八十年代末之前研制一个永久性的空间站是目前航宇局官员日益关注的一项计划。这个空间站命名为“空间操作中心”,最初计划容纳八人,由五个圆柱形的舱组成。这些舱将通过五次航天飞机飞行被运送到轨道上。以后还将按照需要增添其它组件,开始可能增加一个建造设施,空间工作人员在其上面可建造诸如地面通信中继站这样的大型结构。空间操作中心目前正处于方案调研阶段,1980年航宇局用于这 The development of a permanent space station by the end of the eighties is a project that is increasingly concerned by NASA officials. Named Space Operations Center, this space station originally planned to accommodate eight people and consists of five cylindrical compartments. These cabins will be transported to orbit by five space shuttle flights. Additional components will be added as needed in the future, beginning with the possible addition of a construction facility on which space staff may build large structures such as ground communications relay stations. The Space Operations Center is currently in the program research phase and was used by NASA in 1980