This star is going to the moon

Chapter 300: The maiden flight of the "Wooden Kite" was a complete success; Lu Yun was crowned a "Saint".

"This is spectacular! The sparks from the friction between the aircraft and the atmosphere are right outside the porthole!"

"Why is there a signal? Didn't the Shenzhou spacecraft's return capsule have no signal before? Did it have to pass through some kind of blackout area?"

"That's because the return capsule is too small. When it rubs against the atmosphere, it gets completely encased in a plasma sheath, causing signal loss. But the 'Wooden Kite' is much larger, and the plasma sheath generated by friction can't contain it."

"They're back! Look over there, at that little black dot in the sky!"

"Are you sure that little black dot is the 'Wooden Kite' and not some kind of bird?"

"My eyes, combined with the telescope, are like a ruler... Hey, the live stream is showing the LiDAR image, that's it!"

Once the "Wooden Kite" spacecraft, re-entering the atmosphere, became visible to the naked eye, the spectators outside the spaceport became excited again, all looking up at the sky.

"Where is where?"

"I see it! I see it! Look where I'm pointing!"

"Elegant! So elegant!"

"The return method of this space shuttle is indeed better than that of manned spacecraft. It goes directly to the airport runway, unlike the previous manned spacecraft return capsule which required helicopters and convoys to search all over the Gobi Desert."

"This used to be the American patent, but the technology wasn't mature enough at the time, so they gave up on it. Now they've returned to manned spacecraft, while we've taken over the space shuttle. It really is a case of the tables turning."

"Who can argue with that? Couldn't this be considered a shift in the balance of power between offense and defense?"

"It can only be considered a cycle of improvement. After all, the Americans are developing reusable manned spacecraft, while we are developing a fully reusable, epoch-making space shuttle, which is quite different from before."

"It's so close! I can even see the plane through the window. It's about to land!"

"I'm determined to get a clear video this time!"

"Honey, honey, hurry! This time we need to get a picture of me with the Wooden Kite landing..."

The "Wooden Kite" space shuttle was in normal condition. After confirming that the airport runway was also in good condition, it deployed its landing gear. As soon as its rear wheels touched the ground, a large amount of smoke was generated, and its speed began to slow down.

Once the front wheels have also touched the ground, the braking system kicks in and the drag chute deploys.

And so, the black and white space shuttle, bearing the initial marks of its first operation caused by atmospheric friction, glided 2000 meters and came to a steady stop with the help of its braking system and orange deceleration parachute.

For a moment, as if to confirm that the "Wooden Kite" had come to a stop, the airport was silent for a second, and then erupted in cheers.

"yeah!!!"

“Awesome!!!”

"Holy shit, shit!"

Some people in the command center couldn't help but cheer, because this maiden flight was truly amazing!
However, Lu Yun calmly waved his hand: "Send out the sniffing team and fuel extraction vehicles!"

Upon receiving the order, the staff, who were already prepared, rode in electric tool carts and drove towards the parked "Wooden Kite".

They were all wearing protective suits and carrying special sensor testing equipment. After arriving next to the "Wooden Kite", they immediately got off the vehicle and began to probe several key points on the "Wooden Kite" to check for toxic gas or fuel leaks.

After confirming that there were no problems, the fuel extraction vehicle also came over and began to extract the excess fuel and propellant from the "Wooden Kite" to prevent possible leaks and environmental pollution.

After the remaining fuel of the "Wooden Kite" was drained and the system performed a simple self-check and found no problems, Lu Yun stood up and looked at everyone in the command center and said:

"I hereby declare the maiden flight of the 'Wooden Kite' space shuttle a complete success!"

"oh!!!!!"

Seeing the cheering crowd, Lu Yun smiled happily, then hugged An Fangfei tightly and said, "Darling, soon we'll be able to go on a space trip! My dream of exploring the stars and the sea is about to come true!"

An Fangfei's eyes were full of love; she adored Lu Yun.

She knew he would succeed!

At the same time, she was very proud because she really made the right choice! "Don't just be happy," An Fangfei reminded Lu Yun with a smile, "The heat radiation from the 'Wooden Kite' should have dissipated by now, shouldn't we go take a group photo? This is a very important moment."

"Haha, right!" Lu Yun happily kissed An Fangfei on the cheek, then called to everyone, "Come on, let's take a group photo, this is a historic moment!"

The audience outside the space airport was also cheering. Those who were still watching the live broadcast knew what Lu Yun and the others were doing, so they quickly took photos with "Wooden Kite" and Lu Yun and the others from a distance, which could be considered as participating in a historic moment.

The media outlets had excellent equipment, so they captured very clear images of Lu Yun and others posing for a photo with the safely returned "Wooden Kite," and then used that image to publish their news.

The groundbreaking maiden flight of the "Wooden Kite" was a complete success!

[The successful maiden flight of the space shuttle marks the beginning of a new era for manned spaceflight!]

[The Untold Story of Lu Yun and the New Manned Spacecraft!]

my country's manned spaceflight technology is on its way to becoming number one in the world!

These young people built the most advanced manned spacecraft in human history!

How far away is "affordable" space tourism from us?

Just as ordinary people in foreign countries are easily fooled by their own media with space "news" from twenty years ago, most ordinary people do not pay attention to space exploration, and the same is true for ordinary people in China.

But seeing the exaggerated descriptions in the news such as "world's first" and "most advanced in human history," their curiosity was immediately piqued.

It has to be said, clickbait headlines are really effective.

Ordinary people wouldn't know unless they saw it, and once they did, they were truly shocked.

"Wow, has our country's manned spaceflight technology developed to this point?"

"I know Lu Yun. He's handsome and a good actor, but isn't his main job rocket research? Why is he researching airplanes now?"

"This isn't an airplane; you can think of it as a rocket that looks like an airplane."

"So was it an airplane or a rocket?"

"That's... well, anyway, just know that this thing is the most advanced in the world, and even the Americans can't develop it."

"Oh, I see, that's really awesome!"

Compared to ordinary people, space enthusiasts certainly know more about space, but their way of expressing their emotions is just as simple.

[How can I put it? How can I put it? I always said the maiden flight would be a success!]

[This is truly amazing! To develop such an incredible device in less than two years, and to make matters worse, its maiden flight was a complete success. Is this even human?]

【Lu Sheng!】

[I used to say this nickname was too arrogant, but now I think no nickname suits Lu Yun better!]

【Lu Sheng!】

【Lu Sheng!】

[I'm already looking forward to when the "Wooden Kite" will carry passengers. After all, Lu Sheng said the maiden flight was perfect. Does that mean after a few minor checks, it will fly again, and then after two or three unmanned flights, it will be ready to carry passengers?]

[It probably won't be that quick. After all, this is humanity's first space shuttle. It will likely be disassembled and thoroughly inspected before a second unmanned test flight. As for a manned flight... it won't be until the end of the year at the earliest, right?]

[I used to think that way because even the radical Elon Musk wouldn't conduct the first manned flight until more than a year after the first unmanned flight, which is in two days, on the 27th. But with Lu Sheng, I think six months is enough!]

[Good heavens, what I said came true! Breaking news: Elon Musk's Crew Dragon spacecraft's maiden manned flight has been postponed from the 27th to the 30th.]

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(End of this chapter)