The decline of New York caused many businesses to either go bankrupt or withdraw, so Osborn acquired a vast expanse of land.
The development of Osborn's industries then gradually pulled the area back up.
Spaceships took off and landed from this city one after another, and new industries with Osborn at the top gradually spread out.
Prosthetic recycling and repair, exoskeleton modification, and various customized coatings.
These things that were once high-tech have been brought into reality by Osborn, but only Osborn holds these secrets; most people can only investigate through discarded equipment.
Fortunately, it wasn't just them picking through Osborn's trash; many countries around the World were doing the same. The difference was that they were independent researchers whose lives might be difficult, while those supported by various capitals fared better.
"New York has changed greatly, Mr. Osborn. I saw many people on the way wearing exoskeletons modified from trash; they are all talents," said Martinez, the NASA Mars Mission Director.
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Harry commented, "They are talents, of course. Some foreign companies spend a fortune buying core components from me, yet the things they assemble might not be as useful as these pieces of junk."
Being well-fed and well-clothed doesn't necessarily mean they have superior creativity, even if they produce a pile of seemingly luxurious goods.
It simply means they have more sources of funding.
"I've set up a testing machine outside the Great Fortress—they can freely place their works there. If they qualify, they can join Osborn," Harry said, looking at the crowded flow of people below.
Not everyone gets this chance—first, they must complete some elective courses and tests at the Osborn Online Academy to earn it.
To be honest, Harry thought more highly of these grassroots individuals. Most of their ideas were independent and divergent. Perhaps the improvements an individual made were negligible, but when many negligible designs converged, it was entirely possible for them to become the next 'Osborn Technology'.
"Very fair. It's just that last month I found quite a few people from NASA applied for your courses—I'm starting to worry the agency won't have any young people left," Martinez said, spreading his hands.
Though, truth be told, he had applied for the courses himself.
Outside the aerospace Base, representatives from various countries were entering.
NASA had sent invitations to various countries to jointly launch a colonial spaceship to Mars. This cooperative action was completely transparent and open. Because the United States cooperated with this action, basically no trouble arose.
After resource sharing, the computing resources, detection data, manpower, and material resources this project could call upon far exceeded any previous Mars plan.
Of course, all parties remained reserved regarding technology, but even this level of cooperation already amazed the World.
The location of the meeting was naturally chosen at the Osborn Aerospace Center—it possessed today's most advanced aerospace technology. Osborn provided the vast majority of the spaceship's design, with the engines and energy being Osborn's exclusive technology. Other important parts were completed by several participants together—such as the Environmental Control and Life Support System.
At the meeting, representatives displayed the spaceship modules they were responsible for. It proved that working behind closed doors was indeed not ideal; even Osborn gained much experience from these designs.
"Then this is the complete design of the spaceship. Does anyone have any questions?" Martinez presided over the meeting on behalf of NASA.
Seeing no questions, he continued, "Next is the personnel allocation.
This aerospace mission has a total of 250 astronauts, coming from the United States, Britain..."
In addition to the five major powers, the United Nations separately selected some experts from smaller countries according to Harry's suggestion, forming a United Nations delegation.
Furthermore, as a special participant, the Oscorp held 40 slots, with the remaining slots allocated individually by each country.
The final list met the system requirements, with a total of trailblazers from 54 different countries being selected.
At the end of the meeting, Martinez put down his speech, looked around, and said slowly:
"This Mars mission is the plan with the most participating countries and the most people on board in history. I know that countries must have arranged some individual tasks for their own astronauts; this is unavoidable.
But I only hope that when you arrange these tasks, they will not jeopardize the safety of the entire project.
This is a first for humanity, but I believe it will not be the last time we explore outer space together. Thank you all for participating in this mission."
After finishing, Martinez bowed.
The meeting ended amidst applause. To be honest, Harry wasn't entirely sure if everyone participating in this project was clean.
After all, this was a global cooperative project, and the identities of some people could not be vetted. Harry could only ensure the safety of his company's 40 personnel as much as possible.
"Now, please admire the colonial ship we are about to use—" Martinez turned on the holographic projector.
A massive vessel floated quietly in space, with Earth below it.
Although the attendees knew the ship would be constructed in space, they still couldn't stop themselves from gasping when they saw this behemoth with their own eyes.
The ship's total length was 1,102 meters and its width was 450 meters, reaching the kilometer level.
Inside the spaceship was a hydroponic farm covering 12 square kilometers. The three-dimensional design allowed this farm to produce enough food for 250 people; the technology and crops planted came from other countries.
The only problem was that the water carried on the spaceship was not much. The personnel executing the mission had to find suitable water resource veins on Mars and complete the extraction.
And that was the next difficulty they were to discuss.
"In addition to the colonial ship, this colonization will be followed by a spaceship carrying mining equipment, which will deploy these devices near the landing site," Martinez continued.
"These devices include rovers, geological survey instruments, modular mines, and construction drones. These things will help us establish a self-sufficient colony on Mars—after we find suitable water resource veins."
The mines and construction drones came from Osborn, while other items were provided by the aerospace departments of various countries—mainly referring to NASA, RKA, and CNSA. In fact, the project was mainly supported by these few parties.
The holographic equipment displayed some geological data of the landing site—this data also came from the continuous exploration of this Planet by various countries over decades. After organizing them together, geologists found the landing site most likely to contain water resources.
I must say, this feeling is truly wonderful—Martinez couldn't help but think.
A project leader raised his hand and asked, "How will our astronauts deal with various natural disasters?"
Martinez snapped back to his senses and said, "I was just about to get to that, regarding the colony facilities."
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