Thank you. 谢谢。
I want to thank Senator Bill Nelson and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden for their extraordinary leadership. I want to recognize Dr. Buzz Aldrin as well, who's in the house. Four decades ago, Buzz became a legend. But in the four decades since he's also been one of America's leading visionaries and authorities on human space flight. 我要感谢参议员比尔·尼尔森和NASA局长查理·博尔登的卓越领导。我还要向在场的巴兹·奥尔德林博士致意。四十年前，巴兹成为传奇。但在随后的四十年里，他也是美国在载人航天飞行领域最具远见和权威的人物之一。
Few people -- present company excluded -- can claim the expertise of Buzz and Bill and Charlie when it comes to space exploration. I have to say that few people are as singularly unimpressed by Air Force One as those three. Sure, it's comfortable, but it can't even reach low Earth orbit. And that obviously is in striking contrast to the Falcon 9 rocket we just saw on the launch pad, which will be tested for the very first time in the coming weeks. 在太空探索方面，除了在座几位，几乎没有人能与巴兹、比尔和查理相提并论的专业经验。我必须说，几乎没有人像他们三位那样对"空军一号"如此不以为然。当然，"空军一号"很舒适，但它连近地轨道都到不了。而这显然与我们刚才在发射台上看到的"猎鹰9号"火箭形成了鲜明对比，后者将在未来几周内进行首次测试。
A couple of other acknowledgments I want to make. We've got Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from Texas visiting us, a big supporter of the space program. My director, Office of Science and Technology Policy -- in other words my chief science advisor -- John Holdren is here. 我还要做几位致谢。来自得克萨斯州的众议员希拉·杰克逊·李今天也来了，她是太空计划的重要支持者。我的科技政策办公室主任——也就是我的首席科学顾问——约翰·霍尔德伦也在这里。
And most of all I want to acknowledge your congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, because every time I meet with her, including the flight down here, she reminds me of how important our NASA programs are and how important this facility is. And she is fighting for every single one of you and for her district and for the jobs in her district. And you should know that you've got a great champion in Congresswoman Kosmas. Please give her a big round of applause. 更重要的是，我要向你们的众议员苏珊娜·科斯马斯致谢，因为每次与她见面，包括这次飞来此地的途中，她都会提醒我NASA项目何等重要、这一设施何其重要。她正在为你们每一个人、为她的选区、为选区内的就业而奋斗。你们应当知道，众议员科斯马斯是你们的坚强后盾。请给她一阵热烈的掌声。
I also want to thank everybody for participating in today's conference. And gathered here are scientists, engineers, business leaders, public servants, and a few more astronauts as well. Last but not least, I want to thank the men and women of NASA for welcoming me to the Kennedy Space Center, and for your contributions not only to America, but to the world. 我还要感谢今天参与会议的所有人。在座的科学家、工程师、企业领袖、公务员，以及更多宇航员。最后但同样重要的是，我要感谢NASA的男女员工们欢迎我来到肯尼迪航天中心，感谢你们不仅对美国、也对全世界所作的贡献。
Here at the Kennedy Space Center we are surrounded by monuments and milestones of those contributions. It was from here that NASA launched the missions of Mercury and Gemini and Apollo. It was from here that Space Shuttle Discovery, piloted by Charlie Bolden, carried the Hubble Telescope into orbit, allowing us to plumb the deepest recesses of our galaxy. 在肯尼迪航天中心，我们四周都是这些贡献所留下的纪念碑与里程碑。正是在这里，NASA发射了"水星"、"双子星"和"阿波罗"系列任务。也正是在这里，由查理·博尔登驾驶的"发现号"航天飞机将"哈勃"望远镜送入轨道，使我们得以探究银河系最深处的奥秘。
And I should point out, by the way, that in my private office just off the Oval, I've got the picture of Jupiter from the Hubble. So thank you, Charlie, for helping to decorate my office. It was from here that men and women, propelled by sheer nerve and talent, set about pushing the boundaries of humanity's reach. 顺便说一句，我应该指出，在我的私人办公室——就在椭圆形办公室隔壁——挂着一幅哈勃拍摄的木星照片。所以查理，谢谢你帮我装饰办公室。正是在这里，那些凭勇气与才华前行的人们，开始了拓展人类疆界的征程。
That's the story of NASA. And it's a story that started a little more than half a century ago, far from the Space Coast, in a remote and desolate region of what is now called Kazakhstan. Because it was from there that the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, which was little more than a few pieces of metal with a transmitter and a battery strapped to the top of a missile. But the world was stunned. Americans were dumbfounded. The Soviets, it was perceived, had taken the lead in a race for which we were not yet fully prepared. 这就是NASA的故事。这个故事始于半个多世纪前，远离"太空海岸"，在如今被称为哈萨克斯坦的一片荒凉偏远之地。因为正是从那里，苏联发射了"人造卫星一号"——绕地球运行的第一颗人造卫星，它只不过是几块金属、一个发射机和绑在导弹顶部的一节电池而已。但全世界为之震惊。美国人目瞪口呆。人们感到苏联人在一场我们尚未做好准备的竞赛中抢占了先机。
But we caught up very quick. President Eisenhower signed legislation to create NASA and to invest in science and math education, from grade school to graduate school. In 1961, President Kennedy boldly declared before a joint session of Congress that the United States would send a man to the Moon and return him safely to the Earth within the decade. And as a nation, we set about meeting that goal, reaping rewards that have in the decades since touched every facet of our lives. NASA was at the forefront. Many gave their careers to the effort. And some have given far more. 但我们很快追了上来。艾森豪威尔总统签署法案，成立了NASA，并投资从小学到研究生院的科学与数学教育。1961年，肯尼迪总统在国会联席会议上大胆宣告：美国将在十年之内把人送上月球并安全送返地球。作为一个国家，我们为实现这一目标全力以赴，并在随后的几十年间收获了触及我们生活方方面面的回报。NASA走在了最前列。许多人将毕生事业奉献于此。而有些人则付出了更多。
In the years that have followed, the space race inspired a generation of scientists and innovators, including, I'm sure, many of you. It's contributed to immeasurable technological advances that have improved our health and well-being, from satellite navigation to water purification, from aerospace manufacturing to medical imaging. Although, I have to say, during a meeting right before I came out on stage somebody said, you know, it's more than just Tang -- and I had to point out I actually really like Tang. I thought that was very cool. 在其后的岁月里，太空竞赛激励了一代科学家和创新者，我相信也包括在座的许多人。它带来了不可估量的技术进步，从卫星导航到水净化，从航空制造到医学影像，改善了我们的健康与福祉。虽然我不得不说，就在我上台前的一次会议上，有人说，你知道，它带来的远不止"橙汁粉"——而我不得不指出，我其实真的喜欢"橙汁粉"。我觉得那挺酷的。
And leading the world to space helped America achieve new heights of prosperity here on Earth, while demonstrating the power of a free and open society to harness the ingenuity of its people. 引领世界走向太空，帮助美国在地球上达到新的繁荣高度，同时也展示了一个自由开放的社会凝聚人民智慧的力量。
And on a personal note, I have been part of that generation so inspired by the space program. 1961 was the year of my birth -- the year that Kennedy made his announcement. And one of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's shoulders, waving a flag as astronauts arrived in Hawaii. 就我个人而言，我也属于那一代深受太空计划激励的人。1961年是我出生的那一年——也是肯尼迪作出上述宣告的那一年。我最早的记忆之一，就是骑在祖父的肩上，挥舞着旗帜迎接宇航员抵达夏威夷。
For me, the space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to be an American -- reaching for new heights, stretching beyond what previously did not seem possible. And so, as President, I believe that space exploration is not a luxury, it's not an afterthought in America's quest for a brighter future -- it is an essential part of that quest. 对我而言，太空计划始终抓住了"作为美国人"这一身份的核心要素——攀登新的高度，突破过去看似不可能的极限。因此，作为总统，我相信太空探索并非奢侈品，也不是美国追寻更美好未来过程中可有可无的附属——它是这一追寻不可或缺的组成部分。
So today, I'd like to talk about the next chapter in this story. The challenges facing our space program are different, and our imperatives for this program are different, than in decades past. We're no longer racing against an adversary. We're no longer competing to achieve a singular goal like reaching the Moon. 所以今天，我想谈谈这个故事的新篇章。我们太空计划面临的挑战已不同以往，我们这个计划所追求的目标也与过去几十年不同。我们不再与某个对手竞赛。我们不再为登月这样的单一目标而竞争。
In fact, what was once a global competition has long since become a global collaboration. But while the measure of our achievements has changed a great deal over the past 50 years, what we do -- or fail to do -- in seeking new frontiers is no less consequential for our future in space and here on Earth. 事实上，曾经的全球竞赛早已演变为全球合作。但尽管过去50年间衡量我们成就的尺度已大不相同，我们在开辟新疆界方面所做或未能做到的事，对我们太空以及地球上的未来同样至关重要。
So let me start by being extremely clear: I am 100 percent committed to the mission of NASA and its future. Because broadening our capabilities in space will continue to serve our society in ways that we can scarcely imagine. Because exploration will once more inspire wonder in a new generation -- sparking passions and launching careers. And because, ultimately, if we fail to press forward in the pursuit of discovery, we are ceding our future and we are ceding that essential element of the American character. 那么，让我先极为明确地表明：我对NASA的使命及其未来，百分之百地承诺。因为拓展我们在太空的能力，将继续以我们难以想象的方式服务于我们的社会。因为探索将再次激发新一代的惊奇——点燃激情，开启事业。也因为，归根到底，如果我们不能在探索发现的道路上继续前行，我们就等于放弃了自己的未来，放弃了美国精神中那不可或缺的元素。
I know there have been a number of questions raised about my administration's plan for space exploration, especially in this part of Florida where so many rely on NASA as a source of income as well as a source of pride and community. And these questions come at a time of transition, as the space shuttle nears its scheduled retirement after almost 30 years of service. And understandably, this adds to the worries of folks concerned not only about their own futures but about the future of the space program to which they've devoted their lives. 我知道，人们对本届政府的太空探索计划提出了许多疑问，尤其是在佛罗里达这片许多人以NASA为生、为荣、为社区纽带的地区。这些疑问出现在一个转型时刻——航天飞机在服役近三十年后即将按计划退役。可以理解，这加重了那些不仅为自身前途忧虑、也为他们毕生奉献的太空计划前景担忧的人们的焦虑。
But I also know that underlying these concerns is a deeper worry, one that precedes not only this plan but this administration. It stems from the sense that people in Washington -- driven sometimes less by vision than by politics -- have for years neglected NASA's mission and undermined the work of the professionals who fulfill it. We've seen that in the NASA budget, which has risen and fallen with the political winds. 但我也知道，在这些忧虑背后，是一种更深层的担忧，这种担忧早于本计划、也早于本届政府。它源于这样一种感觉：华盛顿的人——有时受政治驱动多于受远见驱动——多年来忽视NASA的使命，并损害了履行这一使命的专业人士的工作。我们在NASA的预算中看到了这一点，它随着政治风向起落。
But we can also see it in other ways: in the reluctance of those who hold office to set clear, achievable objectives; to provide the resources to meet those objectives; and to justify not just these plans but the larger purpose of space exploration in the 21st century. 但我们也可以从其他方面看到这一点：当政者不愿设定清晰、可实现的目标；不愿为实现这些目标提供资源；也不愿论证不仅这些计划、更是21世纪太空探索更大目的的合理性。
All that has to change. And with the strategy I'm outlining today, it will. We start by increasing NASA's budget by $6 billion over the next five years, even -- I want people to understand the context of this. This is happening even as we have instituted a freeze on discretionary spending and sought to make cuts elsewhere in the budget. 这一切必须改变。在我今天所勾勒的战略下，它将改变。我们先从未来五年增加NASA预算60亿美元做起——即便如此，我希望人们理解这一背景。这是在我们对可支配支出实施冻结、并在其他方面寻求削减的同时发生的。
So NASA, from the start, several months ago when I issued my budget, was one of the areas where we didn't just maintain a freeze but we actually increased funding by $6 billion. By doing that we will ramp up robotic exploration of the solar system, including a probe of the Sun's atmosphere; new scouting missions to Mars and other destinations; and an advanced telescope to follow Hubble, allowing us to peer deeper into the universe than ever before. 因此，NASA从一开始，也就是几个月前我提出预算时，就是我们不仅维持冻结、反而增加60亿美元投入的领域之一。通过这样做，我们将加大对太阳系的机器人探测力度，包括对太阳大气层的探测；对火星及其他目的地的新一轮勘查任务；以及一台接替哈勃的先进望远镜，使我们得以比以往更深入地凝视宇宙。
We will increase Earth-based observation to improve our understanding of our climate and our world -- science that will garner tangible benefits, helping us to protect our environment for future generations. 我们将加强对地观测，以深化我们对气候和地球的认识——这些科学将带来切实的益处，帮助我们为子孙后代保护环境。
And we will extend the life of the International Space Station likely by more than five years, while actually using it for its intended purpose: conducting advanced research that can help improve the daily lives of people here on Earth, as well as testing and improving upon our capabilities in space. This includes technologies like more efficient life support systems that will help reduce the cost of future missions. And in order to reach the space station, we will work with a growing array of private companies competing to make getting to space easier and more affordable. 我们将国际空间站的使用寿命至少延长五年以上，并真正将其用于其本来的目的：开展先进研究以帮助改善地球上人们的日常生活，同时测试并提升我们在太空的能力。这包括更高效的生命保障系统等技术，将有助于降低未来任务的成本。而为抵达空间站，我们将与越来越多的私人公司合作，它们竞相让进入太空变得更便捷、更经济。
Now, I recognize that some have said it is unfeasible or unwise to work with the private sector in this way. I disagree. The truth is, NASA has always relied on private industry to help design and build the vehicles that carry astronauts to space, from the Mercury capsule that carried John Glenn into orbit nearly 50 years ago, to the space shuttle Discovery currently orbiting overhead. 现在，我承认有人说以这种方式与私营部门合作是不可行或不明智的。我不同意。事实是，NASA一直以来都依靠私营企业帮助设计和制造将宇航员送入太空的航天器，从近五十年前将约翰·格伦送入轨道的"水星"飞船，到目前正在头顶上空运行的"发现号"航天飞机。
By buying the services of space transportation -- rather than the vehicles themselves -- we can continue to ensure rigorous safety standards are met. But we will also accelerate the pace of innovations as companies -- from young startups to established leaders -- compete to design and build and launch new means of carrying people and materials out of our atmosphere. 通过购买太空运输服务——而非航天器本身——我们可以继续确保严格的安全标准得到满足。但与此同时，我们也将加快创新步伐，因为从初创公司到行业巨头在内的各类企业将竞相设计、建造并发射能将人与物资送出大气层的新型航天器。
In addition, as part of this effort, we will build on the good work already done on the Orion crew capsule. I've directed Charlie Bolden to immediately begin developing a rescue vehicle using this technology, so we are not forced to rely on foreign providers if it becomes necessary to quickly bring our people home from the International Space Station. And this Orion effort will be part of the technological foundation for advanced spacecraft to be used in future deep space missions. In fact, Orion will be readied for flight right here in this room. 此外，作为这项工作的一部分，我们将在"猎户座"载人飞船已有的良好工作基础上继续推进。我已指示查理·博尔登立即利用这项技术开发一种救援飞船，以便在国际空间站需要紧急撤回我们的人员时，我们不必被迫依赖外国服务商。这项"猎户座"工作还将成为未来深空任务所用先进航天器的技术基础。事实上，"猎户座"就将在这个大厅里为飞行做准备。
Next, we will invest more than $3 billion to conduct research on an advanced "heavy lift rocket" -- a vehicle to efficiently send into orbit the crew capsules, propulsion systems, and large quantities of supplies needed to reach deep space. In developing this new vehicle, we will not only look at revising or modifying older models; we want to look at new designs, new materials, new technologies that will transform not just where we can go but what we can do when we get there. 接下来，我们将投入超过30亿美元用于研发一种先进的"重型运载火箭"——一种能高效地将载人飞船、推进系统和大量物资送入轨道以抵达深空的运载工具。在研发这种新型运载工具时，我们不仅会着眼于修订或改造旧型号；我们还要探索新的设计、新的材料、新的技术，这些将不仅改变我们能到达哪里，更将改变我们到达后能做什么。
And we will finalize a rocket design no later than 2015 and then begin to build it. And I want everybody to understand: That's at least two years earlier than previously planned -- and that's conservative, given that the previous program was behind schedule and over budget. 我们将在2015年前最终确定火箭设计，然后开始建造。我希望每个人都明白：这比原计划至少提前了两年——而且这是保守估计，因为此前的项目既落后于进度又超支。
At the same time, after decades of neglect, we will increase investment -- right away -- in other groundbreaking technologies that will allow astronauts to reach space sooner and more often, to travel farther and faster for less cost, and to live and work in space for longer periods of time more safely. 与此同时，在经历数十年的忽视之后，我们将立即加大对其他突破性技术的投资，这些技术将使宇航员能更早、更频繁地进入太空，以更低成本飞得更远、更快，并在太空中更安全地生活和工作更长时间。
That means tackling major scientific and technological challenges. How do we shield astronauts from radiation on longer missions? How do we harness resources on distant worlds? How do we supply spacecraft with energy needed for these far-reaching journeys? These are questions that we can answer and will answer. And these are the questions whose answers no doubt will reap untold benefits right here on Earth. 这意味着我们要攻克重大的科学与技术难题。我们如何在更长时间的任务中保护宇航员免受辐射？我们如何利用遥远世界的资源？我们如何为这些远距离航行的航天器提供能源？这些都是我们能够回答、也必将回答的问题。而这些问题的答案，无疑将在地球上带来难以估量的福祉。
So the point is what we're looking for is not just to continue on the same path -- we want to leap into the future; we want major breakthroughs; a transformative agenda for NASA. 因此，关键在于：我们要的不仅仅是沿着原路继续前行——我们要的是跃入未来；我们要的是重大突破；我们要的是NASA的一项变革性议程。
Now, yes, pursuing this new strategy will require that we revise the old strategy. In part, this is because the old strategy -- including the Constellation program -- was not fulfilling its promise in many ways. That's not just my assessment; that's also the assessment of a panel of respected non-partisan experts charged with looking at these issues closely. Now, despite this, some have had harsh words for the decisions we've made, including some individuals who I've got enormous respect and admiration for. 当然，是的，推行这项新战略需要我们修正旧战略。部分原因在于，旧战略——包括"星座计划"——在许多方面未能兑现承诺。这不仅是我的判断；也是一个由受人尊敬的非党派专家组成、受命仔细审视这些问题的专门小组的判断。尽管如此，有些人对我们所作的决定言辞激烈，其中不乏我极为敬重和钦佩的人。
But what I hope is, is that everybody will take a look at what we are planning, consider the details of what we've laid out, and see the merits as I've described them. The bottom line is nobody is more committed to manned space flight, to human exploration of space than I am. But we've got to do it in a smart way, and we can't just keep on doing the same old things that we've been doing and thinking that somehow is going to get us to where we want to go. 但我希望的是，每个人都能审视我们的规划，考虑我们所列出的细节，并看到我所述的那些优点。归根到底，没有人比我更致力于载人航天飞行、更致力于人类太空探索。但我们必须以明智的方式进行，我们不能只是重复过去一直在做的事，并以为这就能带我们走到想去的地方。
Some have said, for instance, that this plan gives up our leadership in space by failing to produce plans within NASA to reach low Earth orbit, instead of relying on companies and other countries. But we will actually reach space faster and more often under this new plan, in ways that will help us improve our technological capacity and lower our costs, which are both essential for the long-term sustainability of space flight. In fact, through our plan, we'll be sending many more astronauts to space over the next decade. 例如，有人说这个计划放弃了我们在太空的领导地位，因为NASA内部没有抵达近地轨道的方案，转而依赖公司和其他国家。但在这项新计划下，我们实际上将以更快、更频繁的方式进入太空，这有助于我们提升技术能力并降低成本，而这两者对太空飞行的长期可持续性至关重要。事实上，通过我们的计划，未来十年我们将把多得多的宇航员送入太空。
There are also those who criticized our decision to end parts of Constellation as one that will hinder space exploration below [sic] low Earth orbit. But it's precisely by investing in groundbreaking research and innovative companies that we will have the potential to rapidly transform our capabilities -- even as we build on the important work already completed, through projects like Orion, for future missions. And unlike the previous program, we are setting a course with specific and achievable milestones. 还有人批评我们结束"星座计划"部分项目的决定，认为这会阻碍近地轨道之外的太空探索。但正是通过对开创性研究和创新型公司的投资，我们才有可能迅速变革我们的能力——同时通过"猎户座"等项目在已完成的重要工作基础上为未来任务做准备。与以往的项目不同，我们正在设定一系列具体、可实现的里程碑。
Early in the next decade, a set of crewed flights will test and prove the systems required for exploration beyond low Earth orbit. And by 2025, we expect new spacecraft designed for long journeys to allow us to begin the first-ever crewed missions beyond the Moon into deep space. So we'll start -- we'll start by sending astronauts to an asteroid for the first time in history. By the mid-2030s, I believe we can send humans to orbit Mars and return them safely to Earth. And a landing on Mars will follow. And I expect to be around to see it. 在下一个十年之初，一系列载人飞行将测试并验证超越近地轨道进行探索所需的系统。到2025年，我们预计为长途旅行设计的新型航天器将使我们能够开启超越月球、进入深空的首次载人任务。我们将由此开始——我们将首次在历史上把宇航员送往一颗小行星。到2030年代中期，我相信我们可以将人类送上环火星轨道并安全返回地球。随后将实现火星登陆。我希望能亲眼见证。
But I want to repeat -- I want to repeat this: Critical to deep space exploration will be the development of breakthrough propulsion systems and other advanced technologies. So I'm challenging NASA to break through these barriers. And we'll give you the resources to break through these barriers. And I know you will, with ingenuity and intensity, because that's what you've always done. 但我要重申——我要重申这一点：对深空探索至关重要的是开发突破性的推进系统和其他先进技术。因此，我挑战NASA去突破这些障碍。我们将给你们资源去突破这些障碍。我知道你们凭借独创与拼搏定能做到，因为这是你们一贯所为。
Now, I understand that some believe that we should attempt a return to the surface of the Moon first, as previously planned. But I just have to say pretty bluntly here: We've been there before. Buzz has been there. There's a lot more of space to explore, and a lot more to learn when we do. 我明白，有些人认为我们应当像原计划那样先重返月球表面。但我必须相当直白地说：我们以前去过那里。巴兹去过那里。还有更广阔的太空等待我们去探索，还有更多的知识等待我们在探索中获得。
So I believe it's more important to ramp up our capabilities to reach -- and operate at -- a series of increasingly demanding targets, while advancing our technological capabilities with each step forward. And that's what this strategy does. And that's how we will ensure that our leadership in space is even stronger in this new century than it was in the last. 因此，我相信更重要的是逐步提升我们抵达并在一系列要求越来越高的目标上作业的能力，同时每前进一步都提升我们的技术能力。这正是本战略所致力的。这也正是我们将如何确保美国在本世纪在太空的领导地位比上世纪更为稳固。
Finally, I want to say a few words about jobs. Suzanne pointed out to me that the last time I was here, I made a very clear promise that I would help in the transition into a new program to make sure that people who are already going through a tough time here in this region were helped. And despite some reports to the contrary, my plan will add more than 2,500 jobs along the Space Coast in the next two years compared to the plan under the previous administration. So I want to make that point. 最后，我想就就业问题说几句。苏珊娜向我指出，我上次来此时，我曾明确承诺：我会帮助过渡到新计划，确保本地区正经历艰难时光的人们得到帮助。尽管有一些相反的报道，但与上届政府的计划相比，我的计划将在未来两年内为"太空海岸"增加超过2500个就业岗位。我希望大家明白这一点。
We're going to modernize the Kennedy Space Center, creating jobs as we upgrade launch facilities. And there's potential for even more jobs as companies in Florida and across America compete to be part of a new space transportation industry. And some of those industry leaders are here today. This holds the promise of generating more than 10,000 jobs nationwide over the next few years. And many of these jobs will be created right here in Florida because this is an area primed to lead in this competition. 我们将推动肯尼迪航天中心现代化，通过升级发射设施创造就业。随着佛罗里达州及全美各地的公司竞相成为新太空运输产业的一部分，就业机会还有进一步增加的潜力。今天在场的就有部分行业领袖。这有望在未来几年内在全美创造超过一万个就业岗位。其中许多岗位将直接落地于佛罗里达州，因为这一地区已做好在这一竞赛中领军的准备。
Now, it's true -- there are Floridians who will see their work on the shuttle end as the program winds down. This is based on a decision that was made six years ago, not six months ago, but that doesn't make it any less painful for families and communities affected as this decision becomes reality. 当然，确实如此——随着项目收尾，会有佛罗里达人看到自己在航天飞机上的工作走向终点。这是六年前而非六个月前作出的决定，但这并不能减轻当这一决定变为现实时，受影响家庭和社区的痛苦。
So I'm proposing -- in part because of strong lobbying by Bill and by Suzanne, as well as Charlie -- I'm proposing a $40 million initiative led by a high-level team from the White House, NASA, and other agencies to develop a plan for regional economic growth and job creation. And I expect this plan to reach my desk by August 15th. It's an effort that will help prepare this already skilled workforce for new opportunities in the space industry and beyond. 因此，我提议——部分原因是比尔、苏珊娜以及查理的强力游说——我提议一项4000万美元的举措，由来自白宫、NASA及其他机构的高级别团队领导，制定一份促进区域经济增长和就业创造的计划。我期望这份计划在8月15日前提交到我办公桌上。这一举措将帮助这支已经训练有素的劳动力，为他们在太空产业及更广泛领域的新机遇做好准备。
So this is the next chapter that we can write together here at NASA. We will partner with industry. We will invest in cutting-edge research and technology. We will set far-reaching milestones and provide the resources to reach those milestones. And step by step, we will push the boundaries not only of where we can go but what we can do. 这就是我们可以共同在NASA书写的下一章。我们将与产业界合作。我们将投资于前沿的研究与技术。我们将设定具有远见的里程碑，并提供达成这些里程碑所需的资源。一步一个脚印，我们将不仅拓展我们能到达的疆界，更将拓展我们所能做的事。
Fifty years after the creation of NASA, our goal is no longer just a destination to reach. Our goal is the capacity for people to work and learn and operate and live safely beyond the Earth for extended periods of time, ultimately in ways that are more sustainable and even indefinite. And in fulfilling this task, we will not only extend humanity's reach in space -- we will strengthen America's leadership here on Earth. NASA成立五十年后，我们的目标已不再只是一个要抵达的目的地。我们的目标，是让人类能够在地球之外安全地工作、学习、操作和生活更长的时期，最终以更可持续、甚至永久的方式实现。在完成这一使命的过程中，我们不仅将拓展人类在太空的疆界——我们还将巩固美国在地球上的领导地位。
Now, I'll close by saying this. I know that some Americans have asked a question that's particularly apt on Tax Day: Why spend money on NASA at all? Why spend money solving problems in space when we don't lack for problems to solve here on the ground? And obviously our country is still reeling from the worst economic turmoil we've known in generations. We have massive structural deficits that have to be closed in the coming years. 最后，我想以此作结。我知道有些美国人提出了一个问题——在纳税日这一天尤其应景：究竟为什么要花钱在NASA上？当我们地面上不缺需要解决的问题时，为什么要花钱去解决太空中的问题？显然，我们的国家仍在承受我们这一代人所经历的最严重经济动荡的余波。我们面临着必须在未来几年中弥补的大规模结构性赤字。
But you and I know this is a false choice. We have to fix our economy. We need to close our deficits. But for pennies on the dollar, the space program has fueled jobs and entire industries. For pennies on the dollar, the space program has improved our lives, advanced our society, strengthened our economy, and inspired generations of Americans. 但你我都明白，这是一种错误的二选一。我们必须修复经济。我们需要削减赤字。但只用几分之一的花费，太空计划就催生了就业岗位和整个产业。只用几分之一的花费，太空计划就改善了我们的生活、推动了社会进步、巩固了我们的经济，并激励了一代又一代的美国人。
And I have no doubt that NASA can continue to fulfill this role. But that is why -- but I want to say clearly to those of you who work for NASA, but to the entire community that has been so supportive of the space program in this area: That is exactly why it's so essential that we pursue a new course and that we revitalize NASA and its mission -- not just with dollars, but with clear aims and a larger purpose. 我毫不怀疑NASA能够继续发挥这一作用。但正因如此——我想对在NASA工作的各位、对这一地区一直以来如此支持太空计划的整个社区明确说一句：这正是为什么我们必须开辟新方向、必须振兴NASA及其使命——不仅是用资金，更要有清晰的目标和更大的使命。
Now, little more than 40 years ago, astronauts descended the nine-rung ladder of the lunar module called Eagle, and allowed their feet to touch the dusty surface of the Earth's only Moon. This was the culmination of a daring and perilous gambit -- of an endeavor that pushed the boundaries of our knowledge, of our technological prowess, of our very capacity as human beings to solve problems. It wasn't just the greatest achievement in NASA's history -- it was one of the greatest achievements in human history. 在四十多年前，宇航员们走下名为"鹰号"登月舱的九级舷梯，让他们的双脚踏上了地球唯一卫星上那布满尘埃的表面。这是一次大胆而危险的壮举的顶点——它拓展了我们的知识、我们的技术能力乃至我们作为人类解决问题的能力的边界。它不仅是NASA历史上最伟大的成就——它也是人类历史上最伟大的成就之一。
And the question for us now is whether that was the beginning of something or the end of something. I choose to believe it was only the beginning. 现在我们要回答的问题是：那究竟是一段征程的开端，还是终点。我选择相信，它只是开始。
So thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America. 谢谢。愿上帝保佑你们。愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。
Thank you. 谢谢。