Flying Toward Alpha Centauri

August 15, 2045.

By this time, the Jupiter Expeditionary Force had spent fifteen long years on Jupiter. Quite a few astronauts had even had several children here.

This space habitation test, which had lasted roughly seventeen years, had allowed researchers to gather vast amounts of data.

Meanwhile, over the past decade or so, the Federation's various technologies had gradually advanced. Although true artificial gravity had not yet been developed—

Biotechnology, especially genetic modification technology, had made rapid progress. Combined with the successful development of Adaptive Symbiotic Bio-Armor, humanity could now live in outer space for extended periods.

In the Jupiter Zone in particular, two large rotating satellite cities had now been built, enough to support 800,000 people living and working there long-term.

By long-term, they meant within ten to twenty years.

Jupiter Zone, Time Rotating Satellite City.

A boy was conducting experiments in a quantum laboratory. His name was Zhang Chongyuan, and he was fourteen years old.

Clearly, he belonged to a very special generation. Zhang Chongyuan was among the first pure space-born humans born on Jupiter, as well as the last batch of natural humans who had not undergone genetic modification.

On Blue Star, genetically modified babies had only received official approval in 2037. Before that, all babies had been natural humans.

Zhang Chongyuan had been born aboard a Gonggong-class spacecraft before later moving to Time Satellite City. His father was Zhang Shuyi, the captain of the expeditionary force.

At present, the Jupiter Zone's 243 residents were all members of the first expeditionary force and their descendants.

As Zhang Chongyuan worked on his experiment, he suddenly stopped. His communicator was flashing. He took it out and looked.

``` [Jupiter News Flash: Latest directive from the Federation Ministry of Aerospace. The long-term habitation test in the Jupiter Zone has preliminarily