Kitmacher Gary H, Gerstenmaier William H, Bartoe John-David F, Mustachio Nicholas
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Acta Astronaut. 2005 Jul-Oct;57(2-8):594-603. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.03.027.
Nearly six years after the launch of the first International Space Station element, and four years after its initial occupation, the United States and our 6 international partners have made great strides in operating this impressive Earth orbiting research facility. This past year we have done so in the face of the adversity of operating without the benefit of the Space Shuttle. In his January 14, 2004, speech announcing a new vision for America's space program, President Bush affirmed the United States' commitment to completing construction of the International Space Station by 2010. The President also stated that we would focus our future research aboard the Station on the long-term effects of space travel on human biology. This research will help enable human crews to venture through the vast voids of space for months at a time. In addition, ISS affords a unique opportunity to serve as an engineering test bed for hardware and operations critical to the exploration tasks. NASA looks forward to working with our partners on International Space Station research that will help open up new pathways for future exploration and discovery beyond low Earth orbit. This paper provides an overview of the International Space Station Program focusing on a review of the events of the past year, as well as plans for next year and the future.
在首个国际空间站组件发射近六年之后，以及在其首次有人入驻四年之后，美国和我们的六个国际伙伴在运营这个令人瞩目的地球轨道研究设施方面取得了巨大进展。在过去的一年里，我们在没有航天飞机支持的不利情况下进行了运营。在2004年1月14日宣布美国太空计划新愿景的演讲中，布什总统重申了美国到2010年完成国际空间站建设的承诺。总统还表示，我们将把未来在空间站上的研究重点放在太空旅行对人类生物学的长期影响上。这项研究将有助于人类乘员能够一次在广袤的太空深处冒险数月。此外，国际空间站提供了一个独特的机会，可作为对探索任务至关重要的硬件和操作的工程试验台。美国国家航空航天局期待与我们的伙伴合作开展国际空间站研究，这将有助于为低地球轨道以外的未来探索和发现开辟新途径。本文概述了国际空间站计划，重点回顾过去一年的事件以及明年和未来的计划。
