3月16日，美国太空探索技术公司（SpaceX）的载人龙飞船终于抵达国际空间站。美籍宇航员苏妮·威廉姆斯与布奇·威尔莫尔在国际空间站滞留逾九月后，现距返回地球更近一步。2024年6月5日，二人抵达国际空间站。按原计划，其搭乘的航天器应于2024年6月14日返航。然因技术故障导致返航存在安全隐患，迫使二人滞留时间远超预期。

On March 16th, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon finally arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). Two American astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, are now one step closer to returning to Earth after being stuck on the ISS for over nine months. On June 5th 2024, they arrived at the ISS. Their spacecraft was scheduled to return on June 14th 2024. However, technical problems made it unsafe for them to return, forcing them to stay much longer than planned.

为接返航天员，美国国家航空航天局（NASA）求助于太空探索技术公司。此次载人龙飞船搭载四名新航天员升空，将负责运送威廉姆斯、威尔莫尔及另两名乘组人员返回地球。预计海上溅落时间不早于3月19日。

To bring them home, NASA turned to SpaceX. The Crew Dragon, carrying four  new astronauts, will transport Williams, Wilmore, and two other crew members back to Earth. Their ocean landing is expected to happen no earlier than March 19th.

即便经过专项训练，航天员在突发性长期驻留期间仍可能出现身体变化。在空间站驻留的九个月间，苏尼塔·威廉姆斯的面部轮廓已消瘦成明显的V型。这一变化引发对其健康状况的担忧。

Even with special training, astronauts’ bodies can change during unexpected long stays in space. During the nine months on the ISS, Sunita “Suni” Williams’s face slimmed down to a sharp V-shape. This raised concerns about her health.

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