This star is going to the moon

Chapter 247 Engineering Powered Exoskeleton: Eyes Hidden in the Dark
Conventional rocket production facilities are already quite futuristic for the average person, but they seem rather outdated compared to the production facilities for the "Wooden Kite" orbital shuttle.

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The "Wooden Kite" orbital shuttle has too many accolades to list.

Single-stage orbit insertion, without discarding anything midway, is a technological romance for many.

A single-engine orbiting spacecraft that takes off horizontally from an airport runway into space and then returns to the airport runway for a horizontal landing—this is the second layer of technological romance.

Even for ordinary people who are not familiar with science and technology, it is immediately obvious that its "airplane" shape is more advanced and technologically sophisticated than the "sausage" shape of a rocket.

This is the third layer of technological romance.

It also shows humanity's awe of technology!
The "future astronauts" who visited the site were so excited that they almost shouted out loud, as they were able to watch the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle up close, just two meters away from the railing.

However, they knew they couldn't make loud noises here, so they forced themselves to keep quiet.

Then, with an excited tone, he whispered to the person next to him.

"I can't believe I'm getting to see the real 'Wooden Kite' space shuttle so early."

"Yes, I didn't expect it either. I thought I would wait until its maiden flight, take a look from a distance outside the space airport, and then take a picture with it from afar."

"It's such a pity to talk about taking photos. I put my phone in the safe before I came in."

"Don't worry, buddy, once we become commercial astronauts, we won't just be taking photos with it, we'll be riding it into space!"

"Ugh, stop talking, stop talking! I'm already imagining what it would feel like to ride in it!"

"Damn, it's so beautiful! Look at its black and white heat-resistant tiles, its sturdy landing gear and tires, and the portholes that reflect different colors of light. I feel like I'm going to pop my head up!"

"Hey, buddy, don't be so crazy!"

"Quiet, quiet, Mr. Lu is going to give an introduction. Although we've seen the airshow videos before, there will definitely be something new to hear in person."

“That’s right, especially now that there’s a real machine right here…”

(The "Wooden Kite" space shuttle)

Guo Fan and his team also thoroughly enjoyed filming, as such scenes are perfect for science fiction movies.

Fortunately, Lu Yun was involved in the first "Wandering Earth" movie, so the "Wan Hu" rocket and the "Mu Yuan" space shuttle appeared in the movie early on.

Otherwise, the technology in the 1970s in the movie is not as advanced as that in the 2020s, so why bother making science fiction movies!
Of course, the script for the second part of "The Wandering Earth" is already being patched up.

As a prequel to the first film, the second film features a more advanced technology. The most obvious example is that the technology for entering space is advanced space elevators, rather than "ancient" rockets and "old-fashioned" space shuttles.

The reason is that the digital life crisis and the space elevator crisis occurred in the 1940s, and there was also interference from the opposition, which caused the technology in the first timeline thirty years later to decline, so the earlier "ancient" technology was used.

Like a certain country to the north, after its disintegration, its technology weakened, and it relied mainly on archaeology to develop its technology.

In the second part of "The Wandering Earth", Guo Fan commissioned Lu Yun to design a lot of exciting things.

The 1940s were more than 20 years ahead of now, so the technology must have been much more advanced.

Of course, it's a science fiction film, so it has a science fiction plot of "various countries not fighting each other and the people of the world uniting together".

Furthermore, most of the resources were allocated to planetary engines and space elevators, so many weapons were not upgraded and were simply used as is. Therefore, it is reasonable for the audience to see that the fighter jets in the show are not much different from those in the present day.

What truly surprised Guo Fan, however, were the two space shuttles still under assembly further back, or more precisely, the engineered powered exoskeletons worn by the engineers.

(Engineering-type powered exoskeletons are more robust and powerful than standard exoskeletons, but their movements are not as flexible.)

Guo Fan had previously told Lu Yun that the second part of "The Wandering Earth" would use more advanced powered exoskeletons, mostly engineering-type ones, because there are many large-scale construction projects in the second part, and many of them are building wonders. Therefore, the power of technology is needed to assist engineers and workers.

Lu Yun said at the time that he wanted to do it for real, but Guo Fan didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Most importantly, it's not just real, it's already being used in Blue Star Aerospace's manufacturing plants!
Furthermore, the color scheme is the black and white color scheme needed for the movie. Just put on a few "The Wandering Earth" logos and inscriptions and you can start making the movie.

"Having a super scientist as a backer for sci-fi movies, designing and providing the technology...sci-fi equipment, that's so awesome!"

Besides Guo Fan, several other people were also observing the engineered powered exoskeleton behind them.

However, compared to Guo Fan's blatant actions, their gazes were much more cautious.

They only knew that Blue Star Aerospace was an aerospace company, and they had learned about the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle through various channels, but the outside world had no idea that Blue Star Aerospace was already using powered exoskeletons on a large scale in production.

Some of them are quite knowledgeable about cutting-edge technologies and know that some factories are testing powered exoskeletons for production, but they are not used on a large scale.

Some are used on a small scale, and are either unpowered, purely mechanical exoskeletons that simply distribute external forces more evenly throughout the body, but in reality, all external forces still act on the body.

It could be a powered exoskeleton that only supports waist or hand movements, using electric assistance to reduce strain from bending over and raising arms.

There are no facilities like the Blue Star Aerospace Intelligent Manufacturing Base, where powered exoskeletons are used for work, just like in science fiction movies.

But now that they've seen it with their own eyes, it proves it's not science fiction, but reality.

If we expand our thinking a bit further, it's already being used on a large scale in factories, so what about in the military?

'We need to find a way to send this message back.'

Some people thought.

While they were thinking about these things, there were also employees in the factory watching them, after all, such a large-scale tour was indeed rare.

Not to mention that some of these people might become the company's astronauts and then travel to space in the space shuttles they build.

It's actually quite amazing.

However, some people wore work clothes but did not work. Instead, they spent most of their time watching the visiting "future astronauts" with keen eyes.

"Alright, let's move to another factory now."

After Lu Yun finished explaining the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle, he led his people to the production plant of the "Wan Hu" rocket.

"This is the company's current flagship product. As the launch capacity is covered and the outdated Long March series 'toxic rockets' are gradually retired, the production line for the 'Wan Hu' rocket is being expanded..."

As Lu Yun led the "future astronauts" and film crew on a tour of the intelligent manufacturing base, the National Aquatics Center in Beijing became lively.

In addition to hosting sporting events, sports venues built in China for the Olympics also host various large-scale galas.

At the same time, various business galas also like to choose these venues because they have a high-class feel.

That's what "Weibo Night" is all about.

The red carpet ceremony began at four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Ah, Brother Xiao Zhan!"

"Yang Zi! Yang Zi!"

(End of this chapter)