Chapter 464 begins!
Stephen Hawking is an authority on the science of the universe and enjoys a worldwide reputation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 InfoSuffering from severe amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, he is confined to a wheelchair, and his advanced age has led to his family and the British government trying to dissuade him, but Hawking insists on participating in this momentous trip.
"I've studied the universe all my life, but I never thought I'd have the opportunity to go into space, observe the universe from space, and observe the earth we live in." Before leaving, Hawking told a reporter from The Times, "Many people think that I am not in good health and should not take this risk, and I reject their kindness because they do not understand what such an opportunity means to me." ”
Hawking was escorted on board, accompanied by Prince William's family.
There are eighteen gates on Space One, and by 9 o'clock, more than 10,000 people have boarded the plane, because it is well organized and the scene is orderly.
Lu Yang arranged for his family to board the plane first, and he sat at the airport to keep abreast of the situation at the scene. He couldn't be less cautious, after all, this was the first space trip in human history, and it was so large that any omission could lead to disaster.
"Brother Hai, how's the security situation?" Lu Yang asked Feng Hai, who was in charge of security activities.
"There are no anomalies."
At half past nine, the passengers basically boarded the plane, and Lu Yang and Li Yilong determined the number of people.
"Boss, it's just you and the prime minister, everyone else has already boarded the plane." Li Yilong replied.
"Then let's go up too, I didn't expect that I, an old man, would have the opportunity to go to space in my life." The prime minister laughed, still a little nervous and excited in his heart.
The deluxe cabin is located in Zone 3, where there is a lot of space, each passenger has a box with an area of 20 square meters, if it is a family package, Penglai Aerospace will provide an exquisite suite according to the number of people. There is plenty of space inside the huge fuselage of SPACE-1, which makes all passengers feel very comfortable.
"In another 20 minutes, Space One will take off, everyone can see that the boarding has ended at this time, and the last to board the plane are the Prime Minister and Lu Yang, the two of them boarding from Gate 1 ......" Shui Junyi talked eloquently to the camera, at this time, the number of people watching his program in Huaxia has exceeded 200 million!
"Is this our seat, it's really a lot of space." The prime minister looked at his box, and he looked to the side again, "Lu Yang, why is this window so big?" ”
Lu Yang smiled: "The windows are bigger, so that everyone can better enjoy the scenery of space." ”
The windows used in Space One are also aerospace materials, and their transparency is comparable to that of transparent ceramics, but it is single-item transparent, and the presence of glass is not perceptible from the outside.
Hundreds of media outlets outside the airport are frantically reporting, and the world's major media outlets now have offices on Penglai Island, because there are so many news on Penglai Island. At this moment, the whole world can see the news of Space One, and the intensity of this kind of coverage is far greater than that of the Olympics two years ago.
"Boss, this is the command center, everything is ready!" Li Yilong, as the leader of Penglai Aerospace Company, served as the commander this time. In addition, the command center also gathered the top aerospace experts in China, some of whom were sent to Penglai Island in China before, and some of whom came here this time to ensure that there would be no problems during this flight.
In front of Lu Yang's box was a large screen, where the information from the command center and Pangu was gathered. Here he was able to grasp all the conditions of Space One.
"Fly off on time at 10 o'clock!" Lu Yang said.
As the time approached, the inside of Space One began to broadcast the radio, and all passengers wore headphones, which are equivalent to internal communication tools, and have the function of automatic translation, so any news only needs to be broadcast in Chinese.
The service staff guides visitors back to their boxes and locations.
"Don't you have to wear a seatbelt?" A tourist asked, and someone next to him immediately popularized the common sense of aerospace aircraft to him.
"How's it going?" Before takeoff, Lu Yang came to the control room of Space One, where Wang Cheng and 15 crew members waited for orders from the command center.
"Boss, everything is normal, ready to take off at any time!" Wang Cheng reported.
Lu Yang nodded: "Very good, don't be nervous, everyone has performed very well in the previous ten flights, so there is no problem in doing that!" ”
After coming out of the control room, Lu Yang returned to the box at his home. Lu Yang's family of ten people is in a large box, and the furnishings in the box are similar to those at home, but the area is not so large.
"It's the first time I've flown on such a spacious plane." Lu Xinguang walked around curiously, and his words caused everyone to laugh.
Zhang Chunfang felt the same way: "When I used to take the train, I couldn't even stretch my legs on the car, and then Xiaoyang bought a plane, although it was spacious, but I felt uncomfortable every time I sat down, but I didn't expect to take an aerospace plane now, and I was dressed like home." ”
"It's nothing, I'll build a bigger plane in the future, and I'll be able to move the garden in my home when the time comes." Lu Yang said with a smile.
"How is it possible to have such a big plane?" Zhao Qingrong said in disbelief.
"Yes, grandma, the spaceship in the movie is bigger than the moon!" Xingxing said seriously.
Zhao Qingrong smiled and hugged the star in her arms: "Grandma believes it, the star will build such a big spaceship in the future!" ”
The conditions of the deluxe cabin are of course the best, the premium cabin and the standard cabin are not so spacious, but they are not bad either. Among them, there are 2,000 seats in the luxury cabin, and most of the people sitting here are the world's top rich, such as the top 100 people on the Forbes list, as well as top political figures, such as the Prime Minister of China, Prince William of the United Kingdom, the royal family of Schat, and the congressmen of the United States. There are also a few other elites, such as the great scientist Stephen Hawking.
The high-end cabin has 4,000 seats, and the people sitting here are still world-famous figures, but compared to the luxury class, their status and financial resources are worse, and even the dignitaries of some small countries are at this level, and the most people here are the rich, as well as international superstars and so on.
Standard Class has the most seats and the most miscellaneous personnel. There are ordinary company owners, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and many celebrities. There are restrictions on the sale of tickets for both premium and premium classes, and it is not for anyone who wants to buy them, while there is no such restriction for standard class.
This distinction of Penglai Aerospace Company makes some people very dissatisfied, especially these people who sit in the high-end cabin, but as long as they still want to go to space, they can only accept the arrangement of Penglai Aerospace Company, which is the monopoly power.
There is a Huaxia star area on the side of the standard cabin, and these stars are basically related to Tianxin Pictures, or have cooperated, otherwise, they can't buy tickets even if they have money. There are too many people who want to participate in the first space trip, and if you play fair, who are these stars who are the opponents of those coal bosses and real estate developers?
"Baby, didn't the stars invite you to the deluxe class, why do you want to take the standard class?" Deng Chao and Yang Ying and his wife got together, and Deng Chao asked.
Sun Li looked at Yang Ying enviously, Huaxia didn't know how many people were jealous of Yang Ying, with the relationship with the Lu family, in just a few years, Yang Ying jumped from an unknown model to an international superstar. What they envy the most is the relationship between Yang Ying and Xingxing, with this relationship, Yang Ying can take the luxury cabin.
Yang Ying shook her head: "Brother Chao, you also know who the people are in the luxury cabin, it's not appropriate for me to go, it's better to be here, everyone knows each other, and there is no restraint in speaking." ”
"That's right, our stars are beautiful enough in the eyes of ordinary people, but compared to those real big shots, it's nothing ......" Deng Chao couldn't help but shake his head.
As soon as 10 o'clock arrived, Space One took off on time.
The huge space-one started slowly, its acceleration was very fast, and after 40 seconds, space-one was already out of the ground. Thousands of people outside the airport watched the flying Space One, and countless people went crazy with envy and jealousy, thinking how good it would be if they were up there!
2.3 billion people around the world watched the take-off of Space One, and then everyone wanted to know the inside of Space One through the programs of several TV stations contracted with Penglai Aerospace Company.
"It's really flying!" All the passengers of Space One saw through the huge windows that Penglai Island was getting smaller and smaller, but they didn't feel it at all.
"Although I have sighed countless times, I still have to say that the technology of Penglai Island is amazing!" Mark Zuckerberg said to his wife, and beside him, Mark's daughter was looking out at the Pacific Ocean below.
"Amazing technology!" With a smile on his face, Hawking finally began his journey into space.
"How much motivation must this have to make such a big guy fly off the earth?" Prince William, who used to be a pilot, thought to himself.
Movement is not forbidden inside Space One, but during takeoff, everyone sits honestly in their seats.
With previous test flight experience, Wang Cheng and the others are already very proficient in operation, and in less than ten minutes, Space One flew out of the atmosphere and into outer space. Because it is flying eastward, Space One, which has just entered the atmosphere, is on the far side of the Earth, that is, on the side of the night. Soon, though, the sunrise will be visible from Space One.
"What a beautiful sunrise!"
"Sunrise in space!"
Everyone has a feeling of time and space confusion, twenty minutes ago, they were still enjoying the blue sky and white clouds on Penglai Island, and after such a while, everyone has passed through the night and watched the sunrise from a position of a thousand kilometers above the ground. This shift of space and time keeps everyone hooked.
Some people are watching the sunrise, while others are looking at other stars. Looking out from Space One, the stars in the universe are much clearer. (To be continued.) )