特朗普签令:要求美国人重返月球
据新华社报道,美国总统特朗普18日签署行政令,要求采取加大研发和吸引私营部门投资等举措,确保美国的“太空优势”。
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at bolstering US leadership in space, calling for Americans' return to the Moon by 2028.
美国总统特朗普 图源:CFP
根据白宫发布的该项名为“确保美国太空优势”的行政令,美国政府将调整其太空政策。在备受关注的探月方面,行政令说,通过阿耳忒弥斯计划,在2028年前使美国人重返月球;到2030年建立“永久性月球前哨站的初步要素”,并为下一步火星探索奠定基础。
The order — "Ensuring American Space Superiority" — sets "a bold vision" for "an America First space policy", seeking to ensure that the United States leads the world in space exploration, security and commerce, according to the White House.
另一个关注点是在太空应用核能。行政令称,要实现近期利用太空核能,措施包括在月球和太空轨道上部署核反应堆,在2030年前发射月球表面反应堆。行政令还说,要有识别和应对美国太空利益面临威胁的能力,包括在太空中部署核武器等。
The order calls for Americans' return to the Moon by 2028, and the establishment of initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030. It also directs the deployment of nuclear reactors on the Moon and in orbit, including a lunar surface reactor ready for launch by 2030.
行政令鼓励私营部门积极投资太空领域,希望到2028年吸引至少500亿美元的额外投资进入美国太空领域,并且在预计国际空间站2030年退役情况下,寻求通过商业途径进行替代。
The order seeks to foster economic growth, attracting at least $50 billion of additional investment in American space markets by 2028. It directs efforts to spur private sector initiative and a commercial pathway to replace the International Space Station by 2030.
17日,美国参议院批准特朗普提名的美国企业家、私人宇航员贾里德·艾萨克曼出任美国航天局局长。艾萨克曼曾表示,他认为美国航天局应该尝试同时瞄准月球和火星,同时优先考虑重返月球。
On Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed American billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman, nominated by Trump, to be NASA's new administrator.
来源:新华社
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