Second weekend in April.

The early morning tranquility of major cities in North America was completely shattered by a newspaper.

At the front of the new issue of The Washington Post, a striking headline stunned the eyes of all passers-by before the newspaper stopped.

"Project Ares Breakthrough! The Ares life support unit has landed successfully! The Age of Exploration is set sail! 》

Compared with the New York Times, as the largest, oldest and most authoritative newspaper in North America, the Washington Post, which played an important role in the Watergate scandal and the Iran-Iraq war, is undoubtedly much more authoritative, and the reliability of its information is far from being comparable to that of ordinary newspapers.

Even white-collar workers who are not interested in newspapers at all, after seeing this eye-catching headline, can't help but throw a dollar of change on the newsstand, stuff the newspaper into the briefcase they carry with them, and plan to take it to work to read.

The newly baked newspaper was almost still brewing with the smell of ink, and it was sold out and sold out!

The Washington Post, which was unexpected, had to contact a partner printer and urgently print millions of copies of the newspaper and deliver them to major newsstands and sales outlets.

To the south of the San Francisco Bay Area, near the old town on the edge of Silicon Valley.

At a rib shop on the corner, there are a few hangover drunks, office workers enjoying breakfast before going to work, and a few old men who are clearly retired and just sitting there to pass the time.

Holding an oil-stained newspaper in his hand, the old white man sitting next to the bar of the rib shop muttered quietly, the expression on his face became more and more shocked, so he reached out and grabbed the old friend sitting next to him, and said in an unbelievable voice.

"Hey, did you hear that? The BFR rocket of the company Space-X successfully sent the life support unit to Mars! ”

"God...... This is crazy! ”

"I've heard that! And that's not just what you're talking about, I've heard that the new BFS spacecraft has been loaded with BFR rockets, Space-X has reported the next part of the launch plan to NASA, and soon Musk will send our colonists to Mars. ”

"As interesting as it sounds, the Age of Exploration is beginning, and perhaps we should open a bottle of champagne for the victory of the BFR rocket."

"Oh, don't do that, I don't want to get drunk early in the morning."

"Haha, what's the matter? It's for Lady Liberty! ”

Under the coaxing of a group of people, the owner of the rib shop brought a beer with a smile.

A drunken man with a hangover is woken up by a television hanging next to the bar. He opened his sleepy eyes in a daze, and vaguely heard the chatter of the people next to him, and staggered up the wine glass in his hand that had already been drunk, and said loudly with a wine burp.

"Let's ...... for the future of America Hiccup, cheers! ”

At the same time, the morning news broadcast on the TV, the host who was reporting on last night's football game, suddenly received a manuscript from the side, and the expression on his face instantly became exciting.

"A piece of news will be broadcast at zero hour...... According to NASA, the BFR rocket, launched last month, successfully reached Mars orbit and dropped the life support unit it carried. ”

"The surprise came so suddenly, I'm not ready for it, please allow me to take a deep breath......" The host standing in front of the TV took several deep breaths, re-faced the camera, and said in an excited tone, "Unbelievable!" We did it! ”

……

It's not just the Americans who were shocked by the BFR rocket.

When NASA officially announced on the official page that the life support unit had successfully landed on the surface of Mars, it immediately caused an international uproar!

Almost at the same time, Space-X immediately held a press conference, hosted by star entrepreneur Elon Musk, to introduce the role of Space-X in the Ares program and how the legendary BFR super rocket threw a 25-ton payload from the surface of the Earth to Mars.

Wearing a black suit and gray shirt all his life, and legend has it that Musk, who has only one set of clothes in his closet, walked onto the stage and used a seditious and agitated . The voice of love, preaching to the audience.

“…… The life support unit is just the first step in Ares' plan! In the future, we will send more colonists to the surface of Mars to explore the frontiers of our civilization. ”

"We welcome anyone to join us, regardless of their gender, nationality, status, status...... And whatever. As long as you have a heart that is passionate about the great cause of mankind, we are friends! ”

"The future is approaching us, do we take the initiative to embrace the future, or watch it pass by our eyes......"

"The choice is yours!"

The moment the words fell, the venue of the press conference was filled with applause.

After the press conference.

With the help of the news that Ares landed on the surface of Mars, Space-X's stock price soared all the way in the U.S. stock market as if it had wings.

Not only that, but also Blue Origin, which also participated in the design of the life support unit, and a series of high-tech aerospace companies incubated by Silicon Valley and Seattle, all enjoyed the fattest piece of meat steak in this capital feast.

The space race seems to have reached a turning point.

In the face of China's strong "moon program," the United States, as an old space power, has once again demonstrated to the world its unchallengeable strength in the space field.

Even Lu Zhou has to admit that the 25-ton Mars orbital delivery capacity, as well as the unconventional launch route, the BFR rocket standing on the shoulders of giants, its technology is indeed strong to a certain level.

While the international media was scrambling to cover the success of the BFR rocket, the BBC report finally came to an end.

Following the report on China's lunar orbital space station, this time these Brits are also standing in an objective ...... Or look at the hilarious standpoint, the success of the first phase of the American Ares program was reported.

“…… Musk's SpaceX has the potential to become the Maersk of the universe of the future, and if the Falcon 9 rocket was once seen as a wooden sailing ship that could just go to the sea, then today's BFR is a steam sailing ship. ”

"From Space-X's never-ending exploration in the field of technology, we can clearly see their determination to forge ahead in the future. Perhaps we can really have this unrealistic expectation, hoping that in the not-too-distant future, they will be able to go further in the field of technology, continue to study the interstellar diesel giant ship, and even the mobile 'mountain' like the Sea Giant......"

"It seems too early to talk about these things, but if this momentum continues, Space-X may really have the potential to dominate the market with its first-mover advantage and set the standard and threshold for the global launch industry."

"What is more interesting is that we noticed that Professor Lu from Huaguo said in an interview with the media not long ago that he would build the space launch project department of Star Science and Technology into an 'interplanetary railway transportation company' in the future."

"In this way, in the near future, Star Technology, which monopolizes more than 80% of China's space launch missions, may become Space-X's biggest competitor."

"At present, the competition between China and the United States in the field of aerospace is gradually heating up."

"The first stage of the contest seems to end in a draw."

"Whether it is China or the United States, both sides seem to be unswervingly walking on their own path, and have their own trump cards."

"One is a world-renowned scientist and the other is a visionary businessman...... It will be interesting to see who will emerge from this race! ”