This star is going to the moon

Chapter 299: The Chinese are developing aerospace technology, the Americans are engaging in racial discrimination—both have bright futures! (Third update, please vote)

The maiden flight of "Muyuan" will not stay in space for a long time; it will basically orbit the Earth three times, taking a total of more than five hours.

This refers to the timeline for basic space tourism in the future.

As for the local time in Binhai, it's basically a morning flight, followed by lunch and a short rest before returning.

It's to give the staff and the tourists outside the airport who watched the takeoff and wanted to see the landing a time to rest and have lunch.

Although it's called a rest day, I'm actually busier than ever.

Many people began sharing their photos and videos online and started communicating with each other online.

Some people who didn't take good photos started searching online for others who took good photos, and then "borrowed" them to post on their own social media.

Therefore, the news of "the maiden flight of the Muyuan" immediately became the top trending topic.

Some people are not satisfied with posting and searching for information on the domestic internet, so they go to the foreign internet.

They want to see if there's any good or bad news, and then either confront them directly or share the information back home so everyone can see it too.

It is thanks to these "porters" that even netizens in China who don't use VPNs can learn about a lot of foreign information.

Those who frequently browse foreign websites to watch pornography... are well aware of this among netizens who are interested in world affairs.

Because the Chinese channel is controlled by certain entities, don't expect to see anything good on it.

As for the English channels... they are controlled by English-speaking countries, and they contain a lot of fake news about China.

Fortunately, the news of the maiden flight of the "Wooden Kite" has just come out, so the information is still relatively pure.

However, because it was so pristine, many countries had never reported on it, so many people were puzzled after seeing the videos and photos of the "Wooden Kite" taking off from the runway.

(Image of the Wooden Kite)

【What's this? 】

Is this the latest American aircraft? Is it a sixth-generation fighter?

[Its round shape doesn't resemble a fighter jet, and its classic space shuttle black and white color scheme suggests it's a newer model of space shuttle.]

[Wasn't the space shuttle retired because it was too dangerous? Why are the Americans developing this again? And why is it taking off from an airport runway?]

[Guys, this is China's latest "Wooden Kite" space shuttle. It can take off and land on a runway. You might not hear about China's space program, so that's normal.]

[Chinese? Impossible! I saw a news report yesterday that a Chinese rocket exploded during takeoff, but their technology is very limited, so the video was blurry.]

[Hey buddy, the video of the "XX rocket" explosion is definitely blurry because that happened 20 years ago. You call that "news"?]

[Wang Defa?! 20 years ago?]

[No way, I saw that video too. It's really from 20 years ago? Damn it, what are our news media showing us?]

Of course, these kinds of comments usually come from ordinary people. The comments from space enthusiasts are much better, since they actively search for relevant information.

However, space enthusiasts are basically divided into two groups. One group consists of pure space enthusiasts who regret not being able to witness history in person, while also enthusiastically answering questions for those who don't know.

The other wave was equally pure, simply a curse against the failure of the "Wooden Kite".

[It won't explode during takeoff, but it will definitely explode on the return trip!]

In this situation, when you are strong enough, the threats and curses of the weak are not scary at all, and may even seem a little cute.

China's overall space capabilities are not much ahead of other countries, and it is even catching up with the United States. However, in the "space shuttle" race, it is far ahead of the competition.

After all, the title of "epoch-making" is no joke. So being cursed with an "explosion" won't affect reality at all, and it won't even affect your mood.

However, following the word "explosion," netizens discovered another "explosion" trending topic on foreign websites.

This refers to the "George Floyd incident" and its subsequent impact in the United States.

Although it is late at night in the US, the aftermath of Floyd's death has already spread throughout the country during the day. Coupled with the fact that nighttimes in the US are not peaceful to begin with, many people have taken the opportunity to cause a great deal of trouble.

Of course, fewer people go out at night; a bigger trend will emerge when everyone is up during the day.

As for how things will turn out in the end, nobody knows.

After all, who can predict the future?
Those who had bypassed the Great Firewall didn't care about the future and immediately forwarded the news to the domestic audience.

Meanwhile, the media, who had been watching the maiden flight of the "Wooden Kite," also realized what was happening and began to follow up on the "Floyd incident," which was clearly going to be "explosive."

Domestic netizens were dumbfounded when they saw this news. Why was there a clown involved when a crowd was gathered together late at night smashing, burning, and looting things?
What did they do to us? Is this still Earth?

Could it be Gotham?

The tourists outside the spaceport were even more puzzled. They had just witnessed the successful maiden flight of the groundbreaking manned spacecraft and were wondering when ordinary people would be able to travel to space.

How did things turn out like this on the other side of the ocean?

They looked around at the cheering crowd, everyone radiating joy, especially those who were showing off to their friends their photos of themselves with the wooden kite from a distance.

Why is it that when people gather in the US, it's a completely different story?
Is it because it's sunny here, while it's dark in the US?
It seems the Americans really need an attack on the sun.

"Oh, that explains why the lights in one of the American inland cities were so bright in the live stream. Turns out it was really on fire."

"Hey, now that explains it, I thought there was some super metropolis in the American interior. I always thought my geography was pretty good, that such a thing couldn't exist."

"I had heard before that it was best not to go out at night in the US because it was dangerous. I didn't know what the dangers were, since I used to go for a run every night in China and the only danger I encountered was at barbecue stalls. Now I finally know what the dangers are at night in the US."

"Uh... actually, this time it was caused by racial discrimination and resulted in a death. It's not usually this chaotic."

"Hey, whatever, it's none of our business anyway. If anything's going to be a problem, it's the Americans' problem. Let's think about what to have for lunch."

"Yes, let's eat first."

"I've heard that Wenchang chicken is good..."

After confirming that there were no problems with the "Wooden Kite" in space, Lu Yun and his team began to eat and rest in batches at the space airport command center.

During the meal, everyone was smiling as they talked about the successful maiden flight of the "Wooden Kite," and quite a few people came over to chat with Lu Yun.

An Fangfei obediently sat next to Lu Yun and ate her meal, urging him to eat between the end of one group's conversation and the beginning of the next.

She would directly put the dishes that Lu Yun liked into his bowl, saving him the trouble of getting them himself.

"Hurry up and eat something, you have a lot to do this afternoon. You only ate one steamed bun this morning."

After doing this a few times, those who wanted to chat with Lu Yun during mealtimes felt embarrassed and unanimously gave Lu Yun a dozen or so minutes of his time.

During this time, Lu Yun not only finished his meal, but also had time to check the morning's news.

Then he exclaimed, "Wow!"

Lu Yun knew about this incident in his previous life because it was indeed a huge event, with constant violent clashes, leading many states to impose curfews and becoming a symbolic event marking the further division within American society.

As someone who's been through it all, Lu Yun could only sigh, "Everyone has their own future..."

(End of this chapter)