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Chapter 1512 Target, Moon (Third update, please subscribe)
You are Korolev!

A seemingly simple sentence reveals endless trust!
There is even a kind of worship!

A few days later, at the Benukol launch site, it was late spring on the grassland. The grassland was all green. In the midst of this green, the towering giant rocket looked like a giant.

This giant rocket is so spectacular between heaven and earth.

"Comrade Korolev, can we succeed?"

As Korolev's assistant, Mishin looked a little worried when he looked at the N1 rocket.

Historically, after Korolev died on the operating table, Mishin became the chief engineer of the Soviet space program, but he was clearly inferior to Korolev in both political acumen and management of systematic projects.

Facing pressure from both inside and outside, he was very brave... The first launch of the N1 rocket was launched without any engine testing, neither single-machine testing nor coordinated testing. Even if N1 was tested thereafter, only a few engines could be randomly checked.

It's not just because there is no test bench large enough to accommodate a full-size first stage, but more importantly... he needs to race against time, not only with the United States, but also with internal competitors.

In addition to the restrictions on funding,
He could only choose to launch it in an extremely brave way without any test, which ended in failure...

"I have no idea!"

Korolev took a puff of his cigarette and said:
"Like I said before, whether it's success or failure, I'll be responsible for everything. You don't need to worry about this. Just do your best..."

As the head of the project, Korolev almost single-handedly promoted the Soviet space industry. When he was alive, he could coordinate all departments to promote the Soviet aviation industry. Behind him... the Soviet Union gradually lost the advantages it once had.

In a sense, Korolev is Soviet space flight!
A few hours later, as the countdown at the command center ended, the rocket ignited.

Amid the endless roar and vibration, the earth seemed to be shaking. The huge monster, like an awakened dragon, broke free from the shackles of the earth, rose up with majestic momentum, and pierced the sky. Its tail flame pierced the sky, illuminating half of the sky red, as if announcing to the world mankind's ambition to conquer the universe.

Korolev stood in the control center, his eyes fixed on the rocket on the TV screen. His heartbeat seemed to be synchronized with the roar of the rocket, and every beat was full of power and passion. There was a firm light in his eyes, which was the desire to explore the unknown.

With the issuance of one command after another,

"Everything goes well, Comrade Chief Engineer, we should be successful..."

A young engineer next to Korolev couldn't help but exclaim.

Korolev said nothing.

He just stared at the rocket silently, as if he was having some kind of spiritual communication with it.

Suddenly, at this moment, a signal from the observation point came over the radio.

"Two engines failed to ignite, namely..."

In an instant, everyone became nervous.

During the actual launch process, any tiny problem may cause serious consequences. In theory, the first stage of the N-1 rocket can fly normally even if two pairs of engines facing each other fail.

This requires a rocket thrust controller to control all the rocket engines and respond quickly and correctly to some fast-emerging events. Historically, due to technical limitations, the rocket thrust controller of the N1 rocket has not been able to respond quickly.

But now, thanks to the joint efforts of multiple "Athlon microprocessors", the rocket thrust controller quickly shut down the corresponding two engines, thus ensuring that it would not explode.

As the commander continued to issue commands, the N1 rocket continued to fly into the sky.

Although the process was somewhat thrilling, as the clock turned, everyone in the command center stood up nervously. They looked at the rocket on the TV screen with their hearts clenched.

"First stage separated successfully..."

The most dangerous stage is finally over!

Cheers rang out in the command center. At that moment, everyone's hearts were filled with pride and emotion, because they had finally taken the most solid step towards the moon!
The rocket flew higher and higher and gradually disappeared into the clouds.

Finally, facing people's congratulations, Korolev just nodded, then walked out of the command center silently, then he looked up at the sky. Although he couldn't see the rocket at all, he just looked up at the sky, looking at the sky
At this moment, a voice came from behind him.

"Comrade Chief Engineer, do you think we can get there before the Americans?"

It was Marshal Nedelin of the Rocket Forces. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Soviet Rocket Forces. He fully demonstrated the bravery of Soviet soldiers. Faced with the launch accident of ignition failure and the tight launch time, he requested to replace the engine parts "online".

It means replacing the rocket engine and other parts directly on the rocket launch tower, while the rocket is loaded with dozens of tons of fuel. It can only be said that the Russians are sometimes extremely brave, or reckless to the extreme.

That's not really changing the engine, it's clearly dancing on a bomb!

As a marshal, Nedelin did not force the engineers and subordinates to die. When he gave orders to others, he did not back down either. When hundreds of engineers gathered around a rocket that failed to ignite and replaced the engine,

He stood on the launch pad with dozens of generals and officers, sharing the risks with the engineers. It was his leading by example that gave the engineers confidence, or in other words, left the engineers speechless, knowing at least their leader had not left.

Then... the second stage of the rocket suddenly ignited, and the violent explosion caused by dozens of tons of high-energy fuel directly blew Marshal Nedelin and hundreds of engineers and generals to pieces, leaving no ashes behind.

In this world, the marshal and the engineers were lucky. They did not die in the accident. During the test launch, Nedelin came to Bainukol on purpose.

As the Marshal of the Rocket Force, he did not agree with the development of the N1 rocket. There was no other way. It was too expensive. One rocket was equivalent to dozens of rockets.

If it fails, the losses will be devastating.

But now, facing success, Nedelin thought of the Americans again.

"Marshal, for now, we are ahead of the Americans!"

Despite the Marshal's question, Korolev couldn't help but complain in his heart - you can't just think about surpassing the Americans when the launch is successful.

But he still answered the marshal's question respectfully and complimented him:
"All this has been achieved under your wise leadership. I believe that with your support, Marshal, we will definitely surpass the Americans and be the first to land on the moon! Comrade Marshal!"

Korolev's compliment made Nedelin's mouth curl up, revealing an undisguised smile on his face. He said:

"Haha, Comrade Korolev, I am looking forward to your good news! All Soviet people are looking forward to your good news!"

After the marshal left, Korolev was still looking at the sky. At this time, there was more determination and expectation in his eyes.

He knew that this was just a small step in human exploration of the universe and there was still a long way to go in the future.

A few hours later, TASS broadcast the news to the world that the Soviet lunar spacecraft had been successfully launched without humans and the lunar module was flying towards the moon.

The release of this news was like a shot in the arm, making all Soviet people cheer for another victory of the Soviet Union.

The whole world was in extreme shock. After all, this was once again - the Soviet Union used its technology to prove to the world how far ahead it was in the field of aerospace!
On the American continent, Americans were deeply stimulated by the Soviet Union's achievements, because the United States was also pushing forward their moon landing plan step by step. The repeated failures of rocket launches did not stop their plan.

But now?
Now that the Soviet Union had successfully launched their giant moon rocket, and as the unmanned spacecraft flew towards the moon, the whole of America was once again deeply shocked.

Once again, American newspapers and television used the word "national humiliation" to describe all of this, but at the same time, NSAS announced to the outside world that they would complete a similar experiment this year.

Nothing else, just for honor.

In fact, this was the confrontation during the Cold War. When one country made a certain breakthrough, the other country would catch up.

After all, no country in this world is willing to become a second-rate role!

At least for the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, they would never allow the other to surpass themselves.

It is precisely in this kind of competition and confrontation that human scientific and technological civilization will achieve unprecedented development. Just as the superpowers were raising the stakes, people all over the world were cheering for the Soviet Union's achievements in the field of aerospace.

"…it's heading for the moon."

On this day, newspapers and televisions around the world used similar words to describe the Soviet Union's successful rocket launch.

Although this rocket launch was unmanned and was just a five-person flight experiment, it is indeed a miracle for human society.

"We will conquer space eventually. First we will go into space, then we will reach the moon, and soon, we humans will be everywhere in space..."

In the past few years, similar words have time and again painted a good picture for people all over the world!
When humans enter space, they will enter the interstellar age, and the vast universe will open its doors to humans.

Five years later, the United States sent humans into space. The difference is that the United States has not yet fallen into the quagmire of war, and the world has not yet experienced the wave of left-wing fanaticism that swept the world a few years later. People around the world are full of various imaginations about the future. It can be said that this is the best era.

It was also during this most beautiful era when human beings were full of fantasies about the future that the Soviet spacecraft flying to the moon made human beings once again look forward to a bright future.

People are full of imagination about space, which is why the movie "Star Wars" has caused an unprecedented craze around the world. And the achievements made in space exploration have repeatedly boosted people's enthusiasm for space...

(End of this chapter)