NEWS: Skylon Spaceplane Finally Gets approval.

新闻：摩天航天飞机最后得到批准。

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It is hoped Skylon, an unpiloted 'spaceplane', will provide both cheap and reliable access to outer space.

被公布的“太空飞机”天龙有望为外太空之旅提供廉价而可靠的途径。

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Skylon will take off from a standard airport runway and travel at more than five times the speed of sound.

“云霄塔”将可以从一个标准机场跑道起飞，然后以高于5倍音速的速度飞行。

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So, it is perhaps not surprising that the Skylon venture generates so much interest.

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Skylon reminds me of the optimistic days of my childhood when 60s Britain, still humming with aeronautical self-belief, built its own rockets and supersonic warplanes.

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Even if Skylon's tests are not wholly successful, the lessons from past development tell us that nothing is wasted - new knowledge will find applications.

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