A commercial suborbital spaceship owned by Virgin Galactic is under development, with service expected to begin in late 2011 or 2012.

维珍银河公司(Virgin Galactic)所属的一架商业亚轨道太空船正在开发当中，预计将在2011年或者2012年提供服务。

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Virgin Galactic’s spaceship makes its first appearance

维珍银河公司的太空船首次亮相

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And in 2011 the Spaceship Company will start the world’s first spaceship production line—making the craft needed by Virgin Galactic to take tourists on suborbital flights.

此外，飞船公司（Spaceship Company ）在2011年将启动全球首个宇宙飞船生产线，为维京银河(Virgin Galactic)公司制造进行亚轨道载客飞行的飞船。

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The simulation of forces likely to be experienced on the new Virgin Galactic spaceship suggests more people than had previously been imagined would be able to endure the trip.

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Two million: The number of air miles clocked up by British businessman Alan Watts to win the chance to become the first "air miles astronaut" aboard a Virgin Galactic spaceship in 2009.

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Virgin estimates that each flight of SpaceShip Two can hold 1, 300 pounds of scientific payload, and the rack setup will include window access for the collection of spectrographic and other data.

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