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[1/2]2026年4月1日，美国佛罗里达州蒂图斯维尔，人们在美国宇航局肯尼迪航天中心聚集，观看下一代登月火箭——太空发射系统（SLS）以及猎户座乘员舱的发射现场，这是美国宇航局阿尔忒弥斯二世月球飞越任务的一部分。路透社/马可·贝洛/档案照片
阿尔忒弥斯二世任务引发全国热情，弥合政治与社会分歧
路透社/益普索民调显示80%美国人对任务期间的宇航局持正面看法
教育工作者借助阿尔忒弥斯二世激励学生
4月9日（路透社）——美国宇航局的阿尔忒弥斯二世任务是半个多世纪以来全球首次载人登月航行，它俘获了全美不分年龄、跨越政治分歧的民众的心，为这个被党派纷争和战争撕裂的国家带来了惊奇、希望与自豪的团结。
从大量的火箭发射观礼活动、特别太空课堂，到天文馆参观人数激增，以及宇航局和阿尔忒弥斯主题周边商品零售热潮，随处可见公众对这四位飞往月球远端的宇航员的痴迷。
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此次为期10天的任务是本十年晚些时候实施登月计划的关键彩排——自1972年底阿波罗17号任务以来，美国将首次实现宇航员登月。任务将于本周五以阿尔忒弥斯二世机组人员在加利福尼亚附近太平洋海域溅落海面收尾。
预计宇航员返回地球时受到的关注程度，将与4月1日他们乘坐猎户座飞船 atop 高耸的太空发射系统火箭从佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角发射时一样密切。
“每个人都可以为人类拓展自身能力、学习新知识，并且以积极、和平的方式做到这一点而感到兴奋，”芝加哥阿德勒天文馆高级天文学家加扎·久克说道。他表示，数百名游客聚集到馆内观看阿尔忒弥斯发射并了解任务详情。
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美国本土对阿尔忒弥斯的痴迷——这是美国宇航局20世纪60年代和70年代冷战时期阿波罗登月计划的后续项目——在民调数据中得到了体现。
根据在阿尔忒弥斯二世任务期间开展的为期三天的路透社/益普索民调，约69%的美国人表示对太空探索感到兴奋，约80%的人对宇航局持正面看法，其中包括绝大多数共和党人和民主党人。同样，69%的受访者表示将宇航员送回月球非常重要。
与阿波罗计划时期一样，美国宇航局最新的登月雄心正值政治和社会动荡之际，包括一场在国内不得人心的美国军事冲突。
这场动荡或许可以解释阿尔忒弥斯计划的吸引力：它既是许多人寻求的、令人分心的途径，让他们暂时忘却令人不安的政治新闻带来的疲惫，也是对美国科学和技术成就的肯定。
宇航服与袜子
商家和独立创作者纷纷抓住登月热潮带来的商机，销售与阿尔忒弥斯相关的周边商品，从官方授权的宇航局服饰到受任务启发的定制配饰。
一家名为Rock ‘Em Socks的公司以每双14.99美元的价格出售阿尔忒弥斯二世主题袜子，袜子上印有星空背景下的SLS火箭图案。
美国宇航局则销售各类阿尔忒弥斯主题商品，包括“I AM ARTEMIS”棒球帽、任务徽章、女士飞行员夹克和扑克牌。
在电商平台Etsy（ETSY.N）上，太空爱好者可以买到阿尔忒弥斯二世主题钥匙链、海报、帆布艺术画，以及售价135美元、定制的“悬挂式可拆卸”3D打印耳环，灵感来自口香糖造型的猎户座太空舱。
在宾夕法尼亚州费城郊区埃尔金斯帕克，38岁的天文爱好者赫克托·伊贝上周组织了一场阿尔忒弥斯发射派对，约225人参与，其中包括带着孩子的家庭。
“两个小时里，所有人都忘了世界上正在发生的事情，大家都在谈论太空，”他说道，并补充道参与者来自不同的族裔、宗教和种族背景。
穿着宇航服的小朋友们对发射惊叹不已，而年长的一代则回忆起1969年首次登月时的情景。
“我们同舟共济”的画面
此次任务与许多美国人的观点形成了鲜明对比：他们认为基于事实的科学正受到攻击，或者人工智能和社交媒体等技术值得怀疑，甚至令人恐惧。
久克指出，阿尔忒弥斯机组人员从太空拍摄的地球新照片展现了没有国界的海洋和陆地，提醒着人类的共通性。
“这有助于人们意识到，我们都在这条船上，同舟共济，”他说道。
全美各地的教育工作者都在将阿尔忒弥斯任务纳入教学计划。
在科罗拉多州诺斯格伦的STEM Lab公立学校，工程教师艾琳·布拉班特用SLS火箭、宇航员和任务时间线的海报装饰了走廊，并布置学生制作自己的登月着陆器模型。
“当我们谈论阿尔忒弥斯时，每个孩子都会停下手中的事情，”布拉班特说道。“他们的小声交谈会停止，然后提出各种问题。”
布拉班特表示，阿尔忒弥斯机组人员的多样性——飞行员维克多·格洛弗是首位黑人宇航员，任务专家克里斯蒂娜·科赫是首位被送往月球的女性——也激励了有色人种学生和可能希望从事工程职业的女孩。
上周在北卡罗来纳州派洛特山，15名年龄在5岁至11岁之间的女童子军在 troop 会议上直播观看了发射。
该 troop 的负责人希瑟·威拉德表示，她们一直在为女性历史月制作关于著名女童子军的展示，而这次发射让她们注意到了前女童子军成员科赫。
“所有女孩都看得入了迷，”威拉德说道。
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Artemis II moon mission unifies politically divided Americans in wonder
2026-04-09 10:04:13 UTC / Reuters
By Helen Coster, Andrew Hay and Steve Gorman
April 9, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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[1/2]People gather on the day of the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
Artemis II mission sparks nationwide enthusiasm, bridging political and social divides
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 80% of Americans hold favorable view of NASA during mission
Educators use Artemis II to inspire students
April 9 (Reuters) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, the world’s first astronaut voyage to the moon in over half a century, has captivated Americans young and old across political divides, bringing unity of wonder, hope and pride to a nation torn by partisan rancor and war.
From a profusion of rocket-launch watch parties and special classroom lessons on space, to a surge in planetarium visits and a retail boon in NASA- and Artemis-themed apparel, signs abound of public fascination with the four astronauts who flew to the far side of the moon.
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The 10-day mission, a key dress rehearsal for a planned attempt later this decade to land astronauts on the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in late 1972, is set to conclude on Friday with splashdown of the Artemis II crew in the Pacific Ocean off California.
The astronauts’ return to Earth is expected to be followed by the public and the media about as closely as the April 1 launch of their Orion capsule atop the towering Space Launch System rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
“Everyone can be excited about humans extending their capabilities, learning new things, and doing so in a positive, peaceful way,” said Gaza Gyuk, senior astronomer at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, where he said hundreds of visitors have flocked to watch the Artemis launch and learn about the mission.
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Home-grown infatuation with Artemis, the successor to NASA’s Cold War-era Apollo moon program of the 1960s and ’70s, was reflected in polling data.
Some 69% of Americans say they get excited about space exploration, and about 80% expressed a favorable view of NASA, including large majorities of both Republicans and Democrats, according to a three-day Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted during the Artemis II mission. Likewise, 69% of respondents said it was important to return astronauts to the moon.
As was the case during the Apollo program, NASA’s latest lunar ambitions are being pursued at a time of political and social upheaval, including a U.S. military conflict that has proven unpopular at home.
The tumult may help explain the appeal of Artemis as both a welcome distraction from the grind of political news many find disturbing, and as an affirmation of U.S. scientific and technical accomplishment.
SPACESUITS AND SOCKS
Cashing in on the lunar enthusiasm, retailers and independent creators were offering Artemis-related merchandise ranging from officially licensed NASA apparel to custom accessories inspired by the mission.
One company called Rock ‘Em Socks was selling Artemis II socks for $14.99 a pair, emblazoned with the SLS rocket against a starry night sky.
NASA was selling assorted Artemis-themed items, including an “I AM ARTEMIS” baseball hat, a mission pin, a women’s bomber jacket and playing cards.
On the e-commerce site Etsy (ETSY.N), space enthusiasts could buy Artemis II keychains, posters, canvas art and $135 made-to-order “dangle and drop” 3D-printed earrings inspired by the gumdrop-shaped Orion space capsule.
In the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park, astronomy enthusiast Hector Ybe, 38, gathered about 225 people, including families with children, for an Artemis launch party last week.
“For two hours, everybody forgot what was happening outside in the world, everybody was talking about space,” he said, adding that participants represented a variety of ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds.
Young children dressed in spacesuit outfits marveled at the launch while an older generation recalled watching the first moon landing in 1969.
‘IN THIS TOGETHER’ IMAGES
The mission has offered a counterpoint to the view of many Americans that fact-based science has come under attack, or that technology – such as artificial intelligence and social media – is to be distrusted, even feared.
Gyuk pointed to new images of Earth captured by the Artemis crew from space showing oceans and land masses without boundaries, a reminder of humanity’s commonality.
“That helps people sort of realize that we’re all in this together,” he said.
Educators across the country have been incorporating the Artemis mission into their lesson plans.
At the STEM Lab public school in Northglenn, Colorado, engineering teacher Erin Brabant decorated a hallway with posters of the SLS rocket, astronauts and a mission timeline, and assigned students to build models of their own lunar landers.
“When we talk about Artemis, it’s like every kid stops what they’re doing,” Brabant said. “Their little side conversations stop, and they have questions.”
The diversity of the Artemis crew – pilot Victor Glover is the first Black astronaut and mission specialist Christina Koch the first woman ever sent to the moon – also has inspired students of color and girls who may want to pursue engineering careers, Brabant said.
Last week in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, 15 Girl Scouts ranging in age from 5 to 11 watched the launch live at their troop meeting.
They had been working on presentations about famous Girl Scouts for Women’s History Month, and the launch drew their attention to Koch, a former Girl Scout herself, according to Heather Willard, the troop’s leader.
“All of the girls were mesmerized,” Willard said.
Reporting by Helen Coster in New York and Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; Writing and additional reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Additional reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Bill Berkrot
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