This star is going to the moon

Chapter 151: Construction of Tiangong Space Station Begins, Boeing Announces Delay of SLS First Flight
In fact, at the beginning, many people watched "A Longing for Life" as a food program to accompany meals.

Well, yes, after all, once the filters are added, the lights are turned on, and the guests exclaim "It's so delicious", it becomes a delicacy even if it is not.

Of course, some people want to escape from the steel jungle city spiritually for a short time by watching slow variety shows, and find comfort in the fantasy rural life.

But no matter what, the audience at the beginning would never have thought that it would be linked to the country's manned lunar landing project.

If "Yearning" could speak, it might say: "Hello, I am a slow-paced variety show about rural cuisine."

"I'm not 'The Brain,' nor am I a technology variety show."

“I’m not even on I Love Invention.”

But how can I put it? The development of a variety show requires not only its own efforts, but also consideration of the development of the times.

After Ro Yun became its permanent guest, its development path was different. After all, from the first season to now, the other halos of "actor Ro Yun" have become more and more shining, so shining that people can't ignore it.

Lu Yun, a space scientist, owner of Blue Star Aerospace Company, creator of China's first reusable rocket, designer of space shuttle and starship, and chief designer of the Long March 10 lunar rocket!
So when the latest news about the variety show "Longing" said that Lu Yun would no longer be a permanent resident in the next season, people immediately linked it to the previous "Long March 10 Project" and "Moon Landing Discussion".

I know that in our country, the bigger the project, the more secretive it becomes. Many things are carried out in secret, until one day, when they can no longer be concealed, they suddenly pop up and shock you!

[Hahaha, this reminds me of the maiden flight of the J-20 fighter jet eight years ago. The then US Secretary of Defense had just said that we wouldn't have a stealth fighter jet before 20, but on the first day of his visit, our J- made its maiden flight!]

[Hey, I was a "wall-climber" at the time. I even took pictures. Now that I think about it, I was really excited. Plus, the camera on my phone at the time was only 5 million pixels, and my hands were shaking, so the picture is terrible.]

(Net map)
This is a great picture. It seems the manned lunar landing will be similar this time. Are we waiting for the Americans' reaction?

Didn't the Americans say they'd land on the moon in 2024 or 2025? And they'll be launching the SLS rocket for its maiden flight this fall, along with an unmanned test flight of the Orion spacecraft around the moon.

If the Artemis 1 unmanned test mission is successfully completed, the subsequent Artemis 2 manned lunar orbit mission and Artemis 3 manned lunar landing mission will be very fast, and the plan to return to the moon may be completed within two or four years.

No, no, no, given the current state of the SLS, its maiden flight will definitely be delayed, and there are many follow-up issues. The US plan to return to the moon in 2024 is really too optimistic. NASA's previous estimate of 2028 was more reliable.

[In 2028, that's almost ten years away. By then, our country will also be carrying out a manned lunar landing program, right? How can the two countries still be competing on this?]

[It’s really hard to say. 】

[There's nothing wrong with saying this, you just fantasize about it. What kind of technological level do you have that you dare compare yourself to the US?]

[Ha, the dog is here, so I'm off to watch the space station launch.]

[Has the livestream started? I want to go too...]

When Lu Yun is not filming the show, he basically runs between the Long March 10 project team and the Muyuan space shuttle project team. Fortunately, their core parts are in Beijing, not too far away.

The most important thing is that Lu Yun is different from the previous Rockets chief designers. He is stronger and not afraid of staying up late.

Moreover, he mastered the core technology early on and did not have to spend all day in the research institute to tackle the core technology, so he still had time to shoot programs and do dubbing, as well as date An Fangfei.

An Fangfei's energy and ability are not as good as Lu Yun's. She is much busier and more tired than Lu Yun. Apart from participating in some advertising and endorsement activities, she spends most of her time on the post-production of "You Are My Glory".

After filming for more than ten years, An Fangfei also plans to learn other things.

Many actors become directors after they become good actors, but An Fangfei knew that she was not that good and could not be a director, so she simply learned about producing, filming or supervising.

This time, Lu Yun was in the Long March 10 project team and watched the launch of the Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station with a group of veteran astronauts.

The reason for paying attention to this is that the early plan for the Tiangong Space Station was to have more than three main cabins. The three-cabin structure was only the first phase of the project, and there was also a second phase that would eventually form a six-cabin structure.

Together with two manned spacecraft and one cargo spacecraft, a six-person permanent space station weighing 180 tons will be formed. (Network photo, the configuration of the second phase of the Tiangong space station)
According to the latest mission plan, the Long March 5 will only launch the first module of the Tiangong space station, and the second module will need to be launched by the Long March 10.

The Long March 10 project team has a large number of people from the Long March 5 project team, so there is no big problem for the Long March 10 to adapt to the space station launch mission. After seeing the Long March 5 carrying the Tianhe core module take off smoothly, everyone changed the topic.

"A few days ago, my friend from Boeing's aviation department came to chat with me and complained to me that Boeing's current internal management problems are very serious and may affect the quality of its aircraft."

"Some employees tried to report the issue to management and were fired as a result."

"Although this is a problem with the aviation department, I think the problem with Boeing's aerospace department should be quite serious, and it may affect the first flight mission of SLS."

Everyone became excited when they heard this.

"If there is an impact, it won't just affect the first flight. It will definitely affect the entire Artemis program. Their plan to return to the moon in 2020 or 2024 will be in jeopardy."

"So, we're going to be the first manned lunar landing in the 21st century?"

"It's hard to say right now. After all, our moon landing plan may be delayed, so we can't be blindly optimistic."

"Actually, it's right for us not to compete with them on the moon. After all, they already hold the title of 'the first human landing on the moon.' No matter how much we compete, we'll only be second in human history. It doesn't make much sense..."

At this point, Lu Yun, who had been silent, spoke up: "No, it actually means a lot."

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped talking and looked at this young man in his prime who represented the future of the motherland.

Lu Yun also looked at these old seniors with white hair and gray hair, who were once young people representing the future of the motherland.

Just like many ancient heroes, no matter how representative, forward-looking and groundbreaking they were at the time, they could not escape the limitations of the times.

These old veterans are similar.

Lu Yun said, "Teachers, there was no ultra-high-definition live broadcast like we have today in the last century. Plus, that happened decades ago. Not to mention the new generation, even many people in their forties and fifties can't relate to it very well."

"If there were an ultra-high-definition live broadcast of the first manned lunar landing in the new century, it would have a huge impact on the world, no less than the first manned lunar landing!"

Hearing Lu Yun say this, the old astronauts fell into deep thought.

In fact, this is also the reason why the United States has always mentioned China in its plan to return to the moon in the previous life.

In particular, the more times the return to the moon plan was postponed, the more they mentioned Lao Zhong.

The Americans have said many times: We must get ahead of them!
There is no way. Although the Americans also broadcast live the manned moon landing decades ago, the technology was too backward, so the video was as blurry as a ghost. As a result, many people still don’t believe that they sent people to the moon decades ago.

Even the people in their own country are the same.

And as the SLS rocket's delays mount, skepticism grows.

After all, it was agreed that the technology of the SLS rocket came from the space shuttle, and it would be built quickly for landing on the moon. How did it turn out like this?

Technology is more advanced now and we can do this, so how did we land on the moon decades ago?
This is the famous "moon landing conspiracy theory."

Coincidentally, when China launched the core module of the Tiangong space station, the Boeing aerospace department in the United States was also giving a report at the meeting.

"Gentlemen, the first flight of the SLS rocket will be delayed by a year. We are out of money."

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(End of this chapter)