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"The rotating simulated gravity cabin is truly beautiful; it's the most sci-fi scene I've seen this year."

"Huh, I remember your ID. Didn't you say a few days ago that the lunar base was the most sci-fi scene you'd seen this year? What changed?"

"Oh my god, there's an acquaintance here. Then I'll change it. I'll change it to the rotating simulated gravity cabin scene being the most sci-fi scene I've seen this month."

"Having a little gravity is so important. I've noticed that the astronauts are smiling more. They must be thinking that they finally don't have to float around."

"The difference in the control experiment is really huge. Eating a meal in zero gravity is unsettling, floating back and forth. It's much better in the simulated gravity cabin. Not only can you sit and eat steadily, but you can also hold a bowl and drink soup."

"Yeah, watching the astronauts in the simulated gravity cabin lying in bed, covered with blankets, sleeping comfortably, and then looking at the astronauts in the zero-gravity space station crawling into sleeping bags and tying themselves up, sleeping in a position that's neither lying down, standing up, nor upside down, it feels so sad."

"Actually, I'm thinking about something else. Now that the Starlight Inn and the Tiangong Space Station have merged, can those space tourists still go to the Starlight Inn to play?"

"Probably, after all, Navigator Aerospace has sold a lot of tickets for the Starlight Inn, and there's no news about refunds yet. If they can't go to the Starlight Inn anymore, they should refund the tickets."

"More than that, Navigator Aerospace is still selling tickets today. Space tourism tickets are not affected, and the sale of tickets for the Starlight Inn hasn't stopped either. They should still be able to go up."

"Your news is outdated. Hurry up and refresh Navigator Aerospace's ticket sales website. They've started selling tickets for the simulated gravity cabin."

"Really? Let me see… Wow, they're really on sale. 700! I'm going to buy one later!"

Unlike the netizens who were shocked, excited, and watching the fun, some people really started feeling envious.

Still on the American side.

Since the last time Tianxia and Navigator jointly rescued the American astronauts who failed to land on the moon, the relationship between the American and Tianxia space agencies has indeed improved a lot.

Even after the three astronauts returned to Earth, they specifically contacted the Tianxia Aerospace Administration, and then, using the rescue incident as a starting point, the American side sent a delegation, along with the two rescued astronauts, for a visit in the field of aerospace.

After the two of them came over, they expressed their gratitude and contacted the astronauts at the Tianxia Lunar Base in a conference room. The two sides chatted very happily.

The Tianxia astronauts also showed a photo of a large moon rock, located near the lunar base, on which they had engraved the words "Joseph and Emily were here," in Chinese characters.

Engraving in scenic spots is definitely not allowed; that's considered vandalism. But the moon is different now, and the rescue incident will definitely have a great impact on future generations. Now that relevant words are engraved on the stone, this place will become a scenic spot in the future.

Is destroying a scenic spot the same as turning it into a scenic spot? Of course not.

Anyway, both sides felt very good about the exchange visit. It is said that the senior management of the two space agencies had further contact afterward, but that was not something the astronauts could know.

Now, watching the Tiangong Space Station and the Starlight Inn dock and have a simulated gravity cabin, it would be a lie to say they aren't envious.

Inside the International Space Station, after eating, several astronauts floated together, using a laptop to watch the videos released by Navigator.

As astronauts, they know and consider far more than the average person.

"Even a little bit of gravity is so much better. If the International Space Station had gravity, we wouldn't have to float around watching the computer like this. It's so inconvenient. I'm talking about you, Bob. Stop bumping into me from behind."

"I don't want to either, Dave, but I can't stand still. When I float up, I have to move down, and when I move to the bottom, I float up again. If we had simulated gravity, this wouldn't happen."

"Actually, have you guys noticed that this simulated gravity cabin is still too small? The radius is only 15 meters. A person's height can take up about one-ninth of the radius, which causes the gravity felt by the feet and head to be inconsistent. This can cause discomfort over time."

"Actually, it's more than that. There's also the problem of the rotation speed of the simulated cabin. The simulated gravity cabin has a small radius, so to get a relatively large simulated gravity, it has to rotate faster. But if the rotation speed is too fast, it will also cause discomfort. Humans are very sensitive to rotation speed."

Although there are such shortcomings, it must be admitted that having something is better than having nothing.

In the early days of manned spaceflight, astronauts could only move around in small manned capsules, and it couldn't even be called moving around. At that time, their bodies were firmly strapped to the seats, and moving around was just moving their fingers to squeeze toothpaste-like food into their mouths.

Later, the manned capsules became larger, and they could move around a little. Then, there were single-module space stations, and the activity space became even larger.

After that, they gradually increased and combined to form multi-module structures.

Although the space facilities at that time were not as functional as the current International Space Station, and there were various designs that seem full of dangerous hidden dangers now, it was precisely because of generations of research, those technology verifications, and those shortcomings that the International Space Station they are in now came to be.

In terms of advancement and comfort, the International Space Station can no longer compare with the Tiangong Space Station, the Starlight Inn, and the inflatable space station. After all, these later space stations were launched decades later than the International Space Station, and decades are enough for some technologies to develop more advanced.

And all of this started from scratch, starting with the most basic "having something is better than having nothing."

The current simulated gravity cabin is also the same. A "small module" with a diameter of 30 meters is definitely more about verifying functions than using functions. Verifying rotation, sealing, balance, and other technologies to prove that it can indeed produce "artificial gravity" is enough.

They believe that, next, Navigator will definitely develop larger and more perfect simulated gravity cabins, as well as related larger-scale space equipment.

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Besides, the current simulated gravity cabin is not bad either. Discomfort and dizziness can be adapted to through exercise. Humans were initially not adapted to the space environment either, and it was only through continuous exercise that they have the current impact.

Humans can even adapt to zero-gravity environments, so what difficulty is there in adapting to gravity that they are already adapted to?

Although this kind of gravity is a little strange.

Several astronauts are carefully analyzing the video footage. After all, the aerospace relationship between the two countries is improving, and maybe they will have a chance to go up there for a visit. They don't know what's happening on the ground.

Tianxia, more and more netizens want to know more related news, so the Tianxia Aerospace Administration and Navigator Aerospace held a joint press conference.

Tang Chao personally attended this press conference. At the meeting, he first talked about the Starlight Inn and the small simulated gravity cabin. Some people have already discovered the little secrets on the ticket sales website, and Tang Chao explained it in more detail here.

The original price for playing at the Starlight Inn for 24 hours was 5 million US dollars, and now there is another type of ticket, which is 7 million US dollars, not much of a price increase.

This 7 million US dollars is for a ticket to play freely in the Starlight Inn and the small simulated gravity cabin for 24 hours. You can be wherever you want. The 5 million US dollar ticket can still only be used to stroll around in the Starlight Inn.

Moreover, the space station flights are still every other day. The previous free day was used for cleaning and letting Navigator's astronauts practice. Now that it is docked with the Tiangong Space Station, there are naturally three more astronauts available on the free day.

On this day, the three astronauts from Tiangong can rest and exercise in the small simulated gravity cabin.

After that, there's the question of why the Tiangong Space Station and the Starlight Inn docked.

That's a good question. Of course, it's for Tianxia's new space program.

"In order to better study the space environment, and to expand and improve the working and living environment of astronauts, we have decided to upgrade the Tiangong Space Station. Docking with Navigator Aerospace's Starlight Inn is only the first step. After that, we will carry out a larger-scale space facility construction project."

"The name of the new facility after the upgrade of Tiangong also comes from the ancient Tianxia mythology, and that is—Heavenly Court!"