真是厲害了！中國計劃2020年開始太空旅游.

　　China’s state-owned commercial aerospace manufacturer and provider has planned a three-step strategy to ignite the country’s space tourism industry, Global Times reported.

　　據(jù)《環(huán)球時報》報道，為促進中國太空旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展，中國國有商業(yè)航空航天制造商和運營商計劃了一個“三步走”的戰(zhàn)略措施。

　　Han Qingping, president of ChinaRocket Ltd. Co., disclosed the plan at an aerospace forum in Zhuhai, Guangdong province on Oct. 31. According to Han, from 2020 to 2024, the company will offer a smaller 10-ton class of spaceplane geared toward tourism, which will be capable of transporting three to five people to an altitude between 60 and 80 kilometers in the air, offering passengers a bri taste of weightlessness.

　　中國火箭責任有限公司總裁韓青平(音)10月31日在珠海航展上披露了這一計劃。據(jù)韓青平表示說，從2020年到2024年，該公司將提供一個小型10噸級的旅游航天飛機，可以將3到5名乘客送往距地面60到80公里高的地方，給乘客們提供短暫的失重體驗。

　　From 2025 to 2029, the company pledges to use a larger 100-ton spaceplane capable of flying 20 people to an altitude between 120 and 140 kilometers. This goal involves significantly more passengers than the current plans of other commercial spaclight firms.

　　在2025年到2029年期間，該公司承諾將提供更大型號的100噸級航天飛機，可容納20人，將其運載到距地面120到140公里高的地方。這一目標所計劃搭載的乘客數(shù)量要比其他商業(yè)航天公司的乘客數(shù)量多得多。

　　From 2030 to 2035, China Rocket plans to provide a longer space travel experience using a 100-ton spaceplane, which will fly 10 to 20 people to an altitude of 80 to 90 kilometers, supporting both intercontinental flights and commercial space travel.

　　從2030年到2035年，中國火箭公司計劃提供時間更長一些的太空旅行，將使用100噸級的航天飛機、搭載10到20名乘客到距離地面8、90公里高的地方，可同時支持洲際航行和商業(yè)性太空旅游。

　　Wang Xiaojun, general director of the Long March-7 carrier rocket project from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said China still needs to break several technological barriers to ensure affordability and safety. Otherwise China’s space travel services cannot be competitive in the global arena.

　　長征七號運載火箭項目總負責人、澳際院運載火箭技術研究院院士王小軍(音)表示說，中國仍然需要打破幾項技術壁壘來保障太空旅行安全性、降低太空旅行費用。否則中國的太空旅行服務將不能夠在國際舞臺上競爭。

　　The market value of commercial space travel in China is projected to reach 30 billion RMB ($4.6 billion) annually by 2020, Xinhua reported, citing Hu Shengyun, a senior rocket engineer at China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp.

　　新華社援引中國航天科工集團公司高級火箭工程師胡勝云(音)的話說，到2020年的時候，中國每年商業(yè)太空旅游的市場價值估計將達到300億元人民幣(約合46億美元)。