[Chapter 514: Reporter Questions]
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"Sir, sir! You're sorry for disturbing late at night, but I think you have to look at the press conference that Lous is holding. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our company, as long as we can reach a cooperation with it!"
At this moment, just as the press conference was held, Robert Bigelow was awakened from his sleep by a late night phone call.
"I disturb my dream late at night, Matthews, if the facts you told me are not consistent with, I will fire your squid!" Old Bigero cursed and wore a one-piece pajamas and brewed a cup of hot coffee to refresh himself. Then he came to the office desk in the bedroom to sit down, and opened his personal computer with a hint of sleepiness in his eyes.
"'Tiangong'? What? The size is more than 5,000 tons?... Oh, oh~! It's burning me to death! Damn it!"
The private video link sent by Matthews. When Bigelow saw Ren Hong in the video saying in person that he would build a space station with a volume of more than 5,000 tons, Bigelow was shocked by the data. The hot coffee in his hand could not be stabilized and accidentally fell off. The entire desktop was everywhere. Bigelow had a quick treatment of the liquid poured on the desktop, and then stared at it with all concentration.
A super space station with more than 5,000 tons is definitely an era for Bigelow Aerospace to obtain cooperation with MS. Bigelow Aerospace is an aerospace company specializing in manufacturing and providing inflatable space capsules. Its main product "beam capsule" not only once provided cheap and durable inflatable space capsules to the "International Space Station". Recently, it has worked closely with Alphabet. Among its bases on the surface of the moon, Alphabet has purchased a large number of "beam capsules" to build the lunar base.
Nowadays, as humans explore space more and more frequently, Bigelow Aerospace has also risen. This time, the space exploration of matrix technology, "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port" is a godsend opportunity! If it can provide "Beam Space Capacity" for MS, how much will the "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port" with a volume of more than 5,000 tons?
"Matthews, prepare me the earliest flight to China, preferably to arrive at my destination tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
When Old Bigelow thought of this, all the sleepiness in his eyes disappeared and he stared at the screen in his personal computer motionlessly.
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Press conference site.
"Mars, this planet has a special emotion for humans. Its relevant data is the closest Earth-like planet in the solar system to Earth. Since Nasa discovered that it contains a lot of water in the soil of Mars in 2013, humans have become increasingly eager for this planet. So far, there are nearly 40 human probes visiting Mars..."
"One of our major mission in the Gemini Plan is to explore Mars. Matrix Technology hopes to send humans to that land and starts to study and try to absorb water from Mars soil and other related scientific research, so that humans can help establish a base on Mars in the future. Matrix Technology hopes to build a self-sufficient Mars base on Mars. The "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port" will provide us with great help in exploring Mars."
"This is not a small fuss. The burning funds prove that we are taking action!"
Ren Hong stood in front of the stage and spoke to all the reporters and guests. With his confident face, he could see that he was full of confidence in the "Gemini Plan". The press conference was not because Matrix Technology was very happy and eager to prove her strength and ambition to the world, but that the "Gemini Plan" could not be concealed.
It is important to know that the space base of the "China Matrix" is underway. A conspicuous launch tower and its future "Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port" in orbit will not be able to escape the outside world's vision. The silent and silent plan will cause speculation from the outside world and bring unnecessary trouble and disputes. Especially such a large-scale interstellar port surrounds the outer low-orbit platform, and there is also a mooring port, which will even mark the title of "space-to-ground strike weapon".
This is not the result that Matrix Technology wants.
Finally, the time has come to ask questions excitedly.
Ren Hong looked at the hundreds of big hands raised from the field without saying a word. The person in charge of the press conference responsible for naming and asking questions raised his head and looked up at the back, pointing to him and said, "That, thank you, yes, it's you!"
"Hello, Mr. Ren. I am Yang Min, a reporter from Weifeng Technology News." A female oriental journalist with a good face said slowly: "When is the expected completion of the 'Tiangong Ring Orbit Star Port'? When will our astronauts be sent to Mars?"
This reporter especially emphasized the word "we" slightly. With the focus of Chinese and foreign media and global perspectives, although the newspaper "Weifeng Technology" has little to do with Matrix Technology, at this moment, I think all the domestic reporters on the scene are extremely proud. This is a moment when the Chinese people are proud of it.
Ren Hong nodded and then replied: "Five to ten years!"
In a concise and concise four-word answer, Ren Hong added: "From the day when the 'China Matrix' was established, in the near future, the 'Tian Palace' will gradually take shape in outer space. Our expectation is to complete it within half a year and put the 'Tian Palace' into use. As for the progress of the 'Mars Mission', to be precise, the progress of the entire 'Temini Plan' will depend on when the 'Tian Palace' will be put into use. Thank you. Next."
The foreign media reporters or scholars and guests on the scene were all surprised. Is this the "China speed" that shocked the world?
The so-called "Chinese speed" is famous all over the world. The Republic has been less than half a century, and its infrastructure has shocked the world. The most classic video on Tube is that a bridge on the Fourth Ring Road in the capital needed to be replaced urgently, but in this way, it will seriously block the traffic in the capital, which has long been overwhelmed. However, the miracle is that the Republic's engineers only took 43 hours to replace the bridge. Even many people who work on Monday did not know that the bridge had been replaced. This video was once extremely hot on Tube, shocking countless foreigners.
150 days and nights of careful preparation resulted in a miracle of 43 hours. This is the "Chinese speed". The Republic's exaggerated construction speed and ability were once teased by netizens as a "infrastructure madman". There are countless examples of this.
"Hello, mr Ren!" A newspaper reporter from Imperial Magazine asked: "The super-large-scale volume of this space station is simply an air fortress. Does it have the ability to launch a military strike from outer space to the earth?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Ren Hong. The scene was very quiet. Only the operating sound of the equipment and the shutter sound of the camera were undoubtedly a sharp problem, and it was also a problem that had been expected. Since it had been expected, it would naturally be a response.
"Air Fortress! I like this adjective." Ren Hong said boasting, but he looked calm, then looked at the reporter and said, "But I am more willing to describe him as a target in the air."
Speaking of this, Ren Hong looked at the other party seriously and added: "'Tiangong Star Port' is a scientific research facility, not a military facility. If we take a step back, we have no reason to build expensive and incompletely safe space weapons in outer space to strike the world within an hour.'Tiangong' operates in a near-Earth and low orbit. It is not absolutely safe. Rocket strikes from the ground pose a devastating threat to it. On the contrary, we should be more concerned about the threats to it by some people. This is not only the loss of the parties involved, but also the loss of all mankind."
The only people who can attack outer space aircraft are Americans and Russians. The meaning is self-evident. Russians are basically impossible, so there are only Americans.
Ren Hong suddenly showed a confident smile and said again: "We have the ground-submersible aircraft carrier whale shark, and there are countless cheaper and more effective defense weapons. We don't have to do thankless things. We are not afraid of any threats. At the same time, we love peace. We hope that under the current craze of space exploration, all mankind should focus on the stars and seas and contribute their own strength to the advancement of human science. Don't limit the pattern and insignificant thoughts to the earth itself. Next!"
In the end, I didn't even say thank you.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!