The Apollo 11 moon landing, whose 40th anniversary is celebrated this week, is still unsurpassed as a symbol of technological achievement. Visitors to Washington DC's National Air and Space Museum can see the command module up close, and visitors to the Science Museum in London can see the very similar Apollo 10 version. Being this near to the spaceship defies belief: it looks more like a contraption from the steam age than the space age. Did this thing really go around the moon and come home again?
本周，“阿波罗11号登月”迎来了40周年纪念庆典。作为一项技术成就的象征，它迄今依然是无与伦比的。前往华盛顿特区美国国家航空航天博物馆(National Air and Space Museum) 参观的人们，可以近距离观察阿波罗11号的指挥舱；前往伦敦科学博物馆(Science Museum)参观的人们，则可看到与之非常类似的阿波罗10号指挥舱。如此近距离的观察太空飞船，会令人产生一种难以置信的感觉：看上去，它更像是蒸汽时代的产物，而非来自太空时代。这个东西真的曾经环绕过月球、而后又重返地球吗？