This star is going to the moon

Chapter 389: Cyberpunk 2077 Released, Marking the First-Ever Space Tourism Flight in History!
When it was the morning of the 10th in Laos and China, after most people had gotten up, the news of the explosion during the test flight of the advanced prototype of the "Super Falcon" second stage rocket spread rapidly.

However, not many people cared about it for a long time.

According to the latest news, the hull of the Type 003 aircraft carrier has been completed, and the deck section will be stacked on top next.

Previously, many people had been arguing about what exactly the Type 003 aircraft carrier was.

At first, many people felt that it would be a conventionally powered ski-jump aircraft carrier of more than 6 tons, similar to the 001 and 002.

After all, it would be too unprofitable to build only one or two aircraft carriers after the design is finalized, as the cost simply cannot be spread out.

However, when the hull of the 003 was revealed, military enthusiasts discovered that it was much larger than the previous two aircraft carriers, and the debate suddenly expanded to 8 to 10 tons.

Some believe that the 003 is a "super" ski-jump aircraft carrier, twice the size of the previous two carriers.

They also have their reasons, after all, the Chinese are used to small, rapid paces of equipment development.

Since the technology of ski-jump aircraft carriers has matured, it will definitely continue to be used, but some new features will be added, and the tonnage will be increased.

Expanding from over 6 tons to over 8 tons would be just right!
Some people believe that the Type 003 might be like the Russian aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk, which was never built, and could be equipped with both ski-jump and catapult launch systems.

(Conceptual rendering of the aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk)

After all, China has learned too much from Russia's military technology. The fact that China is completing the aircraft carrier that Russia failed to build is a kind of...

Uh, a salute!

The forward-facing aircraft carrier uses a mature ski-jump technology, but adding two steam catapults to the angled deck is also a "small steps, quick progress" approach.

This would allow aircraft carriers to launch fixed-wing early warning aircraft, which would greatly increase the reconnaissance range of Chinese and Lao carrier strike groups.

It should be noted that the 001 and 002 aircraft carriers can only use helicopters for early warning, which has a very limited reconnaissance range.

As for the Ulyanovsk, it is nuclear-powered, but China's shipboard nuclear reactor technology is not advanced enough, so it can continue to use conventional power.

After all, the Ulyanovsk is only a large aircraft carrier of more than 8 tons, not a supercarrier of more than 10 tons!
Of course, there are also those who are bold.

After all, when it comes to the biggest "American cent" on Earth, the rabbit is undoubtedly the one.

Therefore, some people feel that the 003 will be an 8-ton straight-deck steam catapult aircraft carrier!

Because it doesn't directly compete with the US's current 10-ton nuclear-powered supercarriers, but rather with the US's previous generation of 8-ton "Kitty Hawk" class conventional-powered aircraft carriers that have already been retired, this can be considered a "small step, quick progress".

(Kitty Hawk class)

Some even more audacious ones envisioned the 003 as a 10-ton nuclear-powered supercarrier.

There's no way around it; military enthusiasts' desires are inexhaustible.

Having two aircraft carriers, they want a third; having conventional power, they want nuclear power.

Before the advanced equipment was unveiled, it was a "sweetheart," but after it was unveiled, it immediately turned into a "stubborn old woman."

Then I started looking forward to the new "Little Sweetie".

While military enthusiasts were also enjoying their long-awaited gift on the 10th, gamers also received theirs.

Cyberpunk 2077 is now available.

The game made a huge promise during its promotional period, and now that it's actually released and everyone's playing it... it's actually true!

So it quickly went viral online.

Wow, 2077 is so much fun!

[Awesome! Absolutely a groundbreaking game!]

[This is incredible! How did they do that?] [No wonder it's a foreign AAA game; I feel like China wouldn't be able to make something like this even in another 20 years.]

[Sigh, domestic games are all about pay-to-win online and mobile games; nobody wants to make single-player games that don't make money.]

Indeed, a single skin in a mobile game like Honor of Kings can sell for a lot of money, more than any single-player game can ever make.

Single-player games have no future in China. Haven't you seen how major international single-player game developers are racking their brains to make online games? Online games are the future!

[You can't say that. I feel it's better to develop in all aspects, just like with movies. We need both blockbuster commercial films and meaningful art films.]

That's what they say, but it's not easy to walk on two legs. Domestically, we should focus on creating a truly impressive single-player masterpiece first.

I'm pessimistic; it's highly unlikely that a major single-player game will be produced domestically.

[Garlic Bird, let's talk about Cyberpunk 2077. I'm stuck on a delivery mission and can't find the recipient. Could it be a bug?]

Have you also noticed the bugs in this game? I find it fun and awesome, but there seem to be quite a few bugs.

I don't know if it's just my perception, but this game seems rushed, like it was only half-finished.

[Impossible, this was made by a veteran single-player game developer. You must have missed the mark.]

[But I encountered a bug that I just couldn't get past, so I've decided to wait for the update and watch the Space Shuttle's first space tourism flight first.]

[Wow, I almost forgot! I'll watch the space tourism livestream too...]

………………

Coastal Space Airport.

Not to mention the spectacular scene in the live broadcast room, there were several times more audience members and media reporters present today than when the inaugural flight crew was introduced.

They are all here to witness history.

When Chen Quan, wearing an intravehicular activity (IVA) suit, stood before Lu Yun with five other space tourists also wearing IVA suits, the reporters' cameras and video recorders clicked incessantly, afraid of missing any detail.

Lu Yun shook hands with them one by one, saying, "Have a pleasant space journey!"

He then said to Chen Quan, "Let's carry the honor of humanity, the honor of our country, and the honor of our company, and go make history!"

At the end, Lu Yun, along with the director of the space agency, the director of the manned spaceflight office, the "space hero" Yang Liwei, and six other people who were about to make history, took a group photo.

After the group photo was taken, Lu Yun said, "Today is a day that human history will remember! It is the day that humankind begins its large-scale conquest of space!"

"This is not the end, but the beginning!"

"Our journey is to the stars and the sea, let's set off!"

When Chen Quan appeared with five space passengers next to the floor-to-ceiling window of the boarding bridge, the audience at the space airport's exterior viewpoint immediately cheered and waved happily.

Especially the five space passengers, even the most reserved person couldn't suppress the smirk on their faces.

The same applies to nobles whose ancestors were wealthy.

The female astronomer from Bharat was a high-caste noblewoman, and the old white man who was playing the financial game with Ying was also a descendant of nobility, since the money he used to play the financial game came from his family inheritance.

But no matter how amazing our ancestors were... did they ever go to space?

And they're going today!

They're about to make family history!

No, that's too narrow a view. They are creating a new history for all of humanity today!
(End of this chapter)