The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed its ambitious plan for a Japanese astronaut to set foot on the moon around 2030.

　　日前，日本宇宙航空研究开发机构公布了其将在2030年把一位日本宇航员送上月球的雄心勃勃的计划。

　　According to the outline presented at an education ministry committee meeting, JAXA wants to investigate the possible presence of deposits of water or ice around the moon's south pole.

　　根据在教育部委员会会议上的规划，JAXA希望调查月球南极附近的沉积水或冰存在的可能性。

　　This is set to begin from 2022 through an international cooperative effort to find out whether the deposits of water or ice could be collected to use as fuel for a spacecraft.

　　通过国际合作与努力，该计划将从2022年起启动，以探测月球上的沉积水或冰是否能被收集起来，以用来作为宇宙飞船的燃料。

　　The next step would be to develop technology to utilize water as fuel, which JAXA hopes would become an internationally valuable asset.

　　下一步就是研究将水转化成燃料的科技，JAXA希望这能成为一项全球性的宝贵财富。

　　But rather than developing its own manned space rocket, and shoot to the moon, JAXA plans on a much shorter trip.

　　但是，JAXA并不是开发自己的载人火箭并发射到月球，而是打算走捷径。

　　It hopes that a U.S. space station planned to go into lunar orbit will allow Japanese astronauts to hop off and on to the moon around 2030.

　　该机构希望计划进入月球轨道的美国空间站，在2030年时能允许日本宇航员离舱并登陆月球。