The 1, 800-acre Spaceport America site, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is the home base for Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's most ambitious business venture yet.

这座位于美国新墨西哥州南部的拉斯·克鲁塞斯占地1800英亩的宇航中心是维京银河的原型，也是理查德·布兰森最宏大的商业项目之一。

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Commercial space tourism has taken a step nearer reality with the inauguration of the world's first spaceport in the desert of New Mexico.

随着世界上第一座宇航中心在新墨西哥的沙漠建成，商务太空旅行距离成为现实又近了一步。

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But Ms Anderson has already met challenges. No sooner had she started in her new job, the new Mexico legislature slashed the spaceport office budget by more than half.

但是安德森女士已经遇到了挑战。她一开始她的工作，新墨西哥的立法机构就将项目的预算经费削减了一半。

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The spacecraft will launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico.

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Foster is the founder of the London-based Foster and Partners architecture company which has recently won a competition to build Virgin Galactic's New Mexico Spaceport Authority Building for space tourism.

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After jetting 12, 000 mph to the edge of the planet's atmosphere, the seven-seater SpaceShipTwo will enter space for 15 minutes before landing a few hours later at a New Mexico spaceport.

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In addition, Mr. Branson and his team also face challenges in predictably producing the cutting-edge spacecraft and operating a spaceport in New Mexico.

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