Back to 1980: Please Love Me Again

Chapter 424 Our Goal Is the Stars and Seas (Concluded Chapter)

Sun-Earth Lagrangian point L5, Star Corporation spaceport.

2044 years.

A spacecraft located at a Lagrangian point needs only a small amount of fuel to maintain a stable orbit. Therefore, the five Lagrangian points are of great significance in the aerospace field.

Especially among them L5 is the most special.

At this Lagrangian point, the spacecraft spends almost no fuel to remain stable.

Therefore, as early as the 20th century, physicists believed that L5 was the first choice for human space colonization.

As early as 2022, Star Corporation proposed to build a space port in L5 as an outpost for human beings to develop several planets in the outer reaches of the solar system.

The proposal of this concept has been supported by more than 60 major countries and more than 400 aerospace companies around the world.

Mainly because two years ago, that is, in 2020, gravitational controllable fusion finally made a breakthrough!
Mankind's first commercially operational gravitational controllable fusion reactor was officially ignited in the Badain Jaran Desert.

Its birth reminds mankind once again that the outer planets, including Jupiter, have enormous strategic value.

The development of Jupiter is officially on the agenda of mankind.

Therefore, it is particularly important to propose a space port far away from the earth.

Two years after the Star Company proposed this plan, it joined forces with 22 aerospace companies to officially start the construction of the L5 space port. After more than ten years of unremitting efforts, the first phase of the L5 space port will finally be completed in 2035.

Prior to this, a human Mars colony has already been commissioned in 2028.

The first human attempt to mine Mercury's metal resources was in 2030.

A week after landing on Mercury, the super mining ship Mercury built by Star Company at a cost of US$210, encountered an unprecedented solar wind burst.

After that, Xingchen Company made three repair attempts, all of which failed.

The first mining of Mercury failed.

In 2036, the Star Corporation restarted its plan to repair the Mercury, and in 2038 it launched a repair robot equipped with the latest small controllable fusion reactor to the surface of Mercury.

Successfully repaired the Mercury, which had been lying in the nest for eight years.

Mercury's nearly endless metal resources have since been controlled by humans.

The miniaturized controllable fusion reactor means that it is feasible to install a nuclear fusion engine on the spacecraft, and the electric propulsion engine that Star Corporation has invested decades in research and development has since then had an energy source.

The era of electric propulsion engines replacing chemical fuel rockets has officially arrived.

In 2036, mankind's first spacecraft equipped with a nuclear fusion engine officially rolled off the assembly line on Star Island.

This Star Island is no longer the small island in the Bismarck Sea of ​​Papua New Guinea.

It is a giant spaceport in geosynchronous orbit.

It is both a space port and a large-scale human colony and spaceship production center.

Every year, more than one hundred spacecraft of various kinds are "launched" here.

The Star Shipyard registered on the moon is now the largest and most advanced spacecraft manufacturer in the world.

After the successful test flight of this spacecraft, humans immediately began to mass-produce nuclear fusion spacecraft for increasingly extensive space transportation, mining and other activities.

At the same time, construction of a giant deep-space spacecraft that can guarantee the lives of 10 people for generations has also officially started.

Countless people have been waiting for this day for too long.

位于巴丹吉林沙漠的生物圈3-14号、位于月球的生物圈15、16、18号和位于地球同步轨道的生物圈17号，总计有着将近十万名科学家在努力研究着生态永续循环这一课题。

In addition to these people, there are countless people in the Badain Jaran Desert, in the spaceport, in the colonies, in Binh Duong, in Papua New Guinea, and in the beautiful country.

In 2040, the first small unmanned deep space spacecraft is heading towards the edge of the solar system.

In the next four years, three unmanned spacecraft of different sizes moved away from the sun.

These test spacecraft will not really leave the solar system, and three of them will return after reaching the Kuiper belt, which is 147 billion kilometers away from the sun.

It took almost 200 days before and after.

This is already the greatest pride of mankind.

At the end of the [-]th century, it would take several months for human beings to reach Mars, which is only a few hundred million kilometers away!
This is due to the latest electric push engine of Xingchen Company.

It increases the maximum speed of human spacecraft to 0.7% times the speed of light!
That is 2000 kilometers per second!

After the last unmanned spacecraft flew over the Kuiper Belt, it continued towards the true edge of the solar system, the Oort Cloud.

This is a one-way journey of two light years, and the round trip is expected to take more than 800 years.

This great spacecraft officially set off in 2043, representing the first time that mankind has challenged the solar system!

Humanity never stops here.

Just today, August 2044, 8, the first manned deep space spacecraft is about to travel far.

Right here at the L5 space port!

Under the watchful eyes of 112 billion people around the world, Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing bid farewell to their relatives one by one, and set foot on the spaceship Star Exploration.

This is a trip with no return.

Its destination is Sirius, 8.7 light-years away.

It is also the brightest star in the northern hemisphere night sky.

This journey is expected to take 1500 years. For 84-year-old Zhao Wenmu and 85-year-old Zhao Jing, they can't even see the day when the spacecraft leaves the solar system.

Their eldest daughter, 64-year-old Ms. Zhao Zijia, officially stepped down as the chairman of the Deep Space Foundation 14 years ago.

During these 14 years, Zhao Zijia, Bai Xiaoshan and his wife, and several descendants of the Zhao family, accompanied Zhao Wenmu, Zhao Jing, Zhao Wenqiu, Gu Anhui, and the Rong family sisters on a trip around the solar system.

With my own eyes, I witnessed the miracle they created together.

Zhao Wenqiu stepped down as a California senator three years ago.

"I have been fighting in this position for 47 years, fighting for the beautiful country for 47 years, leaving my motherland and my mother for 58 years!"

"In the remaining days of my life, please allow me to return to the place where I was born and raised me, so that I can return to the arms of my mother after death."

Her decision has won the understanding and blessing of the people of the beautiful country.

The then president of the beautiful country, Lang Te, said, "I understand Ms. Zhao Wenqiu very much. On behalf of the people of the beautiful country, I thank her! We will always remember her feats and contributions"!
When Zhao Wenqiu and Gu Anhui left the beautiful country, hundreds of thousands of people came from all over the United States and gathered in San Francisco to see her off.

Before the plane left the border of the beautiful country, eight fighter jets escorted it out of the country with the highest standard of etiquette.

After the plane left the west coast, eight air and space fighters from the National Orbital Airborne Forces escorted it in relay.

until the plane lands safely.

The old man had passed away many years ago, and his grandson kept his last wish firmly in mind. When he saw Zhao Wenqiu come back, the once youthful but now gray-haired man burst into tears and murmured:

"Grandpa, have you seen it? Ms. Zhao Wenqiu has returned to China! Her achievements are ten times and a hundred times greater than you once imagined! You can rest in peace."

Zhao Wenqiu, who is also 80 years old, dyed her gray hair back to black. She has exquisite makeup and high spirits. She looks as if she is only 60 or [-] years old.

Before boarding the spacecraft, she hugged Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing tightly.

"Brother, I really envy you!"

"You have seen the scenery of the earth and the magnificence of the solar system together in your life, and now you have to see the whole universe together!"

Zhao Wenqiu's tone was full of emotion and envy.

Although there was no return to this journey, and during the journey, Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing actually couldn't see any scenery at all.

But none of that matters.

How romantic it is to hold your son's hand and roam the galaxy with your son!

For these old people, life and death have already been taken lightly, and the rest of their wishes in this life are over, and it is time to do some interesting things next.

It was Zhao Zijia who finally bid farewell to the two.

"Mom, I'm looking forward to your new work!"

"Dad, Mom, I love you!"

What should be said has already been said countless times.

The little wrinkled one that was once a baby is now a grandma. The little girl that Zhao Jing had worried many times about not being able to support her was now one of the most influential people in the world.

In the end, under the calm and steady order of Zhao Wenmu’s grandson Bai Chaoyuan, then chairman of the Deep Space Foundation, the mechanical arm was slowly retracted, and the 48 engines at the tail and side and rear of the Star Explorer burst out bright and dazzling light at the same time.

The star exploration spacecraft slowly sailed out of the L5 spaceport and headed for Jupiter.

After being accelerated by Jupiter's gravity, Star Explorer will head towards Pluto. After Pluto's second orbit adjustment, it will accelerate to a maximum speed of 0.7% of the speed of light with maximum power, and then head towards Sirius.

During the first 13 years, Star Explorer will periodically send contact signals in the direction of Earth.

Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing have always kept in touch with people on Earth.

In 2054, ten years after departure, Zhao Jing completed the most influential sci-fi work "Star Exploration" in human history and sent it back to Earth.

In 2057, the 13th year after the star explorer set off, Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing sent back the last video data.

".The spacecraft has switched to autopilot mode. The life support device will stop operating. This is our last communication. Come on, human! Come on, children!"

After a while.

"Nannan, Zixing, Zichen, Dad/Mom loves you!"

The already very old Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing held hands and said the last sentence kindly and peacefully.

The screen is a snowflake.

Since then, human beings have lost the contact signal of the Star Explorer.

Human space sages, the "great sages" recognized by later generations Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing passed away peacefully.

Three years after the announcement, the L5 spaceport.

".In the next few hundred years, build 1-3 deep space spacecraft to realize the immigration of Barnard Star and Sirius Star"

"The ancestors have already set out, we will inherit this legacy and continue to move forward into deep space!"

".The goal of human beings is the sea of ​​stars and the vast galaxy. We will never stop until we realize this dream!"

Human beings officially put immigration to Barnard Star and Sirius Star on the agenda.

Following in the footsteps of Zhao Wenmu, heading to the vast starry sky, welcoming back the bones of Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing has become the obsession of countless human beings for hundreds of thousands of years.

It is this obsession that drives mankind forward.

In 2078, the third generation of human helium-3 fusion was successfully developed.

In 2081, the design demonstration of a giant spacecraft capable of carrying 50 deep-space immigrants was completed.

In 2087, Ms. Zhao Zijia, the first chairman of the Deep Space Foundation, passed away peacefully at her home in Pingyang City.

In 2156, the fourth generation of hydrogen fusion was successfully developed.

In 2188, cold nuclear fusion was successfully developed, and nuclear fusion batteries became a reality.

In 2195, the first deep space spacecraft "Earth Age" officially started construction at the Mercury Spaceport.

In 2322, the Earth Age was completed.

The construction of this spaceship lasted 127 years. During these 127 years, the number of workers involved in the construction averaged more than 80, and the total wealth consumed each year was equivalent to 6% of the total GDP of all mankind!

The Deep Space Fund is responsible for 30% of the expenditure, and the other 70% comes from governments and commercial organizations.

It has to be said that humans in this period are still positive.

I have a great passion for exploring the universe.

They are also willing to pay a lot of money and time for this.

In 2325, the Earth Age carried 50 people carefully selected to leave the Mercury base and head for Barnard's Star.

The journey is expected to take 1000 years!
In 2377, the hibernation technology of the human body has initially matured, and human beings wake up after a long period of dormancy.

In 2488, the second deep space spacecraft of mankind, the Brilliant Galaxy, officially started construction.

Because of the application of the latest hibernation technology, this spacecraft can accommodate 500 million people and maintain the daily work and life of 20 people.

In this way, 500 million people hibernate in turn, so that they will not spend all their lives on the journey.

In 2572, the Brilliant Galaxy stopped working due to insufficient budget.

Even though the Deep Space Foundation has borne 80% of the construction costs, the other 20% has been delayed.

In this age, human beings have gradually lost their aggressiveness.

Human beings who are extremely materially wealthy can get all the material requirements they need almost without work, and have truly realized the ideal society that the bearded man said.

But at the same time, the problem of wealth polarization remains serious.

There are many conflicts between the inner ring and outer ring colonies of the solar system.

Countless people are obsessed with the virtual network, and many people are obsessed with human hibernation, hoping to live in a better era after waking up for dozens or hundreds of years.

Under such a social background, interstellar travel, which takes thousands of years and requires several generations or dozens of generations, has long been abandoned by society.

In the end, after 32 years of suspension, the design of the Brilliant Galaxy shrank by 12%, and it was able to resume construction.

In 2608, the Brilliant Galaxy was officially completed.

The 28th generation grandson of Zhao Wenmu, Zhao Xinchuan, then chairman of the Deep Space Foundation, sadly announced that human beings will never be able to build another deep space spacecraft, and will never be able to leave the solar system.

He announced the dissolution of the Deep Space Foundation, which had long existed in name only, and resolutely boarded the Bright Galaxy.

Nearly half of the descendants of the Zhao family also boarded the spaceship.

In 2612, the Brilliant Galaxy sailed towards Sirius.

In 4162, the Brilliant Galaxy arrived at its destination.

However, the Star Explorer spacecraft that should have arrived here 600 years ago was not found.

In fact, Zhao Wenmu and Zhao Jing manually changed the destination of the Star Explorer at the last moment of their lives, letting it go to a more distant deep space of the universe.

He didn't want Sirius to be the end of humanity.

Subsequent human colonists had vague guesses, but they couldn't be sure.

After all, in the vast space, any accident may happen to a small spaceship.

In 32466, one of the Sirius branches of mankind achieved faster than the speed of light and advanced to an extraordinary civilization that is rare in the Milky Way.

Since then, human beings have the realistic conditions to travel the entire galaxy.

In 97499, this branch of human beings realized the change of genetic philosophy, and from then on, it realized the never-regression and never-slack in the genetic level.

That is to say, everyone in this civilization will spontaneously and actively work hard, work hard, and move towards a higher goal.

Only at this level can this civilization be said to never sink.

And the human beings on the earth have already become perishers.

Of course, perdition does not necessarily mean happiness.

Whether the whole civilization sinks or not has no direct relationship with whether the individuals in the civilization are happy or not.

Just like those extremely poor primitive tribes on the earth, they are the happiest.

This branch of mankind is gradually moving towards a high-level civilization with extremely advanced technology, which is the god-level civilization in the mouth of the low-level civilization.

With one thought, all things come to life, and with one breath, they cross the galaxy.

In 127796, a human exploration spacecraft found the wreckage of the star exploration spacecraft in the vast open area of ​​the Orion spiral arm and the Perseus spiral arm of the Milky Way.

Only then did people know that the original destination of the Star Explorer was the Perseus spiral arm 6300 light-years away from the solar system.

So far, mankind has finally found the remains of the great sage, and the obsession that has lasted for tens of thousands of years is dispelled at this moment!

In the same year, after the human branch sent the remains of the great sage back to the earth in the solar system, the whole family left the Virgo supergalaxy group and moved towards a deeper universe.

The future is still underfoot.

Progress never stops.

Come on, humans!

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In the year 1125884532, numbered universe D58NF6692, Zhao Zijia A23333, the inspector in charge of managing the universe, found a human native who committed suicide by jumping off a cliff on a certain blue planet.

Sensing his obsession and regret before dying, the bored Zhao Zijia A23333 reversed time and space and sent him back to the year "1980" in this world, that is, the day his wife committed suicide by jumping off a cliff with her daughter in her arms.

"There are rumors that the great sage is actually a time traveler, maybe it's true!"

"Interesting! I haven't had this kind of curiosity for tens of thousands of years!"

Zhao Zijia A23333 watched with great interest.

In the picture, the man who has become young again is running towards the hillside, and behind him is another man with an inexplicable face...

　A tribute to my favorite sci-fi works: "Three-Body Problem", "The Wandering Fleet of Deep Space"

　　Thank you readers!
　　
　
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