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SpaceX reckons, well, it can get the cost of landing a paying passenger on Mars down to a cool half a million dollars.
太空探索科技公司認為，他們能夠把付費乘客登陸火星的費用降到整整五十萬美元。

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And it's not the only corporation that's looking to the stars and putting a price tag on them. Here is Phil Han.
這也不是唯一一家仰望群星並且貼上標價的公司。菲爾‧韓帶來以下報導。

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Course laid in.
航道已輸入。

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Maximum warp. Punch it.
曲速引擎動力開到最大，發射。

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We may not be flying through space at warp speed just yet, but if Star Trek is any inspiration, we soon could be.
我們目前也許還沒辦法以曲速飛越太空，但如果《星艦迷航記》能有所啟發，那麼很快就有可能做到這一點了。

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Virgin Galactic is a pioneer in the space travel industry and will be the first commercial program to offer suborbital flights to paying passengers. 
維京銀河是太空旅行業的先驅，也將是第一個提供為付費乘客次軌道飛行的商業計畫。

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Tourists will spend $200,000 to have a seat onboard, 
遊客必須支付二十萬美元才能買到機位，

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but they'll have the pleasure of being over 100 kilometers above Earth and experiencing six minutes of weightlessness.
但他們將能享受置身於距離地表一百公里高空的滋味，並且體驗六分鐘的無重力狀態。

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Virgin has also built the first-ever commercial spaceport in New Mexico. It's here that the company will base their current and future space program.
維京也已經在新墨西哥州打造了史上第一座商業太空港。這裡將做為該公司目前及未來太空計畫的基地。

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Bloon is another company focusing their efforts on space tourism, but speed isn't a top priority. 
布隆是另一家致力於太空旅遊的公司，但速度不是他們最優先的考量。

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Four passengers, each paying over $100,000, will float 36 kilometers above Earth. 
四名乘客，每人支付超過十萬美元，可在三十六公里的高空中飄浮。

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The giant helium balloon will hold a tiny capsule that will offer views of the setting sun and the curvature of the Earth.
巨大的氦氣球會掛載一個小座艙，能觀賞日落與地球的曲線。

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But while trips to other planets may seem a long way off, others are turning to new ways of exploring Earth. 
不過，雖然前往其他星球旅行看起來也許還要很久才能實現，另外有些人則轉向追求新的方式探索地球。

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The Air Cruise is a radical new design in travel that could see 100 guests soaring in a gigantic floating hotel. 
「空中巡航」是一種旅遊極新穎的設計，可讓一百位賓客共同在一座巨大的飄浮旅館中飛行。

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The hotel would take you to some of the most exotic locations on Earth and will celebrate relaxation over intergalactic travel.
這座旅館將可帶你到世界上若干最奇特的地點，著重放鬆享受，而不是星際之旅。