Name: 地表最強火箭「獵鷹重型」發射成功！ (Elon Musk on how Falcon Heavy will change space travel)
Uploaded: 2018-02-23T21:59:58.000Z
Duration: 7 min 19 s

我們終於見證 SpaceX 最新的巨型火箭

SpaceX's next big rocket, the Falcon Heavy.

This vehicle can create more than five million pounds

這架火箭在起飛時能夠產生超過五百萬磅的推力，

of thrust at liftoff, and is capable of putting

around 140,000 pounds into lower Earth orbit.

That's more than twice the weight that any other rocket

So right now, the Falcon Heavy holds the title

因此，目前「獵鷹重型」被封為

for the most powerful rocket in the world.

- I'm very excited about this launch because

- 我對這次的發射感到非常興奮

人類能夠重新開始投入巨型火箭

Most space organizations, government or commercial,

大部分的太空機構、政府或企業

They've really built relatively small rockets.

even in the super heavy class or somewhere between

showing that you can launch a giant rocket

這展現的是，發射一架巨型火箭

carry satellites, potentially carry people.

它能夠承載衛星，將來或許也能載人

Falcon Heavy is capable of actually taking

a dragon mission of taking people around the moon.

- Is there any update on that, by the way?

- 關於那點，目前有沒有什麼最新消息？

- We're sort of debating whether to do that

on Falcon Heavy or BFR (big f***ing rocket) , it will all sort of depend on

應該使用「獵鷹重型」或是 BFR (他 x 的超大火箭) ，這要看

how well the BFR development's going, as to

whether we focus on BFR for deep space human flight

- What do you see has been the biggest challenge

- The biggest challenge of getting to the launch pad

- 將「獵鷹重型」送到發射台前最大的挑戰是

has been that we had to completely redesign the center core.

我們必須重新設計整個中央核心

The load going through the center core is

因為穿越這火箭中央核心的能量

much greater than would normally go through

half a million pounds of thrust into the center core.

So you have an incremental million pounds of force

所以就有一波又一波數百萬磅的力

意思就是，我們真的必須重新設計

but I want to know what you're most excited about

我想知道，明天發射這架火箭時

when you've launched this rocket by tomorrow.

- I'll be really proud of the SpaceX team

for having accomplished this incredible task.

因為他們完成了一項如此驚人的工作

對「獵鷹重型」的發射感到非常期待

Some customers, like the Planetary Society,

有些 SpaceX 的客戶，例如行星學會

are planning on using Falcon Heavy for their next flights,

打算下訂「獵鷹巨型」作為日後的使用

will spell success for their missions as well.

也能為他們日後的任務帶來成功的結果

SpaceX is really visionary, but it really is

how will it feel to see that Falcon Heavy soar?

目睹「獵鷹重型」翱翔會是什麼感受？

So, we flew the first LightSail almost two years ago,

我們將近兩年前發射了太陽帆飛船，

我們希望能夠讓所有人能夠近用太空，

to lower the cost of getting to many destinations

there are two questions, Loren, that we have all asked:

是因為我們都曾問過這兩個問題：

How'd we all get here, where did we come from?

我們是怎麼來到地球的，我們是從哪裡來的？

And if you want to answer those two questions,

我們終於來到 NASA 的記者會現場

after so many years of waiting, and it is intense.

I've been to a couple of launches here before,

之前幾次在這裡發射火箭時，我也有來

可是我從來沒在這裡看過這麼多人

Just getting in here today, there was a huge traffic jam.

We're really ready to see this thing get off the ground.

我們都迫不急待想看這架火箭離地

Originally the launch was set for 1:30 p.m. Eastern.

原本發射時間預計是北美東部時間下午一點半

It turned out upper level winds in the area

原來周圍地區的上層風太強了，

and SpaceX was trying to wait for them to die down.

People started worrying that they'd have to

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