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Chapter 1102: The Space Song King (rd update, in )

"...Now everyone can see the launch pad No. 3 and the body of the Tianwen-5 rocket in the distance. Tianwen is the code name of the Nanyang manned space program, which originated from the long poem "Heavenly Questions" written by Qu Yuan, a poet of the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period..."

Just as Wang Ashin was introducing "Heavenly Questions" to the camera, she suddenly froze.

She saw a water drop on the metal cover of the microphone.

The raindrops fell.

The rain falling from the sky stunned Wang Axin and the audience in front of the TV.

The rainstorm came suddenly, very heavy and fast. The raindrops were like dense drum beats, hitting the ground quickly and forcefully.

In the rainy season, such rain is normal, but now it is a bit hard to accept.

Thunder roared and lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the huge silhouette of the spacecraft.

"It's raining……"

Wang Axin was a little dazed standing in the rain. Common sense told her that the launch could no longer be carried out as planned!
This scene was transmitted all over the world through cameras, and people in front of the TV were regretfully informed that the launch was postponed due to weather reasons.

At the Baikonur launch site, Korolev, who had been keeping an eye on Cape Manhu, shouted excitedly like everyone else.

"Ulla..."

What they cheered for was that they had gained some time, and now there was still an hour left until the launch window - there was only less than ten minutes left!
"God bless you."

Korolev prayed silently in his heart. He hadn't prayed for a long time since he arrived in Siberia. But now, what else could he believe in besides prayer?

We can only pray that heavy rain will prevent the rocket launch from Nanyang.

As for things like science, they are no longer important now.

……

"Believe in science!"

At the Wanhujiao Launch Site, Qian Fukang, standing at the bottom of the corridor, talked to himself while looking at the heavy rain outside.

"According to the analysis of radar signals by the meteorological team, the rainstorm will stop within half an hour. This rain is caused by clouds blown by the sea breeze, but the direction has changed. This is the rainy season!"

"Yes. This is the rainy season. The rain comes quickly and goes away quickly."

Yuan Jialiu, the director of the Nanyang Aerospace Bureau, glanced at the sky and said:

“I know what to develop next!”

"What is it?"

"meteorological satellite……"

Staring at the sky, Yuan Jialiu said.

“I believe that using satellites to survey atmospheric conditions from space has greater potential than ground-based observations. Yes, this is our next research direction!

With meteorological satellites, we can more accurately grasp and forecast the weather, which is not only beneficial to production and life, but also very beneficial to satellite launches."

"Weather satellites, predicting weather from space? Mr. Yuan, your idea is really amazing!"

"It's not even that great..."

Looking at the rocket in the distance, Yuan Jialiu said.

"It's that times have changed. We are now in the best era and the best environment, so we just need to develop our own ideas and realize them!"

Yuan Jialiu's words made Qian Fukang nod in agreement.

Yes, this is the best era!
Only in this era can they realize their dreams!
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"Only in the Soviet Union can such a miracle happen!"

Standing in front of the TV, even though the TV was playing Wanhujiao in Nanyang, Khrushchev still muttered to himself.

Three days ago, after learning that the Baikonur launch site had been exposed and the interception had failed, Khrushchev immediately ordered the removal of the Air Defense Force Commander and called Korolev to tell him directly that the launch should be advanced.

Just then the phone rang, a call from Baikonur. After answering the call, his expression became unusually serious, and he was silent for two or three seconds before speaking.

"Okay, I get it. Many things in Russia are like this. Winter is sometimes our friend and sometimes our enemy. But I wish you success! The motherland and the people are looking forward to celebrating your success on Red Square!"

After saying that, Khrushchev hung up the phone, and then looked at the rain on the TV screen, which was still raining!

"Maybe...but it was just the weather, they ran into it too!"

Those bright eyes were staring at the TV screen. At this time, it was snowing in Moscow and the whole of Moscow was preparing for the upcoming Revolution Festival.

Thinking of the Revolution Day a few days later, Khrushchev said to himself:
"But no matter what, I will give all Soviet people the best gift for Revolution Day!"

Now he seemed to have accepted the reality. He lit a cigarette again and paced around the room. Finally, he walked to the table, took out a file from the drawer, opened it, looked at the young man on the file, and said in an envious tone:

"Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin! What a handsome young man! In the future, all of us will be forgotten by history, but you... will be remembered forever by the world!"

At this moment, there was not only envy in Khrushchev's eyes, but even admiration.

This young man is the first astronaut of the Soviet Union. He will represent the Soviet Union into space. Among the astronauts, Korolev and others finally chose him, a Russian youth who was born in a collective farm, graduated from a vocational high school, worked as an apprentice worker, and became an air force pilot because of his love for space.

The greatness of the Soviet Union is fully embodied in him!
When he came back from space, people remembered not only the name Gagarin, but also the Soviet Union - only in the Soviet Union could a poor boy like him from a peasant family become an astronaut!
This is what made the Soviet Union great!

And all of this is exactly what they fight for and what they work hard for!

Of course, this is also the fundamental reason why Khrushchev agreed with this choice. No one can represent the Soviet Union better than Gagarin!
Then he stuffed the file into the drawer again and said:

"When you come back, I will personally take you to Red Square for the whole world to see... Let them see what a real Soviet boy is!"

After saying this, Khrushchev smoked silently, with deep regret in his eyes.

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Compared with this great event that day, everything else is not worth mentioning.

As people all over the world were watching Wanhujiao, the launch site quickly entered an emergency state. In the command room, the lights became brighter and the atmosphere was solemn and orderly.

Engineers quickly adjusted various parameters to cope with this unexpected natural test. Rain poured down the launch tower, forming a curtain of water that blurred people's vision.

As time passed, the rainstorm showed no signs of abating, but became even more severe.

Everyone was waiting. After about forty minutes, the heavy rain finally stopped. The sky was clear blue after being washed by the rain, but they still had to wait for the launch window until 10:46 in the morning.

The launch window finally appeared!
Eugene, the chief engineer, said over the radio.

"Have a great flight. All the best."

Wang Baoxian replied:
"Let's go!"

As the countdown echoed in the empty launch center, every second embodied the dreams and courage of mankind.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

The sounds are particularly clear in the silence, and each one is like a call from the depths of the universe, summoning unknown exploration and adventure.

At this moment, people in front of TVs all over the world were watching this scene quietly. Their breathing seemed to become heavy and full of anticipation with the countdown. The air was filled with a solemn and exciting atmosphere.

"Three, two, one, fire!"

Suddenly, a dazzling flame leaped up from the horizon, like a sleeping giant awakened, bursting with amazing power. The flame, orange and red, blazing and bright, instantly illuminated the sky, and a huge roar followed, shaking everyone's eardrums and the entire universe.

The spacecraft slowly rises, as if it is a child gently released by Mother Earth, carrying the hopes and dreams of mankind, heading towards the vast space.

It passed through the clouds, leaving a long trail, like a silver ribbon dancing in the blue sky. The rocket's four strap-on boosters used up the last of their propellant and fell off the core carrier rocket.

Finally disappeared into the distant sky.

A few minutes later, the top protective cover of Tianwen 5 was released, and two minutes later the core stage of the rocket had run out of propellant and fell from the cabin and the final rocket stage. The final stage rocket was ignited.

At 10:50, Wang Baoxian reported:
"... the flight was good. I could see the Earth. Visibility was good... I could see almost everything. There was some space under the cumulus cover. I continued to fly and everything was fine."

Tianwen 5 passed through the central part of the South China Sea. Wang Baoxian reported:
"Everything is going great. All systems are working. Let's keep moving!"

At 10:52, three minutes into the final stage of the Rockets, Wang Baoxian said on the radio:
"I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm flying..."

Tianwen-5 began to leave the radio range of the Wanhujiao ground station and was taken over by the Truk ground station.

At 10:54, nine minutes after launch, the final stage of the rocket shut down and Tianwen 5 entered orbit. Ten seconds later, the rocket separated from the space capsule.

Wang Baoxian reports.

"The spacecraft is operating normally. I can see the Earth from the observation window. Everything is going according to plan."

People in front of the TV not only saw Wang Baoxian, but also saw the space through the TV camera from time to time. When people saw the notebook floating in front of Wang Baoxian and saw the earth from space, everyone was stunned.

At this time people heard the sound coming from the TV.
"The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind cannot be confined to the cradle forever." - Today, we humans have finally stepped out of the cradle and taken the first step! "This is Wang Baoxian's voice, a voice coming from space. This is the first time that human voice has resounded through space and transmitted from space to Earth.

Yes, just as he said.

On this day, mankind finally walked out of its cradle. Not only did it walk out of the cradle, but it also uttered its first cry!
The first television picture from space in human history was thus presented to the world.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and the whole world was like this. For twenty seconds, people stood quietly in front of the TV, watching this blue or black and white sphere. Although it looked a little blurry, they saw it.

Many people even shed tears of excitement.

All the people present, whether scientists, engineers or ordinary audiences, watched with bated breath, their hearts filled with endless emotion and pride. They knew that this was not just a simple launch, but the beginning of a great journey for mankind to explore the universe and pursue the unknown.

On this day, humans finally broke free from the matrix!

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Almost at the same time - or perhaps it was some kind of coincidence - Vostok 1 also encountered weather problems at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The Siberian wind brought some dark clouds, which destroyed the short launch window of just a few minutes.

Everyone standing in the launch center looks disappointed.

A colonel glanced at the clock, tears in his eyes.

Occasionally someone looked at the clock, but no one spoke. Everyone was in a heavy mood.

"us……"

Some women cried, knowing they had missed out.

“This is winter in Russia!”

Korolev forced a smile and said.

"Sometimes it's a friend, sometimes it's an enemy, but this also gives us some time - the most important thing for us now is to ensure the success of the launch!"

Once again, people continued their final inspections, the wind blowing from Siberia was harsh and cold.

Strong winds bring clouds and can also scatter them.

20 minutes after Wang Baoxian entered space, the meteorological team discovered that the cloud layer had changed and that it was still within the launch window.

"How long do we have?"

"About two minutes! Maybe even shorter! Although there are risks, but... it should be possible to launch."

After listening to the report, Korolev was silent for a while and then said.

"I talked to Gagarin!"

Korolev then told him the situation through the intercom.

"Comrade Gagarin, this is very dangerous. If we miss, we may have to wait for several days, or even longer. If we launch... this risk is huge! Maybe, maybe we..."

"Fire it, Comrade Chief Engineer!"

Gagarin said:
"You said that this business always requires taking risks!"

Despite facing unknown danger, Gagarin continued to hum.

"The motherland heard, the motherland knew, his son flew through the air..."

Seven minutes later, "Dongfang 7" was launched, taking advantage of the launch window of less than two minutes.

Ten minutes later, "Vostok 1" successfully entered orbit.

Almost at the same time of the launch, TASS told the world the news via telex, and at the same time, told the world through radio - the Soviet Union was the country that successfully launched a spacecraft!
Due to weather reasons, the Soviet Union was delayed for two hours!

From then on, this became a war of words. If it weren't for the weather, perhaps the Soviet Union would have been number one in the world!

But - the whole world saw that Nanyang's "Tianwen 5" sent the first human spaceflight crew member into space, and saw Wang Baoxian become the first person on Earth to enter space and the first person to see the entire Earth.

He is the number one!

In fact, none of this matters anymore.

No, this is important!

As soon as the launch was successful, Khrushchev called and his first words were:

“Do we have any firsts?”

Korolev said nothing. After a moment's silence, he spoke.

"Gagarin could have stayed in space longer."

"How long can you stay?"

"The oxygen and supplies on board are enough to sustain for ten days, but considering other factors - 24 hours, there is definitely no problem. He is a very good astronaut."

"Then let's do it. After all, we lost the world's number one, but we can stay in space longer, which will leave them far behind!"

While politicians on Earth are concerned about how to be number one,
In space, there are two people on Earth, floating quietly in a space capsule, like a lone boat in the torrent of time, carrying the dreams and hopes of all mankind.

Through the porthole, their gaze passed through the curtain of stars and finally gently fell on the blue planet - the Earth, the cradle of mankind and the home of all living things.

This was the first time that humans saw the entire Earth from space.

Wang Baoxian stared at all this, his eyes filled with joy, and he couldn't help humming.

"In every street and alley, the first words that everyone says when they meet is congratulations..."

It is still that old song, and it is still that song of great significance. Only people of this era can understand this song.

At the same time, Gagarin was also staring at all this, and he couldn't help humming softly:

"The motherland heard, the motherland knew, his son flew through the air..."

Indescribable emotions surged in their hearts.

At this moment, all national boundaries, disputes and barriers seem so insignificant.

They witnessed the Earth from space and saw its continents, oceans, snow-capped mountains and plateaus.

They sang in space, and at this moment, they were like the kings of singing in space.

Unlike the Soviet Union's secret launch, about 2 million people around the world saw Wang Baoxian through live television broadcast and saw the earth through their televisions.

In the United States, although it was midnight, tens of millions of televisions were crowded with men, women, and children, and people were awakened from their sleep by the ringing of the phone.

People in their pajamas watched it all - another "Sputnik moment" in America.

Last time it was the Soviets who launched "Sputnik", this time it was Nanyang that sent humans into space!

But unlike "Sputnik", this time their eyes were full of longing!
This yearning for space is the most common yearning of mankind!

After all, looking up at the stars is human instinct!
The same was true in front of televisions in Western European countries such as the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Almost every television was packed with viewers. This was the first time that humans entered space, and also the first time that humans saw space.

On this day, mankind experienced too many firsts, and on this day, it seemed that nothing mattered anymore.

Many people even shed tears of excitement. Almost all newspapers replaced their front pages with a photo of Wang Baoxian. Although the picture transmitted from space was blurry, it was enough to make people excited and cheer.

Most of the time, people prefer to believe their own eyes, and of course their ears. When they heard Wang Baoxian's singing, listening to the cheerful tune, everyone laughed...

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The same thing happened in the Soviet Union on this day. Compared with people in other countries, the Soviets expressed themselves more enthusiastically. Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the Red Square, shouting excitedly. People shouted "Gagarin" loudly, even though they didn't know what he looked like, just knowing his name was enough.

And TASS even declared - "Our Gagarin will witness one sunrise and sunset after another in space!" It is also a way to tell the world that they will stay longer!

On this day, the entire Eastern world was basically shouting this name.

To the Eastern world, Gagarin is a hero.

To the Western world, Wang Baoxian is a hero.

Perhaps this is the Cold War.

During the Cold War, everything was biased. There was no right or wrong, no first.

But no matter what, on this day, mankind finally stepped out of the earth and the womb. This day is worth remembering. It is the first time mankind has entered space, and its significance is like... mankind sailed to the sea for the first time in a canoe, from canoes to paddle boats, to large sailing ships, to the Age of Discovery, and finally, mankind's footsteps are all over the world.

And it all started with that first canoe.

And today is also the beginning of a glorious era...

(End of this chapter)