一窺NASA明星建築師設計的火星棲息地
【摘要2021.8.22.自由】◎黃靖媗
What is it like
to live in Mars? NASA is in the midst of recruiting four volunteers to find out
during a year-long simulation at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
在火星的生活是什麼樣子呢？美國航太總署正在招募4名志願者，在休士頓詹森太空中心為期一年的模擬中找到答案。
The selected
crew members will move into Mars Dune Alpha, a starchitect-designed habitat
touted to be "the highest-fidelity simulated habitat ever
constructed" for living on the red planet.
獲選的機組員將搬入「阿爾法火星山丘」，這座為了生活在這顆紅色星球上而由明星建築師設計的棲地，被譽為是史上真實度最高的模擬棲地。
Conceived by the
architecture firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, the model is 1,700 sq ft of habitat
designed to allay the mental and physical challenges astronauts may encounter
during extended trips to Mars.
這座占地1700平方英尺的棲地模型由建築公司BIG集團構思，設計宗旨為減輕太空人在長期的火星旅行中，可能會面臨的心理與生理挑戰。
Mars Dune Alpha
is equipped with an indoor aquaponic vegetable nursery, a gym, a treatment
room, and various areas for lounging and working.
阿爾法火星山丘配備一個室內魚菜共生蔬菜苗圃、一間健身房、一間治療室，與多個休閒與工作空間。
新聞辭典
simulated：形容詞，模擬的、仿的。例句：You
should attend the simulated examination.（你應該出席這場模擬測驗。）
allay：動詞，減輕、緩解。例句：Taliban
tried to allay fears of Afghanistan’s Hindus.（神學士試圖緩解阿富汗印度教徒的恐懼。）
extended：形容詞，長期的、持久的。例句：Extended
stay hotel are the hotels where the tourists can book an accommodation for 5
days or more. （長住飯店是旅客可以預定一間房長達5天或更久的飯店。）
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