Goodbye, Earth: 'We're going to live on Mars in 2027' 地球掰掰:火星我們2027見!






(CNN)-The race is on to land a human on Mars. Elon Musk recently announced plans for his company SpaceX to send people to the Red Planet, swiftly followed by Boeing throwing down the gauntlet by boldly stating that it will get to Mars first.
(CNN)- 這項競爭的目的是將人類送上火星。馬斯克(Elon Musk)近期宣布其太空探索公司SpaceX,欲將人類送上火星的計畫,而波音公司也緊追在後,向其提出挑戰,大膽地聲稱他們會率先抵達火星。


But they're not the only ones in contention. Dutch organization Mars One is confident it can get there too.
"We're going to live on Mars in 2027," said Mars One CEO Bas Lansdorp, in an interview for CNN Inspirations: Out of This World.
His ambitious plans are to set up a long-term Mars colony.
但他們都不是這場競爭唯一的競爭者。荷蘭的組織火星一號(Mars One)有自信他們也可以上火星。
火星一號執行長蘭斯德洛普(Bas Lansdorp)在接受CNN Inspirations: Out of This World的訪問時說道:「2027年我們將會居住在火星上。」他規模宏大的計畫是要在火星設立長期居住地。


"It's going to be a mission of permanent settlement," said Lansdorp.
"The people that we send there are going on a mission forever, for the rest of their lives. That is really what makes Mars One possible."
蘭斯德洛普(Bas Lansdorp)說道:「這將是一項永久定居的任務,我們送上去的人們,將用他們的餘生,一輩子執行這項任務。這才能真正的成就火星一號(Mars One)。」


The crew will be selected from members of the public. It's strictly a one-way trip, but that hasn't stopped tens of thousands of people applying for a place on board.
將從公眾中挑選參與人員。這是一項非常嚴苛的單程之旅,但仍阻擋不了成千上萬的人們,爭取一席登上火箭的機會。


Alas, only four will be selected for the maiden voyage: "Four people every two years," explained Lansdorp. "Instead of trying to bring people back, we send additional crews regularly."
只可惜,首次登航只有四位能被選上-蘭斯德洛普(Bas Lansdorp)解釋:「每兩年會送四個人上去,我們固定增加成員送上去,而不是試圖將人們帶回來。」


While some have raised doubts about the viability of the project, Lansdorp is confident it will take off -- and he offers some handy advice about what it will take to be a part of it.
雖然有些人對此計畫的可行性心生懷疑,但是蘭斯德洛普(Bas Lansdorp)很有信心這將會成功,他甚至提供了一些促使其成功的實用建議。


"The most important skill is really teamwork," he said. "You need to be the ultimate team player, because you're going to depend on each other with your lives and that is what the whole mission is about."
他說:「最重要的一項技能確實是團隊合作,你必須成為一個強大的團隊合作者,因為你必須仰賴其他人活下去,而這正是整個計畫所訴求的。」


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