Space-faring humans have called the International Space Station home for 10 years now, but the orbital laboratory only recently got a window worthy of its stunning views.

这十年来，宇航员们一直将国际空间站称之为自己的家，虽然从空间站可以欣赏到壮丽的美景，但直到最近，这个轨道实验室才开了一个观测窗。

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As orbital sunrise dawns, the sun's blinding rays peek out from behind space station equipment.

当轨道处黎明来临，太阳炫目的光线从太空站设备后方直射过来。

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The design is still being worked out but some sketches released by Orbital Technologies resemble the International Space Station.

虽然具体设计方案仍在商讨中，但从太空轨道技术公司发布的草图来看，它非常类似于国际空间站。

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In 2008, NASA awarded contracts to deliver cargo to the International Space Station to SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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Despite the initiative's youth, Buckley said the CIHR is excited about gaining more access to the station's orbital laboratory, where health research is performed by space residents.

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The Skylab program (1973-79), established our first true space station and demonstrated human abilities to adapt and undertake productive work under orbital weightless conditions.

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