英语新闻听写 维珍银河试飞成功 太空旅行在即（在线收听）

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。

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。

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。

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。