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Axiom Mission 4 Blasts Off Towards ISS

AUSspacemissionhasblastedoffonitswaytowardstheInternationalSpaceStation.

美國太空飛行器已發射升空，前往國際太空站。

AxiomMission4waslaunchedonWednesdaymorningfromNasa'sKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida.

Axiom Mission 4 於週三早上從美國太空總署位於佛羅裡達州的甘迺迪太空中心發射升空。

ThecraftincludesthefirstastronautsfromPoland, India, andHungarytoworkontheISS.

該飛船包括來自波蘭、印度和匈牙利的首批在國際太空站工作的太空人。

It'sduetodockonThursdayandremainthereforuptotwoweekswhileitscrewconductvariousscientificexperiments.

該船預計將於週四停靠並停留長達兩週，在此期間船員將進行各種科學實驗。

AxiomMission4, or Ax-4 for short, launchedfromNasa'sKennedySpaceCentrewithabrand-newSpaceXCrewDragoncapsuleridingontopofaFalcon9rocket.

Axiom Mission 4（簡稱 Ax-4）從美國太空總署甘迺迪太空中心發射，全新的 SpaceX Crew Dragon 太空艙搭載在獵鷹 9 號火箭上。

AboardthespacecraftarethreeastronautswhohaveneverbeentotheISSbefore:IndianGroupCaptainShubhanshuShukla, Poland'sSławoszUznański-Wiśniewski, andTiborKapufromHungary.

太空船上有三名從未去過國際太空站的太空人：印度上校舒班舒·舒克拉（Shubhanshu Shukla）、波蘭的斯瓦沃什·烏茲南斯基-維希涅夫斯基（Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski）和匈牙利的蒂博爾·卡普（Tibor Kapu）。

ThefourthandfinalmemberoftheteamisPeggyWhitsonoftheUnitedStates, aformerNASAastronaut.

該團隊的第四位也是最後一名成員是美國前美國太空總署太空人佩吉·惠特森。

SheistheUS'smostexperiencedastronaut, totaling675 daysinspace, andbecametheISS'sfirstwomancommanderin 2007.

她是美國經驗最豐富的太空人，在太空停留時間總計675天，並於2007年成為國際太空站第一位女性指揮官。

ThelasttimePoland, India, orHungarysentpeopletospace-thethreeastronautsonboard Ax-4 from thosecountrieshadnotyetbeenborn!

上次波蘭、印度或匈牙利將人類送入太空時，這些國家的 Ax-4 號太空船上的三名太空人尚未出生！

ThecraftisexpectedtodockwiththeISSonThursday.

該飛船預計將於週四與國際太空站對接。

Thecrewwillspendabout14 daysthereandcarryoutmorethan60scienceexperimentsbeforereturningbacktoEarth.

太空人將在那裡度過大約14天，進行60多項科學實驗，然後返回地球。

A US space mission has blasted off on its way towards the International Space Station.

Axiom Mission 4 was launched on Wednesday morning from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The craft includes the first astronauts from Poland, India, and Hungary to work on the ISS.

It's due to dock on Thursday and remain there for up to two weeks while its crew conduct various scientific experiments.

Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4 for short, launched from Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre with a brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule riding on top of a Falcon 9 rocket.

Aboard the spacecraft are three astronauts who have never been to the ISS before: Indian Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Poland's Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.

The fourth and final member of the team is Peggy Whitson of the United States, a former NASA astronaut.

She is the US's most experienced astronaut, totaling 675 days in space, and became the ISS's first woman commander in 2007.

The last time Poland, India, or Hungary sent people to space - the three astronauts on board Ax-4 from those countries had not yet been born!

The craft is expected to dock with the ISS on Thursday.

The crew will spend about 14 days there and carry out more than 60 science experiments before returning back to Earth.