This star is going to the moon

Chapter 138 Are we going to land a man on the moon? The youngest chief designer!

All of Rowoon’s fans are unsatisfied and feel very uncomfortable!

After all, Lu Yun is really too Buddhist. After being infected by the Buddhist An Fangfei, he even surpasses her.

An Fangfei has few works, and she is not seen when she is not working, but she will occasionally appear at brand events. However, Lu Yun is completely invisible!
Recently, Rowan's new work "The Wandering Earth" was finally released. His fans must create some hype, otherwise some little bastards will think that Rowan has no fans.

However, they soon discovered that they did not need to create hype, because "The Wandering Earth", the first domestic hard science fiction blockbuster that was originally thought might not lose money or only make a small profit, was a huge hit!
There is no way, Lu Yun’s fans don’t want to be useless, so they can only do what they can, that is, search for Lu Yun and "The Wandering Earth" on all platforms, and then snipe Xiao Heizi!
Then I saw the news about the launch of the Long March 10 rocket project.

[Look, sisters, the official pictures are always not very clear. Is that Brother Yun standing in the middle? ]

[It's Brother Yun. I've always remembered his appearance in my heart. I'd recognize him even if he turned into ashes!]

[Uh, you don't have to use that word, but it does look like it's Brother Yun. But why is he standing among a group of old men? Is this some kind of event?]

[I don't know, but it looks pretty impressive and high-tech.]

[Oh my, you've all been Yun's fans for nothing. This is clearly the launch ceremony for a new rocket project. I was wondering why Yun rarely showed up during the movie promotion period. Turns out he's been building a new rocket!]

This rocket doesn't look like one from Yun Ge's company, it looks more like one from the national team. Look at those red squares; that's the pattern commonly used on national team rockets.

[Has our Brother Yun gone on another national mission? It looks like a grand event, quite unusual.]

My cousin is studying aerospace, and he's Yun Ge's junior. I'll go ask him...

This fan's cousin knew the news earlier than she did and was discussing it passionately in a group of space enthusiasts.

[Have you all seen the numbers? The Long March 25.6 in heavy-lift recovery mode has a lunar orbital capacity of tons. This is definitely designed for manned lunar landings!]

[Is it true that it takes two rockets to reach the moon? ]

This makes sense, because the Americans didn't send the manned spacecraft and lunar module directly to the moon using the Saturn V rocket. Instead, the combination separated in Earth orbit and then docked before flying to lunar orbit.

(Simplified diagram of the Apollo lunar landing complex)

[Yes, that's right. Due to structural reasons, the Apollo manned spacecraft and lunar module combination had to change from a "head-to-foot" docking mode to a "head-to-head" docking mode in Earth orbit. Since it had to separate and then dock once before reaching the moon, it would be the same if we launched directly into space in two stages and then docked.]

This must be the case. Otherwise, the basic Long March 20 recovery mode would be sufficient to meet the 80-ton-plus launch requirement for the new generation of manned spacecraft. It would be normal for it to have a manned mode escape tower. However, the heavy-duty Long March recovery version has a low-Earth orbit capacity of tons. What is its manned mode escape tower intended to carry?

[It must be transported to the lunar orbit! ]

Is there any need to guess? The answer is right there on the puzzle. Long March 10 was the name of a manned lunar rocket in the 1960s and 1970s. However, my country's aerospace infrastructure was too weak back then, so it was sent along with the Dawn 1 program. Now that the name has been revived, isn't the purpose obvious?

[Yeah, how could I forget this! ]

[That's fine, and this quiet approach is very much like the national team's style. They'll probably wait until the rocket is successfully developed before announcing the official manned lunar landing plan.]

"I think so too, but what is Ro-Woon doing in there, standing among a bunch of big guys?"

Academician Wang, the second person to Lu Yun's left, taught us. Could he be the chief designer of the Long March 10 rocket?

I think Academician Li, who is to the right of Lu Yun, is more like the chief designer of the new rocket. This rocket is obviously closely related to the Long March 5, so it makes sense to have the chief designer of the Long March 5 be the chief designer of this rocket...

In fact, they had a guess in their hearts, but they just didn't dare to say it out loud.

Because it’s too outrageous!
However, the standing positions in this kind of group photo are very particular. Other rocket projects also have group photos when they are launched. Whoever stands in the middle is the chief designer of the model.

Just as they were struggling, the news that "Long March 10 is a manned lunar landing rocket" spread online. After all, space enthusiasts don't just chat in small circles. Some space enthusiasts are also big Vs and UP hosts. Their messages will attract a large number of people to read.

Don't look at it, look at it!
Although the official only introduced the Long March 10 rocket, saying that it is the country's new generation of rocket, it not only has a large carrying capacity, but is also a reusable rocket.

Then it was gone.

[Just like the saying “the fewer words, the bigger the event”, the more low-key you are, the bigger the event will be! ]

[No way, are we really going to send a manned moon landing? ]

[Of course, if you look at the data, it's aimed at manned lunar landings. The combined lunar orbital capacity of two heavy-lift Long March 50 rockets in recovery mode exceeds 45 tons. The Saturn V rocket used by the Americans to carry out manned lunar landing missions had a lunar orbital capacity of only tons!]

[That's right. Coincidentally, our country's orbital docking technology is very advanced. We can launch the manned spacecraft and the lunar module separately, regardless of whether they dock in Earth orbit or in lunar orbit!]

The official photos are terrible. I checked the space agency's website and saw that Lu Yun was also in the group photo. Is he also participating in the manned lunar mission?

Many companies participated in the Apollo manned lunar landing missions. Lu Yun's Bluestar Aerospace specializes in rocket recovery, and the Long March 10 recovery plan was likely provided by his company.

【It seems like this is for real! 】

So exciting! The Americans are going to return to the moon in 2024. When will our first manned lunar landing be possible? Is 2026 a possibility?

[Uncertain, estimated to be 28 years?]

Soon, the news that "we also want to carry out a manned lunar landing" became popular on the entire Internet and even began to spread abroad.

A quick reporter went to interview the relevant staff and the answers he received were very intriguing.

"Our short-term plan is to use the Long March 10 rocket to improve my country's space launch capabilities, develop recovery and reuse technology, and catch up with the world's most advanced level..."

It was clearly just a very normal official statement, but it was quickly interpreted in many different ways.

Since we mentioned "short term", then there must be "long term"?

"Catching up with the world's most advanced level" must be referring to the Americans, and what do the Americans want to do? Return to the moon in 2024 or 2025!

There was a lot of noise here, but when a series of photos of the "rocket project group photo" were posted online, people discovered that there were experts involved in this matter!
[The person standing in the center of these group photos is the chief designer of this type of rocket. In the latest photo, Lu Yun is standing in the center!]

【What's the meaning? 】

[Holy crap, Lu Yun not only provided the recovery technology, he was actually the chief designer of the Long March 10 rocket?!]

[To be precise, Lu Yun is the chief designer of my country's manned lunar rocket. He is not only the youngest chief designer of a rocket in my country's history, but also the youngest chief designer to undertake such a major mission!]

【what? 】

【Fuck! 】

[Lu Yun is only... around 25 or 26 years old. Can he do it?]

Is there no one left in our country?

(End of this chapter)