2024 is destined to be a lively year.
As the world emerges from the economic winter, the wave of planetary exploration sweeping the world has finally ushered in its first wave.
"As of June this year, the government has allocated a total of 1 trillion yuan to invest in the aerospace industry, accounting for 1% of the total GDP.
This is a historic breakthrough."
"Undoubtedly, the sudden rise of East Galaxy Company has given the people and congressmen great confidence, making them believe that the era of planetary development has truly come."
In the news, the anchor of the TV station narrated exciting things one after another.
If you listen patiently, you will find that almost half of the things are more or less related to the development of the planet.
"Has the wave of planetary development finally begun?"
Cao Chuan looked at the report.
He knew that despite the fact that the money invested by the Free Lighthouse Country now accounts for a small proportion of GDP, it was even less than 5% during the Apollo moon landing.
At that time, there was a Cold War.
Due to the existence of a special background, the two sides fought vigorously and spared no effort in spending money.
Moreover, the news only reports on the surface, and more things that have not yet been announced are still happening on the earth.
For example, the government of the Free Lighthouse country has invested 1 trillion yuan in the aerospace industry, but in fact most of it is concentrated in the private sector.
Relying on active private capital, 5 trillion yuan of funds have flowed from other fields to the aerospace field in the past six months.
Some private companies, such as Sacex, were in danger due to the strong emergence of East Galaxy Company, which took away more than 90% of the space tourism market share.
However, due to the sudden capital injection of more than 50 billion, they are now living very well and recruiting aggressively. people.
For another example, the large spacecraft originally scheduled to be launched by the end of 2023 was delayed until one month ago.
In fact, several well-known rocket manufacturing companies in the country, such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are both secretly executing a mysterious long-term order totaling more than 1 trillion, targeting large spacecraft.
With such an astonishing cost, absolutely no one would believe that it is one or two spaceships.
Therefore, according to professionals' estimates of the cost of large spaceships, the number of spaceships that the Free Lighthouse Country actually intends to build exceeds double digits.
Time seems to go back 100 years ago during World War I and World War II.
The Free Lighthouse State, with its unprecedented industrial scale, was in a weak position at the beginning.
It completed the mass production of a large number of warships in just a few decades.
It only completed the construction of three levels during World War II.
There are a total of 10 battleships, far ahead of the naval powers such as Victoria and the Rising Sun.
Now, history is repeating itself.
"This kind of productivity can easily crush our Dongyinhe Company."
Looking at the report, Cao Chuan thought with envy and expected when his company would reach this point.
His thoughts were quickly interrupted.
"On May 25, 2024, the Free Lighthouse State's spacecraft carried 2,851 immigrants and 6,400 tons of supplies to the meridian of Mars.
It successfully completed the construction of the base and named it Zero Point Port."
"On May 30, 2024, the Yetu Kingdom's spacecraft carried 2,951 immigrants and 6,300 tons of supplies to the Lucas Plains on Mars.
It successfully completed the construction of the base and named it Taoyuan Port."
"On June 19, 2024, the Polar Bear Country's spacecraft carried 3,530 immigrants and 9,200 tons of supplies to Ceres in the asteroid belt.
It successfully completed the construction of the base and announced that it would be named Port 024."
"On June 21, 2024, the spacecraft of the 13-nation Europa Alliance held its first test flight.
A malfunction occurred during the test flight.
It is expected to conduct a second test flight a month later."
Another series of news bombardments.
After more than a year of preparations, large spaceships from several major countries have been completed one after another, cities have been established, and territories have been divided.
Only the moon has not been invaded, which makes Cao Chuan wonder if there is any conspiracy.
After all, he believes that the helium 3 on the moon is quite attractive, definitely more attractive than Mars and asteroid belts.
No matter what, it seems that the world map has suddenly become larger.
From today on, their stage will no longer be limited to the space between the earth and the moon, but will become the hinterland of the solar system.
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The development speed of these ports cannot be underestimated.
With the support of strong productivity, the growth rate may not be as slow as theirs.
They may also be able to reach 100,000 people within half a year, an achievement that people are proud of.
Moreover, the three major ports are still just the beginning.
They are not only the Free Lighthouse Country, the Night Rabbit Country, and the Polar Bear Country.
In fact, bigger changes are happening on a global scale.
For example, the 13-nation Europa Alliance, which failed in its first test flight, lacked confidence in its own technology after re-evaluation, so it had to find ways to win over countries such as the Rising Sun, the Whirlpool, Canaan, and Oceania to form a temporary alliance for planet exploration. to share risks together.
The resulting various disputes, technical authorization, division of labor, coordination of interests, etc. are enough to make officials run into trouble.
There are also many powerful private companies planning to participate.
Putting aside some scam companies, many of them are considering boarding large spaceships from other countries, signing "outsourcing cooperation agreements", and after arriving on the target planet, building cities further away. .
For example, Prince Shahna of Persia used his rich wealth to knock on the door of the polar bear country, and paid 1 billion as a ticket to board the second batch of spaceships, carrying 100 subordinates and 1,000 tons of supplies. , heading to Juno in the asteroid belt.
However, even the state-led planetary development is still in the first wave of outbreaks.
State capital is taking the lead.
Private capital is responsible for providing manpower, financial and material resources.
Most private investors are unable to directly participate, so their dreams are ambitious and they hope to People who rule by dividing territories on distant planets don’t even have a chance to realize their dreams.
Unless they have a way to independently afford the R&D, manufacturing and maintenance costs of building large spaceships, which often cost tens of billions.
One way to save the country is to join the construction of alien cities.
As the city expands in all directions, they will have a lot of opportunities; the other is to invest in related industries and wait patiently for a few years to accumulate more wealth. , when the situation changes, maybe there will be an opportunity for everyone to develop the planet.
With the fervor of planetary exploration, the member states of the United Nations have also proposed a new interim treaty on planetary exploration amidst the clamor.
Just like the scene during the Antarctic development, countries put forward various demands.
Unfortunately, in the face of national interests, no matter what the conditions are, whether they are fair or not, there will always be objections from those who lose interests, and no agreement can be reached.
Coupled with the existence of an unknown like the East Galaxy Company, the Joint Protocol for Planetary Exploration, which can be said to set the tone for planetary development, has been in danger of dying since its inception
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