【BBC紀(jì)錄片】月球之謎 第十七期

One of the more popular cargo items is with artists.

藝術(shù)家也常托我們運東西

This is from a gentleman in Minnesota who has an art gallery.

這是一位明尼蘇達藝?yán)壤习逋形覀冞\的

This is Alchemist and this is Intelligence of Beauty.

這張叫“煉金術(shù)士”，這張叫 “美麗的知性”

These are original artworks.

這兩張都是原創(chuàng)作品

We also have several customers who have asked us

也有好幾位客戶要我們

to carry representative samples of cremated remains

把他們所愛之人的部分骨灰

from loved ones to the lunar surface.

送到月球表面去

The going rate for cargo is $1000 a gram including handling

我們的運費是每公克一千美金

and packaging and delivery to the lunar surface.

包括處理、包裝和運到月球表面的費用

It's not immediately clear what the point is of delivering lipstick

運口紅到月球表面的動機

to the surface of the moon.

讓人納悶

But if someone's willing to pay, the technology is there to do it.

不過只要出得起錢，他們就保證送到目的地

This is the penetrator that will carry commercial cargo

這是把商業(yè)貨物

to the surface of the moon.

送到月球表面的穿透器

Down the middle of the penetrator is a 1 inch,

穿透器的中央，有一個一吋…

2 and a half centimetre open cargo space into

即2.5公分的儲物空間

which we can load various objects to be carried to

我們可以把要送到月球的東西

the surface of the moon.

塞進去

It's carried internally inside the spacecraft

穿透器裝在太空載具里

and when the spacecraft impacts at the end of the mission

任務(wù)終了載具撞擊月球表面時

this will punch through the front

穿透器會從前端射出

and come to rest about 10 metres into the lunar soil.

鉆入十公尺深的地底

This is very much a commercial proposition.

這完全是個在商言商的企劃

They're even offering to deliver business cards

他們甚至提供了

to the surface of the moon.

把名片送到月球表面的服務(wù)

Or rather ten metres under the surface.

嚴(yán)格說來，應(yīng)該是表面以下十公尺處

We have a standard rate for regular sized business cards

我們有一般名片的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)收費

one business card just happens to weigh about one gram.

因為一張名片大概有一克重

We expect these items to be there practically forever

除非有人去把這些東西移走

unless somebody goes up and removes them.

否則它們會在月球上待到海枯石爛

But the big prize is still to get a person back to the moon.

但最引人注目的，仍是把人類送回月球上的計劃

And there is one private sector challenge

向來壟斷月球的航太總署

to NASA's moon monopoly that mightjust succeed.

如今面對了一個贏面很大的競爭對手

Government always plays a big role in getting things started,

政府在草創(chuàng)初期扮演了重要角色

but after a while you know the citizenry has to take over.

但遲早會由人民接手

 

 

 

I mean after all you know the world

宇宙

and the universe belongs to all of us,

畢竟是屬于我們大家的

it's notjust inpidual governments.

而不是個別政府的禁臠

So I think you're starting to see that now.

這樣的改變已經(jīng)開始出現(xiàn)了

Greg Olsen has already been to space,

葛瑞格歐森已經(jīng)去過太空

but he's not an astronaut and he's never worked for NASA.

但他并不是太空人，也從未在航太總署任職過

He's a businessman.

他是個生意人

Last year, he paid 20 million dollars for a week

去年他花了兩千萬元

long trip to the International Space Station.

在國際太空站住了一個星期

I know with my spaceflight the money I thought

去太空的費用

about for 5 minutes and it was a simple yes

我只考慮了五分鐘，這是個很簡單的是非題

or no decision and once I made the decision

我一旦下定決心

I never thought about the money.

就沒有再想過錢的問題

Olsen is one of the new breed of explorers

歐森是新一代的探險家

the space tourists who are prepared to

是為了實現(xiàn)畢生夢想

spend millions of dollars to fulfil a lifelong dream.

不惜一擲千金的太空觀光客

And now there's a company who aim to make their dreams come true.

現(xiàn)在出現(xiàn)了一家專門讓他們美夢成真的公司

They've already sent three people into space

他們已經(jīng)送了三個人上太空

and now they're adding a new destination to their brochure.

如今還規(guī)劃了嶄新的行程

It gives me great pleasure to be here today

我很榮幸今天能到這里跟各位談

to talk to you because today is an historic day.

因為今天是個很有歷史性的日子

Space Adventures is going to the moon.

太空冒險公司要去月球了