Chapter 653 A New Chapter in the History of Spaceflight!

Chapter 656: A new chapter in the history of spaceflight!

At this moment, whether it was the space center 380,000 kilometers away or the hundreds of millions of viewers watching the live broadcast squatting in front of their mobile phones, computers and TVs, they all burst into violent cheers!

Countless people hugged each other, celebrated, and burst into tears.

They succeeded!

Successfully landed on the moon and successfully stood on another planet!

Everyone is celebrating, including Chen Dong and Liu Yang, who are standing in front of the lunar module. At this moment, their hearts are filled with pride, pride, excitement, excitement and other emotions.

If they take one step forward, they will create history!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Dong, who was standing in front, slowly rolled out the moon landing ramp. Holding on to the railing, he walked towards the moon step by step.

When his feet touched the moon dust, he felt that his heartbeat had reached the limit, and the excitement in his heart was like rough waves that could not be calmed down.

Following behind him, Liu Yang looked at the vast gray moon, his eyes became red with excitement, and he sniffed hard to hold back the tears.

The moon, the planet where countless people's thoughts and dreams rest on, they have arrived!

On the other side, in Jinling, the subordinate space base on Earth.

When watching the two astronauts walk out of the Lunar Landing Module of the Lan Yue and truly stand in the starry sky and land, the entire control center burst into the fiercest cheers.

Some people raised their fists in the air in celebration, some people hugged their companions excitedly and rejoiced, and some people were already in tears.

At this moment, they, together with the astronauts standing 380,000 kilometers away, wrote history and opened a new chapter in China's space history.

Standing in front of the general command podium, looking at the two astronauts who had set foot on the moon, Xu Chuan also had a smile on his face. He was excited, proud, and a little envious.

This is not only a major chapter in China’s aerospace history, but also a new breakthrough in human aerospace history.

He hopes that this technology will mature soon, and he also hopes that he can set foot on another planet like them in the near future.

Next to Xu Chuan, academician Chang Huaxiang, who serves as the technical director of the Xinghai Research Institute/Aerospace Research Institute, had two streaks of tears on his wrinkled face.

Looking at the picture of astronauts walking on the moon that was transmitted back in real time, his vision was blurred. The figure of a middle-aged man quietly appeared in his pupils, smiling brightly at him.

That was his mentor, what he looked like when he was young, and the mentor who guided him throughout his life after he was admitted to graduate school.

"Teacher, have you seen it? Not only has our space shuttle restarted, it has also stood above the bright moon."

Looking at the blurry figure, Chang Huaxiang murmured to himself, a little choked with sobs.

He still remembered that his mentor's greatest wish was to send astronauts from his motherland to the bright moon one day. Now, after decades of reincarnation, this wish has been realized in his hands.

At the same time, on the other side, in the live broadcast room of the moon landing project, the hundreds of millions of viewers who watched the live broadcast reached the peak of their emotions at this moment. Everyone was celebrating and congratulating.

[Holy shit, shit, shit, awesome! 】

[Punch in and clock in! A day that created historical records, I am honored to witness it! 】

【The motherland is awesome! Sichuan God is awesome! Successfully landed on the moon! 】

[It’s really not easy to get to this point! This is the most exciting news I’ve heard this year! 】

[The same guy lost his hair, so I just had some ssr, but the other guy lost all his hair. . . 】

[Strong young people make the country strong! Give thumbs up to the motherland! 】

[Where is Chang'e? Where's the Moon Rabbit? Come out and take a few steps to greet your compatriots! 】

[Hahahaha, now we are going to grow rice on the moon! ! ! 】

[War Ignorance Bureau online: "It's fake, it's all fake. We shot the live broadcast in a studio. How could we have the strength to land on the moon? Don't believe it."]

At the moment of the successful moon landing, all major platforms and media sent out congratulatory messages that they had already prepared.

The successful manned moon landing is undoubtedly the most worthy of celebration this year!

For thousands of years, countless Chinese compatriots living in this land have looked up at the moon above their heads, including Chang'e, Moon Rabbit, Jade Gui, Guanghan Palace Brocade, Jingyesi, Watching the Moon and Huaiyuan, and Shuidiao Getou. Countless mythological stories and poems express people's beautiful yearning and longing for the moon.

And reaching the bright moon is the wish and dream of countless people. It is not only the long-cherished wish and desire of astronauts, but also of all Chinese compatriots.

However, the tragic history before the founding of the People's Republic of China made their technological development fall behind other countries. Especially in top scientific research fields such as aerospace and aviation, the gap is even more obvious.

Whether it is aircraft engines or aerospace engines, they have always been catching up with other countries.

However, today, after the Xinghai successfully sent three astronauts to the moon, the dreamy miracle of last departure and first arrival was even achieved.

There is no doubt that on the road of electric propulsion system, they have successfully achieved overtaking in corners, reversed the backward situation in the past, and stood at the top of the world pyramid.

On the other side, the capital.

In the resettlement community for experts and professors from the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, Academician Zhu Senyuan, an academician and expert of Aerospace Science and Technology, one of the two major aerospace giants in China, is sitting on the sofa watching TV.

The TV picture is the manned moon landing project activities broadcast live on CTV.

When he saw the two astronauts slowly opening the lunar module and stepping out of the lunar module and onto the moon, his heart that had been raising finally soothed.

As the designer of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen rocket engine technology, as the chief engineer of the aerospace group, he sent the lunar module belonging to the motherland to the moon, and watched the astronauts of the motherland leave the country’s footprints on the lunar soil. It was he who A lifelong dream.

Now, seeing this dream come true with his own eyes, even though he didn't create it himself, he doesn't have much regret in his heart.

Some are satisfied, some are longing, and some are yearning for a broader future and the sea of ​​stars.

Electric propulsion!

This path that was once abandoned by almost everyone in the aerospace field was realized on that space shuttle!

Not only did it carry three astronauts to the moon, it also opened up a new path for the aerospace field.

This is a road leading to a more distant future, a broader dream, and a brighter galaxy. It can carry human beings' desire for space, and it can also carry a new chapter of aerospace poetry!

On the side, academician Qu Mingcheng, who is also an expert of the aerospace group and sits on the sofa and lives in the same community, looked at the live broadcast on TV and said quietly:

"I really didn't expect that they actually did it."

Looking at the two astronauts who set foot on the moon, his heart was filled with various complex emotions at this moment.

There is joy and excitement for the successful manned moon landing, there is the same expectation for the future as Zhu Senyuan, and there is also disappointment and regret that traditional chemical fuel launch vehicles are about to withdraw from the stage of the aerospace field.

He is the chief designer of the Long March rocket series. The famous Long March 5 and the heavy-lift launch vehicle Long March 9, which has been designed and manufactured and is ready for production, are all his works.

But it is foreseeable that both the Long March-5 and the Chang-9, which is preparing for delivery, will soon withdraw from the aerospace stage in the future.

Although this is not a total denial, chemical fuel rockets are still needed both for delivering supplies to low-Earth orbit and for national defense.

After all, technological upgrading cannot be so fast, just like after the invention of the steam engine hundreds of years ago, it did not immediately replace the horse-drawn carriage, and the horse-drawn carriage still survived for a long time.

But there is no doubt that with the development of the times and the optimization of electric propulsion system technology, it is foreseeable that chemical fuel rocket technology will gradually withdraw from the aerospace stage.

Although it will not disappear, Qu Mingcheng still feels sad and disappointed about the end of chemical fuel launch vehicles.

This is not only something he has studied for a lifetime, but also the will that supports his belief.

On the side, after hearing his friend sigh, Academician Zhu Senyuan smiled and asked, "Do you still remember what your dream is?"

"Dream?" After hearing this question, Qu Mingcheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Probably to see our aerospace technology surpass the United States and achieve manned landing on the moon."

Zhu Senyuan smiled, pointed to the live broadcast on the TV station, and said, "Isn't it realized now?"

After a slight pause, he turned to look at the TV and continued: "Although we were not in the same batch of aerospace technology back then, if I remember correctly, Lao Quqian seems to be three or four years older than me, right?"

"Well, it seems about the same." Qu Mingcheng nodded and replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhu Senyuan seemed to be lost in memories. After a moment of pause, he continued: "Although we were not the first ones to enter aerospace technology, we are surprisingly consistent in our dreams and consensus."

"At that time, when we were young, we were all working hard and wanted to defeat the United States. However, after working hard for a lifetime, we found that we had been catching up with each other."

"Although both the Long March series you designed and the liquid oxygen propulsion I researched can be said to be at the forefront of the world, there is still a long way to go before we reach the top."

"Sometimes I even wonder if I will ever see the day when the space rocket surpasses the United States. After all, I am already in my seventies and almost eighty. Even if I can live to be ninety, it will only be about ten years."

After a pause, he came out of his memories, looked at Qu Mingcheng, smiled, and continued: "But now, look, our space shuttle has already sent astronauts to the moon, even later than the United States. Come first.”

Qu Mingcheng said expressionlessly: "But this is not our credit."

Zhu Senyuan laughed and said: "What's the difference? We all want the country to develop better. Is there any difference between realizing it in your and my hands, and in his hands?"

"Lao Qu, don't let go of the barrier in your mind. Think carefully about whether you can't let go of the chemical fuel rocket, or whether you can't let go of the thing you are holding in your hand."

"As our country progresses and science develops, there will always be latecomers to succeed us. Fortunately, among those latecomers, they have taken over the burden in our hands and done better than us!"

After some thoughtful words, Qu Mingcheng fell into silence.

In this aerospace project, although aerospace science and technology contributed a lot, they were in a supporting position almost throughout the process.

As a veteran aerospace group, he is indeed very unwilling.

If it weren't for the above message, it would not be impossible for Aerospace Technology to compete with Xinghai Research Institute.

But, is he unable to let go of the chemical fuel rocket, or is he unable to let go of the little thing he is holding in his hand?

Meanwhile, on the other side.

USA, Washington State.

In a certain office of NASA, the roar of an old man could be clearly heard in the corridor separated by a thick door.

"Shit! Shit, are you a bunch of trash?"

"Why is there such a crisis in the moon landing? Why are our astronauts still trapped in the lunar module?"

"Damn waste! What did you promise before? Who told me that this moon landing will definitely bring us new honors?"

Looking at the angry Mr. President, several people standing in the office lowered their heads and kept silent, for fear that they would attract attention without paying attention.

In particular, NASA Director Bill Carlson looked even more embarrassed, his face almost covered with spittle.

He couldn't help but scolded the idiot expert a hundred times in his heart again.

Damn idiot, if it hadn't been for his suggestion, such an accident would not have happened today. If it hadn't been for the intervention of that secretary, he would never have implemented such a highly risky task as an early moon landing.

It's good now, it's his turn to take the blame for NND. He's a damned piece of trash. He fails to succeed but fails to succeed!

Taking a deep breath, Bill Nelson had no choice but to stand up and explain under the cold gaze of the elderly gentleman: "There are certain risks in landing on the moon early, but no one expected that such a situation would occur."

"This time we landed in the lunar South Pole-Aitken Basin, where the gravity distribution was uneven. The Artemis lunar module was placed in an area with greater gravity. Coupled with the increase in altitude, the retarder engine failed to achieve the expected results. The effect was that one of the landing gear was damaged during landing, which triggered a chain reaction."

Standing opposite, the elderly president stared at him and interrupted coldly: "I don't need to hear these explanations. I just want to know how to bring our astronauts back from the moon, which is 380,000 kilometers away! "

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