This star is going to the moon

Chapter 367 Lu Yun: "One, two, three, space tourism tickets, link here!"

Shortly after noon, the popularity of the various live streaming rooms at the Bluestar Aerospace booth at the Zhuhai Airshow began to rise rapidly.

The scene became lively as a large number of reporters and spectators gathered there.

Needless to say, there were reporters present. Bluestar Aerospace is not only a top player in the domestic commercial space industry, but also a top player in the world. In addition, they are also going to announce the sale of tickets for commercial space tourism, so a large number of reporters from home and abroad came.

Now that it's the professional day of the airshow, although ordinary visitors can buy tickets through some means, most of them are professionals in the aerospace field.

And military leaders from various small countries who come to visit and purchase military equipment.

They had heard that the "Wooden Kite" class space shuttle could be converted into a space fighter, but that didn't fit their country's positioning. So, despite being military leaders, they were just there to visit a space tourism project.

Some foreign armies are quite different from the Chinese People's Liberation Army. They are involved in business, so their high-ranking officers are not only high-ranking military officers, but may also be high-ranking officers of families or companies.

Even the so-called nobility.

If it's really cheap and the opportunity is right, they wouldn't mind going to space.

In addition to government agencies, the Zhuhai Airshow also attracts a large number of commercial companies, both domestic and international, most of which sell aircraft parts.

Of course, there were also colleagues from Bluestar Aerospace, after all, the full name of the Zhuhai Airshow is "International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition".

So their team leader was also present.

The most impressive company was the one that had just completed the maiden flights of the Ceres and Cardinal 2 rockets a few days prior; their CEO was present in person.

After all, their new rocket successfully completed its maiden flight and entered orbit, so they held their own press conference at the Zhuhai Airshow.

However, neither of these companies has a manned spaceflight business. If you want to go to space, you can only take Bluestar Space's space shuttle.

Just as Lu Yun said, it would be best for aerospace workers to go to space in person and experience it for themselves.

Only then can we truly understand where humanity's future lies!
Compared to the younger generation, the older generation is more sentimental.

"It's unbelievable. I guess only those of us in the aerospace industry know the true value of the 'Wooden Kite' class space shuttle."

"Indeed, I estimate that when our foreign counterparts saw its maiden flight, it was just like when we saw the maiden flight of the space shuttle in the 1970s and 80s. The sense of awe was indescribable."

"Yes, back then, countless people thought that American technology was 'alien technology,' and that it was invincible. Who would have thought that in just forty years, the tables would turn."

"If it weren't for the advent of the space shuttle, I really wouldn't have known that our country's technology had developed to this level. In the past, we just lacked a super integration technology to integrate the right technologies."

"No, things are not that simple. Our country's technology has developed, but it has not yet reached 100% of the requirements for reusable rockets and space shuttles. The key is Lu Yun. He developed the 'Great Technology Integration Theory' and led the team to develop those core technologies that had not yet been overcome."

"Yes, Lu Yun is the key. His appearance can be said to be a blessing for China."

"Hey, we're all in the aerospace exploration field, so let's not talk about these things. Lu Yun's achievements are all thanks to his hard work and learning. Knowledge doesn't just appear out of thin air."

"That's right, talent is Lu Yun's foundation, but hard work and diligent study are the real reasons for his current achievements."

"How many minutes until it starts?"

"About five minutes."

"Wow, there are so many people here..."

There were indeed a lot of people at the scene. The audience members who arrived just now were a little dumbfounded when they saw the huge crowd.

They even saw a number of security personnel in black uniforms maintaining order at the scene.

Now they understand the true value of being a "top influencer".

In fact, Bluestar Aerospace had anticipated that many visitors would come to join the fun before setting up the exhibition, so it spent a lot of money to rent a large area, which ended up being larger than the exhibition area of ​​the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

But judging from the current situation, the location chosen initially was still not big enough. Of course, it's also possible that the pot was chosen because it was too big initially.

After all, if the exhibition area had been small from the beginning, some visitors might not have come because of the crowds and the limited space.

And then I saw this huge exhibition area today...

"Wow, I guess I'll have to join in the fun!"

As a result, the number of people increased.

Blue Star Aerospace staff quickly notified the airshow officials, so security personnel arrived.

When the time came, Lu Yun came out and saw the scene, and couldn't help but take a half step back.

The staff had informed him that there would be a lot of people today and had even brought in security personnel to maintain order, but he hadn't expected there to be so many people!
"Good afternoon, everyone. I am Lu Yun, Chairman of Bluestar Aerospace."

Upon hearing Lu Yun say this, many people at the scene burst into laughter.

Because they knew that Lu Yun's identity that morning was still "Chief Designer of the Long March 10 Rocket" and "Technical Consultant for the Xingdou Space Internet Constellation".

Hearing the commotion, Lu Yun laughed and gestured for everyone to stop, saying, "Alright, alright, I've received everyone's enthusiasm. Everyone, calm down. Our press conference is about to begin."

"The number of people here today has exceeded my expectations, so please abide by the rules and don't get hurt because of your enthusiasm..."

Lu Yun never talks too much nonsense, whether it's a meeting or a press conference. Today, there were too many people present, so he gave a heads-up before getting straight to the point.

"...The 'Wooden Kite' that had been test-flown many times before was actually the prototype, and it carried many experimental features. So we decided to use it as an internal aircraft for Blue Star Aerospace, mainly for the training of commercial astronauts, and not for commercial space tourism missions."

"As you can see in this picture, this is the production line for the 'Wooden Kite' class space shuttle. These space shuttles on the production line are the real mass-produced models, and a single mass-produced model can make at least 500 trips to and from the atmosphere!"

"The first production unit has been assembled, but its service life is at 99% because it is currently undergoing testing."

"Once the two flight tests are completed by the end of this month and the beginning of next month, the first commercial space tourism flight mission can be carried out on the 10th of next month."

"The first one will be the main aircraft used for early space tourism, while the others have been sold under contracts: one to the National Space Administration's Manned Space Office and five to the UAE Space Agency..."

This is quite shocking news.

After all, only China, the United States, and Russia currently have their own manned spacecraft. We have only ever seen the United States rent seats on Russia's manned spacecraft and then rent the entire "Creative Dragon" spacecraft, but we have never seen manned spacecraft sold directly.

Moreover, the UAE is incredibly wealthy, buying five of them!

China's own space agency only bought one.

Furthermore, the Kite-class space shuttle can be used 500 times, which is simply amazing!
It's important to know that the space shuttle was originally designed to be reusable 100 times, but in reality, it was only used 30% to 50% of the designed number of times.

There was even a space shuttle that was only used nine times, because it exploded on the tenth time.

Realizing the technical and design flaws of the space shuttle, it was retired after only a few dozen uses.

The most recent Crew Dragon spacecraft is designed to be reused 10 times.

This shows just how terrifying the number of times the Kite-class space shuttle can be used (500 times) is!
Today's audience has witnessed history, and this is just the beginning.

"People can purchase space tourism tickets on the Blue Star Aerospace Space Tourism official website and major ticketing platforms. I believe many people have already filled in their identity information and created identity cards in advance."

"I would like to reiterate here that our space tourism tickets are non-transferable, and the identity information of the ticket purchaser must match the identity information of the passenger..."

While announcing the information, Lu Yun kept track of the time. When it was 3 p.m., Lu Yun looked around the venue and said, "OK, everyone, it's time to buy tickets."

"One, two, three, space tourism tickets, link here!"

(End of this chapter)