Despite the successful homecoming, the GlobalFlyer encountered dark moments during its flight.
尽管“环球飞行者”号成功归航，但它在飞行途中也遭遇过黑暗的时刻。
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As GlobalFlyer approached the airport, Fossett deployed small parachutes to slow the craft down.
“环球飞行者”号抵达机场时，福塞特用了小降落伞来延缓飞机降落的速度。
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GlobalFlyer was built by Scaled Composites, the same firm that designed and launched the world's first civilian manned spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, last year.