This star is going to the moon

Chapter 297 The "Wooden Kite" Soars into the Sky, Black Lives Matter Protests Rage!
"Ah, it's out, it's out!"

"This is so beautiful, so magnificent!"

"I was a little sleepy after staying up all night, but seeing the 'Wooden Kite' being towed out of the hangar immediately woke me up."

"Quick, take a picture! Quick, take a photo with me! I want to record this moment!"

"It definitely deserves to be recorded, even if its maiden flight was unsuccessful, it was still a historic moment!"

"Pah, pah, pah, what are you saying..."

On the morning of the 25th, the hangar doors of the Binhai Aerospace City Space Airport opened, and a trailer slowly towed the "Wooden Kite" onto the runway.

After arriving at the designated location, Lu Yun and his ground crew began some pre-flight checks. Later, they started refueling the "Wooden Kite" and it began to operate autonomously. They would not approach the aircraft again.

After all, manned spacecraft are different from ordinary airplanes; they can operate 100% autonomously.

Or rather, it's best not to involve others, because that means something is wrong.

Because this was a launch by a commercial space company, there was no official live broadcast from the space agency, but reporters from all over the world were present.

There are quite a few space enthusiasts outside the space airport, and the most abundant are space bloggers, all of whom have started live streaming.

They certainly won't be absent from such a super moment.

"Hey guys, isn't this space shuttle awesome?"

"Even after seeing so many photos, I still think that neither the production line nor the hangar looks as beautiful as the runway!"

"Because this means it can fly; the design has completely become a reality!"

"I'm so excited! If someone hadn't stopped me, I would have definitely turned its unmanned maiden flight into a manned maiden flight!"

The viewers in the live stream got more and more excited as the blogger spoke, and quickly tried to calm him down.

[Get lost! It's not your turn. If anyone should come, it'll be me. I'm willing to be the "dummy" for the test flight!]

[Let me do it; I can describe all my feelings in detail throughout the whole process!]

[Let's all calm down. No one should rush in and disrupt the maiden flight.]

What does this mean? Are there really people this brain-dead?

Hehe, hard to say!

Do you think the "Wooden Kite" will successfully complete its maiden flight today?

[Of course it can, it definitely can! After all, Lu Yun didn't postpone the maiden flight, which shows he's very confident!]

Indeed, it's Boeing that lacks confidence, constantly postponing and postponing again.

[Lu Yun's previous projects were all successful on their first launch. If he succeeds again this time, I'll call him "Saint Lu"!]

[This is a great title. Previous titles were all collections of existing technologies and concepts, but this one is completely new. If it's truly achieved, it can truly be called a saint!]

[That's right, there are so many new technologies and concepts this time. If it can be built and successfully made its maiden flight in such a short time, then that's truly remarkable.]

Meanwhile, in the US, night had fallen, and a large number of space enthusiasts and professionals were watching the live broadcast intently after dinner.

They didn't even need to watch the live broadcast in Chinese, because many foreign space enthusiasts were also present.

One of the more famous ones is "Big Rocket" from the global space enthusiast community. He is basically one of the top space bloggers in the world, and naturally he would not miss this historic moment.

At this time, his live broadcast room not only had ordinary space enthusiasts, but also a large number of people from foreign space officials and private space companies.

[It's a pity I didn't save enough money, otherwise I would have been there too!]

I really envy "Big Rocket" (referring to a popular rocket-powered character); he gets to access the most advanced spacecraft anytime!

I watched the Chinese live stream; they were already guessing the success rate of the "Wooden Kite" launch.

[I saw it too. If it succeeds on the first try, they will call Louis "Saint Louis".]

If it truly succeeds, I think calling it that would be fine, since he did manage to build this groundbreaking manned spacecraft in just over a year.

Although we are in a space race with them, I still hope he succeeds.

[Damn it, you traitors, it's bound to explode!]

[Moderator, a narrow-minded person has infiltrated; ban their account immediately...]

As the online live streaming scene became increasingly heated, a small town in the United States also became a hot topic.

Because the video of "I can't breathe" began to spread widely online.

Especially a short video platform called Douyin, which uses musical notes as its logo.

The already acute racial issues within the United States were completely ignited by this incident. Large numbers of people spontaneously took to the streets to protest, but because it was nighttime, and the nights in American cities are already close to subspace, the negative emotions were amplified, and soon some people began to cause trouble under the cover of darkness.

Some people are especially gifted with the ability to "blend into the darkness".

"Oh!"

The store door was smashed open, and a chaotic crowd rushed inside.

"boom!"

The Molotov cocktail was thrown onto the car, and the fire began to burn fiercely.

The momentary flash of light was like the sun in the darkness.

………………

The blazing sun is already high in the sky over the coast.

With the fog dissipating, visibility at the space airport was extremely high. The "Wooden Kite" had finished refueling, all self-check indicators were green, and the control tower confirmed that there were no visual problems. Everyone in the control room looked at Lu Yun.

Lu Yun took a deep breath and said, "Clearance for takeoff!"

"Understood, clearance for takeoff, engine ignition!"

Upon receiving the command, the "Wooden Kite" at the end of the space airport runway immediately ignited its engines.

"boom!"

"Thrust 30%!"

"Wooden Kite" begins its runway movement!
"Thrust 50%!"

The "Wooden Kite" ran faster and faster on the runway!
"Thrust 80%!"

"Wooden Kite" has already run 2000 meters!
"Thrust 100%, takeoff!"

After running 2500 meters, the aircraft's tires left the runway and it took off!

Everyone in the command center was intently watching the various data, while the spectators outside the space airport had already begun to cheer enthusiastically.

"Fuck!"

"It really flew!"

"Awesome!!"

"Don't get excited yet, don't get excited yet, this is just the beginning, we need to see if it can get on track smoothly!"

"Come on, your mouth is already twisted to the sky, you can't hide it anymore!"

"The aircraft's perspective has switched to the live stream!"

"It's so clear! No wonder it's a groundbreaking spacecraft; the live broadcast clarity is also groundbreaking!"

"It's flying so fast! I can already see the curvature of the planet!"

"So beautiful……"

………………

"Hahaha, so beautiful! Burn, flames!!"

"Burn down all the sins of this city! Burn it down!!"

A person with clown paint on their face stands on a car, shouting and yelling, while the chaotic crowd and flames burning everywhere create a cinematic aesthetic.

(Screenshot from the movie "Joker")
The chaos in the small town grew worse at night, with fires breaking out everywhere, some even reaching into the sky!

However, no police came out to maintain order because the situation at the police station was even worse; it was completely surrounded by protesters.

As the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle flew into space and into the dark side of the Earth, those ultra-high-definition cameras clearly captured the deep space and the dark side of the Earth dotted with lights.

"How beautiful! These are the lights of human civilization!"

"Indeed, although humans are very small in space, we have also worked hard to develop our own civilization, and the lights that gather in the cities at night are the best proof of that."

"The larger the lights converge, the bigger the city and the better its development. This must be the sky over the US. I must say, the 'starry sky' over the US is really beautiful."

"That can't be right. Aren't the big cities in the US supposed to be on the East and West coasts? How come there's a city inland that's so bright?"

"Hey?"

(End of this chapter)