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If you've ever thought to yourself, "I'd like to design a rocket someday," now's your chance.
如果你曾经想过，“某天我想设计一枚火箭”，现在你的机会来了。
The United Launch Alliance now has a website that lets customers design their own rocket.
联合发射联盟现在有一个网站，让客户设计自己的火箭。
You can choose a launch date, type of rocket, orbit and several other customizations.
你可以选择发射日期，火箭的类型、轨道以及一些其它定制。
well that might sound like fun-and-games, the interactive site is actually meant to drum up more commercial business for ULA.
嗯，听起来像是娱乐和游戏，这个互动网站实际上是为了给ULA招徕更多的商业。
The U.S. government is already a big fan of ULA's Atlas rockets, but the company is on a mission to branch into the commercial side of things, just like Elon Musk's SpaceX venture.
美国政府非常亲睐ULA的火箭，但公司现在的任务是进行商业化，就像Elon Musk的SpaceX风险项目。
SpaceX is ULA's main competitor, and it already has a hold on a lot of the commercial market.
SpaceX是ULA的主要竞争对手，它已经掌握了很多的商业市场。
Both companies tout the affordability of their products. But Atlas rocket prices start at $109 million, while SpaceX's main launcher the Falcon 9 is estimated to hover around $61 million.
两家公司都吹捧自己产品的能力。但阿特拉斯火箭起价为1亿900万美元，而SpaceX的主要发射器猎鹰9号估计在6,100万美元左右。
So ULA's rockets might come with a heftier price tag, but the company says that's because they're more reliable. SpaceX had a rocket explode back in September. Atlas rockets haven't failed in over two decades.
所以，ULA的火箭可能会有更高的标价。但该公司表示，这是因为他们的火箭更可靠。SpaceX的一枚火箭在九月爆炸了。阿特拉斯火箭几十年来没有失败过。
And, hey, for that money, at least you can have some fun choosing what you want.
而且，有这些钱，至少你可以有乐趣的选择你想要的。
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