The Americans had launched their BFR rocket!
Lu Zhou, who had been eating, parted his lips, silently set his chopsticks down on the meal box, and switched the phone to his right hand.
"Launched? When?"
"Just last night! NASA issued an announcement, and we confirmed it through satellite radar as well. The BFR rocket is leaving the boundary of Low Earth Orbit, and it was even on the news... How long has it been since you went online?"
"Just since yesterday, I guess... I spent almost the entire night preparing for the meeting, so I didn't pay attention to the news." Rubbing his brow, Lu Zhou leaned back in his chair, thought for a moment, and asked, "Was it a manned spacecraft, or just a cargo vessel?"
"Just a cargo vessel. It's carrying Life-Support Units completed by several aerospace companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin!" At this point, Director Li said with a headache, "How is the Spark Plan progressing? Do we have any real leads yet?"
Lu Zhou said, "It's still in its early stages... What's wrong?"
At present, the Spark Plan was mainly being handled by several research institutions, including Hua Agricultural University and the Biotechnology Institute of the Hua Academy of Sciences. Starry Sky Technology was responsible for relatively few parts of the project.
Lu Zhou had contacted Professor Hu Yang, the project leader, some time ago. At present, Biosphere A had only just finished construction. No personnel or equipment had moved in yet, and it would be the end of the month at the earliest before it could get on track. There was still a long wait before the relevant technologies matured.
The other end of the line fell silent for a while.
About ten seconds later, Director Li lowered his voice.
"Let's say, hypothetically, that