一只青蛙意外出现在美国航空航天局最新发射火箭的照片中——也许它在被炸飞的时候还咕咕叫了几声。
A frog has photobombed NASA's latest spacecraft launch - and could have croaked in the process.
宇航局9月6日在弗吉尼亚瓦勒普斯群岛飞行基地发射LADEE宇航器，远程摄像机拍下了这只雄心壮志的两栖动物随火箭升天的景象。
The silhouette of the ambitious amphibian was captured as the space agency launched its LADEE spacecraft at Wallops Islands Flight Facility in Virginia on September 6.
火箭发射台附近设有为高压喷射系统供水的水池，以防火箭发射后起火，并能起到减噪效果。水池为青蛙提供了阴湿凉爽的环境，这只不幸的青蛙很可能在火箭发射时就待在池边闲逛。
The frog was likely hanging out at a pool near to the launchpad which stores water for a high pressure sprinkler system to prevent fires after launches and to suppress noise. The pool would have provided a damp cool place for the now-frazzled frog.
NASA发言人向《今日美国》证实，一台摄像机的确记录下发射过程中青蛙被气流冲上天的景象。
A NASA spokesperson confirmed to Universe Today that the frog was caught by one of its cameras as it was propelled through the air.
“摄像组证实，一台用于记录火箭发射的远程摄像机确实拍到一张照片，片中是青蛙确信无疑。”发言人还说：“但目前青蛙状况尚不明确。”
'The photo team confirms the frog is real and was captured in a single frame by one of the remote cameras used to photograph the launch,' The spokesperson added: 'The condition of the frog, however, is uncertain.'
这项航天任务耗资2.8亿美元，旨在深度观测月球表尘。这层表尘看上去轻轻漂浮在月球地表上方，很长时间以来一直让科学家感到困惑不解。
The mission cost $280m and hopes to get an insight into moondust, which appears to levitate from the moon's surface and has long mystified scientists.
而这只现已成名的青蛙并不是第一只“意外参与”火箭发射的动物。在STS-114发射时，一只土耳其秃鹫撞上了火箭橘红色燃料箱并受到致命一击，直接从几百米高空坠亡。
The now-famous frog is not the first animal to feature in a rocket launch. During the STS-114 launch, a turkey vulture fatally flew into the shuttle’s orange fuel tank, leaving it to fall hundreds of feet to its death.
2009年，一只蝙蝠也被人们称为“太空蝙蝠”名声大起。STS-119发现号宇航飞机发射时，一只折断翅膀的蝙蝠正挂在火箭机身外部休息，随后这只毫无恶意的蝙蝠死于非命。
And in 2009, a bat who became known as 'Space Bat' was clinging onto the outside tank during the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-119, to rest a broken wing when the shuttle was launched, killing the unsuspecting animal.