Within a few days, Chen Wenhao really felt the meaning of "stable". Prior to this, although the news about the group's space tourism was in full swing on the Internet, the prize-winning activities carried out by the two major platforms also attracted tens of millions of netizens to participate, and the websites and personal accounts that joined in the excitement were also endless, and also stimulated a large number of jokers to burst out of inspiration.

But in fact, before such a media feast, before this forum, the traditional media at the central level and in various places with official propaganda backgrounds basically did not participate much, and even if there were reports, they only sent a tofu block or made an interesting anecdote broadcast, which was not so much propaganda as a temptation. As the aerospace industry that is being vigorously developed in China, if it were replaced by a state-owned enterprise as the protagonist, I am afraid that the propaganda machine would have been started long ago. However, when private enterprises occupy the C position, and in such a sensitive field, it is inevitable that they are a little hesitant.

However, after the discussion, the situation was completely different. On the first day after the Lunar New Year holiday, the group's public relations department received interviews from at least 20 newspapers and television stations, all of which were of the same level, all for the news of space tourism. With Chen Wenhao's approval, the group's Yidong Park ushered in a group of reporters, and even he had to participate in several group interviews and interviews. Soon, various written and video reports began to appear in various newspapers and television stations.

This is a big difference from the previous craze on the Internet. The key is in two words: audience.

The popularity of the Internet has given many people a peculiar feeling that online speech represents the mainstream voice of society.

Actually? Young people can try to talk to the previous generation when they bring up some hot topics on the Internet, and nine times out of ten they will be confused, and maybe they can even give a "what are you doing" look.

This gap will not change because many older people are now using smartphones and addicted to swiping their phones. If you don't believe it, you can look at the mobile phone circle of friends of your parents, and the content of the discussion and the forwarding of concern are all things you can't think of.

Well, the same network, different of us. Not to mention many older people, they still rely more on traditional channels to obtain news and information.

There is a group of data: people over 50 years old account for 36% of the total population in China, and people over 40 years old account for more than 60% of the total population.

In other words, although there have been various heated discussions on the Internet about space tourism before, more than 40% of people may have never even heard of it.

After this round of propaganda offensive, the whole people really knew, and even my mother, who was only busy dancing with her sisters after retirement, made a special call, "Son, I heard on TV that your company is going to send people to space?" ”

"Yes, Mom, are you interested? I'll leave you a spot. Chen Wenhao, who was discussing with a group of executives in the office, was a little confused, and his mother never asked him much about the company.

"I don't dare to sit, I tell you, don't sit yourself, run into space and it's pitch black, I really don't know who to look for. Your dad and I didn't even have a grandchild. By the way, I said, when will you and Xiao Dai get married? ……”

Mom went on the offensive on the other end of the phone. Chen Wenhao was defeated.

I confirmed my eyes and met my own mother......

Putting down the phone, several executives in the office showed strange expressions of "I want to laugh, but I have to hold back my laughter".

Yan Guoping, the head of the space business department who had not been in office for a long time, took the opportunity to persuade, "Mr. Chen is still in command at the base, and I will follow the spacecraft." ”

Yan Guoping is a senior talent recommended by a headhunting company, a doctor from a famous overseas university, after returning to China, he has done nearly ten years in a research institute in the system, presided over several projects, and recently had the idea of resigning and working alone.

Since taking office, he has been very satisfied with the working environment and conditions, but at this moment he has encountered a big problem: the first manned test flight of the aerospace aircraft, and the boss has to go into battle in person!

He and several executives were persuading, hoping that Chen Wenhao would dispel his mind. Although the previous unmanned flights and computer simulations have been successful, this is the first time to carry people, and no matter how small the risk is, it still exists. The test pilots they set are composed of project technicians who have volunteered to sign up and personnel sent by the Air Force.

In fact, Chen Wenhao said at the first meeting of the space tourism business that he was going to fly for the first time, but unfortunately other executives either forgot about it or did not feel at ease.

Hey, doesn't it mean that the son of a daughter can't sit down?

Chen Wenhao could guess what they thought, but he couldn't explain his confidence in safety, and he couldn't tell them that it was all mature technology from aliens.

That's not much to say. Chen Wenhao waved his hand and stopped arguing, "That's it, I'll go the first batch." He thought about it for a while, but still gave an explanation, "The biggest concern of the outside world now is security, and I take the lead better than everyone else." ”

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A few days later, a covered observation platform was built on the side of the edge of the flight runway in the mountain behind the Yidong Park, following the signature sci-fi style mixed with industrial style of Infinity Group: silver-white titanium alloy pillars, black and red folding seats, and a transparent glass dome that can be retracted, making this building like a super large pavilion with a sense of technology.

In the middle of the bottom of the observation platform, a virtual projection more than ten meters wide is also arranged, and the projected image at this moment is two silver-white aircraft on the runway in the distance, the two are basically the same shape and size, but one of them is sprayed with a blue group logo on the fuselage.

The management of the group is basically here, as well as delegations from the military and some relevant departments, and a total of nearly 100 people fill this small observation platform.

Dai Junpeng accompanied Minister Wu at the scene. Minister Wu looked intently at the two aircraft in the projection area, turned his head and sighed, "Xiao Chen is still young, this time he is a little impulsive, why shouldn't he personally go into battle for the test flight." ”

Dai Junpeng looked puzzled, "I just knew, Xiaoqian is also inside." This kid is really ......"

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At the same time, in the aerospace plane, the six passengers began the final self-inspection step, which was actually to confirm whether the anti-load clothing on the lower body and the seat belt on the seat were fully worn.

The anti-load suit is a small-batch product of the Group's laboratory, which is lightweight and easy to wear, which can alleviate the gravitational pressure of passengers during the process of entering and exiting the atmosphere.

The aerospace aircraft that uses a large number of black technologies can ensure that the gravity of passengers in this process does not exceed 2G at most, that is, twice their own body weight. This gravity is basically equivalent to the level of riding a roller coaster in a theme park, as long as the body is normal. The existence of anti-load clothing is not only to increase the safety factor as much as possible for the first manned test flight, but also to allow more people to take this kind of aircraft in the future and lower the threshold for use.

Chen Wenhao and Dai Yuqian sat in the first row, separated by the aisle. Chen Wenhao skillfully checked the equipment and smiled bitterly at Dai Yuqian, "If you want your parents to know about this, I guess I have the heart to dismantle it." Or you might as well stay at the base and wait for me. ”

"You're not afraid, I'm afraid of something!" Dai Yuqian wrinkled her nose and responded, "What you promised me, either you won't fly, or you will be together." ”

Before, Chen Wenhao overrode public opinion and insisted on flying for the first time by himself, but after Dai Yuqian learned the news, she found him and insisted on flying together. As for those excuses that convince others such as "need professionals to collect data" have not succeeded, who asked him to proudly introduce when the two of them got along, the aerospace aircraft used for tourism is fully automatic and does not require the participation of the crew on board.

Chen Wenhao also has enough confidence in the safety of aerospace aircraft, and when he saw that she was firm, he did not persuade her. After some final confirmation, he pressed the call button on the multi-functional protective goggles, "Base, base, No. 1 is ready to take off." ”

"Base received, start the 5-minute countdown! Good luck on the road! ”

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"It's flying!" A countdown screen suddenly popped up in the virtual projection area, and as the countdown progressed to the end, the sound of conversation in the observation desk area unconsciously became quieter.

“3，2，1，0！” At the end of the number, there was no imaginary loud sound, but the two aircraft in the distance of vision took off vertically on the spot at the same time.

The initial velocity of the aircraft is not fast, but it is very persistent in rising at a constant speed, constantly rising until it becomes two small black dots in the sky. Everyone's eyes returned to the virtual projection area, and the picture had become two pieces, which were real-time images from the external camera systems of the two aircraft.