This star is going to the moon

Chapter 375: Lu Yun's charismatic leadership completely won over Agent Simon.

Of course, being the "first bird to stick its neck out" doesn't necessarily mean you'll get beaten up.

In fact, the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is similar to "if you fall behind, you'll be beaten." Whether or not you get hit depends entirely on the mood of the person holding the gun.

It's like handing your life over to someone else.

However, it was impossible to make Lu Yun shrink back, after all, he still had to help China's millennia-old dream of reaching the moon.

We'll also be filming a movie on the moon, so others can see what a real science fiction film is like!

Lu Yun quickly searched his knowledge base, but found no sci-fi-level portable protective equipment. Portable equipment was not bulletproof, and bulletproof equipment was not portable.

There's nothing we can do then; we can only obediently accept the protection of the security team.

Of course, we're not in that extreme situation yet, because Americans still feel that "the advantage is in our hands."

After all, China is only ahead of the US in low Earth orbit; the US still leads in other areas.

In particular, the military forces that the United States uses to dominate the world.

As long as its military strength remains superior, the US won't see any problem.

In addition, Lu Yun also had informants who had infiltrated the American ranks.

Oh, actually it was Simon, the American agent sent to recruit him.

Simon's current mission from the Americans is still to find an opportunity to turn them against him.

Moreover, according to Lu Yun's analysis, even if the Americans really wanted to eliminate him, they would most likely do so through Simon.

Even if Simon doesn't do it himself, he should at least assist.

After all, if the target has their own people around, the success rate of the mission will be very high.

Sure enough, Simon contacted Lu Yun at nine o'clock that evening.

"Mr. Lu, we've received new instructions from the other side. They want me to expedite our efforts to win you over."

"Is it just to speed up your defection operation?" Lu Yun asked.

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

Simon naturally knew what had happened today, so he understood why Lu Yun asked that question.

He then added, "After all, you are not a weapons expert, much less a nuclear weapons expert; you are just an aerospace expert, and currently you have only achieved success in the commercial aerospace field."

"Although your space shuttle design has the potential to be converted into a space fighter, the conversion is not yet complete."

"Although the Long March 10 rocket you designed can help China and Laos with their manned space program, it is not yet completed."

"So the Americans' mission objective for you is to win you over, not to assassinate you directly..."

With a deeper understanding of Laos and China, coupled with a sudden realization in space.

And then there are the Americans who very "cooperate" by stirring up trouble all over the world, standing in the middle of the field and shouting: "Everyone, follow my lead! I am the source of unrest!"

Simon's stance has become increasingly aligned with that of the Chinese.

Of course, because he had more contact with Lu Yun, and Lu Yun himself was very charming, no less so than Guo Fan, Simon preferred Lu Yun.

Lu Yun's charm lies not in the fact that "even dogs passing by would follow him around like a fool," but in his "leadership qualities."

As a reborn individual, Lu Yun's accuracy in "judging" various issues is roughly equivalent to an "open-book exam," so moving in the direction he points out is definitely the right thing to do.

In particular, he is not only a "prophet," but also a super scientist. He not only has a clear and accurate understanding of the technical roadmap, but can also lead his team to easily develop the technology. Therefore, many people are convinced of his leadership.

Simon has even told Lu Yun about the CIA's internal mission sequence without hesitation.

"Okay, I understand. It's inconvenient to communicate online. Next time we meet in person, we'll call a meeting with the action team and update you on the mission details for the Americans."

"Yes, Mr. Lu, I will follow your instructions." After disconnecting, Lu Yun turned to look at the city lights outside the window.

Because city lights are so bright, people in the city rarely look up and see the magnificent starry sky at night; they can usually only see a limited number of bright stars.

Some people call the city's bright lights "light pollution," and even call on the country to stop developing industry and return the brilliant starry sky above the city to the citizens.

Lu Yun, however, thought it was nonsense.

Because the city lights are also "another kind of starry sky" created by human civilization.

Lu Yun had seen the night side of Earth from space orbit. Where there is light, there are people, cities, and technological creations of human civilization.

That is a testament to millions of years of human evolution.

This is similar to how space cameras can't capture the dazzling stars in the universe, because the largest "light source" nearby is Earth.

Compared to the bright Earth, stars are much dimmer, so when they are photographed alongside Earth, they cannot show details or are even invisible because they do not have enough ISO and exposure time.

In fact, some photos specifically taken against a space background can capture the dazzling stars against a dark space backdrop.

However, these photos are relatively rare and not as eye-catching as those featuring astronauts, Earth, and the space station, so few people have seen them.

After all, Earth is humanity's home, and everything humanity has is on it.

If we flew much farther, to a place 64 billion kilometers away from Earth, then Earth would just be a "pale blue dot".

(Image from the internet, taken by Voyager 1 looking back at Earth)
The inability to see the stars in the city is a minor issue; you can see them anytime you go to the suburbs.

If you go to mountainous or deserted areas, the starry sky you see can be even more spectacular.

If you could go to space, the breathtaking starry sky would be a given, and you would be part of the starry sky as seen by others.

In the past, it would have cost hundreds of millions to go to space, but now it only costs 1000 million.

In the near future, it may only cost 10 yuan, or even less.

Lu Yun is working hard towards this goal.

His efforts were based on the super-industrial complex developed by Laos and China!
The following day, a press conference was held to announce the Shenzhou-6 manned space mission. The conference introduced that the astronaut crew would work and live in orbit for six months and planned to return to the Dongfeng Landing Site in May next year.

The crew members were Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu.

Deng Qingming was the only one among the first batch of astronauts who never went to space, but also never retired.

Now he is about to embark on his space journey aboard the nation's Shenzhou manned spacecraft.

The live stream of this press conference had a significantly larger audience, at least twice as many as the previous mission press conferences!
after all……

These Shenzhou manned spacecraft are becoming increasingly rare; I have to check them off my list!

[Old Deng is finally going to realize his dream of space travel. I hadn't heard from him before, and I thought he was going to retire.]

[Haha, a few years ago I was worried he wouldn't have a chance to go to space before he retired. Now even if he retires, he'll most likely be signed by Lu Yun's company and go to space on the Muyuan spacecraft.]

Indeed, although BlueStar Aerospace has trained commercial astronauts, the demand for professional astronauts remains significant.

[Definitely. Given Lu Shen's restless and ambitious nature, Blue Star Aerospace will undoubtedly have even larger space programs in the future, and it's normal that they will need more professionals.]

Sometimes it feels a bit unbelievable; international tensions are running high right now, yet we can leisurely discuss the future of space exploration.

[It's truly unbelievable. I watched the space program live in the morning and the Golden Rooster Awards red carpet and awards ceremony in the afternoon; it felt quite like a grand celebration.]

There's nothing unbelievable about it. It's like that old saying: we don't live in a peaceful world, we just live in a peaceful country.

Yes, I have a classmate studying in Persia. He's packed his bags and is constantly monitoring the embassy's information, planning to leave at the first sign of trouble...

(End of this chapter)