为什么要探索宇宙

• 作 者: Ernst Stuhlinger
• 出 处: 视野
• 发表日期: 2014年03期
• 关键词: 航空航天局 月球轨道 原创性研究 一封信 太空计划 饥荒问题 援助计划 学术研究 天会 驱动者

1970年,赞比亚修女Mary Jucunda给Ernst Stuhlinger博士写了一封信。Stuhlinger因在火星之旅工程中的原创性研究,成为NASA(美国航空航天局)太空航行中心的科学副总监。信中,Jucunda修女问道:目前地球上还有这么多小孩子吃不上饭,怎么能舍得为远在火星的项目花费数十亿美元。Stuhlinger很快给Jucunda修女回了信,同时还附带了一张题为“升起的地球”的照片。这张标志性的照片是宇航员William Anders于1968年在月球轨道上拍摄的,照片中可以看到月球的地面。他这封真挚的回信随后由NASA以《为什么要探索宇宙》为标题发表。

In 1970, Mary Jucunda, a Zambian nurse, wrote a letter to Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger. Stuhlinger became Associate Scientific Director at the NASA Space Navigational Center for his original research in the Mars Journey. In her letter, Mother Sister Jucunda asks, “How many children on Earth can not afford to eat now and how they can afford to spend billions of dollars on Mars projects?” Stuhlinger quickly returned a letter to Mother Teresa Jucunda, along with a photo entitled “Rising Earth”. This iconic photo was taken by astronaut William Anders on the moon’s orbit in 1968, where the moon’s ground can be seen. His sincere reply was later published by NASA under the heading “Why explore the universe?”