The major value of having a space station is that all the equipment needs to be carried into space only once.

空间站的重要价值在于，所有的设备只能进入太空一次。

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So far it's the only project in the world with an artificial climate and integral life support - just like on the space station.

到目前为止，它就像空间站一样，是世界上唯一具有人工气候和整套生命保障系统的工程项目。

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The Soyuz is the only way to get astronauts to and from the space station, ever since Atlantis returned from the final shuttle flight in July.

自从七月份“亚特兰蒂斯”号结束最后一次太空飞行返回地球后，“联盟号”就成为了运送宇航员往返太空站的唯一途径。

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While the International Space Station is currently the only orbiting space tourist destination, other extended stay commercial spaceflight opportunities could exist in the future, the authors wrote.

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Following the retirement of the US space shuttle in 2011, the only way to transfer astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) is aboard the three-seat Russian Soyuz vehicle.

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However, since Ares I is capable only of reaching low Earth orbit and the space station is the only habitable thing in low Earth orbit, Ares I by itself would be a road to nowhere.

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