20名中國學生向宇航員提出的20個問題及美國宇航員克萊頓-安德森的回答。(資料由江蘇省南京市第三高級中學提供)

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

　　你能從空間站看到中國的長城嗎？

　　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.

　　我現(xiàn)在還沒看到長城，但是我正在尋找希望知道在那兒可以看到。

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

　　在空間站工作是否會出汗？如果有，如何處理？

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

　　是的，在太空我們流汗。因為沒有重力所以我們必須用毛巾把汗擦去。

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

　　如果在空間站發(fā)生泄漏，你們會采取怎樣的緊急措施？

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

　　如果我們有空氣泄漏我們會把泄漏的部分隔絕并且向Soyuz靠的更近。

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

　　你們怎樣處理空間站產(chǎn)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.

　　我們把垃圾放在罐子里，再把這些罐子放在俄羅斯的進步號貨運飛船上，讓飛船釋放到太空中。當它落到地球大氣層上時，它會自動燃燒。

　　5、問：Is it very quiet on the ISS?

　　國際空間站里非常安靜嗎？

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

　　沒有，國際空間站很吵。所有的風扇和水泵制造噪音以至于我們需要戴耳機。

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

　　你的家人怎樣看待您空間站工作？

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

　　我們一家人覺得這很酷。他們?yōu)槲腋械阶院馈Ｋ麄優(yōu)槲夷軌驈氖逻@項工作而感到很高興。

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

　　在國際空間站里，植物會像什么方向生長？

　　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天前我開始種植物。但是還沒有見到它們。我相信它們會隨著光的方向生長。

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

　　在空間站怎樣獲得氧氣供應？

　　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.

　　我們從好幾個地方獲得氧氣：第一，從俄羅斯的進步號貨運飛船的罐子里獲得氧氣。第二，是從航天飛機上的罐子里獲得氧氣。第三，我們通過分解水的過程獲得氧氣。第四，我們燃燒特制的揚起蠟燭獲得氧氣。

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

　　你通過“黑障區(qū)”時是怎樣的感受？

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

　　沒什么區(qū)別。等一會兒你就可以再次取得聯(lián)系。