This star is going to the moon

Chapter 313 Ma Yilong Slaps Boeing in the Face: "What is a Federal Hero?! (Leans Back)"

Americans have held countless space conferences.

This meeting was convened by the National Space Council, with the Vice President of the Union personally presiding.

However, most of the people in the meeting room looked rather gloomy.

Compared to the rapid progress of China's aerospace industry thanks to the existence of cloud computing, the US aerospace industry lags behind, with almost all projects being delayed.

It is normal for the progress of aerospace projects to be delayed, after all, they are high-precision projects that require cooperation from multiple parties. If any link is delayed, the entire project will be delayed.

Not to mention that many steps have been delayed.

The key issue is that the Lao-Chinese side did not postpone it.

Some projects have even been accelerated.

Comparisons are always painful.

Congressmen and the president don't listen to reasons; they only want results!

"Everyone, what do you think we should do? If we don't have a suitable reason, some projects will not only be abandoned, but their funding will also be cut."

Hearing the deputy commander say this, Ma Yilong's lips curled up slightly: "This has nothing to do with me. My manned dragon project is progressing very smoothly."

"It not only successfully helped the federal government restore its manned spaceflight capabilities, but also curbed the Russians' blackmail of our manned spaceflight, and they no longer dare to sell a single seat for hundreds of millions of dollars."

After speaking, Ma Yilong leaned back in his seat.

What is a Federal Hero?
This is.

"..."

Everyone else stared speechlessly at Ma Yilong, but there was really nothing they could do, since his project was progressing smoothly.

And the project with the most delays...

Everyone looked at the Boeing representative.

Well, this person's face has turned black.

Unfortunately, Boeing's project has been delayed far too much.

Commercial crew programs have not been able to compete with Elon Musk. The Starliner crewed spacecraft not only encountered problems during testing, but subsequent tests have also been repeatedly delayed.

The SLS rocket was supposed to make its maiden flight this fall, but numerous problems were discovered during inspections, and it was postponed to next year.

With the SLS rocket, the cornerstone of the "return to the moon" plan, delayed, other related projects can easily find an excuse to postpone as well.

Although both are delays, all the blame can be shifted to Boeing.

Most importantly, Boeing not only failed to secure the "commercial lunar module" contract related to returning to the moon, but was also immediately excluded from the deal.

Ironically, SpaceX, which has a conflict with Boeing over its manned spaceflight business, was selected for the "semi-finals".

This is just in the aerospace sector; Boeing has also recently encountered significant problems in the aviation sector.

First came the increasingly frequent civil aviation accidents, and then the "Boeing whistleblower," who told everyone why Boeing planes were experiencing more and more accidents.

The whistleblower, John, had worked diligently at Boeing for 32 years. He was a typical white male engineer who meticulously conducted quality checks and was a representative of Boeing's "engineer culture" during its golden age.

He was already known as the "Boeing whistleblower" as early as 2016. At that time, John was the quality manager of Boeing's North Charleston plant. After discovering that a quarter of the oxygen system of the Boeing 787 was malfunctioning, and after reporting to management to no avail, he stepped forward as a whistleblower to report to the FAA.

As a result, the FAA's response to the complaint was less than a slap on the wrist.

Because the FAA outsourced some of its regulatory responsibilities to... Boeing.

Therefore, John retired from Boeing the following year at the age of 55. After all, the federal retirement age at the time was 65, so retiring at 55 was truly "early retirement".

But John did not give up after being suppressed. Last year, he took advantage of the Boeing 737 MAX scandal to blow the whistle again, finally attracting worldwide attention and becoming a representative and flag bearer of Boeing whistleblowers.

This year, Boeing aircraft have been involved in numerous accidents, and John's activities have increased.

He categorized Boeing's problems as deliberately installing substandard parts on aircraft, a quarter of the oxygen masks being faulty, prioritizing production volume over quality in new aircraft, lack of employee training and discipline, and chaotic management.

The lack of discipline among employees is particularly memorable.

He said he had seen employees assembling airplanes after taking drugs.

He told reporters, "In this state, it wouldn't be surprising if the door fell off while the plane was in flight one day."

With Boeing's aviation and aerospace programs both in trouble, it would be strange if Boeing's representatives were happy on site.

As for the people from other companies...

“Vice President, you know us. Our progress is not slow, we just lack funding, so please ask Congress to approve some more funding for us.”

"Deputy President, you know us well. We have been actively carrying out the DEI movement within the company and have recruited many gender equality advocates, so please grant us more funding."

“Vice President, you know us well. Our company was the first to launch a ‘Pride Month’ campaign, and you can see rainbow flags hanging as soon as you enter. But these activities are very expensive, so…”

"Deputy Commander, you understand..."

The deputy commander looked at the company representatives, each possessing unique skills, and didn't know what to say.

Although the idea of ​​"returning to the moon" came from the Golden-haired businessman, and he was also the deputy commander promoted by the Golden-haired businessman, he and the Golden-haired businessman were not entirely of one mind.

Because he's part of the establishment, not some wildcard like the blond guy.

Moreover, as a high-tech industry, the aerospace sector's related companies don't get along well with the Trump businessmen, but are closer to the old man's side, so they are very active in things like DEI.

However, the deputy president also sighed, wishing that these companies were as proactive in their space projects.

"That's settled then. I will raise the issue of increased funding with Congress, and I hope everyone will expedite the project. We absolutely cannot let the Chinese get ahead of us..."

………………

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

An Fangfei linked arms with Lu Yun, and the two of them walked along the path to the Mushroom House, each pulling a suitcase.

"The location of the Mushroom House this time is really great, there are flowers everywhere, it's so beautiful!"

An Fangfei let go of Lu Yun's arm and walked into the flower bushes, striking a cute pose: "Lu Yun, take a picture of me..."

Viewers were immediately charmed by the sweet interactions between An Fangfei and Lu Yun in the video!
[Feifei is so beautiful, more beautiful than flowers!]

They're such a perfect match! Even I, who don't ship couples, can't resist!

[The flowers are beautiful, Feifei is beautiful, and Lu Yun is beautiful too, but I'm just stuck eating dog food!]

[Waaaaah, they're such a perfect match! Where's my other half?!]

[The whole family came out to greet them. No wonder they're former regulars; Lu Yun and his group are just different from the other guests, haha!]

Wow, there was even a gift from "Yearning" magazine for the maiden flight of the Wooden Kite! I didn't even notice before.

I didn't notice it when I watched the live stream before; I was only looking at the big things in front of the camera.

Haha, there really was a camera that captured it! It was peeked out from the corner, you wouldn't even notice it if you weren't looking closely...

(End of this chapter)