Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1123 Rejoicing
The satellite we launched in 1970 was about twice the size of the Russians and 2 times the size of the Americans.

And now, larger rockets are successfully launching heavier satellites.

Speaking of the first satellite, the "Explorer 1" launched by the Americans weighed 8.22 kilograms and was used purely to save face. It was pitifully small and in fact had no use other than flying into orbit. It was simply because the Russians launched a satellite on October 1957, 10, that the Americans hurriedly launched one on January 4, 1958, to show "I can do it, too."

This satellite has nothing to do with NASA. It was launched by the military. There was even no official department called NASA when this satellite was launched.

Let's put it this way, to what extent is this satellite abstract? If you are not familiar with the history of world space flight, you will definitely not be able to recognize where this satellite is in the photo of the satellite-rocket complex before its launch.

"If we want to do something, we'll do something big. We won't do something as big as an egg like Citigroup does."

So when it comes to the weight of the first satellite, we can really make fun of the Citigroup guys.

By the way, the missile launched by the Japanese in 70 weighs 9 kilograms, and this son resembles his father. It is to be the first to shoot one and grab the position of "No. in Asia". As for the function, it is almost non-existent. It is more of a disgusting purpose. The Japanese operate it in daily life.

"…The successful launch of this artificial satellite heralds our steps, not only towards the sea, but also towards the stars. This is a great victory for our people across the country…"

This article, which is rich in pictures and even contains some popular science, has caused people all over the country to start a carnival mode.

As an ancient country that has suffered a century of humiliation and has just emerged from the three mountains, its devastated people need every bit of our development, every time we strive to be the first, and every achievement to inspire them.

If we think about it from this perspective, Citigroup’s “egg satellite” operation doesn’t seem so abstract.

No matter what, our people only know one thing - we have entered space! And we are the third in the world!

Our people don't care that we are behind the Russians and the Citigroups. They are advanced now, and we acknowledge this. The people only know that we are catching up, and at a fast pace, and that is enough.

"Old X, Old X, did you see that? We are in heaven?"

"What do you mean by going to the sky? How can you talk like that? How can you talk like that? We are flying!"

"Yes, yes, you are right. Look at my broken mouth. I deserve to be beaten. I deserve to be beaten."

"Look, we are only slightly inferior to the Russians and the Citibank guys. No one else can compare to us!"

"It's okay. One day, we will be no worse than them."

"Look, it's not bad now. Our first satellite is much bigger than theirs..."

"Teacher, doesn't our Children's Palace have an astronomical telescope? Do you think we can see this satellite through the astronomical telescope?"

"Thank you, classmate, for reminding me. I will go find the teacher at the Children's Palace and see if I can see it. If I can, the teacher will definitely let you see our first satellite with your own eyes!"

"Dad, you're a pilot. Tell me, can I ride a satellite into space in the future?"

"Yes, yes, everything. If you want to ride a satellite into space, you have to exercise and study hard. Otherwise, you can't even become a pilot, let alone ride a satellite."

"Hahaha……"

"..."

For a time, the whole country was filled with jubilation. To be honest, if Gao Zhendong had come to see his comrades at the grassroots level, he probably would not have expected that their emotions would be so high. In his previous life, he was already accustomed to the news about spacecraft and space stations such as Tianzhou and Xiangong, but he still did not have a deep enough understanding of the inspiring role that a world's third largest satellite could play in us today.

Even he could not have imagined how great an impact a satellite weighing more than 1963 kilograms, launched in 200 and rising from the land of our country which was ravaged by war and poverty more than ten years ago, would have on the world.

Flying and the vast universe are always different in people's eyes and minds. Even atomic bombs and missiles often do not have such a great impact in people's hearts.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the atomic bomb is a very powerful bomb. No matter how far a missile flies, it will always fall to the ground. However, artificial satellites are high in the sky, overlooking everything in the world.

Hot knowledge: A considerable part of the achievements of modern physics come from thinking and exploration of the universe, even quantum physics, which is considered microscopic in the eyes of ordinary people.

"They actually launched a 200-kilogram artificial satellite?" Even the Russians who helped us lay the foundation for missile technology in the early stages found this incredible. "Yes, my comrade," Linochka said. He knew that his comrades must be very interested in this matter, so he came over as soon as he received the news.

"Ha! It's only been six years since we launched our first satellite, and they've caught up so quickly."

"Maybe with some help from us." Linochka smiled. At this moment, he was in a very delicate mood. He felt a little panic about being chased, but also a little proud of being from the same school.

He shook his head: "No, no, no, Linochka, we have to be objective. Our help to them is not even enough to allow a warhead to hit the target 1000 kilometers, let alone a satellite launch. But anyway, well done." He always felt that a friend big enough and strong enough was needed to share the pressure of the motherland, and now it was becoming clearer and clearer who this friend was.

Different from this guy's happy mood, some Russians are not so happy.

"Taking the first step into space is a serious challenge to our absolute leadership. We must take it seriously." An old Russian said worriedly.

"No, no, no. If they don't take this step, we won't be able to lead them. You think too much." The other person, however, looked indifferent and even made a joke.

"Comrade Stechkin, I think you tell too many jokes." Stechkin's boss was helpless with this comrade, because he always made some inappropriate jokes, even if these jokes were actually facts.

——What truth are you talking about!

"Okay comrade, I'll shut up." Stechkin was very conscious.

"Anyway, what Comrade Stechkin said actually makes sense. This has nothing to do with leadership. It is a huge encouragement for our camp. At least the members of the Economic Assistance Council will feel that the camp is stronger."

"Member of the Economic Support Council? Not even a formal member of the Economic Support Council."

"This is not important! What's important is that this is something worth celebrating. There is no second one in the Oceania Convention!" This is the most important thing. It doesn't matter whether you are a formal member of the Economic Assistance Association or not. The most important thing is that everyone knows that they stand with us on major issues.

Of course, there are a lot of small things that make us not stand together, but there is nothing we can do about it, because both countries are so big.

"Dawalis, we can gain huge propaganda benefits from this matter. It is our path that will enable all countries to achieve great development, especially a country like this, which was not able to get enough food more than ten years ago, whose annual steel production was not even enough to fight a war, and had almost no technical capabilities. This huge contrast and comparison is of great benefit to our propaganda."

Everything is afraid of comparison. This example is really the best one. A country that is so dilapidated can undergo such earth-shaking changes after embarking on the same path as us. Isn't it time to brag about it?
An old Russian nodded. "You are right. The propaganda machine needs to be started. This is a good thing for us. But I think the most important thing now is to remind our top leaders that their views and practices need to be corrected. They have shown great potential and actual development. If they were only talented in combat before, now they have shown much more than that."

This is the most pragmatic and urgent thing. Everything shows that there have been great changes when the policies and strategies were originally formulated.

Stechkin smiled and said, "Compared to us, I am more interested in what the Citigroup guys think."

He is absolutely right. If our achievements are a happy event in terms of grand strategy for the Russians, then for the Citigroups, it is completely the opposite.

Citibank, Xiyitun, White Hall.

At this time, the head of Citigroup was in extreme anger.

"They are actually laughing at the fact that our first satellite is small!" The Citigroup leader almost died of anger.

"Mr. Commander, but ours is earlier than theirs." The aide laughed.

"No, no, no, but our satellite is still small, and very small! 1/30! Shit!" The thought of this huge disparity in proportion made the head of Citibank unable to remain calm.

"Uh... Mr. President, when the satellite was launched, it was the opposing faction that was in power. Do you feel better when you think about it this way?" It is a tradition of Citibank for the two factions to criticize each other. In a few decades, they will even tear off all their masks and break all bottom lines to criticize each other.

"Well... you have a point. But anyway, they actually launched a satellite into space before the always arrogant Gauls, and it was a satellite with high technological content. This is somewhat beyond my expectation."

The head of Citigroup still felt a little unhappy.

"Yes, the key to this matter is that White Bear will use this matter to publicize it and try hard to prove their superiority." The staff pointed out the key point that made them most uncomfortable.

"We must stop them, or slow them down. One polar bear is hard enough to deal with, but two polar bears... that's a nightmare!"

(End of this chapter)