What is Mr. Jiang thinking about? He didn't even participate in such a moment worth celebrating.
Xiao Peng knew how much Jiang Cheng valued the spaceship, so he came over alone.
He felt that Jiang Cheng was the one who should celebrate the most now, because he was the one who brought all this.
After Jiang Cheng heard Xiao Peng's inquiry, he said with emotion: "Our era is about to begin, and the human space age is finally about to begin."
His words were so firm and full of expectations for the future. When Xiao Peng heard these words, he instantly understood what his boss meant.
Yes, a new era is about to begin!
After saying that, Xiao Peng also followed Jiang Cheng, standing in front of the Pioneer and thinking about the future.
Just like what Jiang Cheng said just now, their era is indeed about to begin, and just like what Xiao said, a new era has arrived.
Human beings finally no longer need to be trapped on the small earth and can look into the boundless universe.
With the arrival of the Pioneer, not to mention those distant star systems, at least the solar system was suddenly controlled by humans.
Even if the Pioneer doesn't activate the curvature engine, it has nearly half the speed of light. It can't go anywhere in the solar system at this speed.
As long as Jiang Cheng is willing, he can get up in the morning, take the Pioneer, go to Mars for breakfast, and then come back to Earth for a day of work.
Of course, Jiang Cheng would not use the Pioneer so extravagantly. This kind of spacecraft still costs a lot of money every time it is launched.
Even if Jiang Cheng is so willful, he can't do such a thing as running to Mars to have breakfast.
However, the appearance of the Pioneer is indeed a clear signal. The originally unreachable distance is now within reach. This is indeed a symbolic thing for the entire human race.
Now the entire sun is like a door opened by humans, and the resources on every planet are open to humans.
Human civilization can go to Mars to collect platinum ore, it can also go to Venus to collect rare metals, and it can also go to Jupiter to collect rare gases.
Even the Kuiper Belt, which was originally very far away, is now a place that humans can reach at any time.
The countless asteroids in the Kuiper Belt have valuable resources that humans can use at will.
Compared with the small earth, the resources of the entire solar system are extremely abundant.
Countless rare resources that are scarce and difficult to exploit on the earth are everywhere under the sun.
It's just that humans didn't have the conditions to develop these technologies before, so they could only drool at the abundant resources in the solar system.
But after having a real spaceship, developing these resources suddenly became realistic.
Mining on Mars has become formal, and resources on other planets will be developed and utilized step by step after having the Pioneer.
After possessing the resources of the entire solar system, the problem of restricted resources is solved at once.
Human beings will no longer have to worry about the depletion of resources on the earth, because there are still countless resources in the solar system waiting for human beings to develop.
Jiang Cheng and Xiao Peng stood there thinking about the future for a while, then turned to Xiao Peng and said: "Let's go, now that we have completed the construction of the spaceship, we have to start the next step of the plan.
Indulging in the glory of the past has never been Jiang Cheng's style. Although they are proud of building a spaceship, it is not good to be immersed in it all the time.
Now that the problem that restricted Jiang Cheng from carrying out the space program has been resolved, he is ready to have a great time.
"Yes, the next plan should really start. Humanity has been waiting for too long." Xiao Peng agreed with a slight smile.
Now that they finally have a weapon like the Pioneer, it should be possible for them to meet once every few years even if they can't meet every July.
Of course, there is no Cowherd and Weaver Girl in this world, and using them as a metaphor is just to describe the performance of the Pioneer.
But before starting the following plan, there is one more thing to do. Let's conduct a trial voyage for the Pioneer. "
Jiang Cheng quickly arranged follow-up work with Ruo Xiaopeng and prepared to conduct a trial voyage on the Pioneer.
The sea trial is an essential test work before the Pioneer is officially put into use.
Even ordinary ships have to undergo trial voyages, and high-end gadgets like spaceships are indispensable.
After all, the Pioneer is mankind's first spacecraft. Without a trial flight test, Jiang Cheng really can't trust this spacecraft.
Although the Pioneer has undergone the most rigorous testing, it is still difficult to ensure the stability of the entire spacecraft without a comprehensive trial.
That's why Jiang Cheng made the request for a sea trial, preparing to conduct the final test on the big ship in front of him.
Jiang Cheng's words immediately reminded Xiao Peng that he had forgotten about this problem before.
"A trial voyage? You really should test it and guess it correctly. Leave the trial voyage to me."
After saying that, Xiao He left directly to prepare for the trial voyage.
After all the construction work on the Pioneer was completed, the technicians had time to rest.
Jiang Cheng directly gave everyone who participated in the construction work a long holiday and paid huge bonuses.
They don't have to come to work until the next spacecraft starts building.
The staff responsible for building the Pioneer took their huge bonuses and started their vacation happily.
The next trial voyage has little to do with them. They are just the ones who build the spacecraft, but they are not responsible for driving it.
After three months of busy work, these technicians were finally able to take a good rest.
Next is the time for the astronauts to be busy. Driving the Pioneer is their job "Zero Four Three".
Long before the Pioneer spacecraft was built, Jiang Cheng selected some people among the astronauts to serve as the crew of the future spacecraft.
These astronauts have received complete training in advance and already have a general understanding of piloting spacecraft.
But just understanding it is not enough. They need to go to the spacecraft in person to get familiar with it.
In the past, it was because the spaceship had not yet been built, so they had never been able to go on board for training in person.
Now that the Pioneer has been completed, it's time for them to get busy.
This group of crew members who were selected to fly the spaceship couldn't wait to see their own spacecraft.
They have long been looking forward to being able to work on a spacecraft.
When the crew was selected, countless astronauts signed up just to get the chance to work on the spacecraft.
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