????鮑文指出，“深海挑戰(zhàn)者”號下潛了大約10,900米，而目前的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)版科研深潛器只能下潛6,500到7,000米。鮑文說：“它將幫助我們從Lewis & Clark觀察方法過渡到全方位不間斷的觀察。”他贊同卡梅隆的那個玉米地的比喻。“我們做的很多事情都是像前蘇聯(lián)第一顆人造衛(wèi)星那種東西，只是為了一時的榮耀和權(quán)利的宣揚(yáng)，并沒有真正帶來有用的科學(xué)數(shù)據(jù)。”

????鮑文說，他打算在今后幾周里把“深海挑戰(zhàn)者”號的部分技術(shù)用于現(xiàn)有任務(wù)。但他指出：“坦白地說，目前我們還在研究，它到底將如何幫助我們探索海洋。”如果美國聯(lián)邦科學(xué)家要使用載人潛水器，例如可搭載三人的“阿爾文”號，需要嚴(yán)格的審批。卡梅隆的深潛器是在美國聯(lián)邦政府管轄范圍之外的地方使用，意味著它的技術(shù)未經(jīng)美國政府審批。“這是個原型機(jī)，”伍茲霍爾海洋研究所的所長蘇珊?艾弗里說。“還需要做很多工作才能把目前的它變成我們想要的它。這是個非常實(shí)際的累活。”

????但艾弗里很快就說到了點(diǎn)子上：“這種公私合作已經(jīng)成為新的常態(tài)。這是個好機(jī)會。但其他的機(jī)會并不是很多。”

????如今，美國的航天飛機(jī)全部都被封存到博物館里，而其他國家也都在大張旗鼓地宣傳自己奔向月球、奔向火星的計劃。因此，卡梅倫在海洋探索事業(yè)上的捐贈并不能帶來太多安慰。就連這些超級富豪們自己都需要幫助。美國航空航天博物館恰如其分地宣布，福賽特的吊艙已經(jīng)被正式命名為“自由精神萌芽之光”（The Bud Light Spirit of Freedom）。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：千牛絮

????The Deepsea Challenger dove to approximately 10,900 meters; current standard-issue research equipment can only go to 6,500 or 7,000 meters, Bowen said. "It'll help us transform from a Lewis & Clark approach to one of holistic, constant observation," he added. Agreeing with Cameron's cornfield quip, Bowen said, "So much of what we've done has just been Sputnik stuff, showing off for that moment, for the bragging rights. But it didn't really yield good scientific data."

????Bowen said that already he was planning on using some of the Deepsea Challenger's technology on existing missions in coming weeks. But, he noted, "how it's going to help explore the ocean is really a work in progress at this point, to be frank." When federal scientists work with a submersible designed for human occupancy, such as the three-person ALVIN, it requires strict certification. Cameron's device operated outside of that bureaucracy, meaning it's uncertified technology. "This is a prototype," said Susan Avery, the president of Woods Hole. "It will take a lot of work to take it from what it is to what we want it to be, which is a practical workhorse."

????Avery was quick to point out, though, that "this kind of public-private partnership is the new normal. It's a wonderful opportunity. But there are also not many other opportunities."

????In the age when America's space shuttles are all mothballed in museums while other nations boast of plans to head to the Moon or to Mars, Cameron's ocean deal provides cold comfort. Even the mega-rich have needed help of their own; Fossett's capsule, Air & Space dutifully notes, is officially called The Bud Light Spirit of Freedom.