before. Now? SpaceX is gearing up to do it for a third time.

以前。現在呢？SpaceX正在準備第三次做。

Its next mission to the International Space Station, known as Crew-2, is with the company's

其下一次前往國際空間站的任務，被稱為Crew-2，是與該公司的。

most seasoned team yet and also its most international. Crew-2 is made up of four members in total;

迄今為止最老練的團隊，也是最國際化的團隊。Crew-2共由四名成員組成。

two NASA astronauts; Mission commander, Shane Kimbrough, and pilot Megan McArthur, and mission

兩名美國宇航局太空人：任務指揮官Shane Kimbrough和飛行員Megan McArthur，以及任務

specialists Thomas Pesquet from ESA as well as Aki Hoshide from JAXA. Although this will

歐空局的專家Thomas Pesquet以及JAXA的Aki Hoshide。雖然這將

be McArthur's first duration on the ISS, each member of the team has flown multiple

作為麥克阿瑟在國際空間站的第一次飛行，團隊中的每個成員都曾多次飛行。

times on previous missions including the Space Shuttle, and Soyuz spacecraft. Building on

次，包括航天飛機和聯盟號航天器在內的前幾次任務。在

their collective expertise, they've been able to approach the SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule

他們的集體專長，已經能夠接近SpaceX乘龍艙。

and training program with thoroughness and excitement. Even if it's a little different.

和訓練計劃的徹底性和刺激性。哪怕是有些不同。

So comparing the Crew Dragon with the space shuttle training, obviously, the vehicles

所以，將 "乘龍號 "與航天飛機訓練相比，顯然，飛行器

have a lot of differences, even though their goal is the same to get people into low Earth

有很多不同的地方，儘管他們的目標是相同的，讓人們進入低地球。

orbit. With Crew Dragon. Of course, we don't have those panels and panels of switches,

軌道。和 "龍組 "一起當然，我們沒有那些面板和麵板的開關。

we have a very clean wall environment.

我們有一個非常乾淨的牆體環境。

It's like a smartphone, I would say, compared to the old telephone.

我想說，它就像一部智能手機，比起老式電話。

And even though the team is experienced and

儘管團隊經驗豐富，而且

most of the Crew Dragon controls are automatic, it's still a brand new spacecraft with lots

蒼龍號的大部分控制都是自動的，它還是一個全新的航天器，有很多的東西

to get used to.

要習慣。

You need to know all the systems, to be able

你需要了解所有的系統，才能做到。

to fix them and to understand how they work. You train in the SIM, then you train on your

修復它們並瞭解它們的工作原理。你在SIM卡中進行訓練，然後在你的手機上進行訓練。

spacesuit, and then you train with those scenarios from benign to more, more difficult, then

太空服，然後你用這些場景進行訓練，從良性到更多，更困難，然後。

at the end you really have to you know react to a fire or launch abort, and all the contingency

最後，你真的必須對火災或發射中止作出反應，以及所有的應急措施。

that could happen and at you have to be prepared for.

可能發生的事情，你要做好準備。

All this training becomes important not only for their safety, but remember these are still

所有這些訓練不僅對他們的安全很重要，但要記住，這些仍然是

early days for commercial human spaceflight.

人類商業航天的早期。

This is only the third human

這只是第三個人類

flight of this vehicle, right. So when we get into the range and we've flown, you know,

這輛車的飛行，對。所以，當我們進入範圍，我們已經飛了，你知道，

I don't say, put a number on it 30 to 50 times, then I think things will be more routine,

我不說，把一個數字放上30到50次，那麼我想事情就會比較常規。

I think they're all pretty much test flights still until you get, a lot more data points

我認為他們都是相當多的測試飛行仍然 直到你得到，更多的數據點。

to be able to compare. The NASA and SpaceX teams have certainly looked at what happened

以便能夠比較。NASA和SpaceX團隊當然也研究過發生的事情

on demo two and changed things and made it better for crew one. And then we're getting

並改變了一些東西，讓它更好的船員1。然後我們就開始了

data from crew one already on the launch site, and they're working on better fixes for that,

一號機組的數據已經在發射場上，他們正在研究更好的修復方法。

And SpaceX is working diligently with those

而SpaceX也在勤奮地與這些?

changes. The Crew-2 team will actually be launching on the Crew Dragon Endeavour, which

變化。Crew-2小組實際上將乘坐Crew Dragon Endeavour號發射，它。

is the same one that was launched during the Demo-2 mission in May of 2020 with Doug Hurley

是在2020年5月Demo-2任務中與道格-赫爾利一起發射的那顆。

and Bob Behnken, who happens to be McArthur's husband, how cool is that?

而Bob Behnken，恰好是McArthur的丈夫，這多酷啊？

It is amazing to think that I will be sitting in the same seat that Bob was sitting in when

想到我將會坐在鮑勃坐過的那個位置上，真是太不可思議了。

he certified that vehicle, the very first time that it launched. But that certainly

他認證了那輛車，在它發射的第一時間。但這肯定

adds a little something special to the mission.

給任務增加了一點特別的東西。

Since then, the SpaceX team has made some

此後，SpaceX團隊取得了一些。

tweaks to Endeavour, starting with the thermal protective system, adding some new parachutes,

奮進號的調整，首先是熱保護系統，增加一些新的降落傘。

and increasing the propellant on the pad abort system. The extra fuel will improve the safety

並增加墊板中止系統的推進劑。額外的燃料將提高安全

systems of the capsule which allow it to launch off the Falcon 9 rocket and maneuver itself

太空艙的系統，使其能夠從獵鷹9號火箭上發射，並在太空艙內進行機動。

away if there's an emergency. Crew-2 will launch out of NASA's Kennedy

如果有緊急情況，就會離開2號機組將從美國宇航局的肯尼迪發射中心發射出去。

Space Center and will be in orbit for about a day before it docks with the ISS and when

空間中心，並將在軌道上停留約一天，然後再與國際空間站對接，當

it does, it will be filled with 11 people in total. Crew-2 AND Crew-1 will be aboard

是的，總共會有11個人。船員2號和船員1號將在船上。

the station at the same time. Although it will be cramped space lasting roughly a week,

站的同時。雖然這將是持續大概一週的狹小空間。

the crews are taking advantage of the extra set of hands. They'll start conducting scientific

船員們正在利用額外的人手。他們將開始進行科學考察

research such as ultrasound testing and watching cotton grow in microgravity. The crew will

超音波測試和觀察棉花在微重力下生長等研究。隊員們將

also be responsible for installing the station's new solar arrays which will increase the station's

還負責安裝該站的新太陽能電池陣列，這將增加該站的。

total power from 160 to 215 kilowatts. Crew-2 will be able to return home in 6 months.

總功率從160千瓦到215千瓦。2號機組將能在6個月內回國。

A flight like this from the three space agencies hasn't been made in 20 years. It may not

三大航天局這樣的飛行已經20年沒有過了。可能不會

seem like a big deal, but international collaborations like these are important.

看起來好像是個大問題，但這樣的國際合作很重要。

It makes things more complicated. Yeah, we don't speak the

這讓事情變得更復雜。是啊，我們不說

same language. We don't have those same priorities all the time. in the end, it makes you better,

同樣的語言。我們並不總是有那些相同的優先事項.最後，它使你變得更好。

it makes you achieve more.

它讓你取得更多的成就。

Looking ahead to the Moon and Mars. I

展望月球和火星。I

think we need to continue this international cooperation because a single country can just

我們認為，我們需要繼續這種國際合作，因為一個國家就可以。

cannot do it alone.

不能獨善其身。

It's also true on this global level, that

在全球範圍內也是如此，即：

we have these big dreams, where we look out, you know, to the horizon, and this desire

我們有這些大的夢想，在那裡我們看出來， 你知道，到了地平線，和這種願望，

to explore the universe around us. And we're always going to be more successful when we

來探索我們周圍的宇宙。而我們總是會更成功，當我們...

work together with our international partners to achieve these incredible dreams.

與我們的國際合作夥伴一起努力實現這些不可思議的夢想。

For more Countdown To Launch, check out our playlist here. Don't forget to subscribe

更多發佈會倒計時，請點擊這裡查看我們的播放列表。不要忘記訂閱

and if there's another launch you'd like us to cover, let us know in the comments below.

如果還有其他你想讓我們報道的發佈會，請在下面的評論中告訴我們。

Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next time on Seeker.

謝謝你的觀看，我們下期《尋人啟事》再見。