Further moves are afoot to keep the station flying until 2028; with the space shuttle about to retire, it will be left to the Russian Soyuz capsule to ferry people back and forth.

让空间站持续工作到2028年的进一步行动正在筹备中；由于太空穿梭机将要退役，接送人员的任务将会留给俄罗斯的Soyuz太空舱。

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Some experts doubt that Ares I will make the cut, given that it was largely designed to serve as a space shuttle replacement to ferry humans to the International Space Station.

一些专家学者怀疑，战神1号项目可能不会继续，因为战神系列火箭的设计初衷就是作为航天飞机的替代品承担向国际空间站运送飞行员的任务。

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Beginning in 1998, the shuttle was used extensively to ferry components, supplies, and crews to the ISS.

从1998年开始，飞行器广泛用来运送组件、补给和乘员到国际太空站。

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Conversely, I need to charter a helicopter, three ferry boats and a space shuttle to play a round of golf.

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