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Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a landmark year for the commercial space industry. SpaceX became the first company ever to send humans to space aboard a privately owned spacecraft.

The US government continued to work closely with startups and space businesses to put humans back on the Moon.

And, helped by governments declaring them "essential businesses" amid the pandemic, a pack of young space companies kept working to create new rockets or satellite services.

语言点

1. landmark adj. 有重大意义的，里程碑的

2. commercial adj. 商业的

· commerce n. 商业

3. privately owned 私有的

· privately owned company / private company 私企

4. closely 密切地

· work closely with sb. 和某人密切合作

5. startup n. 初创企业

6. space businesses 航空航天企业

7. put sb/sth back 让某人或某物回到原来的状态

· Our win today put us back into third place in the league.

今天这场比赛的胜利让我们重回联盟第三的位置。

8. essential adj. 重要的(important)

· essence n. 最基本的构成要素、条件

· It is essential to speak the local language.

最基本的条件就是要会说当地的语言。

9. a pack of 一群人，一批人

· a pack of young companies 一批刚刚成立的初创企业

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