This star is going to the moon

Chapter 211 Fans’ welfare, pick a fan and send him to heaven!
November 8th, nothing special.

That is, "Midway" will be released simultaneously in China and the United States, and the game "Death Stranding" will also be released.

"Midway" is a relatively mediocre American mainstream film. It scored 7 points in China, only 35% on Rotten Tomatoes abroad, and only over 6 points on IMDb.

The rating of "Death Stranding" is also relatively average, mainly because its rating shows obvious polarization. People who agree with it think it is a masterpiece, while people who don't agree with it think it is average or even bad.

And it was on this day that Lu Yun forwarded the commercial astronaut recruitment notice issued by Blue Star Aerospace Corporation.

Yes, the company finished the recruitment notice overnight.

However, this is not surprising, because this recruitment plan has been intended for a long time and has been almost prepared, only waiting for Lu Yun's confirmation.

And it’s just recruitment, not direct promotion.

However, when Lu Yun forwarded it, he added a sentence related to "God".

[Fan benefits: Once the Muyuan spacecraft is qualified to carry humans, we'll randomly pick a fan and give them a space travel ticket!]

When these words came out, the fans who had been waiting for a long time were not ecstatic, but were puzzled at first.

[Wait, today isn't April Fools' Day? ]

[Did Brother Yun send this by mistake? Or was he sleepwalking?]

Then soon they got a reply from Lu Yun.

Lu Yun directly replied to one of them: [Fan welfare, pick a fan and send him to heaven! ]

Although this brief reply is rather abstract, it allows fans to confirm the true situation.

【Fuck! ! ! 】

【ah? ! ! 】

[No, are you really giving me a ticket to space travel? ]

[Thank you, Brother Yun. I will be at the airport on time.]

[Ghost, this is too awesome!]

When the news was confirmed, it was not just fans who participated, but also a large number of netizens and media came to watch.

[Brother Yun, Brother Yun, look at me, I've been your fan for ten years!]

[Brother Lu, do you still remember me? I once treated you to iced tea in junior high school!]

Is this true? This is a huge deal. Ma Yilong previously sold a ticket for the first Crew Dragon space tourism project for $5500 million, which is equivalent to more than 3 million RMB!

[Oh shit, so that means Lu Yun gave over 300 million RMB in one go?]

[That shouldn't be the calculation. Lu Yun personally said that the cost of the Kite is much lower than that of a regular manned spacecraft, and much lower than that of the Crew Dragon. It shouldn't cost that much.]

[Yes, and the Crew Dragon space tourism program clearly states that it will take 3 to 5 days, but the Wooden Kite space tourism program doesn't specify a duration. What if it's only a few hours?]

[Based on my research on Lu Yun, the "low" he mentioned must be at least five times lower. In other words, if the Mu Kite space tourism project also lasts three to five days, it would probably cost around $5 million, or about 1000 million RMB.]

If I only travel for a day, or a few hours, would that be 1000 million RMB?

Probably not. After all, the bulk of the cost of a space launch is the launch itself. The length of time in orbit shouldn't affect ticket prices much, but it's probably around $5000- million, or around million RMB.

[Although I know this is already quite cheap, it is still out of reach for me.]

[Indeed, no matter how cheap it is, it's still manned space flight, and it's still too expensive for ordinary people. I wonder if it can be reduced to a few hundred thousand per trip in twenty years? If so, I'd start saving money now.]

【I wonder who the lucky person chosen is? 】

Since Lu Yun and Blue Star Aerospace have not announced the price of the Mu Kite space tourism, after all, the Mu Kite has not even flown yet, let alone being qualified to carry people, so it is too early to announce it now.

Moreover, the company also has to calculate the ticket price based on the actual operating cost of the Mu Kite. If the Mu Kite does not actually fly, the operating cost calculated simply will not be accurate.

So most people just join in the fun, but those wealthy people who really want to go to space to take a look are paying attention to the various price calculations in the comment section.

The hundreds of millions of RMB ticket price for the Crew Dragon spacecraft is indeed too high. If it were only tens of millions RMB, there would still be many wealthy people who would like to go to space to take a look. Among them, Wang Sicong is the most excited.

After all, he is also half a member of the entertainment industry.

After seeing this Weibo post, he also forwarded it and wrote: [I will reserve four tickets first! ]

With the addition of Wang Sicong, things became even more lively.

It was only after a while that people realized that the source of this incident seemed to be that Blue Star Aerospace Corporation wanted to establish a commercial astronaut team, so it was recruiting professional retired astronauts and commercial astronaut trainees.

Of course, we really can’t blame ordinary netizens. After all, astronauts don’t seem to be something that ordinary people should be involved with. Even the recruitment requirements for “commercial astronaut trainees” require them to be professional pilots.

The only thing in the recruitment criteria that is relevant to ordinary netizens is that "must be able to speak Chinese."

Yes, there is no restriction on nationality in Bluestar Aerospace's recruitment notice.

After all, there are still too few professional astronauts in China.

So when this news was reposted abroad, retired astronauts and pilots abroad were also excited.

Although the requirement of “must be able to speak Chinese” is a bit difficult, people who can become astronauts and pilots have very strong learning abilities, so just learn!

The person who was most upset about this incident was Adrian from the "World Space Enthusiasts Group".

Because he has studied Chinese for some time, he can now communicate in a simple way.

But... he is neither a pilot nor an astronaut!

Moreover, his physical condition is not very good, so he cannot learn these two skills even if he wants to.

Adrian: Why, why is this happening? This is the closest I've ever been to space! (Crying)

The most excited one was "Little Armstrong". Although he was still an aerospace student, he came from a well-off family, had obtained a private pilot's license, and his home had hosted Chinese students as boarders, so he also learned Chinese!

He was the first one to post Chinese messages in the group.

He was busy with studies and exams before, and he was free during this period, so he happened to see this news.

[Armstrong Jr.: Hahaha, guys, I have submitted the registration form, wait for my good news!]

[Little Armstrong: What a gift! I never thought I would have the chance to become an astronaut!]

[Armstrong Jr.: Honestly, guys, I was ready to go work as an engineer at SpaceX!]

【Group members: …】

[Group member: Honestly, someone should beat him up!]

[Adrian: Damn it, Steve, can you be quiet? I can already see your ugly face through the screen.]

[Armstrong Jr.: Hey, my old buddy, Adrian, I even had an idea for you, how can you say that?]

[Little Armstrong: Rowan is holding a lottery to send a fan to space, and you, my friend, are his fan. What if that lucky fan is you?]

Adrian: !!!

[Armstrong Jr.: Man, maybe you'll be on the same flight with me, and I'd be honored to serve you, my friend]

Adrian: Steve, you know you are my dearest friend!

【Group members: …】

At the same time, various American "friendly competitors" and officials have also noticed this problem.

They all came up with the same idea.

"Should we send someone to infiltrate in?"

(End of this chapter)