在参与美国空间站计划方面,西欧和美国的谈判已历时3年,但是双方存在着深刻的分歧。因为美航宇局给外国伙伴强加了一些限制条件,五角大楼表示坚决要将美国空间站用于军事目的。两年来,欧空局和美航宇局均在分别准备政府间的协议草案。美国于1987年2月交给西欧一份政府间合作草案,在几个基本问题上提出的限制条件比以前更苛刻了。该草案规定,未来的空间站联合体将由美 In terms of participating in the space station program, Western Europe and the United States have negotiated for three years, but there are profound differences between the two sides. Because the U.S. Aeronautics and Space Administration imposed certain restrictions on foreign partners, the Pentagon expressed its determination to use the U.S. space station for military purposes. In the past two years, both ESA and U.S. Aeronautics and Space Administration have separately prepared an intergovernmental agreement. In February 1987, the United States handed over an intergovernmental cooperation draft to Western Europe. The restrictions imposed on several basic issues were more severe than before. The draft stipulates that the future space station consortium will be