At the Koro Island Airport, Jiang Chen met one of the greatest physicists of modern times, a professor in a wheelchair, Stephen Hawking. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at this moment, his appearance is different from the picture "Hawking's paralysis" widely circulated on the Internet, he is pushed by an assistant in a wheelchair, and the phantom helmet produced by Future Man Technology is wearing on his head.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. I wonder if you guys can make a small slit in the helmet? Wearing a helmet and using an electronic synthesizer made me feel so much better, the doctor even said I could live two more years, but then I couldn't see anything. ”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"I'll let my technician look into this problem, it shouldn't be too difficult."

"Thank you very much." The electronic voice replied.

Considering Hawking's influence in the scientific community, Jiang Chen did not refuse his request to visit the Space Launch Center. In a sense, he is more representative of the world's academic community than the researchers sent by NASA in the United States.

Of course, he still has a sense of what can and can't be shown.

Arriving at the island where the launch center was located, the bodyguard of the Star Ring Trade took his assistant's place and walked beside Jiang Chen in a wheelchair.

"This is our launch site, from which the Star Ring 4 lifts off, and over there it is used to launch other types of rockets, and we have been a little active in space recently, basically every other week there is a launch mission." Jiang Chen introduced him as he brought him into the launch center.

"Enviable budget." Hawking sighed.

"Because I'm not spending taxpayers' money, I'm spending my own money." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Entering the launch center, Kerrwin greeted him and took the three of them to the ground command center in charge of the colony in Guanghan City. There, more than 50 staff members were in front of the computer, busily handling the work at hand.

Hawking asked the man pushing his wheelchair to take off his helmet, and at this point he didn't want to speak, he just wanted to see what it looked like.

Kerrwin came to a computer, knocked a few buttons on the touch screen, and soon, a holographic image was projected in front of everyone, and the picture transmitted through the holographic screen was from Guanghan City, 384,400 kilometers away.

"This is the colony of Guanghan City, what are your orders? Mr. Commander. An astronaut appeared on camera and asked Kerrwin.

"Report on the state of supplies in the colony."

"Okay, please wait a minute......"

After listening to the astronauts' reports on the colony's oxygen, drinking water, lunar soil collection and other materials, with the help of the Ring Trade bodyguards, Hawking put on the Phantom Helmet again and let out a heartfelt sigh.

"I see the future."

"It's an honor to receive this award." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

After a moment's pause, Hawking continued.

"Humans can't put all their eggs in one basket, so they can't put their bets on one planet. I've said this a long time ago, but unfortunately neither the UK government nor the US government has ever taken it seriously. It is always better to spend taxpayers' money in Iraq than to throw it in space with no prospect in sight, even if it is clear to all that the future is there. History is always strikingly similar, and Columbus lobbied England, France, Italy, and Portugal. Amazingly, the Icarus paradox does not only apply to corporations, but also to certain superpowers. ”

"But standing in front of you is a big entrepreneur." Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"But you're still young, and it's always good to be young." Using the synthesized electrons, Hawking said something of unknown significance.

Jiang Chen couldn't stay here all the time, and there was still a meeting about vrcity in the group waiting for him to preside over in the afternoon. After handing over the exchange visit to Krinwyn, Jiang Chen was about to leave the space launch center, but at this moment, his eyes suddenly fell on Hawking's wheelchair.

"What's the matter?"

As if noticing this, Hawking, who had already taken off his helmet, tapped his fingers on the keyboard of the armrest, and asked Jiang Chen in an electronic voice.

"Something," Jiang Chen nodded, looking at the old man with a smile, "I have a proposal, I don't know if you're interested?" ”

……

At this moment, far away in Washington, D.C., a special hearing is being held inside the Capitol.

“…… We must restart the Apollo program now! The Ring Trade has begun to colonize the moon, and we have been ahead of the world for more than half a century in the moon landing, but now we are falling behind them. For the American people, this is unacceptable! ”

Standing in front of the hearing seat, NASA's Minister Charles? Bolden spoke impassionedly to the lawmakers at the hearing, trying to convince them to relaunch the Apollo program. However, the lawmakers sitting at the hearing showed little interest, some turning their pens, some looking at Bolden with raised eyebrows, and some simply turning to the next page of the document.

Since 1972, NASA's budget has not been increased, but has been cut by about 75 percent and has remained in place for more than four decades. Unlike during the Kennedy period, NASA at that time didn't need to go to such trouble if it wanted to apply for a budget, and only needed to use one sentence - "Sue. Lianren is also doing it! A large budget will be approved soon.

Now, the president has nodded and will restart the Apollo program as long as Congress is willing to allocate a budget, but to Bolden's despair, Congress is not interested in the borderlands, which is 384,400 kilometers away.

"The American people are unacceptable? How do I feel that there are a lot of American people signing up for the Transwarp Trade Astronauts? One lawmaker asked with a smile.

"Do you think that's right?" Bolden asked rhetorically.

"Nothing is wrong," the congressman sitting in the middle tapped his pen to the notebook, "I need you to tell me what tangible benefits the Apollo program can bring us?" In addition to boosting national confidence? ”

Bolden couldn't help but speak, and it took a while for him to squeeze out a sentence.

“…… Not all the benefits are visible. ”

Several lawmakers looked at each other and smiled, and the one sitting at the top of the table shrugged his shoulders.

"But only visible benefits can convince taxpayers to pay for them."

After the hearing, Bolden returned to NASA's office and slammed the prepared documents on the table.

"Congress is debating the budget for the development of new anti-missile systems and anti-EMP weapons, which is a more pressing issue, and our chances of convincing them to win are almost zero." The assistant walked in the door after him, and said as he closed the door.

"And what does Hillary mean?" Bolden said annoyedly.

"She probably just drew us a pie." The assistant smiled wryly.

But at this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a NASA clerk walked in, put a newspaper on the desk, and said excitedly.

"Look at this! And this! ”

Bolden frowned and took the newspaper, his eyes bulging out when he saw the words circled in red.

They turned out!

Wait a minute!

At this moment, his eyes lit up, he put away the newspaper, and immediately walked out the door.

"Where are you going?"

"White House! Here's our chance! ”

Leaving the two in bewilderment, Bolden disappeared into the doorway. (To be continued.) )