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Chapter 1740 People Looking Up at the Starry Sky (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Wanhu Corner.

Today, Wanhujiao has long become the most famous space launch center in the world.

Here, humans were sent into space for the first time by a carrier rocket. It was also here that humans launched their first weather satellite.

It was also here that humans landed on the moon.

In the past nearly 20 years, Wanhujiao has created one miracle after another.

“That’s the rocket.”

Standing side by side with his wife on the beach of Rocket Town, Chen Shaoli looked out at the rocket launch base across the sea.

Even from a distance, you can still clearly see the huge rocket. The white rocket is clearly visible against the blue sky and blue sea.

"Well, the information says this is the Prometheus rocket."

The wife nodded, looked at the folded leaf in her hand, and said:

"The lunar spacecraft was sent into space by the Prometheus rocket. The space station launched today is the No. 1 cabin of the International Space Station, which is also the largest cabin. Next, they will use the Wanhu-5 rocket to launch other cabins of the space station."

Nodding, Chen Shaoli didn't say anything. In the past few days, he had gained some understanding of this rocket and the International Space Station, which was a joint research between SEA and Germany, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.

Just like here now, there are journalists from various European countries, and they have pointed their cameras at the rockets in the distance.

Today is a big day for European countries, because - this is the International Space Station, and this is the first time that European countries have truly participated in the space industry!

And this is not just the International Space Station, it is also the first space station launched by humans, not only symbolizing that humans will stay in space for a long time, but also symbolizing international cooperation and cooperation among countries on Earth.

In the past few months, European countries have been promoting the International Space Station. Of course, in their context, the International Space Station is not just international cooperation. They will announce it in a very solemn tone - this is the first space station for mankind.

It is the most brilliant technological progress made by mankind with the joint efforts of European countries and SEAs!
For European countries that were reduced to ruins in World War II and have made no achievements in the space age, this participation award alone is enough to make people excited. After all, people are very easy to please in most cases.

In fact, it is not easy to flatter them. The most important thing is that now with the full recovery of the European economy, the newly rich Europeans have begun to pursue the glory of the past. In order to pursue the glory of the past, they even threw a lot of money into Africa and the former colonies. They are showing off to the world that they used to be the sovereign of these places, and this is their past glory.

But what about now?
When space beckoned, these countries suddenly found a new area to show off their achievements.

Space station!
Something new that has never been seen before.

Now my great France, my great Germany, my great Rome, my great Netherlands, my great Belgium. All can participate!
No, we will all leave our mark in space - soon the French, German, Roman, Dutch and Belgian ships will all be there.

Although the rocket launched into space belongs to SEA, and even though they need technical assistance from SpaceX when designing their own cabin segments, they can still say to their fellow countrymen with a proud tone... Look, there is a cabin that belongs to us in the International Space Station!

Our astronauts are walking in space.

Just thinking about it makes the leaders and politicians of European countries instantly feel excited.

So the money came!
It is because of the friendly sponsorship from European countries that the launch of the International Space Station is possible today.

Of course, Chen Shaoli knew nothing about all this. In fact, most people didn't know how SpaceX and European countries gradually gave up their disputes during the behind-the-scenes negotiations and reached the current consensus.

But no matter how difficult it was behind the scenes, it finally paid off and the International Space Station was finally launched today.

Like many people, Chen Shaoli just stared at the rocket in the distance.

The huge rocket stood on the launch pad, and its white body sparkled in the sun.

This is the Rocket!
In the past, he had only read about it in newspapers, after Big Brother launched the world's first artificial satellite.

Then Big Brother sent Gagarin into space.

And then... I don’t know what happened next.

But who could have imagined that here, they not only launched their own satellite and sent their first astronaut into space, but also that the astronaut was a Tang person!
"Congratulations, congratulations to you, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hum softly in his heart.

This is a song hummed by astronauts in space. When this song was sung, he was in the rear area and of course knew the origin of the song.

While humming the song in his heart, Chen Shaoli was deeply touched. He looked around.

There was a lot of noise all around, with thousands of people gathered here, all their eyes focused on the huge monster that was about to break through the sky.

Among the crowd, there are elderly people, their eyes sparkling with yearning for the unknown; there are young couples or lovers, holding hands, their faces full of excitement and anticipation; of course, there are more young people, probably college students or high school students, who come here just to witness the launch of the rocket.

There were also many children wearing homemade rocket costumes, waving small rocket models in their hands, and discussing rockets, spacecraft, the moon and the space station in their childish voices. Their eyes were full of curiosity and fantasy about the universe, as if those distant stars were within reach.

This was a completely different scene, one he had never seen before. He had participated in large gatherings of hundreds of thousands of people.

However, that kind of fanatical, passionate, cheering and shouting scene was completely different from now.

Although there are not many people here, and although there is no boiling enthusiasm or passion in their expressions.

But their expressions reveal a certain yearning for the future. What they yearn for is not something political. What they yearn for is simply the future, a future that belongs to all mankind.

What were they discussing?

It is about space, rockets, the moon, and how humans will go to space in the future, how they will conquer space, and bring humans into the space age. They regard themselves as pioneers, they yearn for the great age of space navigation, and each of them longs to become an explorer in that great age of navigation.

They... were these children. The yearning for the future they expressed in their words far exceeded Chen Shaoli's imagination.

Chen Shaoli listened to the children's discussion, his mouth slightly raised, but a complex emotion flashed in his eyes. He turned his head and whispered to his wife:
"Now I know why they have so many inventions and innovations."

At this moment, many things that I couldn't figure out, or that I was confused about in the past, were answered.

Sometimes the answer is so simple, it can be found in these people and in their words.

The wife turned her head and looked at her husband tenderly, waiting for him to continue. Chen Shaoli took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Because of curiosity."

The wife nodded and agreed softly:
“Yes, because of curiosity, there is innovation, and then there is what they are now.

What they want is very simple: a better life, a better future, and they know exactly what they need to do to get it.”

"Through invention, innovation and hard work, they put all their energy into these things. They are creating here..."

Chen Shaoli did not continue speaking.

In the end, he just sighed deeply and said.

“Now I understand why they were successful.”

As he spoke, his eyes once again looked off into the distance, his expression showing a hint of disappointment, but more of anticipation. He looked up at the sky, as if countless unknown possibilities were hidden in the depths of that azure sky. He murmured in a low voice:
“So, there must be endless possibilities for development here, because they are all looking up at the stars.”

Yes, they are looking up at the starry sky here, they don't pay attention to the earth at all, or they yearn for space, so they can abandon the troubles on the earth and move forward towards the future little by little.

They are creating a whole new future here!

At this moment, the sound of countdown rang out from the crowd. The sound was consistent with the sound on the radio from the beginning. The voices of tens of thousands of people gathered into a torrent at the seaside, shaking everyone's heart.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

Chen Shaoli and his wife couldn't help but join the countdown. Their voices merged with the voices of thousands of others, as if injecting their strength into the rocket that was about to take off.

"Three, two, one!"

As the last countdown ended, a blazing flame erupted from the tail of the rocket and a huge roar shook the earth.

The rocket slowly took off, then accelerated faster and faster until it soared into the sky.

The viewing area on the seashore was instantly boiling with cheers, applause and screams intertwined together, as if to overturn the entire sky.

Chen Shaoli looked up, his eyes following the rocket that gradually disappeared into the clouds. An indescribable emotion surged in his heart.

This was the first time he witnessed a rocket launch, and it was also on this day that he received a remedial lesson, a lesson that was more than 10 years late.

“It’s really amazing!”

Chen Shaoli said:
“I really didn’t expect them to do so well.”

"Yeah, I never thought they had already sent satellites and humans into space."

"We even went to the moon. If you tell other people about this, they probably won't believe it."

"Yes, Dad. If you tell others about this, they will definitely not believe you."

The children standing aside also spoke up, and when they looked at Rocket, they also had some expectation and yearning in their eyes.

“I never thought this place would be so amazing.”

As the children spoke, the rocket slowly disappeared into the sky.

Soon, the radio broadcast news of the successful rocket launch, and then the news that the International Space Station's No. 1 module was successfully released.

Finally the launch commander announced the launch was a success.

After the rocket was successfully launched, the people at the viewing area were still immersed in joy. Children waved the rocket models in their hands and jumped excitedly; adults were also cheering there.

Feel the warm atmosphere around you.

Chen Shaoli held his wife's hand tightly and said softly:
"You see, this is their future. Their cheering is not for anything else. Their cheering is simply because of the future. They believe that space is the future."

The wife smiled and nodded, her eyes also full of expectation. As a chemist, she is also a scientist.

I don’t know much about space, but how could I not be happy when faced with such a miracle?

“Yeah, everyone here is looking up at the stars.”

The sea breeze was still blowing gently, and the sky in the distance gradually returned to calm. The people who came to watch the rocket launch slowly dispersed, but the couple and their children still stood there, looking up at the starry sky. At this moment, although they had just arrived in this land, they had already integrated into this place...

(End of this chapter)