It has been more than 30 years since NASA launched something other than a space shuttle to test a manned spaceflight system.

近30多年来，这是NASA第一次对航天飞机之外的载人航天系统进行发射测试。

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The grueling and intense training is a good test those applying to NASA's post-shuttle astronaut corp.

训练的严格和高强度正是对于NASA后穿梭机宇航员队伍的很好的试炼。

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Then the former Marine test pilot and astronaut reiterates his invitation to come back down for one of the last Shuttle launches: "It's just a phenomenal thing to see, " he says. "Phenomenal."

然后这位前海军陆战试飞员兼宇航员重申他来看一次航天飞机最后发射的邀请：“它看起来真是太非凡了”他说。

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It was always going to be a test flight - the first of two that have been planned to bring the shuttle programme back on track.

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It is launching a fleet of spy satellites and plans to test a rocket that can reenter the atmosphere--officially, for space shuttle research.

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