球慶祝國際載人航天日
On April 12, the world observes the International Day of Human Space Flight, a day dedicated to the history and future of space exploration.
4月12日是國際載人太空飛行日(ㄍㄨㄛˊㄐㄧˋㄗㄞˋㄖㄣˊㄊㄞˋㄎㄨㄥㄈㄟㄒㄧㄥˊㄖˋ),這一天旨在紀念太空探索的歷史與未來。
This date commemorates the monumental journey of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human to orbit Earth in 1961.
此日期是為了紀念蘇聯太空人尤里.
Exactly 20 years later, the launch of NASA's first Space Shuttle, Columbia, further cemented this date in history.
加加林(ㄧㄡˊㄌㄧˇㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄚㄌㄧㄣˊ)於1961年進行的里程碑式旅程,他成為史上首位繞行地球的人類。
In 2011, the United Nations officially declared this day a global observance to honor the start of the space era.
整整20年後,美國國家航空暨太空總署(NASA)首架太空梭「哥倫比亞號」(ㄍㄜㄌㄨㄣˊㄅㄧˇㄧㄚˇㄏㄠˋ)的發射,更進一步鞏固了這一日期在歷史上的地位。
Today, we move beyond the competition of the past, with global collaboration on the International Space Station showing how space brings humanity together.
除了歷史意義外,這一天也作為一個平台,強調太空科學如何造福所有國家,並提倡將外太空用於和平目的。
Whether through formal conferences or the popular grassroots celebrations known as Yuri's Night, people around the world gather to celebrate human curiosity.
今日,我們已超越了過去的競爭,國際太空站(ㄍㄨㄛˊㄐㄧˋㄊㄞˋㄎㄨㄥㄓㄢˋ)的全球合作展現了太空如何將全人類團結在一起。
