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According to Reuters, a Virgin 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CM=m5]Z!cWC~|E.9。
It's the first U.S. commercial human flight to breach 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8FPcFkn1|Aci(S=c。

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JmFtBRYNQnXYVHA。
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=r%nkypfdyV。
Civilian 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^%ftE2E)bjpq=。

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词语解释

1.along with 连同；以及

例句：The baby's mother escaped from the fire along with two other children.
婴儿的母亲和另外两个孩子一起逃离了火海_Oc!gD|hg78。

2.stand-in （别人生病或不在时的）临时替代者，顶替者

例句：He was a stand-in for my regular doctor.
他临时代替平常给我看病的那位医生=_L+uEGlch,Tx,+!N7%。