The Space Administration was holding another meeting about the Ask the Sky Space Shuttle. Representatives from all the departments and top technical experts were present; no one was absent. "Everyone, I won't repeat everything I've already said.
"Today's meeting is about setting a date for the Ask the Sky Space Shuttle's second test flight and discussing the preparations involved. We'll also make plans in advance for the next test of its cargo capacity.
"To be honest, Candy Technology's shuttle has put this old man to shame. It has many features we never would have expected." The director gave a wry smile.
"So far, we don't know where to begin with the Ask the Sky. We can't bear to take it apart, and the cost would be enormous. Taking it apart is easy; putting it back together is hard. Even if we managed to reassemble it, who would dare let the rebuilt Ask the Sky take off again?
"We all know that the more precise something is, the less it can withstand being taken apart and reassembled.
"It's no exaggeration to say that once the Ask the Sky is disassembled, there's almost no chance we could restore it to its original condition.
"No wonder that kid agreed so readily to hand the Ask the Sky over to us ahead of schedule, and even to sell it overseas. From the very beginning, he wasn't worried about anyone taking the shuttle apart."
The Meeting Room fell silent. Many people looked uncomfortable.
Even now, they still found it hard to believe that a private company had surpassed their Space Administration. But the facts were right there before them; they couldn't deny them.
And the best proof—the Ask the Sky Space Shuttle—was quietly parked in the hangar. "Director, why don't you just talk about the