Chapter 766 Let's Start with the Bad News
In the video, the silver-white cylindrical core module floats quietly in orbit around the moon. From a distance, the electric propulsion nozzle, which is only the size of a fist, blooms with blue arcs, pushing the core module to turn slowly.
Soon the folded solar panels spread out, just like a soaring eagle, spreading its wings facing the rising sun.
From getting out of the cabin to stable operation, the video is only a short ten minutes. The Xiangrui, which successfully entered orbit, sailed to the end where the sun and the moon meet in the twilight.
This scene is like a painting.
In less than half an hour after the video was released, the comment area below the video was already maxed out by excited netizens.
【Is that our Moon Palace? so beautiful! (excited) (excited)]
【Awesome! ! ! 】
[I hope I can have the opportunity to go up and have a look in my lifetime. (two ha) (two ha)]
[This moon looks too desolate, why don't we plant something on it. (funny)】
[Heavy weapon of a great country! ! ! Huaguo V5! ! ! (fist) (fist)]
For many years, Huaguo has been catching up with Western countries in the aerospace field, and the success rate and carrying capacity of the Chang-5 rocket have often been criticized by people.
Today, Huaguo has finally achieved curve overtaking in the field of electric push, and with its own strength, sent the space station to the lunar orbit, striding ahead of the world.
The bitterness, hardships and hard-won along the way, I am afraid that only the Huaguo astronauts themselves know it!
In less than an hour after the Moon Palace successfully entered orbit, the news quickly spread overseas across the ocean.
NASA first confirmed the news on its official website and twitter, and alerted that the Russian Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have also issued related announcements and sent congratulatory messages to Huaguo .
Regardless of whether there is a competitive relationship or not, and regardless of whether the congratulations are from the heart, acknowledging the strength of the opponent is also respect for oneself.
Even with 10,000 reluctances in their hearts, NASA has to admit that Huaguo's actions on the moon have exceeded their expectations.
Even they are not 100% sure that they can build a space station on the moon orbit. In this sense, the Chinese people have indeed achieved what they cannot.
And just after major space agencies confirmed the news that the Moon Palace had successfully entered orbit, BBC reporters synthesized the interviews with NASA officials and the spokesperson of the Huaguo Space Administration, and from a neutral perspective, commented on the whole incident Conducted a review report...
"...At present, Huaguo is already ahead of the world in the exploration and development of lunar resources. No country has ever been able to build a semi-permanent facility on the erratic lunar orbit, and ensure that it can Run at a stable altitude for a long time."
"According to NASA experts, the reason why the Moon Palace was able to achieve such a great success is mainly due to the significant progress Huaguo has made in electric propulsion technology. Compared with chemical propulsion methods that are not easy to control precisely, electric propulsion The propulsion technology is really better in terms of handling."
"I have to say that this is very surprising. Compared with the traditional aerospace powers, Huaguo's aerospace industry is far inferior to the old aerospace power Russia and has successfully established a set of The United States of the development model of aerospace commercialization."
"But anyway, they did."
"The success of the Moon Palace may be just a small step in the history of human spaceflight, but it is a big step forward for our civilization and even the whole world!"
Very rarely, in this neutral report, the BBC gave a rare positive report on Huaguo and the Moon Palace. After the relevant report video was posted on YouTube and other video sites, it immediately aroused widespread heated discussions among foreign netizens.
Compared with the excitement and excitement of domestic netizens, these heated voices are more or less filled with various emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Especially for netizens in North America, the launch of the life support unit earlier made many people excited for a while. However, in less than a month, the core module of the Huaguo Moon Palace officially announced its service in lunar orbit, ahead of the United States.
If there is no gap in my heart, it is absolutely impossible.
Of course, there are people who don't care.
For example, Jamie Tang, a well-known talk show host, posted a tweet to cheer for NASA on his Twitter.
[I heard that Huaguo's Moon Palace was successfully launched? I don't know why you guys are downcast, I just want to tell you it's nothing special. 】
[Although Hua Guo successfully sent the space station to the moon, our NASA has already sent the colony to Mars tens of millions of kilometers away. Anyone with a little vision can see which one is more difficult and which one is here ahead of the game. 】
【What's more, we also have a plan to build a space station on the moon, that is the "Gate to Deep Space"! It's just that compared with Huaguo, we pay more attention to safety and science, so we carefully set the construction period in 2022. 】
【Not just the moon, our BFR rocket is already approaching the sky above Mars, and soon we will be able to confirm the status of the life support unit, and send our colonists to plant the star-spangled banner on the new continent! 】
[My name is Jamie Tang, an aspiring talk show host. Next Saturday night CCN has a talk show about the three astronauts, and it's an honor to partner with The New York Times. 】
【If you are interested in Project Ares! please follow me! Please follow my show! 】
【…】
The tension brought about by this space race is spreading from the technical field to other fields at an incredible speed.
At this moment when public opinion was boiling, a black car stopped at the door of the White House in Washington.
Director Carson, who was wearing a blue suit, opened the car door and got out of the car. He didn't stay at the door for too long, and walked quickly to the White House with a serious expression.
Not long after, he came to the President's Office. Director Carson stood at the door and knocked on the door. After hearing "Come in", he immediately reached out and opened the door and walked in.
When he walked into this office, the president sitting behind the desk seemed to be staring at a document in a daze.
Seeing this appearance, Director Carson hesitated for a moment, not sure whether he should go up and disturb him at this time.
However, he only hesitated for a moment.
He received two consecutive messages just half an hour ago, no matter which one he received, he couldn't afford to delay...
The Adam's apple moved slightly, Director Carson took a deep breath, and said.
"Mr President."
The monotonous voice seemed a little strange in the silent office.
As if weighing something, the president sitting behind the desk did not raise his head, his gaze was still fixed on the document on the desk.
Still, after a brief silence, the president responded briefly to his voice.
"What's up?"
Clearing his throat, Director Carson made his tone as relaxed as possible, and said: "...Dear Mr. President, I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first? "
As if he was seriously thinking about this issue, and it seemed that he hadn't broken away from his previous thinking, the president was silent for a while, and the signing pen in his hand slowly turned around, and suddenly threw out a sentence of unknown meaning.
"I'm used to finishing off the broccoli as a side dish before enjoying the steak."
Hearing the unexpected answer, Director Carson froze for a moment, lowered his head and frowned.
"...Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"I mean, I hate the texture of broccoli and having to think about leaving the extra after I've had a perfect meal..."
Putting the pen on the table next to the document with the CIA symbol on the cover, the president stared at Director Carson standing in front of the desk, and crossed his fingers.
"Let's start with the bad news."
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(Let's go, the goal is 13000 feet! 乛乛)