外刊阅读：How NASA is offering to put you on the moon in just months

How NASA is offering to put you on the moon in just months

By Teny Sahakian Fox News

Published January 6, 2024 4:30am EST

NASA is giving people the opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Viper, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, the agency’s first robotic lunar rover.

As part of the Send Your Name with Viper campaign, NASA is encouraging people to submit their names on the agency’s website before 11:59 p.m. EST March 15.

According to NASA, the names will be attached to the rover as it embarks on a mission to explore the lunar South Pole, the same location the agency plans to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon under its Artemis program.

People can submit their names to be on NASA's Viper, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover,

"With Viper, we are going to study and explore parts of the moon’s surface no one has ever been to before, and with this campaign, we are inviting the world to be part of that risky yet rewarding journey," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator and science mission directorate at NASA.

"Just think, our names will ride along as Viper navigates across the rugged terrain of the lunar South Pole and gathers valuable data that will help us better understand the history of the moon and the environment where we plan to send Artemis astronauts."

The Viper is set to explore the lunar South Pole in late 2024, according to NASA

NASA said this campaign draws from the agency’s long tradition of shipping inspirational messages on exploratory spacecraft. NASA has previously sent millions of people's names on other missions, including Artemis I, several Mars spacecraft and the upcoming Europa Clipper mission.

NASA’s Viper is part of a larger initiative under the Artemis program to establish a long-term cadence of moon missions in preparation for sending the first astronauts to Mars. The robotic lunar rover is scheduled to explore the moon's South Pole in late 2024, according to NASA.

How NASA is offering to put you on the moon in just months

NASA如何在几个月内将你送上月球

NASA is giving people the opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Viper, short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, the agency’s first robotic lunar rover.

NASA正在向人们提供通过“Viper”号将自己的名字送上月球的机会，“Viper”是该机构第一辆机器人月球车的英文“Volatiles Investigation Polar Exploration Rover”的缩写。

As part of the Send Your Name with Viper campaign, NASA is encouraging people to submit their names on the agency’s website before 11:59 p.m. EST March 15.

作为“用Viper号发送你的名字”活动的一部分，NASA目前鼓励人们在美国东部时间3月15日晚上11:59之前在该机构的网站上提交自己的名字。

According to NASA, the names will be attached to the rover as it embarks on a mission to explore the lunar South Pole, the same location the agency plans to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon under its Artemis program.

NASA称，当火星车开始探索月球南极的任务时，这些名字将会被附在火星车上。根据Artemis项目，NASA计划的第一位女性和第一位有色人种登上月球的地点也是在这里。

"With Viper, we are going to study and explore parts of the moon’s surface no one has ever been to before, and with this campaign, we are inviting the world to be part of that risky yet rewarding journey," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator and science mission directorate at NASA.

“通过Viper，我们将研究和探索从未有人去过的月球表面的部分，这次活动，我们邀请全世界参与这段冒险但有很值得的旅程”，NASA副局长兼科学任务局局长Nicola Fox说道。

"Just think, our names will ride along as Viper navigates across the rugged terrain of the lunar South Pole and gathers valuable data that will help us better understand the history of the moon and the environment where we plan to send Artemis astronauts."

“想想看，我们的名字将会跟随着Viper号穿越月球南极崎岖不平的地形，收集有价值的数据来帮助我们更好地了解月球的历史，也会穿越我们计划派遣Artemis宇航员要去地方”。

NASA said this campaign draws from the agency’s long tradition of shipping inspirational messages on exploratory spacecraft. NASA has previously sent millions of people's names on other missions, including Artemis I, several Mars spacecraft and the upcoming Europa Clipper mission.

NASA称这项活动借鉴了NASA通过探索航天器传递鼓舞人心消息的悠久传统。NASA此前在其他任务中发送过数百万人的名字，包括Artemis一号、一些火星飞船和即将开始的Europa Clipper任务。

NASA’s Viper is part of a larger initiative under the Artemis program to establish a long-term cadence of moon missions in preparation for sending the first astronauts to Mars. The robotic lunar rover is scheduled to explore the moon's South Pole in late 2024, according to NASA.

NASA的Viper是Artemis计划的一部分，该计划旨在建立月球任务的长期计划，为将首批宇航员送上火星做准备。据NASA称，机器人月球车计划于2024年末探索月球南极。