Sir Richard had originally hoped the first commercial spacecraft, SpaceShip Two, would take off as early as 2007.

理查德爵士原本希望首个商业飞船，即太空飞船二号，早在2007年将可以发射起飞。

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Story number two,just like story number one, the spaceship takes off,and about 15 minutes later, it explodes in a horrible accident and everybody on the spaceship, including your friend,is killed.

第二个故事和第一个故事一样，飞船起飞，十五分钟后，它在可怕的事故中爆炸，船上所有人包括你的朋友都死了。

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SpaceShip Two will use its hybrid rocket motor to propel itself into space.

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The Virgin Galactic experience is a two-parter: the mother ship, Eve, will carry SpaceShip Two to 50, 000 feet before releasing it.

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Unlike SpaceShip Two, the Lynx takes off from a runway and doesn't depend on a carrier ship, so it has lower operating costs.

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