The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a $20 million flight aboard a Russian spacecraft by Dennis Tito, a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak.

2001年，丹尼斯·蒂托——一位富有冒险精神的百万富翁工程师——耗资2000万美元乘坐一艘俄罗斯宇宙飞船，自此太空旅游的概念深入人心。

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We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through.

我们从这个行星不同的地方采集了样品，把它们带到母船上，我们用了所有的方法检测。

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"They just didn't want to leave home," he said, adding that sometimes it took a lot of persuading to convince them to come aboard.

“他们只是舍不得家，”他补充道，有时要说服他们好久才会上船。

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The flights took place aboard a modified 727.

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En route, it was boarded by the U.S. Navy, which reportedly found weapons aboard, took photos, but then--lacking authority to do anything more--let the ship sail on.

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