一家美国航天公司称，一种强大的新型火箭将在明年年底准备进行试射。

An American space company says a powerful new rocket should be ready for a test launch by the end of next year.

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过去，私营航天公司按照美国航天局的设计标准制造太空船和其他硬件，任何决定都是航天局说了算。

In the past, private aerospace companies built spacecraft and other hardware to NASA's design specifications, with the space agency at the forefront of every decision.

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当时，一系列美国航空航天公司进行合并，使零零散散的欧洲航空业显得势单力薄。

Back then a series of American aerospace mergers left the fragmented European aerospace industry looking outgunned.

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