Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship

维珍银河公司推出最新一代宇宙飞船

by Susan Montoya Bryan

由Susan Montoya Bryan

In this undated photo provided by Virgin Galactic is the VSS Imagine, the first SpaceShip III in the Virgin Galactic Fleet in Mojave, Calif. Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert. Company officials said it will likely be summer before the ship undergoes glide flight testing at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. (Virgin Galactic via AP).

　　这张由维珍银河公司提供的未注明日期的照片是VSS Imagine，这是加利福尼亚州莫哈韦的维珍银河舰队的第一艘太空飞船III。维珍银河公司于2021年3月30日(星期二)推出了最新的飞船，因为该公司希望在2004年恢复试飞。未来几个月将在新墨西哥州沙漠的总部办公。该公司官员说，很可能是夏天，然后该船将在新墨西哥州南部的美国太空港进行滑行飞行测试。(通过AP的维京银河)。

Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert.

维珍银河周二推出了最新的太空飞船，因为公司希望在新墨西哥沙漠的总部将来几个月内恢复测试航班。

Company officials said it will likely be summer before the ship— designed and manufactured in California—undergoes glide flight testing at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. That will coincide with the final round of testing for the current generation of spacecraft, which will be the one that takes British billionaire and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson to the fringes of space later this year.

公司官员表示，在加利福尼亚州的船舶设计和制造之前可能会在新墨西哥州Spaceport America的船舶设计和制造之前是夏天。这将与目前的航天器的最终一轮测试一致，这将是今年晚些时候将英国亿万富翁和处女加仑创始人先生 Sir Richard Branson理查德·布兰森爵士。

CEO Michael Colglazier said the addition of the new ship marks the beginning of Virgin Galactic having a fleet that will one day be capable of ferrying paying customers and scientific payloads from spaceports around the globe. The company is still aiming for commercial operations to begin next year following testing and a few months of downtime for maintenance and other upgrades.

　　首席执行官迈克尔·科格拉齐尔(Michael Colglazier)表示，新船的加入标志着维珍银河(Virgin Galactic)拥有一支舰队，此舰队将有一天能够运送来自全球太空港的付费客户和科学有效载荷。该公司仍将目标定为明年开始商业运营，经过测试以及几个月的停机维护和其他升级。

Virgin Galactic has reached space twice before—the first time from California in December 2018. The company marked its second successful glide flight over Spaceport America last June.

　　维珍银河曾两次到达太空——2018年12月首次从加利福尼亚升空。该公司标志着去年6月在美国太空港成功进行了第二次滑翔飞行。

Virgin Galactic is one of a few companies looking to cash in on customers with an interest in space. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched a new capsule in January as part of test as it aims to get its program for tourists, scientists and professional astronauts off the ground.

　　维珍银河(Virgin Galactic)是为数不多的希望利用对空间感兴趣的客户获利的公司之一。杰夫·贝索斯(Jeff Bezos)的“蓝色起源”(Blue Origin)于1月份发射了一个新的太空舱，作为测试的一部分，目的是使针对游客，科学家和专业宇航员的计划落地。

The mirror-like finish on Virgin Galactic's new ship is as much about aesthetics as it is about function. A key part of the ship's thermal protection system, Colglazier said it also was chosen so the craft could take on the look and feel of its surroundings—whether it's on Earth, in the sky or in space.

镜像般的银河新船上的镜面饰面与宗旨是关于功能的美观。 Collazier的船舶热保护系统的关键部分表示，它也被选中，因此该工艺可以接受周围环境的外观和感受 - 无论是在地球上，在天空中还是太空。

The other task of the engineers was to create a new version that would be easier to manufacture and to maintain.

工程师的另一项任务是创建一个更易于制造和维护的新版本。

In this undated photo provided by Virgin Galactic is the VSS Imagine, the first SpaceShip III in the Virgin Galactic Fleet in Mojave, Calif. Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert. Company officials said it will likely be summer before the ship undergoes glide flight testing at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. (Virgin Galactic via AP)

　　这张由维珍银河公司提供的未注明日期的照片是VSS Imagine，在加利福尼亚州莫哈韦的圣母银河舰队中的第一个宇宙飞船III。维珍银河在2021年3月30日星期二卷起了最新的宇宙飞船，因为公司希望恢复测试航班在新墨西哥州的总部即将来的几个月。公司官员表示，在船舶在新墨西哥州南部的Spaceport美国在Spaceport America进行了Glide飞行测试之前，这可能会夏天。 （维珍银河通过AP）

"Obviously for us to take tens of thousands of people to space, we need a number of ships. But it really matters then how often can each of these ships fly," Colglazier said. "We expect as we get going on this to see a much quicker turnaround time and that really will help us grow the business."

“显然我们要把成千上万的人带到空间，我们需要一些船只。但它真的很重要，那么这些船舶每股普通的频率都会飞翔，”科尔比尔说。 “我们期待我们走上这一点，看到一个更快的周转时间，真的会帮助我们成长业务。”

First, Virgin Galactic needs regulatory approval for the current generation and that means successful rocket-powered test flights.

首先，维珍银河需要当前一代的监管批准，这意味着成功的火箭动力试飞。

In this undated photo provided by Virgin Galactic is the VSS Imagine, the first SpaceShip III in the Virgin Galactic Fleet in Mojave, Calif. Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday, March 30, 2021, as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert. Company officials said it will likely be summer before the ship undergoes glide flight testing at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. (Virgin Galactic via AP)

　　这张由维珍银河公司提供的未注明日期的照片是VSS Imagine，这是加利福尼亚州莫哈韦的维珍银河舰队的第一艘太空飞船III。维珍银河公司于2021年3月30日(星期二)推出了最新的飞船，因为该公司希望在2004年恢复试飞。未来几个月将在新墨西哥州沙漠的总部办公。该公司官员说，很可能是夏天，然后该船将在新墨西哥州南部的美国太空港进行滑行飞行测试。(通过AP的维京银河)

The first powered test from Spaceport America was scheduled for December but computer trouble caused by electromagnetic interference prevented the spaceship's rocket from firing properly. Instead of soaring toward space, the ship and its two pilots were forced to make an immediate landing.

　　美国太空港首次进行动力测试的时间定于12月，但电磁干扰引起的计算机故障使飞船的火箭无法正常发射。该船及其两名飞行员没有飞向太空，而是被迫立即降落。

The test was rescheduled for February but then scrapped as the team continued working on the interference issue. Colglazier said the flight now is scheduled for May.

该测试被重新安排于2月，但随着团队继续致力于干扰问题。 Collazier表示，现在的航班计划于5月。

The delay didn't help stock prices. Colglazier said while it's important to put points on the board and meet market expectations, the company's focus is on safety at each step and the decades ahead.

延迟没有帮助股票价格。 Colllazier表示，虽然重要的是在董事会上投放积分并满足市场预期，但该公司的重点是每一步和未来几十年的安全。

"I think this is moving as we want it to move. It is stepwise—that is what we want to do with human spaceflight," he said, "but you can also see the monument building. We're excited for this unveiling today and we're excited for May and we're excited for the summer to come."

　　他说：“我认为这是随着我们希望的移动而发生的。这是逐步的，这就是我们要与人类太空飞行做的事，但您也可以看到纪念碑建筑。今天的揭幕令我们感到非常兴奋。我们为五月感到兴奋，也为即将到来的夏天感到兴奋。”

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