Chapter 473 Helpless little embarrassment

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao. If nothing unexpected happens in the next two or three days, our country, China, will become the second country in the world to successfully send humans to the moon. And you, the older generation of astronauts, will It’s time to feel relieved.”

Dong Chen smiled and said to Zhao Gang sitting next to him.

He participated in these two major aerospace events, which also allowed him to get to know the different boss Zhao Gang, and he also learned more about the hard work of China's aerospace industry from him.

It can be said that it is not easy for China's aerospace industry to reach the stage of manned moon landing.

Although he has some credit here, he only provided information. However, the Chinese Space Administration was able to fully understand the information and complete a series of manufacturing and testing tasks in such a short period of time, which is enough to show the confidence of China. .

This is what he is happy about as a Chinese, and he is happy to be able to help this country.

Hearing Dong Chen's congratulations, the old man turned around and said with a smile, "I really can't speak. I should say that I am congratulated. This is the common honor of us Chinese people."

Then the old man changed the topic and said with some regret, "As for the satisfaction, I am a little satisfied, but I am not satisfied. I also want to see our country land on Mars and conquer the solar system. I just don't know if I, an old man like me, can wait until That day."

"There will be. I guarantee that you will always be able to see it. You see, the manned moon landing is eleven years ahead of schedule. The landing on Mars is only a few years ago." Dong Chen said with a smile in a reassuring tone. "And, when the time comes, you can go to space and take a look."

Hearing Dong Chen's assurance, Zhao Gang laughed again. Looking at Dong Chen, he felt sincerely relieved and said, "Let's go, kid, come and have dinner with me. Alas, I know you kid can do it. If you hadn't let us space agency, the first Chinese to land on the moon must be someone from your Arc Light space agency."

"Looking at what you said, we Chinese are the ones who landed on the moon anyway. Whoever does it is not the one who landed on it. Besides, we can also get the title of "the first private person to land on the moon." This title is also very valuable. It’s higher than the title of “the second country to land on the moon.” Dong Chen said with a deliberate nod.

"Let's go, don't be so upset, go eat first. I haven't eaten yet just to see this," Zhao Gang said angrily.

"Let's go, let's not starve you old man. You are really, too anxious..."

Because there are many dignitaries and foreign guests coming today, these people may stay here for several days until the moon landing is successfully completed, or some people have something wrong with their hearts, so the staff in the Binhai Space Base canteen will perform at their best these days. , the food is definitely first class.

While eating, Dong Chen looked at the delegations from other countries. They were not idle while eating. They were talking about today's launch work and congratulating the Chinese at the same table from time to time.

However, I don’t know how much of this is true congratulations.

This was especially unpleasant for the Americans. They were shocked that China's launch went so smoothly. China's aerospace capabilities were developing so fast that they were caught off guard.

Although they successfully sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s, at that time they were competing for time with the old bear. Both parties were basically going crazy, and many things were done regardless of the consequences and costs.

Moreover, at that time, it was the first time for humans to land on the moon, and many things were the first time. They had to explore all related things by themselves. Only NASA itself knows how much sweat and sacrifice it took. .

However, now China has easily overcome several of the most difficult obstacles to landing on the moon. This shocked them and made them feel helpless.

Although this has the advantages of late-developing technology, it also means that they have been touched again...

What the hell...is it just for being touched in the first place? Are there no human rights in the first place?

And they are also worried, because rocket technology and missile technology have many similarities, so this means that China's already powerful missile technology should now be even more powerful.

This is extremely detrimental to the national defense and security of the United States.

After finishing the meal, it was time for the big bosses and representatives from various countries to have a leisurely meeting, as well as interview time for reporters from major media.

There is nothing wrong with Dong Chen here. He is just here to watch the ceremony, not to cause trouble.

ArcLight Aerospace has been quite impressive during this period. As long as you are pestered by reporters, you may ruin the show by inadvertently talking about it.

When he left the venue, reporters gathered around him to interview him, but they were separated by his bodyguards. Dong Chen also waved his hand to indicate that he would not accept the interview.

It didn't take long for him to get rid of the reporter's entanglement. Dong Chen came to the accommodation arranged for him by the staff, and then began to prepare for a protracted battle in the past few days.

The Chinese are about to land on the moon. He doesn't want to miss such an important historical moment.

When the earth entered a state of rest, the three astronauts in the spacecraft headed towards the moon.

Among these three astronauts, there is also a female astronaut who is very familiar to the Chinese people, that is Wang Ping, and she is also the commander of the lunar landing crew.

When it comes to the candidates for this moon landing, the Chinese Space Administration is very troubled.

If the 2030 moon landing plan is followed, China will have many experienced astronauts of the right age by then.

But now this time is very critical, all technical conditions have met the standards, and they really don't want to miss it.

The United States has already announced its plan to return to the moon, and the time is set for next year. Although the previous progress was a bit delayed, they have raised their aerospace budget several times recently, so their time to return to the moon will definitely not exceed next year.

This is dangerous.

China obviously already has the technology and conditions to land on the moon, and it must not be able to catch up with others' return to the moon decades later.

But...the moon landing plan has now been advanced by eleven years, resulting in no suitable astronauts available.

The youngest of China's first batch of astronauts with space flight experience is already fifty years old, which is obviously not suitable for moon landing missions.

Moreover, other young astronauts have not yet grown up and cannot take on major responsibilities.

Of the three astronauts currently working in space, one has three space flight experiences, another has two space flight experiences, and one is a newcomer to space for the first time.

This person with three space flight experiences is Wang Ping, and she is 39 years old this year, which is the golden age for astronauts.

So the Chinese Space Administration urgently transferred her back from space, and then sent two new astronauts to take her place, leaving the astronaut with two space flight experiences to take over. The webmaster of the website task.

Since there are actually not many things that astronauts need to do during space flight, most of the things are controlled remotely by the ground command center, so what is needed is this kind of experienced astronauts to deal with some emergencies.

Moreover, with the development of science and technology, the life support system of the spacecraft is now quite good, and the bulky equipment has been replaced by lightweight equipment with higher technological content. The available space in the cabin is also much larger, which is already much larger than that of the original American landing system. The conditions of the moonship are much better, so even a lesbian like Wang Ping can adapt.

Therefore, Wang Ping became the flight commander of this mission, and boarded the spacecraft headed for the moon with two new astronauts who had excellent training results.

Time flies, and in the dark space of space, Shenzhou 13 is constantly flying, and the third-stage rocket of Long March 9 has been thrown away.

After constant flameout and ignition, acceleration and deceleration, and several attitude adjustments, on the third day, Shenzhou-13 finally entered orbit around the moon.

PS: It’s my birthday tomorrow. I’ve slept a little late in the past few days and saved some manuscripts. I’ll guarantee four updates tomorrow, or... five updates. Any more will be gone.