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Blue Origin successfully completed the eighth launch of its New Shepard suborbital crewed vehicle.
蓝色起源公司成功完成了New Shepard亚轨道载人火箭的第八次发射。
On Sunday, the reusable rocket shot into a cloudless sky above west Texas, reaching an impressive 351,000 feet.
周日，该可重复使用火箭直刺西德克萨斯州上无云的苍穹，高度达到了惊人的35.1万英尺（约107公里）。
Company founder Jeff Bezos tweeted: "That's the altitude we've been targeting for operations. One step closer."
该公司创始人杰夫·贝佐斯发推文表示：这就是我们一直追求的运行高度。离目标又近了一步。
Unlike rival SpaceX—which Elon Musk intends to eventually carry customers to Mars—Bezos's private space firm is currently focused on suborbital space flight: blasting folks out of the atmosphere for a weightless romp, before returning to Earth.
不像竞争对手SpaceX——伊隆·马斯克的最终目的是将顾客送上火星——贝佐斯的私人太空公司目前主要关注亚轨道太空飞行：把乘客送出大气层去体验失重的欢乐，然后再返回地球。
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词语解释
1.altitude n. 高度
例句：The aircraft had reached its cruising altitude of about 39,000 feet.
飞机已到达约3.9万英尺的巡航高度。
2.romp n. 顽皮嬉闹，玩闹
例句：Kids just love being able to romp around in the fresh air without having to wrap up warm.
孩子们非常喜欢不用裹着厚实的衣服在空气新鲜的户外嬉闹。
