英语新闻听写 维珍银河试飞成功 太空旅行在即

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According to Reuters, a Virgin¹ Galactic rocket plane reached space and returned safely to the California desert on Thursday, December 13.

据路透社报道，一架维珍银河火箭飞机于12月13日星期四到达太空并安全返回到了加州沙漠。

It's the first U.S. commercial human flight to breach² Earth's atmosphere since America's shuttle program ended in 2011.

这是自美国航天飞机计划于2011年终止以来首架突破地球大气层的美国商用人类班机。

The test flight had two pilots on board along with four NASA experts.

这次试飞载有两名飞行员和四名美国宇航局专家。

A mannequin named Annie was used as a stand-in passenger.

一个名叫安妮的人体模型被用作临时代替乘客。

Civilian³ space travel could begin as early as next year.

平民的太空旅行最早可能在明年开始。