國際要聞
美國、墨西哥：太空人的Twitter訊息（中英對照）
USA, Mexico: Astronaut José Hernández Twittering from Space
譯者：Leonard（全球之聲） 原作者：Eduardo Avila
全球之聲原連結
太空人José Hernández目前參與一項繞行地球的太空任務，前往國際太空站，他也用Twitter記錄這13天的航程。
Astronaut José Hernández is currently orbiting the Earth as part of a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and he is twittering while he is on the 13-day mission.
José出生於美國，父母是墨西哥移民，他生活在兩地的時間各半，Mexico Reporter認為他是墨西哥民族英雄，他的故事足以啟發美墨兩國許多人，José原本是移工，與雙親一同務農，如今卻首次執行太空任務。
As a U.S.-born son of Mexican immigrants, Hernández spent half his life in the country of origin of his parents and the rest in the United States. According to Mexico Reporter, he is a national hero in Mexico and his life story is an inspiration to many in both countries. Hernández is a former migrant worker, who worked in the fields alongside his parents, and now he has made his first trip into space.
太空人José Hernández照片來自Wikimedia Commons
Astronaut José Hernández and from Wikimedia Commons
他以雙語書寫Twitter訊息，不時更新發射準備工作內容，太空船原本預訂於8月25日發射，但機械問題讓航程延後數日，反覆準備讓人開始有種熟悉感：
His bilingual twitter account has been providing updates during the preparation for the launch, which was originally scheduled for August 25. Due to some mechanical difficulties, it was pushed back several days. The false starts and the repeated preparation routine began to have a familiar feeling after awhile:
＂準備去慢跑，看來今日天氣應會配合凌晨1點10分的發射！有種像土撥鼠日預測天候的感覺！ :-)＂
“Going for a nice run. Looks like todays weather will cooperate for tonight's 1:10 a.m EDT launch! Feels like Ground Hog Day! :-)”
在準備期間，José Hernández也與墨西哥總統卡德隆（Felipe Calderón）通話。
It was during these preparations, when Hernández had a phone conversation with Mexican President Felipe Calderón.
終於到了發射日，太空船於8月28日正式升空，José進入太空後，也分享第一天的感受：
Finally the day arrived, and the Space Shuttle launched into orbit on August 28. Once Hernández was already in space, he provided his thoughts on his first day in space:
＂終於實現我的夢想…無重力狀態很棒，已經完成電腦設定，準備去睡覺！不用拿枕頭！＂
“Settling in and realizing my dream… Micro G is great. Finished setting up the computers and ready for bed! Don’t need pillow!”
未來兩星期中，José Hernández將持續提供太空任務內容與未來活動消息：
For the next two weeks, Hernández will provide updates about the mission's activities and future activities:
＂#onorbit 完成第三日飛行工作，回到太空站，與六位鄰居見面，似乎都很和善！很高興我們也將帶其中一人返家！＂
“#onorbit Finished flight day 3 & docked to the Station. Met our 6 neighbors & they seem nice! So nice we are giving one of them a ride home!”
追蹤他的@Astro_Jose帳號，即可獲知更多訊息。
Follow his tweets for the rest of the mission at @Astro_Jose
