At the same time as the space elevator and the space station zero were officially opened, people did not notice that the farthest deep space probe, Voyager 1, had lost contact with Earth for more than 72 hours.

"Still no signal?" At DSN Canberra, a middle-aged man in charge of the survey asked the young researcher under him.

"No, it's been so long, we've sent hundreds of communication requests to Voyager One, and all of them have gone to waste, can't it get out of hand?" The young man chattered with some concern.

"Don't be in a hurry." The middle-aged supervisor said very calmly: "Voyager 1 is now too far away from us, the radio signal travels in deep space, it takes more than twenty-four hours to reach Earth, maybe Voyager 1's reply is on the way, wait a little longer, we can receive its message." ”

In the face of the supervisor's optimistic judgment, the young researcher did not say anything, in the world of the universe, distance is always the most serious challenge, and the distant space that is often calculated in light years is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

As early as 2012, scientists discovered two terrestrial planets that are likely to be habitable for humans, but the desperate thing is that they are located twelve light-years away in the constellation Cetus, and there is absolutely no way to send humans to them by any means of transportation available, so we can only watch them from afar.

The director looked around, the office area was deserted, most people went to watch the live broadcast, Xingchen Technology built a space elevator, operated the huge space station Zero, in the face of these miracles that were enough to shock all mankind, who would remember Voyager One.

"Human beings will always be creatures who like the new and hate the old." The director smiled wryly: "After so many years, Voyager 1 is already an antique, it is crumbling, it may be paralyzed at any time, and it will never wake up again, this is its fate." ”

"Forget it, you can also watch the live broadcast, the matter of Voyager 1, it's not too late to solve it later, although we can't bear it, but we all understand that the day when Traveler no longer travels, it will come sooner or later."

Although it was a little sad, it was all the truth, and the young researcher nodded, stood up, and walked to the lounge hall, where there was a lot of buzz, and whenever Luo Jia introduced the new features of Space Station Zero, or something interesting, people would cheer loudly with excitement.

The whole world was shocked by Xingchen Technology's space program, which transcends the ages, transcends the sacred, and is incomparable.

In the carnival, no earthlings knew that Voyager 1 had actually stopped, because it was firmly grasped by another aircraft, more powerful and advanced than the Voyager, and was unable to break free.

The probe carried by Voyager 1 failed to detect it in time, and after the distance was approaching, it used long carbon fiber antennae to tie up Voyager 1, and at the same time shielded Voyager 1's communications, making it impossible for it to call for help to Earth.

Click~

Like the tail of a poisonous scorpion, the data probe instantly pierced the steel plate and inserted into the central processing unit of Voyager 1.

The full set of actions was carried out in one go, and it approached silently like a seasoned predator, and with lightning speed, captured Voyager 1, taking away its most important existence, data.

Soon after, the Predator left Voyager 1's corpse behind and fled.

In the dark and quiet starry sky, only a pile of broken metal floats, and the reckless destructive looting has completely destroyed Voyager 1, and no one can tell that it was once a deep space probe that gathered the cutting-edge technology of the earth, and was once full of human hope and sent a friendly message to the stars.

The long time, the lonely travel, the deep space brushed shoulders with death again and again, all of which did not stop Voyager One.

It's a pity that it still hasn't escaped its fate.

On January 1, the eighth year of the establishment of Xingchen Technology, 23:17.

The greatest adventurer in the history of mankind, Voyager One.

End.

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After spending an unforgettable three days and three nights on the Zero space station, Luo Jia took the space elevator back, and when he returned to the Xingchen Technology headquarters in Baoshan District, he was warmly welcomed by the members of the Authority.

In the rational world, nothing can be absolute, and the same is true of the space elevator, and no one can guarantee its absolute safety.

But Luo Jia still boarded the elevator with confidence, showing amazing temperament and demeanor, it is no exaggeration to say that if there were still many voices questioning the space elevator, this overly radical project, then Luo Jia has already shut up them all through personal experience and live broadcast.

"This propaganda offensive is unprecedentedly powerful, showing our Western opponents our space technology in an all-round way, not only deterring the enemy, but also inspiring our compatriots." Li Moran said excitedly.

"If you count the time in the elevator, it is a full four days of high-intensity live broadcast, with an average of 16 hours of live broadcast time per day, and even eating in front of the camera, Mr. Luo's efforts this time are not huge." Wen Chengling said with emotion: "If I had been replaced, I'm afraid I would have vomited a long time ago, and I wouldn't have been able to hold on at all." ”

"What's even more rare is the quality of the teacher's live broadcast, not because of time and intensity, and even a little bit of reduction, from beginning to end, witty words, and can tell very complex technical problems in the simplest language, everyone loves to watch the teacher's live broadcast, and can understand a large part, not to mention the incentive part, just counting the popular science work, the teacher has also made a great contribution." Shen Lang said.

Such a praise from the stars like the moon made Luo Jia very unbearable, he waved his hand again and again and said: "Okay, you are not outsiders, you don't have to be a sycophant, to be honest, although the effect is very good, it also makes me tired, if there is nothing special, I plan to rest for a few days." ”

An Ran thought for a while, "There is nothing special, but the disappearance of Voyager 1 is quite heart-wrenching, after all, it is a hero in human history, and many interstellar travel enthusiasts have seen the photos it sent back, and it is it that gives us a clear understanding of the galaxy we are in for the first time." ”

When it comes to Voyager 1, everyone in the Authority is reverent and nostalgic, and in 1979, Voyager 1 photographed the famous Great Red Spot of Jupiter, as well as the frosty Callisto and Europa where the ocean froze.

Then, in 1981, Voyager 1 photographed Saturn's magical rings, as well as Enceladus, which also has an ocean, and in 1986 and 1989, it took a close-up shot of Uranus and Neptune, as well as the one looking back at Earth, and finally looking back.

Voyager, Spirit, Mariner, Courier, Opportunity, Curiosity...

Although China and the United States are rivals of each other and are destined to compete and fight each other for a long time to come, this does not prevent Luo Jia from admiring the pioneers of space exploration.

"Whether it is the whole universe, or the life of each of us, the reunion is only a moment, loneliness and separation are eternal, if NASA can confirm that Voyager 1 is missing, write a memorial in the name of the company, although Voyager is a deep space probe of the West, but it is also our youth." Luo Jia said.

Li Moran nodded slightly, "I agree, this is very fair, just like many years later, when Western children grow up, their first impression of the universe will also be our space elevator and space station zero." ”

Everyone agreed, and by the way, they congratulated Cao Yuan, everyone in the Administration will not go to the zero space station together, tomorrow it will be Cao Yuan's turn, and he will also go to space to live for three days, I heard that because he was too excited, Cao Yuan packed his luggage two weeks ago, and opened it every day to check.

An Ran said to Luo Jia: "It's okay for you to take a holiday, but please think about it, what to do next, the space program has caused the West to fall behind in the field of science and technology, the five hegemons we have defeated industry and technology, culture and military are competing, the only thing left is finance, maybe it's time to do something to their financial hegemony." ”

Do you want to move the financial hegemony of North America?

Luo Jia thought to herself, and then said noncommittally: "The dollar is the currency of North America, but it is a trouble for the whole world, and the stakes are very high, so let me think about it carefully." ”