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If you've ever thought to yourself, "I'd like to design a rocket someday," now's your chance.
如果你曾經想過，“某天我想設計一枚火箭”，現在你的機會來了。
The United Launch Alliance now has a website that lets customers design their own rocket.
聯合發射聯盟現在有一個網站，讓客戶設計自己的火箭。
You can choose a launch date, type of rocket, orbit and several other customizations.
你可以選擇發射日期，火箭的類型、軌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，聽起來像是娛樂和游戲，這個互動網站實際上是為了給ULA招徠更多的商業。
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.
美國政府非常親睞ULA的火箭，但公司現在的任務是進行商業化，就像Elon Musk的SpaceX風險項目。
SpaceX is ULA's main competitor, and it already has a hold on a lot of the commercial market.
SpaceX是ULA的主要競爭對手，它已經掌握了很多的商業市場。
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.
兩家公司都吹捧自己產品的能力。但阿特拉斯火箭起價為1億900萬美元，而SpaceX的主要發射器獵鷹9號估計在6,100萬美元左右。
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的火箭可能會有更高的標價。但該公司表示，這是因為他們的火箭更可靠。SpaceX的一枚火箭在九月爆炸了。阿特拉斯火箭幾十年來沒有失敗過。
And, hey, for that money, at least you can have some fun choosing what you want.
而且，有這些錢，至少你可以有樂趣的選擇你想要的。
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