They set off a manned rocket last year.

去年他们发射了载人火箭。

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God chau manned rocket series, the launch of change one makes us aerospace science and technology power, no one else says we only change rushes in China.

神洲系列载人火箭以及嫦娥一号的发射使我们成为航天科技的强国，没有人再会说我们中国只有嫦娥才能奔月。

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The public showing was the first concrete evidence of progress since the Rutan-designed SpaceShipOne became the first private, manned rocket to reach space in 2004.

本次（“白骑士2号”）的公开亮相成为自2004年鲁丹设计的“太空一号”成为第一艘进入太空的私营载人火箭之后（在太空旅游领域）取得的又一次具体进展。

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Vostochny Cosmodrome near Russia's border with China, which Putin says is still on track to see its first rocket launch as soon as 2015 and its first manned launch in 2018.

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There will also be an additional 10 "safety and acceptance" firings that will explore some of the rocket's limits, to certify the system for use in a manned vehicle.

BBC: Science & Environment

Russia will need a new rocket to get to Mars, though, and a new launch site to operate manned flights as early as in 2018.

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