印度終於成功發射登月火箭了!
Just days after the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon, India's space agency successfully launched its first lunar lander bound for the moon.
就在全世界慶祝人類登月50週年的幾天後，印度航天局成功向月球發射了第一個月球着陸器。The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a successful liftoff and injection into Earth's orbit of its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft early this morning.
印度空間研究組織（ISRO）的月船2號今天一大早成功發射並進入地球軌道。The Chandrayaan-2 now begins its six-week journey to the moon. Once in the moon's orbit, the Chandrayaan-2 will attempt to land on the moon's surface in September.
現在月船2號開始了飛向月球的爲期6周的行程。九月份一進入月球軌道就會嘗試在月球表面着陸。
If that landing is successful, India will become only the fourth nation to ever land an intact vehicle on the moon.
如能成功着陸，印度將會成爲史上第四個月球車完整着陸月球的國家。Previous nations that have done so include the U.S., Russia, and China.
此前登月的國家有美國、俄羅斯和中國。
In 2008 India sent the Chandrayaan-1 to the moon, where it achieved successful orbit and then launched a probe into the moon's surface.
2008年印度向月球發射了月船1號，成功繞軌道運行，之後向月球表面發射了一個探測器。From a scientific standpoint, the Chandrayaan-1 mission was a huge success.
從科學角度來看，月船1號圓滿完成任務。The probe it launched into the lunar surface found evidence of water ice on the moon's south pole.
向月球表面發射的探測器在月球南極發現了水冰的證據。The goal of the Chandrayaan-2 is to land a lunar rover on the moon's surface and keep it operating there for 14 days—which is equal to one lunar day.
月船2號的目標是要讓一輛月球車在月球表面着陸，在那裏運行14天，相當於月球上的一天。During that time, the Chandrayaan-2 lander will search the moon's south pole to see just how much water ice could be contained there.
在此期間，月船2號着陸器將搜索月球南極，看看那裏有多少水冰。If the amount found is significant, it could go a long way toward helping further lunar expeditions or even setting up a moon colony.
如果發現的數量很大，可能對進一步的月球探險，甚至建立月球殖民地，都會有很大幫助。The ice could be mined and turned into drinking water for human inhabitants or even converted to fuel for spacecraft.
可以開發這些水冰，轉化成適合人類居民的飲用水，甚至還可以轉化成航天器燃料。
