The race to Mars: USA, Europe, Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates are all launching missions to the Red Planet in 2020 to search for ALIEN life
火星競賽：美國、歐洲、俄羅斯、中國和阿拉伯聯合大公國都將於2020年探測火星，尋找外星生命
There are four major missions bound for Mars this year, with the USA, Europe, China and the United Arab Emirates all preparing to depart in the summer.
2020年有四項主要的火星探測任務，美國、歐洲、中國和阿拉伯聯合大公國都準備在夏季向火星進軍。
The flurry of Martian launches are due to the fact that, in July 2020, Earth and Mars are ideally positioned relative to each other for spaceships to land.
2020年7月，地球和火星的相對位置非常理想，方便探測器順利著陸。
Three of the four missions will see rovers landing on the planet in search of ancient signs of life, the other mission will see a UAE-built orbiter study the atmosphere.
在這四次任務中，有三次將見證探測車登陸火星尋找遠古生命跡象，阿聯酋造的軌道飛行器將研究大氣。
There are hundreds of other space missions in 2020 not going to Mars, including the first commercially operated flights to the International Space Station.
在2020年，還有數百項其他太空任務，包括首次飛往國際空間站的商業飛行。
By July all the talk will be of Mars, as rovers destined for the Red Planet are launched by by Europe, America and China.
到7月，所有的話題都將圍繞火星展開。歐洲、美國和中國將向火星發射探測車。
NASA is launching the Mars 2020 Rover and the Mars Helicopter Scout to gather rock samples for an eventual return to Earth.
NASA將發射“火星2020”(Mars 2020)探測車和“火星偵察直升機”(Mars Helicopter Scout)，收集岩石樣本，最終返回地球。
The rover will leave for Mars in July or August 2020 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base and will travel aboard the two-stage Atlas V-541 rocket, provided by the United Launch Alliance.
火星車將於2020年7月或8月從卡納維拉爾角空軍基地出發前往火星，搭乘由聯合發射聯盟提供的兩級阿特拉斯V-541火箭。
Kiernan, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3 days ago
How much better would the Earth be IF they spent the combined budgets improving THIS planet?
如果把這些資金用來改善地球環境，那會多好啊
FromHolland, Holland, Netherlands, 3 days ago
Enough money goes there. It's behaviour that needs changing.
這方面已經投入夠多，現在需要改變的是人類的行為。
lakesoffire, Austin, United States, 3 days ago
Scrambling to find alien life? No. They're all trying to be the first to get the mineral and precious metal rights to start mining.
尋找外星生命?不是的，他們是要爭第一個開採外星礦產和貴金屬的國家。
doc spoons, Anytown, France, 3 days ago
No need to go mars looking for aliens.
沒必要去火星尋找外星人啊。
expat welshman, Richmond, Canada, 3 days ago
If we go to Mars, wouldn't we be the aliens.
如果我們去了火星，我們不也成了外星人嗎?
lincolnjoe, Lincoln, 2 days ago
There's plenty of aliens crossing the channel in rubber dingies
有許多外來人口乘坐橡皮艇橫渡英吉利海峽
RVXIII, San Diego, United States, 3 days ago
Ours is already there.
美國的探測器已經登上火星了
JBA, Halifax, Canada, 3 days ago
I wonder how many millions of dollars will be wasted doing this
我想知道這將浪費多少美元
Katie411, My house, United States, 3 days ago
This is so stupid. The amount of money that is wasted is disgusting. We can't even handle earth properly.
太愚蠢了，浪費錢，我們連地球上的問題都沒處理好。
fairbank, Luton, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
Meanwhile here in the UK we are attempting to get the trains to run on time
在英國，我們還在較勁腦子讓火車準時執行
Kiernan, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3 days ago
it is a waste of time and money.
浪費時間，也浪費金錢。
jamesrulesok822, Lucerne, Switzerland, 3 days ago
Stop spending money on going to Mars and start spending money on fixing all the wrongs on Earth.
別再把錢用於探測火星了，把錢用來改善地球吧
Miranda, Scotland, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
How about directing the funding into something a bit more worthwhile like helping to put out the fires in Australia?
把這些資金用在一些更有意義的事情上，比如幫助撲滅澳洲的大火，怎麼樣?
Bane Of Sterling, Sterling, United States, 3 days ago
The UAE? How did they leepfrog so many other nations?
阿聯酋?他們是如何超越其他國家的?
RogerRefugee, Calais Jungle, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
NASA lies ! I bet even they can't remember the last time they told the truth.
NASA撒謊!
我敢打賭，他們都不記得上次說真話是什麼時候了。
manny1980, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
UAE's effort particularly stands out. If all these middle-eastern nations focus on technology evolution than religion then the world will be a much better and safer place.
阿聯酋的努力尤為突出。如果所有中東國家都努力推動技術進步，而不是搞宗教狂熱，那麼世界將會變得更加美好，也會更加安全。
AS, USUAL, United States, 3 days ago
UAE? Really?
阿聯酋也探測火星？
這是真的嗎?
Bill lumbergh., Initech, United States, 2 days ago
Ahh yeah.. how exciting, although it's not unusual for more than one movie to come out at the same time that have the same theme. Terrific.
多麼激動人心啊
OldDragonrider, Pern, United Kingdom, 2 days ago
Partially funded by charity donations from UK
部分資金來自英國的慈善捐款
xyzzy , Bristol, United Kingdom, 3 days ago
And we gave how much money in Dfid aid to China last year???
去年我們給了中國多少援助?
CastingOff, No City Just Islands, Åland Islands, 3 days ago
UAE..LOL
阿聯酋，哈哈
Wamqq, SoCal, United States, 3 days ago
The race to an inhabitable planet while unrest is occurring in the Middle East.
中東動盪不安的時候，人類正在向宜居的星球進軍
Truth or Consequence, Arizona, United States, 3 days ago
Watch for the tell tale Chinese restaurant on Mars!
等著傾聽火星上的中餐館故事！