埃隆马斯克购买理查德布兰森爵士太空飞行的机票

Sir Richard confirmed the purchase in an interview.理查德爵士在接受采访时证实了此次收购。

Elon Musk has bought a ticket on one of rival billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s spaceship flights, according to a newspaper report.

据报纸报道，Elon Musk 购买了一张竞争对手亿万富翁理查德布兰森爵士的宇宙飞船飞行的机票。

As Sir Richard prepares to fly on Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed flight to the edge of space on Sunday from New Mexico, The Sunday Times says Mr Musk – who owns rival exploration company SpaceX – has paid for a seat on a future Virgin voyage.当理查德爵士准备在周日从新墨西哥州乘坐维珍银河公司的首次载人航班飞往太空边缘时，《星期日泰晤士报》称，拥有竞争对手探索公司 SpaceX 的马斯克先生已经支付了未来维珍航空航行的座位费用。

Mr Musk paid a 10,000-dollar (£7,000) deposit to reserve a seat. No date for his flight has been specified.马斯克先生支付了 10,000 美元（7,000 英镑）的押金来预订座位。 没有指定他的飞行日期。

Sir Richard confirmed the purchase in an interview with The Sunday Times, saying he might reciprocate by booking a ticket on a SpaceX flight in the future.理查德爵士在接受《星期日泰晤士报》采访时证实了这一购买行为，并表示他未来可能会通过预订 SpaceX 航班的机票作为回报。

“Elon’s a friend and maybe I’ll travel on one of his ships one day,” he said.“埃隆是我的朋友，也许有一天我会乘坐他的一艘船旅行，”他说。