This star is going to the moon

Chapter 255 The "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array" begins to be deployed, advancing alongside "Star Chain" in this life!
"Mr. Kobi, the helicopter is ready!"

"Yes, thank you. But it's foggy today, is it okay to fly?"

"No problem, sir. I'm an elite pilot. This kind of weather is perfect for me to fly!"

"That's good, take off..."

………………

"Holy crap, Kobe crashed!"

"Oh, really?"

"It did crash, and Twitter is full of news about it, but the situation of Kobi is still uncertain."

"Good heavens, this plane is too dangerous. I have a feeling that it's going to crash all the time. Isn't airplane the safest mode of transportation?"

"According to the data, airplanes are indeed the safest mode of transportation, but safety does not mean there are no accidents. Unfortunately, the United States has too many airplanes, so it is the country with the most airplane accidents in the world."

"What about train accidents and car accidents?"

"It's Third Brother."

"That's okay..."

The Cobb plane crash garnered significant global attention, even more so than the impeachment of Trump and Brexit.

Many people even suspect it's a conspiracy theory.

There are suspicions that the Coby plane crash was used to suppress the impeachment of Trump and generate buzz around Brexit.

Lu Yun, however, was puzzled when he heard the news.

Although he wasn't a basketball fan and didn't follow the NBA, he still knew Kobe's name.

The main thing is that this incident, like "Your chicken is too beautiful," has become a meme with an exceptionally long lifespan. Even years later, saying "Lao Da" can still spark heated discussions.

However, this has little to do with Lu Yun, and he doesn't care about these things. But he remembers that in his previous life, the plane crash of Kobi happened after the Spring Festival. In this life, it happened earlier!

"This really is...the unpredictability of life."

Others at the launch center also felt the same way.

We were just talking about airplane safety when we were surprised to learn that a legendary NBA superstar lost his life because of a plane.

Of course, they had no idea what Lu Yun was lamenting.

In fact, Lu Yun has been reborn for several years and has changed more and more things himself and indirectly. He no longer thinks about such things. Today, he only sighed when he heard the information about the "prison big" meme, which is comparable to "Chicken You Are So Beautiful".

Actually, he's similar to Ma Yilong now; the vast universe is what attracts him the most.

So when the news of Coby's death was confirmed in the United States, the whole world began to mourn him.

Just like when Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire, a large number of Kobe Bryant fans suddenly appeared on the Chinese internet, and countless "NBA boys" shed tears.

Grief-stricken fans commemorated Kobe in their own way, creating montages of his career photos on short video platforms.

And then there was what he said in his retirement speech: "Man! What can I say!"

And then there's the background music, "See You Again".

The atmosphere was electric.

Some people went a bit crazy; one burned all the memorabilia related to Coby.

As it happened, the Americans released photos of the accident scene, which directly matched the description of the accident as "burned."

That person was verbally abused like a dog.

But there were also some that looked like dogs, kneeling on the ground and kissing Kobe's limited edition sneakers.

This frenzied "deification" has made many people frown, and the fact that some people use the term "NBA boy" when reminiscing about him also makes people frown.

After all, last October, CCTV suspended broadcasting NBA games because NBA team general managers made inappropriate remarks, which caused quite a stir among so-called "NBA boys".

Only three months have passed.

Some "NBA boys" even boasted from the beginning: "Don't worry, it won't be suspended for long, it will be back soon."

These words infuriated many people. Could CCTV really compromise so quickly? Luckily, Lu Yun was already following the final launch of the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" (a powerful celestial constellation), otherwise he would have been filled with regret upon seeing this information.

The "Wanhu" rocket is already very mature and production has gradually increased. Once the stockpiled and the Long March 2, 3, and 4 series "toxic rockets" still on the production line are launched, they will no longer be manufactured.

Furthermore, the aerospace authorities have obtained production authorization from Bluestar Aerospace, and the idle 3.35-meter production line can be slightly modified to produce the "Wanhu" rocket.

It could even improve the "Wanhu" rocket and unlock its greater potential.

According to Lu Yun, the country is used to saving money and tries to squeeze out every last bit of potential from every technology.

But Lu Yun didn't say anything, since the process of improving and upgrading existing rockets can also generate a lot of new technologies, which is a good thing.

The rocket responsible for launching the first batch of "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" satellites is a "four-handed" rocket, with many black friction marks on the paint on the rocket body.

However, Lu Yun discovered that many customers specifically requested the recovery of rocket launch payloads, which... makes perfect sense.

Firstly, the price of recycled arrows will be lower.

The price of a reusable rocket is one-fifth lower than that of a brand-new rocket.

Secondly, used rockets provide a greater sense of security.

Well, it was not uncommon for women to remarry in ancient times, and in some places, women who had given birth were even more sought after than unmarried girls.

That's roughly the idea.

Therefore, this "four-handed" rocket, which bore a heavy responsibility, performed very well and successfully sent the first batch of "Starry Sky" satellites into space.

"Jet the fairing!"

Looking at the brand-new fairing that separated smoothly, the staff member sitting next to Lu Yun said, "Every time I see the fairing being thrown away, I feel it's a pity. Fortunately, our launch pad in the Binhai Aerospace City is almost completed. Once we launch there, we can use the fairing recovery ship to recover the fairing. That way, if the launch is successful, we can lower the pressure a bit more."

"Indeed, Elon Musk's Falcon 9 has long been able to reuse fairings thanks to the advantages of the launch site, and now we are finally going to achieve that as well."

"It's a pity that our 'Wanhu' rocket is a size smaller and its carrying capacity is also half that of the 'Falcon 9', otherwise we would definitely have to compete with it."

"Hey, actually that's an advantage too. Haven't you noticed that we get jobs more frequently than the 'Falcon 9'? It's not easy to get a truckload of 17 tons of recovery payload for it, but it's relatively easier for us to get a truckload of 10 tons."

“That’s true. If we’re talking about carrying capacity, our company can also produce the Long March 10 project that Mr. Lu is involved in. The contract we signed is similar to that of Wan Hu. It’s just that Mr. Lu doesn’t seem to be planning to do that.”

"Of course, Mr. Lu's ultimate dream is a super rocket 'Starship,' the Long March 10 is still a bit short..."

Listening to the whispers of the staff, Lu Yun, standing next to him, looked at the large screen in the command center with a smile on his face.

"Star and rocket separate!"

(Virtual image)

The camera footage shows that, in the dark orbit of space, thirty "Starry Sky" satellites successfully separated from the second stage of the rocket.

Then the thirty "Starry Sky" satellites separated one by one.

Unlike traditional "block" satellites, their shape is more like a "sheet".

The satellites separated one by one and then deployed their solar panels.

Their solar panels are also different; instead of being located on two symmetrical sides like those on traditional satellites, they only have one side.

(Virtual image)

"Success!"

"Ha ha!"

Seeing the clear images of the orderly separation of satellites transmitted back by the second-stage rocket's camera, along with precise data, the command center quickly cheered.

Lu Yun was also quite happy.

In the previous era, the "domestic Starlink" started relatively late. Elon Musk's "Starlink" already had several thousand satellites in orbit and more than 300 million users, while China's "domestic Starlink," also known as the "Qianfan Constellation," had only launched a few dozen satellites.

Furthermore, due to the immaturity of domestically produced reusable rockets, they directly used disposable rockets for launch.

In this life, they finally progressed side by side.

(End of this chapter)