Chapter 366: Twenty Million Dollars in Space Tourism

In addition to Michael Jackson, Celine Dion was also invited to sing the theme song of "Titanic" "My Heart is Eternal", and finally invited Britney Spears, a popular beautiful girl who stood out from "The Voice of America".

After a few rounds of performances, Lawrence Paul took the stage to host the galactic event.

"Welcome, first of all, please allow me to introduce you to SpaceX. SpaceX, whose full name is SpaceX, was founded in 1991 and is composed of space technology talents from the former Soviet Union. Subsequently, Mr. Henry Williams acquired Lockheed Martin, Hughes Aerospace & Communications, and Northrop Grumman. SpaceX may be a new company, but the latter three companies are long-established and powerful aerospace airlines. And our new SpaceX company is a combination of the aerospace forces of these four companies, becoming the world's most technologically powerful and largest space company!"

"SpaceX is always recruiting the world's best aerospace talent to join our company, and to date, the total number of employees in the company has exceeded 40,000, which is more than the combined employees of NASA, ESA and RKA. And the annual research funding is as high as more than 20 billion US dollars, which is 3 times that of NASA in the United States, 4 times that of the Russian Federal Space Agency RKA, and 5 times that of the European Space Agency ESA!"

"Today, SpaceX held this interstellar event, which mainly showcased SpaceX's latest launch vehicle!"

"As we all know, the cost of launching a rocket is extremely expensive. And at the beginning of the establishment of SpaceX, it was determined to make the cheapest launch vehicle, in this regard. We have been working hard and researching. As far as technology is concerned, we are already at the forefront of the world; as far as cost control is concerned, the cost of launching a rocket in the world is about $100 million, and the cost of launching a rocket is at least $20 million cheaper!"

As soon as the words were finished, many people couldn't help but be surprised. There was an expression of disbelief on his face!

Lawrence Paul raised his hand to signal silence before continuing: "This new launch vehicle is our SpaceX's second-generation rocket, called Falcon 2, with a total length of 35 meters, a solid-liquid hybrid three-stage rocket, and its standard price is $75 million, if launched into low earth orbit. The maximum payload is 20 tons, 6.5 tons if launched into geosynchronous conversion orbit, and 3.1 tons if launched to Mars!"

As Lawrence Paul spoke, the LCD screen behind him lit up, and a huge rocket was placed horizontally on the playground like the magnification of Sun Wukong's golden hoop stick, with no end in sight. At the tail of the rocket, there are 9 launchers, and a large launch port with black pressure. Each one can fit up to 6 people. A crew member stood just below the launch port, comparing it with the rocket. It's very small!

Lawrence Paul looked at the audience, with a confident smile on his face, and said loudly: "If you choose SpaceX to launch multiple rocket missions, then the cost will be lower!"

With that, Lawrence Paul nodded to Henry. Henry then stood up and walked to the stage.

The crowd just started talking. As soon as Henry came to the stage, the crowd fell silent.

Henry took the microphone from one of the staff members and bowed to the audience.

"In fact, at this SpaceX interstellar event, we didn't just show you the Falcon 2 rocket. At the same time, we also showed you spaceships, satellites, etc., so you must have seen them at the booth in the lobby. "Have you ever seen that short video that depicts life in space in the future?"

Henry smiled, "Although that video clip is exaggerated, it may not be impossible to achieve! In the past, human beings did not even dare to fly, but now, we have already achieved the moon landing program!"

"Technology is advancing, and it is not delusional for humans to immigrate to the moon or even Mars. The reason for SpaceX's existence is to accelerate the realization of the great vision of human migration to space!"

As soon as Henry's words fell, everyone was stunned.

Henry ignored everyone's surprise and continued: "SpaceX has established a microgravity laboratory and established the world's most advanced microgravity drop tower to conduct microgravity experimental research such as fluid physics, combustion of non-metallic materials, and liquid management, which provides a convenient experimental means for the pre-research of space vehicle payload experiments and fire prevention technology. Here, some people may not know what microgravity is, so I will briefly introduce it. Microgravity actually refers to the acceleration caused by gravity or other external forces not exceeding 10e-5~10e-4g, which is simply weightless, and the microgravity environment refers to the space environment.

However, the cost of doing research in space is too high. Another research method is more simple and crude, that is, the establishment of microgravity drop towers. A microgravity drop tower is actually a very tall tower, and it is well known that free fall produces weightlessness, and weightlessness can create a microgravity environment. In this brief microgravity environment, staff can engage in relevant research. ”

Henry's eyes looked around at the audience, and he said loudly: "Of course, our SpaceX company will definitely build our own space station, and then conduct further research in the space station!"

"This time, we not only invited officials from the space departments of various governments, but also sent invitations to many wealthy people. And the reason for this is because we at SpaceX are going to do a big project -- a space station tourism project! If any rich man wants to travel to outer space, he has to contact us a long time in advance. Because the environment of space and the surface of the earth is very different, the surface of the earth is a 1G gravity environment, while space is in a vacuum, and the food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc. are different from those on the earth. Therefore, the rich who want to travel in space must undergo special training to adapt to this microgravity environment!"

Henry laughed: "In microgravity, you have all become superhumans, you can fly in mid-air, and you can bounce a car weighing several tons with one finger...... You can do all sorts of incredible things, and I think there's nothing more amazing than experiencing this life in space, and at the same time, you're able to enjoy the unique scenery of space!"

As soon as Henry's words were finished, many rich people in the audience were excited, and extremely eager expressions flashed on their faces. Henry knew that after his own demagoguery, there would definitely be many people willing to participate in space travel.

A wealthy man in the audience immediately asked loudly, "Mr. Williams, how much does it cost to take a sky trip?"

"$20 million!" replied Henry, smiling lightly.

"$20 million ?!!" everyone was stunned, $20 million travel, this is probably the most expensive tour in the world, although they are all billionaires, but they don't dare to spend so much money.

(To be continued.) )