This star is going to the moon

Chapter 353 Space tourism requires ten million! I'm quite wealthy!

Before the 71st International Astronautical Congress began on the 20th, netizens enjoyed watching the second US presidential debate on the 15th.

This battle was even more intense.

Besides interrupting as often as before, the golden retriever also swore at least 100 times throughout the conversation.

Old Deng, on the other hand, remained calm throughout, seemingly the opposite of Golden Retriever.

This is the Democratic Party's strategy: they want voters to feel that Trump is a madman, while Biden is wise, intelligent, calm, stable, healthy, and elite.

If they were voters, would they choose a mad king?
Or should we choose a wise and elite leader?

Lu Yun knew the outcome of his previous life, but not of this one.

After all, there was no pandemic in this era, and the US economy is slightly better this year, without the additional deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Last year, Lu Yun followed the news about the Fort Detrick biological laboratory in the United States for a while.

He discovered that the high-level laboratory was poorly managed, with numerous leaks and contamination incidents occurring!

Two more leaks occurred last July and August, and the facility was shut down for a period of time after being assessed by the CDC.

During its shutdown, a mysterious "e-cigarette illness" occurred in a nearby area, causing numerous casualties, but it did not spread, and there has been no further news since.

Many people suspected that the source of the previous pandemic was here, but the US certainly wouldn't admit it and wouldn't allow anyone to investigate, so the various parties have been arguing back and forth.

The absence of a major pandemic in this life should theoretically be a good thing, but given the chaotic management of the Fort Detrick biological laboratory, Lu Yun always felt that there might be something big brewing behind it.

Of course, this was just Lu Yun's feeling, and he wasn't sure.

After all, the "world line convergence" in this life is sometimes accurate and sometimes not.

The 15th was also the day the Muyuan spacecraft returned from its fifth manned test flight. After this station assembly, the space terminal was basically completed, and one more assembly would allow it to operate normally.

In addition to adding space berths, the space terminal also has a material storage area, but the key part is the maintenance and assembly workshop.

It allows astronauts to attempt the manufacture and repair of small items in space, preparing for future large-scale space manufacturing and repair facilities.

The space shipyard of the future may begin here.

On the 19th, Lu Yun flew to Debai, UAE, where the 71st International Astronautical Congress was to open the next day at the World Trade Center.

His arrival was met with a tremendous welcome. At the airport, numerous reporters followed him, taking pictures. It felt less like welcoming an aerospace scientist and more like welcoming an international superstar.

Of course, Rowan is indeed an international superstar.

Although he has never acted in a Hollywood movie, his role as an aerospace scientist and the owner of a commercial aerospace company in a science fiction film has made this version of "The Wandering Earth" much more famous internationally than his previous one, and it has also garnered a considerable number of views on foreign video websites.

Foreigners typically watch his movies and TV shows because of his striking good looks and status as a billionaire.

Foreign space enthusiasts will watch him because of his identity as a space scientist and the owner of a commercial space company.

So it's not that he wasn't getting Hollywood movie scripts; on the contrary, many of them were sci-fi blockbusters with budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars, but he didn't accept any of them.

"Mr. Lu Yun, will you be announcing the space tourism ticket prices for Blue Star Aerospace Company tomorrow?"

"Mr. Lu Yun, just how incredibly cheap are the space tourism tickets you mentioned?"

"Mr. Lu Yun, may I ask who will be the first company to sell your company's officially mass-produced space shuttle?"

"Mr. Lu Yun, may I ask..."

"Mr. Ma Yilong has arrived as well!"

Someone shouted, and many people looked behind Lu Yun and saw that Ma Yilong had also come out.

When Ma Yilong saw Lu Yun, his eyes lit up, and he quickly took a few steps to approach her.

"Lu Yun, we meet again. The space shuttle you developed is quite remarkable, making it easier for humans to enter near-Earth orbit..."

Lu Yun found it strange that this guy would praise him. You have to understand that Ma Yilong initially looked down on him, calling him a "follower".

What's changed now?

However, it seems there was nothing unexpected. After all, in his previous life, 25 years ago, Old Ma had a falling out with Golden Retriever over some issues, and they argued fiercely online, but he backed down after only two days.

Lu Yun still liked his unruly demeanor.

"But low Earth orbit is still too close to the cradle of humanity, not even our doorstep. My dream is for humanity to become an interplanetary species, and I hope you will join this great plan!"

Lu Yun: “…”

Yes, this is the taste.

So Lu Yun calmly said, "Mr. Ma Yilong, I think you should first consider how to return to the moon. Your current progress is not good."

Ma Yilong was clearly taken aback when he heard this, and then said, "Ha, after all, the Federation landed on the moon decades ago, so this landing is not the first choice. This time we are going to a more distant place, which is Mars!"

"Okay, then good luck to you."

Lu Yun shrugged indifferently and left, leaving Ma Yilong surrounded by a group of reporters asking questions.

One reporter lamented, "I thought they were going to fight, but the confrontation ended so easily."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Compared to the aggressiveness of Americans, Chinese people are generally more focused on making money peacefully and don't want to get into conflicts with others."

"No, the Chinese are more violent than anyone else when it comes to crucial moments. Maybe Lu Yun just thinks that Ma Yilong is no match for him, so he won't spend too much energy dealing with him."

“I’ve been reading Chinese philosophy books lately, and I think so too, so I’m more interested in what big thing Lu Yun will announce tomorrow. I’m also more interested in his future plans.”

"Tomorrow is Lu Yun's 27th birthday..."

"Damn, how can he be so young..."

Lu Yun was not only popular at the airport, but Abdul also sent a car to pick him up when he left the airport. Although this International Astronautical Congress was held in Debai, the entire United Arab Emirates contributed to the effort.

The next day, the 71st International Astronautical Congress opened. After the leaders of the International Astronautical Federation and national space agencies delivered speeches, a picture of the "Wooden Kite" appeared directly on the big screen, and then Lu Yun went on stage.

Every International Astronautical Congress features numerous press conferences, and Lu Yun was the first of this year's, right there on the opening ceremony stage.

Everyone knows what he's going to announce, so they're all really looking forward to it.

Meanwhile, the live stream chat was also filled with various price speculations.

Lu Yun knew what everyone wanted to hear, so he was very straightforward.

"I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting. I believe I don't need to introduce myself."

Lu Yun said with a smile, "The Muyuan has already undergone three unmanned test flights and five manned test flights. I am happy to announce to you that it has obtained formal manned permission, and Blue Star Aerospace has also obtained the qualification to carry out space tourism activities."

"I said before that its ticket price would be very cheap, which would overturn the previous expensive price of manned spaceflight."

"Taking the basic '5-hour near-Earth orbit sightseeing tour package' as an example, the price of one plane ticket is..."

"1000 million RMB!"

When Lu Yun announced the price, the scene erupted in chaos!

"Fuck!"

"Gift crab!"

"Walter?!"

"Haha, I actually have enough money prepared! 1000 million is such a bargain!"

"I'm quite wealthy myself, I feel like I could just charter one and treat my friends to a ride..."

(End of this chapter)