我國空間站方案已確定 2024年或成太空中唯一

China may be the only country to have a space station in service by 2024 when the International Space Station retires, said Lei Fanpei, chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

中國航天科技集團董事長雷凡培日前表示，到2024年國際空間站退役時，中國可能成爲唯一擁有服役空間站的國家。

Lei said that China plans to launch the experimental core module of its space station around 2018, and the 20 ton combination space station will be sent into orbit around 2022.

雷凡培稱，我國計劃在2018年前後發射空間站試驗性核心艙，2022年前後發射20噸級的組合式空間站。

China's space station will include a core module and two lab modules, with ports that will allow multiple spacecraft to dock, according to Lei.

據雷凡培表示，我國空間站將包括一個核心艙和兩個實驗艙，有多個交會對接口，能實現多飛行器同時對接。

After that, a manned spacecraft and cargo spacecraft will travel between the space station and the Earth to provide supplies.

此後，載人飛船、貨運飛船將在空間站和地球之間往返、進行補給。

The space station has a designed life of 10 years in orbit 400 km above the earth surface. Astronauts can stay at the space station for over one year.

我國空間站的設計壽命爲10年，在距地面400公里的軌道上運行。航天員可在空間站駐留1年以上。

With this space station, China will become the second country after Russia to have developed a space station, Lei said.

屆時，中國將成爲繼俄羅斯之後第2個完成空間站建設的國家。

China in 1992 made a three-step strategy for its manned space program, the large-scale manned space station being the last step.

中國於1992年爲載人航天計劃提出了三步走戰略，大型載人空間站是其中的最後一步。

In the middle of October, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft will transport two taikonauts to Tiangong-2. They will stay there for 30 days.

在今年10月中旬，神舟11號飛船將會把兩位兩位航天員運輸到天宮二號，他們將在那裏駐留30天。