This star is going to the moon

Chapter 327 Old Chinese: You have to give yourself a sense of security.

[It seems that the big bosses in our country don't aspire to the stars and the sea; they only want to empty the pockets of ordinary people, even competing with community vegetable vendors for market share.]

Yes, space travel has been happening for about 19 years, but it was mostly wealthy businessmen and big bosses from Europe and America who participated.

[They weren't all from Europe and America; besides four wealthy American businessmen, there was one each from southern Africa, Persia, and Canada.]

However, all four people who booked Elon Musk's Crew Dragon spacecraft for the first commercial space tourism trip were Americans.

[Almost all of them are foreigners; there are no domestic people.]

Yes, the person closest to China is the one leading a modest lifestyle. Two years ago, he spent $2.3 million to book a 9-meter diameter Super Falcon rocket mission around the moon with Elon Musk, apparently planning to carry it out in two or three years.

[Booking so early, isn't this an investment?]

[Sigh, that's the difference. Foreign tycoons are investing in the stars and the sea, while our domestic tycoons are robbing the poor of their money.]

[That's not entirely true. Commercial spaceflight in China is developing rapidly, with many companies investing. For example, that actor Mi Mouyou invested in rockets and controlled nuclear fusion, and actor Lu Yun is personally developing a groundbreaking space shuttle.]

[What's this? Anime and actors saving the world?]

[Perhaps it wasn't appropriate before, after all, the US is still using some kind of clause to sanction our space industry, and they probably don't allow our citizens to ride on their spacecraft.]

[This may also be related to the fact that we are still a developing country, and many industries are not yet fully developed. However, I have clearly felt that since two years ago, more and more people in our country have been paying attention to aerospace.]

Two years ago was the maiden flight of Lu Yun's reusable rocket "Wan Hu." Lu Yun truly changed our country's aerospace industry...

Although sometimes fans will boast about their idols, and even become fanatical followers.

For example, when Elon Musk first developed the reusable rocket Falcon 9, he was hailed by many as "the light of mankind".

In addition, given his American background, his fans are incredibly enthusiastic.

However, many of these identities have now been transferred to Lu Yun.

There is a group of people in China who are fervent followers of Ma Yilong, while there is a group of people abroad who are also followers of Lu Yun, and even gave him the title of "saint".

After all, the Falcon 9 reusable rocket developed by Old Ma has to jettison the second stage rocket, but Lu Yun's Muyuan is a single-stage orbital spacecraft that doesn't jettison anything.

Most importantly, the Wooden Kite took off and landed horizontally on the runway.

This is like a spacecraft straight out of a science fiction movie!

The newly coined term "space shuttle" is therefore well-deserved.

If this isn't the light of humanity, then what is?

However, "Road, Light of Humanity, Cloud" is quite busy right now.

Even though the Muyuan spacecraft has only sent people into space and hasn't landed safely yet, people from all walks of life are already contacting him through various channels.

Some people want to buy aircraft directly.

Some are seeking cooperation in various aspects.

Someone asked about the ticket price for space tourism.

There are also those who simply want to say congratulations.

Those who can directly contact him are not ordinary people, such as Prince Abdul of the United Arab Emirates.

However, he was too busy, so he just hummed and hawed and handed over many things to the company's professional team.

Then, he announced on social media that he would be very busy recently, so he chose to go into seclusion.

Don't be fooled by Chen Quan's apparent well-being after entering the space station; this is actually the crucial moment for the success of the Wooden Kite, and Lu Yun doesn't want anything to go wrong at this last hurdle.

Amidst this tense atmosphere unknown to outsiders, the last day of July arrived. Two animated films were released that day: the 3D animated film "Sonic the Hedgehog" and the 2D animated film "Mr. Miao".

Neither of the two animated films performed well at the box office. Viewers felt that one had a simple, easy-to-understand plot, while the other was shrouded in mystery and incomprehensible.

However, many viewers' opinions are...

I think this 2D animation is doomed.

Indeed, although many people talk about wanting 2D animation every year, the box office performance of actual 2D animated films is generally not very good.

[Even the ratings aren't very good.]

[I feel the problem lies in the storytelling. It has nothing to do with 2D or 3D. If the story is well-told, any visual style will suffice.]

While I agree with this statement, and I also feel that the story is the core element, the box office and ratings for 3D animation have been increasing year after year.

Indeed, the classic growth curve is exemplified by the "Boonie Bears" animated film series, which is almost becoming a "wall of masterpieces."

When it comes to the benchmark for domestic 3D animation now, it's definitely "Ne Zha". It feels like 2D animation would have a hard time reaching that level at the box office; at best, it can only compete on artistic merit.

[Art? Surely no one still thinks 3D animation is trash and doesn't deserve to be called art, right? You can't be so hypocritical...]

Artistic pursuits are still too niche, and debates about animation are only among enthusiasts.

The BeiDou-3 satellite navigation system, which covers the entire country and even the world, has finally been officially launched after a month of debugging.

Its launch also makes Laos and China the third country in the world to have their own independent satellite navigation system.

Autonomous satellite navigation systems not only provide important safeguards for national defense and security, but also promote the development and application of satellite navigation technology globally.

There was once a saying that goes, "If the federal government turns off GPS, all of your country's planes and missiles will be rendered useless."

Although this statement was intended to intimidate Chinese people, it actually underestimates the importance of global satellite navigation systems.

In addition to military applications, it is also used in resource environment, disaster prevention and mitigation, surveying and mapping, power and telecommunications, urban management, engineering construction, mechanical control, transportation, agriculture, forestry, fishery and animal husbandry, archaeology, daily life, Internet of Things, and location services.

It's fair to say that turning off GPS would have plunged the entire country into chaos.

Of course, that's an extremely rare situation and it rarely happens.

But China has learned its lesson and will not gamble on the mercy of imperialism again.

You can't rely on anyone else but yourself.

You have to give yourself a sense of security.

As August arrived, filming for the movie "The Sacrifice" wrapped up, and Director Guo could finally focus more on the preparation of "The Wandering Earth 2".

According to the plan, Director Guo intends to start filming "The Wandering Earth 2" in October.

On August 2nd, along with the re-release of "Interstellar," there was also new news from the US.

The White House chief of staff stated that this year's election will proceed as scheduled in November, indicating that the blond businessman's previous proposals have not been effective.

It seemed that all the forces involved had figured something out.

Later that day, the Crew Dragon successfully returned with crew for the first time, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

Elon Musk excitedly announced the arrival of the era of commercial manned spaceflight, which he himself had brought to fruition.

In short, he was one step ahead of Lu Yun.

(End of this chapter)