Earlier this year, one of these firms, SpaceX launched its Dragon capsule - designed to carry cargo and astronauts - into space atop its own Falcon 9 rocket.

今年上半年，其中一个公司，太空x用自己的猎鹰9号火箭把“龙”太空舱发射到太空，该太空舱用来装载货物和宇航员。

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Founder Elon Musk believes the rocket will be powerful enough to carry the Dragon capsule to the moon and possibly even Mars.

公司创建人玛斯克相信，这枚强大的火箭足以将龙太空舱送到月球，甚至可能到火星。

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In what many are hailing as a coup for commercial spaceflight, the Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday and successfully carried the Dragon capsule into orbit.

上周三，伴着人们为商业空间飞行欢呼之声，猎鹰9号火箭携带着神龙号太空舱，由卡纳维拉尔角发射升空并进入预定轨道。

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Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket, its Dragon capsule filled with food, supplies and science experiments, had been scheduled for 4:55 a.m.

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The flight will be scrubbed for at least three days if the company's 18-story Falcon 9 rocket and teardrop-shaped Dragon capsule aren't ready.

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The company successfully developed its own launch vehicle, the Falcon 9 rocket, and its own spacecraft, called the Dragon.

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