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The whole world rejoiced!

When the "Dart X" successfully landed on the runway it took off from, it wasn't just the petty departments that were paying attention, but also a large number of ordinary people.

And the most concerned were undoubtedly the space enthusiasts, those who care most about space but may never have the chance to come into contact with it.

Of course, that can't be said so absolutely. In this age of information explosion, and with many space departments and companies open to the public, ordinary enthusiasts can also go in for visits.

So, they can still come into contact with the space industry, and even touch the big rockets themselves.

Even if these big rockets are not in active service, they are satisfied.

But space, many people will truly never have the chance to touch in their lifetime.

Not to mention ordinary people, even those who have worked in space agencies and companies for a lifetime cannot go to space before they die.

Those famous rocket designers, manned spacecraft designers, rocket engineers, etc., watch the spacecraft they designed and built fly into space time and time again, but they themselves can never go to space.

The cost of entering space is too high, and it's not even just about the price.

Because preparing a manned rocket and manned spacecraft takes a considerable amount of time, which also requires a large number of people and factories to cooperate. All these people have to work around this rocket and manned spacecraft, so every spot for going into space is extremely precious.

And so far, apart from a few space tourists who have paid a lot of money to enter space, other astronauts have to perform a large number of tasks and do a lot of space experiments.

The usual rocket designers and engineers are very busy, how could they have the time to do professional astronaut training.

But the Pathfinder Company's "Dart X" space plane... oh, it should be called an orbital shuttle.

As the R\u0026D company of "Dart X", and having made this aircraft's first flight a success, Pathfinder Company naturally has the right to set its own standards.

So, in their latest standard, this kind of aerospace vehicle that can enter orbit independently and only wander around in Earth's orbit should be called an orbital shuttle.

Tianxia's space agency immediately responded to this new type of spacecraft standard, followed by the Russians, who also responded, unifying the name. Other space agencies have all declared that they are already in the process of recognition, only the Americans have not reacted.

In any case, the successful test flight of "Dart X" has given these technical personnel who are usually busy with work hope of entering space.

A "Dart X" can do many things. If it's just sending astronauts back and forth between the space station and the ground, it probably won't be used more than a few times a year.

After all, the astronauts on the space station can't be changed every day, using the space plane as a shuttle bus like going to work on the ground.

A usage rate of a few times a year doesn't even reach the minimum usage rate of the orbital shuttle. If it's parked for too long, its wear and tear will be faster than normal use. If it's ruined by being left idle, that would be too ridiculous.

According to official calculations, the "Dart X" orbital shuttle costs at least millions of dollars each time it's launched, so it can't be used casually. But modifying it to do short-term space experiments, or even train astronauts, would be excellent.

As an astronaut, weightlessness training is a must. Originally, only parabolic flights were used to experience weightlessness for only half a minute. Within this half minute, they also had to train to drink water, eat, exercise, and a series of other items. The effectiveness can be imagined.

Once there is an orbital shuttle, astronaut training can be directly put into space orbit, and some short-term scientific experiments can be done along the way, and incidentally, an old scientist can be taken up to have a look.

Going to space to see, perhaps can let those scientists design better spacecraft.

On-site investigation and laboratory research always have their own strengths. The combination of the two can achieve better results.

A two-ton carrying capacity is a very small carrying capacity for Pathfinder Company. After fine decoration, the commercial operating load is even smaller. But in the official space agencies that are professional and for scientific research purposes, it is a considerable load capacity, enough to do many things.

Each launch costs a million dollars, so the more experiments that can be done, the better. Like Pathfinder, which only transports eight tourists each time, is a bit too wasteful.

This is the official attitude, but the attitudes of those tycoons are different. What they care about are those eight seats into space.

Originally, a seat costing twenty or thirty million dollars was really not something that ordinary people could afford. Even if they could afford it, they wouldn't necessarily spend it.

But the price has dropped to one million dollars, this price is really hard to say. But those who wanted to go to space tourism before, but were more entangled because the price was too expensive... oh, the rich, they immediately stopped hesitating.

"$1 million, this is too cheap!"

"Wouldn't there really be people who feel this price is expensive?"

"When will the first official space tourism flight take off? I want to charter it and take my family to space for a spin."

"I love space so much. My net worth is only ten million dollars. It was too expensive before, I couldn't afford it at all. Now $1 million is much better, I want to go to space too."

"Damn, what kind of families are upstairs? Then I'll say it too, I'll offer $100 million to buy the seats on the first tourist flight, I'm just asking if Pathfinder Company agrees. If they agree, then pretend I didn't say anything."

"You scared me, I thought another tycoon had come."

Yes, these can only be considered tycoons, not real rich people. Rich people don't chat in the barrage or comment sections.

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The real rich people are already consulting Pathfinder Company. They can always find a roundabout way to get the phone numbers of Pathfinder Company's executives.

None of Pathfinder Company's equipment is 100% manufactured by themselves. Except for the core components, the others are either outsourced through production contracts or purchased from other companies internationally.

However, the next level of important components are all produced domestically, and only the outermost parts are produced abroad.

Tang Chao obtained the complete set of technology from Kanxing. In fact, Pathfinder Company can produce all the parts, but Pathfinder Company is too small and has limited productivity.

If he wants to build a certain device in the shortest time, finding other companies to代工and direct procurement are the best choices.

The era of globalization is like this.

If he wants to manufacture everything in his own company, he must expand the company and upgrade the manufacturing equipment, so that he can manufacture things well with both money and effort, and all the initiative is in his own hands.

But don't worry...

Okay, very anxious, the Americans are here to make trouble.

"We are about to conduct the final stage of the equipment supplier selection for the return to the moon program, so we invite the suppliers who have obtained the qualifications in the early stage to come to America to attend the meeting."

"Please note that because of the importance of the moon program, this is the only opportunity. If you do not arrive at the scheduled time, you will be deemed to have abandoned the right, and we will select new suppliers from other equipment suppliers who are present."

Jim, the director of the American Space Agency, said this to the camera.

"At the same time, this meeting will announce a major event, and the entire American space strategy will undergo a major adjustment..."

Before the press conference was over, Tang Chao received a call from Zhao Li: "Tang Chao, don't go to the meeting, this is a trap against you."

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