Osborne Megacorp

The decline of New York caused many businesses to either close or withdraw from the area, so Osborne acquired a large tract of land.

And the industrial development of Osborne has brought the place up little by little.

One spaceship after another took off and landed in this city, and new industries with Osborne at the top gradually spread.

Prosthetic limb recycling and repair, exoskeleton modification, various customized painting...

These once high-tech things have been brought into reality by Osborne, but only Osborne masters these mysteries, and more people can only find out from abandoned equipment.

But fortunately, they are not the only ones picking up Osborne's garbage. Many countries around the world are doing this. The difference is that they are freelance researchers and their lives may be harder; those with various capital supports have a better life.

"New York has changed a lot, Mr. Osborne. I saw many people on the road wearing exoskeletons made from garbage. They are all talents." said Martinez, NASA Mars mission manager.

Harry commented: "Of course they are talented people. Some foreign companies have spent a lot of money to buy core components from me, and the assembled things may not be as useful as these shabby-looking things."

Being well fed and clothed does not necessarily mean they are more creative, even if they create a bunch of seemingly luxurious goods.

It just means they have more sources of funds.

"I set up a testing machine outside the giant base - they are free to put their works there, and if they are qualified, they can join Osborne." Harry said while looking at the crowded flow of people below.

Not everyone has this opportunity - first they have to complete some optional courses and tests at Osborne Online Academy to get this opportunity.

To be honest, Harry was more optimistic about these grassroots people. Most of them had very independent and divergent ideas. Maybe the improvements they made by themselves were only trivial, but when many trivial designs came together, it was entirely possible that they would become the next "Oz." Siben Technology".

"That's fair. It's just that last month I discovered that many people from NASA have applied for your course - I started to worry that there will be no young people in the agency in the future." Martinez said, spreading his hands.

But to be fair, he also applied for the course himself.

Outside the space base, representatives from various countries were entering.

NASA has issued invitations to various countries to jointly launch a colonial spacecraft to Mars. This cooperative operation is completely transparent and open. Because the United States cooperated with this operation, basically nothing happened.

After resource sharing, the computing resources, detection data, manpower, and material resources that this project can mobilize far exceed those of any previous Mars plan.

Of course, all parties have reservations regarding technology, but this level of cooperation has already amazed the world.

The venue for the meeting was naturally chosen at the Osborne Space Center - here is the most developed aerospace technology today. Osborne provided most of the design of the spacecraft. The engine and energy source are Osborne's exclusive technologies. Some important parts are completed by several participants - such as environmental control and life insurance systems.

Representatives showed the spacecraft modules they were responsible for at the meeting. It turned out that it was really not good to build a car behind closed doors. Even Osborne gained a lot of experience from these designs.

"...So this is the entire design of the spacecraft. Does anyone have any questions?" Martinez chaired the meeting on behalf of NASA.

Seeing that no one had any doubts, he continued: “Then the next step is staffing.

There are a total of 250 astronauts on this space mission, from the United States and the United Kingdom..."

In addition to the five major powers, the United Nations alone followed Harry's suggestion and selected some experts from small countries to form a United Nations delegation.

In addition, as a special participant, the Osborne Group occupies 40 quotas, and the remaining quotas are allocated separately to each country.

The final list met the system requirements, and a total of 54 pioneers from different countries were selected.

At the end of the meeting, Martinez put down his speech, looked around, and then said slowly:

"This Mars mission is the plan with the most participation of countries and the most manned missions in history. I know that each country must have arranged some separate missions for its own astronauts. This is inevitable.

But I just hope that when you arrange these tasks, you will not endanger the safety of the entire project.

This is the first time for mankind, but I believe it will not be the last time we explore outer space together. Thank you all for participating in this mission. "

After speaking, Martinez bowed.

The meeting ended with applause. To be honest, Harry was not sure whether everyone involved in this project was okay.

After all, this is a global cooperation project, and the identities of some people cannot be verified. Harry can only ensure the safety of the 40 people in his company as much as possible.

"Then, next, please take a look at the colonial ship we are about to use-" Martinez turned on the holographic projector.

A huge ship floats quietly in space, with the Earth below it.

Although the attendees knew that the ship would be built in space, they couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw this giant ship with their own eyes.

The entire ship is 1102 meters long and 450 meters wide, reaching the thousand-meter level.

There is a hydroponic farm covering an area of ​​0.12 square kilometers in the spacecraft. The three-dimensional design allows this farm to produce enough food for 250 people. The technology and crops grown are from other countries.

The only problem is that there is not a lot of water carried on the spacecraft. The mission personnel must find suitable water resources ore veins on Mars and complete the mining.

And this is the next difficult point they want to discuss.

"In addition to the colony ship, this colonization will also be followed by a spacecraft carrying mining equipment and dropping these equipment near the landing site." Martinez continued.

"These equipment include rover, geological prospecting instrument, modular mine, construction drone, etc. These things can help us establish a self-sufficient colony on Mars - after we find suitable water resources."

Mine and construction drones come from Osborne, and other things are provided by the aerospace departments of various countries-mainly NASA, RKA, and CNSA. In fact, the project is mainly supported by these parties.

The holographic equipment displayed some geological data of the landing site - these data also come from decades of continuous exploration of the planet by various countries. After putting them together, geologists found a place most likely to find water resources. landing point.

I have to say, this feels really great - Martinez couldn't help but think.

One project leader raised his hand and asked, "How do our astronauts respond to various natural disasters?"

Martinez came to his senses and said, "That's where I was going, about the facilities of the colony."