太空生存模擬試驗收官 4人密封艙內生存180天

Four Chinese volunteers who have been living inside a sealed capsule in Shenzhen completed their 180-day survival experiment last Wednesday.

4名中國志願者於上週三結束了在深圳一個密封艙內的180天生存試驗。

The experiment is designed to determine how well food, water and oxygen can be used and recycled under controlled conditions.

該試驗旨在弄清楚在受控條件下食物、水、氧氣的利用和循環情況。

The test of the "controlled ecological life support system" is inspired by technology currently used in China's Shenzhou spacecraft.

"受控生態生保系統"試驗的靈感源自我國神舟飛船目前採用的技術。

The 1,049-cubic-meter sealed capsule has floor space of 370 square meters and is divided into eight compartments, including living quarters, space for storage and the greenhouse.

密封艙總容積爲1049立方米，面積爲370平方米，分爲乘員艙、資源艙、植物艙等8個艙段。

Volunteers have cultivated 25 different kinds of plants inside the capsule, including wheat, potatoes, soybeans and lettuce, among others.

志願者在艙內種植了小麥、馬鈴薯、大豆、生菜等25種植物，這些植物是一個更大的生態系統的一部分。

The plants are part of a larger ecological system that helps recycle and regenerate oxygen and water, and will reduce the dependency on outside supplies.

這個生態系統有助於氧氣和水的循環再生，並降低對外界供給物的依賴。

Outside of the sealed capsule, scientists monitor and observe how a hermetic environment affects people's physiological changes, biological rhythms, sleep patterns and psychological health.

在密封艙之外，科學家監測觀察密閉隔離環境如何影響人的生理變化、生物節律、睡眠模式和心理健康。

Tang Yongkang, one of the volunteers, says they look forward to seeing the results of their tests.

其中一名名叫湯永康的志願者表示，他們很希望看到他們的測試結果。

The results of the experiment are crucial to determining the viability of long-term space travel.

據悉，此次的試驗結果對確認長期太空旅行的可行性至關重要。