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   To a certain extent, Holdren is basically the leader and talker of the American technology industry.

  America does not have a fixed science and technology department, but several departments have the right to speak to the technology industry, including the federal education department, federal defense, federal energy, federal trade, and the federal space agency.

  These different departments have jointly invested in more than 700 scientific research institutions in America and the Ivy League University Alliance, together with American technology companies, together constitute the scientific research industry in America.

   That is, each federal department has dozens or hundreds of scientific research institutions invested by itself behind it, and can directly place orders with American scientific research institutions and technology companies to help them research what they want.

And Holdren, as the speaker of the scientific research industry, is responsible for helping the commander-in-chief formulate technology bills, pass these bills on Capitol Hill, and let America's research and development funds flow to certain industries. Although the position is not obvious, but in the scientific research industry The right to speak is very important.

  Just like the Federal Space Agency, if Holdren is willing to support NASA, the entire American aerospace industry, from NASA to the entire industry chain behind it, will benefit, and can get more research and development funds and more resource support.

The most glorious moment of the Federal Space Agency was in the 1960s and 1970s, when it competed with Mao Xiong for space supremacy. At that time, the Federal Space Agency was almost supported by the all-powerful support of the United States, regardless of the cost of dollars and resources invested in NASA. Hundreds of federal scientific research institutions, thousands of universities, and thousands of technology companies including IBM and Motorola are revolving around the Federal Space Agency to meet all the requirements of the Federal Space Agency.

  Up to now, that era was also the most passionate era for Lori Javier and the people of the Federal Space Agency, but it is a pity that it is gone forever.

The current Federal Space Agency has to struggle to get funding from Capitol Hill, and the federal aerospace industry chain established at the beginning has been in disarray for decades, and now even the spacesuits are used. The last batch of spacesuits produced a year ago, and now let the Federal Space Agency produce a batch of spacesuits, it is basically difficult, because there are too few orders, and the supporting manufacturers that produce spacesuits have long since closed down!

Not only spacesuits, but even high-thrust heavy-duty rocket engines, the Federation is also unable to do so. Otherwise, it would not have purchased the RD180 rocket engine developed by Mao Xiong before the fall of Maozi, but now the Federal Space Agency does not need it. It’s hard to say, because the Apollo Space Exploration Company has already obtained the technology, patents and production line of the RD180 rocket engine from Lao Maozi. If the Federal Space Agency wants to buy it again, it can just pay the Apollo Space Exploration Company. .

After the downfall of Mao Xiong, the Federal Space Agency basically did not make any new achievements, including the last masterpiece of NASA, the Hubble Space Telescope. When the bear fell down, the Federal Space Agency also became a toy that grandma didn't love and uncle didn't love. Basically, it was in a state of minor troubles, or even disappeared.

Apparently, the gentlemen on Capitol Hill think that the bear has already fallen, and there is no need to feed NASA, the gold-swallowing beast, with more dollars. Turn back.

   "So, if the Apollo Space Exploration Company succeeds in this launch, NASA's launch costs will be reduced a lot in the future, right?!"

   Entering the Houston Space Center, just glanced at it casually, and Holdren directly asked Lori Javier the question he was most concerned about. To a certain extent, he also asked this question on behalf of the Grand Commander.

  Although Holdren also has a background in physics, he focuses on energy research and has little interest in the space industry.

The landlord's family has no surplus food. Now America is using troops in Tahir, spending money like running water. The family property saved by the previous commander has been burned for the first time, and he has to start issuing debts to live. At this time, the little cowboy I also have to start calculating carefully, and I have to save where I should "save".

   There is no doubt that the Federal Space Agency has become a place where the little cowboys can "save".

   It not only saves the money invested in NASA, but also sells it to big donors. For the little cowboy, it is simply a solution to kill two birds with one stone.

  But hearing Lori Javier's ears, he couldn't help but want to scold his mother, don't look at how hard NASA is trying to maintain the current situation, and just want to cut it again.

   But facing Holdren, Lori Javier did not dare to offend the other party. The other party is a person who can really speak in front of the little cowboy commander. The Federal Space Agency will have to rely on the other party for the next eight years.

Although he was scolding his mother angrily in his heart, he was sent by the Federal Space Agency to have a relationship with Holderen when he came to Houston this time. By the way, he would like to express his attitude to the commander. , but quite supportive.

   "In theory, NASA has been cooperating with Apollo Space Exploration Corporation. If the rocket launch technology of Apollo Space Exploration Corporation can be mature and stable, NASA will hand over more launch tasks to the other party in the future!

But Mr. Holdren, you know the current situation of the Federal Space Agency. Even if the launch technology of Apollo Space Exploration Corporation is mature, it will only reduce some of NASA's costs. We also need more funds to carry out new projects. ..."

  The cooperation between NASA and Apollo Space Exploration Corporation has been quite good since the beginning. The two sides jointly established the Singularity University. In addition, Apollo Space Exploration Corporation is also responsible for publicizing and branding for NSAS.

Last year, BASA was allocated 40 million US dollars by relying on the joint brand authorization alone. For NASA, this amount of money can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket at most, but you must know that Apollo Space Exploration Company started to operate NASA's brand authorization. For more than a year, the brand licensing fee earned in the future will definitely be more.

Compared with the brand licensing fee, what NASA cares more about is Apollo Space Exploration Corporation, which began to help them reshape the external image, so that the American public began to accept NASA again, instead of treating it as unreachable and simply do not understand product of.

In the latest phase of NASA astronaut recruitment, the number of applicants exceeded 18,300. You must know that the application threshold for astronauts is quite strict, and the number of applicants this time broke the application record maintained since 1978. It means that the new generation of young people in America are slowly re-accepting NASA, instead of criticizing it like before, they just know how to spend money and don’t do any personnel work, so the cooperation with Apollo Space Exploration Company, NASA is quite satisfied here, even if they know that the other party has gathered a lot of wool!

Listening to Lori Javier's bitterness, Holdren just waved his hand, "Lori, you know, this is a special period, the entire scientific research industry in America is short of funds, and it is impossible for the commander-in-chief to spend all , are all invested in the Federal Space Agency, which is a kind of harm to the entire American science and technology industry!

Of course, the funding for the Federal Space Agency will not be reduced in the past few years. You can rest assured that, Lori, maybe... support some companies like Apollo Space Exploration, and for NASA, you can get more Maybe help! "

Listening to Holdren's words of earnestness and earnestness, no matter how dissatisfied Lori Javier was with the "concern" of the Federal Space Agency, he could only hold his words in his stomach, offending Holdren, and the Federal Space Agency It is estimated that the days of the game will be even worse!

  In the evening, the Apollo Space Exploration Company held a banquet for everyone who came to watch the launch tomorrow, and Song Yang also rushed to Houston to attend the banquet.

   "Song!"

  Different from his attitude towards Lori Javier, when he saw Song Yang, Holdren had a drink with Song Yang with a smile on his face.

   "Mr. Holdren, Director Javier, I'm glad you can come!"

  Song Yang also said to Holdren, and then whispered to him, "There will be a joint interview with ICNC and other media later, and I hope that Mr. Holdren can participate in this interview on behalf of the Grand Commander!"