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    July 21

    重返月球

         

        纪念登月成功40周年,想到那部迷你剧《从地球到月球》(From the Earch to the Moon),借用了凡尔纳科幻小说的题目,讲的是阿波罗系列登月计划的整个过程。出现在剧中的宇航员是角色,在NASA新闻发布会上露面的是真人,从角色到真人,更显传奇色彩。

        初中时在Look, Listen & Learn上学到讲阿波罗11号首次登月的课文,上面有三个宇航员的照片。大家都记住了Neil Armstrong。据说当时美帝国主义要求他登上月球后就宣布月球是美国的领土,不过他说出了“这是我个人的一小步,但却是人类的一大步”这样的经典名言。第二个踏上月球的是Buzz Aldrin(Edwin)。Toy Story I里那个Buzz Lightyear也叫Buzz,不知道是不是以这个Buzz Aldrin而命名的。人们也应该记住留在阿波罗11号上没有踩上月球的Michael Collins。

        从启动阿波罗计划之前的“政治狗屎”到计划结束,那么多激动人心的时刻。当载人飞船首次飞到神秘的月球背面,进入无线电静默区域,所有人都屏住了呼吸。飞船慢慢飞出无线电静默区,无线电联系重新恢复时,那种激动甚于看到阿波罗11号登月,因为我们已经知道这次登月是成功的了。成功伴随着失败,无数的失败,巨大的失败,生命的代价。一次飞船发射时发生了爆炸,负责人在失事宇航员的家门前等着宇航员的妻子孩子回来,不知道如何说出口,但是宇航员的妻子一看到他,眼泪就哗哗地下来了--她明白发生了什么,什么都不用说。难以想象,当时美国的宇航员也遭受“long working hours and low pay”的待遇,宇航员不会说,但妻子们还是会抱怨。《从地球到月球》中有一集专门讲宇航员的妻子们,她们是伟大的幕后英雄。不过,当时参与阿波罗计划的大部分宇航员后来都离婚了,这可能与这个职业的特殊性有关吧,又有多少女人能承受此般压力呢?

        40年后再谈到新一轮登月计划时,用的是“重返”一词,意味深刻。

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    hk mwrote:
    同网上很多人一样,有些怀疑美国当时的登月计划。
    看了最近科学家的说明,但总有种欲盖弥彰的感觉。
    July 23

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