苏格兰或将建造航天飞机基地
<p> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spaceplanes">spaceplanes</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. 根据英国政府的新计划，苏格兰可能将建造英国首个航天飞机专用基地。 <span word="Artist">Artist</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>: <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Galactic">Galactic</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="Ministers">Ministers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="spaceport">spaceport</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2018 - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="aerodromes">aerodromes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shortlisted">shortlisted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="spaceport">spaceport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="launches">launches</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Virgin">Virgin</span> <span word="Galactic">Galactic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="XCor">XCor</span>. <span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Farnborough">Farnborough</span> <span word="Airshow">Airshow</span>, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Danny">Danny</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spaceport">spaceport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2018. <span word="Spaceports">Spaceports</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="frontier">frontier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>. <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="ancestry">ancestry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. </p>
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