Chapter 856 The Scholar in the Wheelchair

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At Koro Island Airport, Jiang Chen met this one of the greatest modern physicists, a professor in a wheelchair - Hawking.

But at this moment, his appearance is different from the picture of "Hawking paralyzed" widely circulated on the Internet. He is pushed by an assistant in a wheelchair, and he is wearing a phantom helmet produced by Future Technology.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Jiang Chen. I wonder if you have a way to open a small slit in the helmet? Wearing a helmet and using electronic sound synthesis tools made me feel better. The doctor even said that I could live two more years." Years, but then I can't see anything."

Hearing this, Jiang Chen froze for a moment, then laughed.

"I'll let my technicians study this problem, it shouldn't be too difficult."

"Thank you very much." Electronic voice replied.

Considering Hawking's influence in the scientific community, Jiang Chen did not refuse his request to visit the space launch center. In a sense, he is more representative of the world's academic community than the researchers sent by NASA.

Of course, he still has a sense of what can be displayed and what cannot be displayed.

Arriving on the island where the launch center is located by boat, the bodyguard of Xinghuan Trading took over the position of his assistant, pushing the wheelchair and walking beside Jiang Chen.

"This is our launch site. The Halo 4 is launched from here. The other side is used to launch other types of rockets. We have been active in space recently, and basically have a launch mission every other week." Jiang Chen introduced him and brought him into the launch center.

"An enviable budget." Hawking said with emotion.

"Because I didn't spend taxpayers' money, but my own money." Jiang Chen laughed.

Entering the launch center, Kerwin greeted them and took the three of them to the ground command center in charge of the colony of Guanghan City. There, more than 50 staff members are in front of the computer, busy with the work at hand.

Hawking asked the person who helped him push the wheelchair to take off his helmet. At this time, he didn't want to talk, he just wanted to see what it looked like here.

Kerwin came to a computer and pressed a few buttons on the touch screen. Soon, a holographic image was projected in front of everyone. The image transmitted through the holographic screen came from 384,400 kilometers Guanghan City outside.

"This is the colony of Guanghan City. What are your orders? Mr. Commander." An astronaut appeared in the camera and asked Kerwin.

"Report on the status of the colony's supplies."

"OK, just a second……"

After listening to the astronauts' report on the colony's oxygen, drinking water, lunar soil and other materials, with the help of the star ring trade bodyguards, Hawking put on the phantom helmet again and expressed his heartfelt emotion.

"I saw the future."

"It's a great honor to receive this honor." Jiang Chen smiled.

After a pause, Hawking continued to speak.

"Humanity cannot put all its eggs in one basket, so it cannot bet on one planet. I said this a long time ago, but unfortunately neither the British government nor the US government Seriously. It's always better to spend taxpayers money in Iraq than in space with no future in sight, even when it's clear to all that the future is there. History is always strikingly similar and Columbus lobbied Great Britain, France, Italy and Portugal. It’s amazing how the Icarus paradox doesn’t just apply to corporations, it applies to some superpowers as well.”

"But the one standing in front of you is a big entrepreneur." Jiang Chen laughed.

"But you're still young, and it's always good to be young." With the synthesized electrons, Hawking said something of unknown meaning.

It is impossible for Jiang Chen to stay here all the time. In the afternoon, the group still has a meeting about VRcity waiting for him to host. After handing over the matter of the exchange visit to Kerwin, Jiang Chen was about to leave the space launch center, but at this moment, his eyes suddenly fell on Hawking's wheelchair.

"Is there a problem?"

As if he had noticed this, Hawking, who had already taken off his helmet, tapped his fingers on the keyboard on the armrest, and asked Jiang Chen with an electronic voice.

"Something." Jiang Chen nodded, looking at the old man with a smile, "I have a proposal, I wonder if you are interested?"

...

At this moment, in Washington, D.C., a special hearing is being held in the Capitol.

"...we must restart the Apollo program immediately! The ring trade has begun to colonize the moon. We have led the world in the moon landing for more than half a century, and now we are behind them. For the American people, this is unacceptable. of!"

Standing in front of the hearing booth, NASA's Minister Charles Bolden gave an impassioned speech to the members of the hearing, trying to persuade them to restart the Apollo program. However, the congressmen sitting in the hearing booth showed a lack of interest. Some of them turned their pens, some raised their eyebrows and looked at Bolden, and some simply turned to the next page of the document.

Since 1972, NASA's budget has not increased, but has been cut by about 75%, and has remained so for more than 40 years. Unlike the Kennedy period, when NASA wanted to apply for a budget, it didn't need to be so troublesome at all. It only needed to use one sentence-"The Soviet Union is also doing it!", and a large budget would be approved immediately.

And now, the president has nodded, as long as Congress agrees to allocate a budget, the Apollo program will be restarted. However, to Bolden's despair, Congress is not interested in the land of no man 384,400 kilometers away.

"It's unacceptable to the American people? Why do I feel that there are quite a few American people who have signed up to participate in the Star Ring trade astronauts?" A congressman asked with a smile.

"Do you think that's the right thing to do?" Bolden asked rhetorically.

"Nothing is right or wrong," the congressman sitting in the middle tapped the notepad with a pen, "I need you to tell me, what visible benefits can the Apollo program bring us? Besides boosting national confidence? "

Bolden couldn't help being speechless, and he managed to squeeze out a word after a long while.

"... not all the benefits are seen."

Several congressmen smiled at each other, and the one sitting in the first place shrugged.

"But only the visible benefits will convince taxpayers to pay for it."

After the hearing, Bolden returned to NASA's office and slammed the prepared document on the table.

"Congress is discussing about increasing the budget for research and development of new anti-missile systems and anti-EMP weapons. This is a more urgent issue. Our chances of persuading them are almost zero." said the door.

"And what does Hillary mean?" Bolden said angrily.

"She may have just painted a cake for us." The assistant smiled wryly.

But at this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a NASA clerk walked in, put a newspaper on the desk, and said excitedly.

"Look at this! And this!"

Frowning, Bolden took the newspaper, and when he saw the words circled in red, his eyes widened and almost protruded.

They turned out!

etc!

At this moment, his eyes lit up, he put away the newspaper, and immediately walked out the door.

"Where are you going?"

"The White House! Our chance is here!"

The two were left with a dazed look on their faces, and Bolden disappeared through the door. (To be continued.)

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