The spacecadets’ other hope, China, might pick up the baton.
“太空爱好者”的另一个希望是中国可能会是接力者。
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The reason for that second objective is also the reason for thinking 2011 might, in the history books of the future, be seen as the year when the spacecadets' dream finally died.
未来史书把2011年看作是“太空爱好者”梦想破灭的一年，理由与上述第二个目标的理由相同。
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On the other hand, spacecadets are an optimistic lot.