中国学生首次连线国际空间站

　　20名中国学生向宇航员提出的20个问题及美国宇航员克莱顿-安德森的回答。(资料由江苏省南京市第三高级中学提供)

　　1、问：Can you see the Great Wall from the ISS?

　　你能从空间站看到中国的长城吗？

　　答：I have not been able to see the Great Wall yet but I am looking for it and need to know where to look.

　　我现在还没看到长城，但是我正在寻找希望知道在那儿可以看到。

　　2、问：Do you sweat in the space and how do you handle it?

　　在空间站工作是否会出汗？如果有，如何处理？

　　答：Yes, we do sweat in space. And because there is no gravity we must use towels to wipe off the sweat.

　　是的，在太空我们流汗。因为没有重力所以我们必须用毛巾把汗擦去。

　　3、问：If air leak happens in the ISS, what emergency actions will be taken?

　　如果在空间站发生泄漏，你们会采取怎样的紧急措施？

　　答：If we have an air leak we try to isolate which module is leaking and move closer to the “Soyuz”.

　　如果我们有空气泄漏我们会把泄漏的部分隔绝并且向Soyuz靠的更近。

　　4、问：How do you handle the waste generated in the space?

　　你们怎样处理空间站产生的垃圾？

　　答：We put the waste in tanks and put those tanks onto the progress vehicle and release the progress vehicle. It burns up on the earth’s atmosphere as progress falls.

　　我们把垃圾放在罐子里，再把这些罐子放在俄罗斯的进步号货运飞船上，让飞船释放到太空中。当它落到地球大气层上时，它会自动燃烧。

　　5、问：Is it very quiet on the ISS?

　　国际空间站里非常安静吗？

　　答：No, it’s very noisy. All the fans and pumps mane so much that we need to wear ear plugs.

　　没有，国际空间站很吵。所有的风扇和水泵制造噪音以至于我们需要戴耳机。

　　6、问：What does your family think of your work in the space?

　　你的家人怎样看待您空间站工作？

　　答：Its really neat and they are very proud of me and they are happy that I can do this.

　　我们一家人觉得这很酷。他们为我感到自豪。他们为我能够从事这项工作而感到很高兴。

　　7、问：On the ISS, in which direction will the plants grow?

　　在国际空间站里，植物会像什么方向生长？

　　答：5 days ago I started growing some plant but have not seen them yet. I believe they will grow in the direction of the light.

　　5天前我开始种植物。但是还没有见到它们。我相信它们会随着光的方向生长。

　　8、问：How do you maintain oxygen supply on the ISS?

　　在空间站怎样获得氧气供应？

　　答：We get our oxygen from several places. First from tanks on the progress vehicle. Second, from tanks on the shuttle. Third, we make it through the progress of breaking down the water. Fourth, we burn oxygen candles that creates oxygen.

　　我们从好几个地方获得氧气：第一，从俄罗斯的进步号货运飞船的罐子里获得氧气。第二，是从航天飞机上的罐子里获得氧气。第三，我们通过分解水的过程获得氧气。第四，我们燃烧特制的扬起蜡烛获得氧气。

　　9、问：What does it feel like when you go through the black-out-area?

　　你通过“黑障区”时是怎样的感受？

　　答：It does not feel any different. Just wait a while and you are in contact again.

　　没什么区别。等一会儿你就可以再次取得联系。