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1·When we finish, ISS will be a premier, world-class laboratory in low Earth orbit.

当我们完成时，国际空间站将成为近地轨道上一流的世界级实验室。

2·Yet Mark Uhran, assistant associate administrator for the ISS, refutes the criticism that the station hasn't done any useful research.

然而，国际空间站副主任助理马克·乌兰反驳了关于国际空间站没有做出有用研究的批评观点。

3·Some were aware of the ISS but they didn't know what's going on up there, she says.

她说，有些人知道国际空间站，但他们不知道那里发生了什么。

4·To get rid of trash from the ISS, astronaut load it into empty cargo capsules and release it into space.

为了清除国际空间站的垃圾，宇航员将其装进空的货舱里并将其扔到太空中。

5·To get the ISS research back on track, CASIS has examined more than 100 previous microgravity experiments to identify promising research themes.

为了让国际空间站的研究回到正轨，空间科学促进中心（CASIS）已经考察了100多次以前的微重力实验，以确定有前景的研究主题。

6·Companies like SpaceX could help NASA and its partners when it comes to resupplying the ISS, as it suggests it can reduce launch costs by two-thirds.

在为国际空间站提供补给方面，像 SpaceX 这样的公司可以帮到 NASA 及其合作伙伴，因为该公司表示这样可以将发射成本降低三分之二。

7·According to Alan Stern, planetary scientist, the biggest public relations boost for the ISS may come from the privately funded space flight industry.

行星科学家艾伦·斯特恩认为，国际空间站最大的公关推动力可能来自私人资助的太空飞行业。

8·This decrease in cost allows researchers, hobbyists and even elementary school groups to put simple instruments into LEO or even having them deployed from the ISS.

成本的降低使得研究人员、业余爱好者甚至小学生能够将简单的仪器放入近地轨道，甚至可以由国际空间站对它们进行部署。

9·The organisation also maintains that the ISS should be used to develop products with commercial application and to test those that are either close to or already on the market.

该组织还坚持认为，ISS（国际空间站）应该用于开发可以在商业上应用的产品，并测试那些接近或已经上市的产品。

10·The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris—pieces of junk that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.

作者提出的最大担忧是太空碎片，即环绕地球的“垃圾”碎片，如果它们与包括国际空间站在内的运行体相撞，将有可能造成严重损害。