This star is going to the moon

Chapter 404: Trump returns to his loyal Florida, a state that "doesn't support idlers," and the aerospace legacy from Qian Xuesen to Lu Yun.

The space program in Wan Chai is just a joke.

After the Falcon 9 rocket carried 143 satellites into orbit, various companies established contact with their satellites, but "Flying Squirrel" and "Yushan" were unable to make contact for a long time.

I couldn't get a signal twice when I circled Wanchai Island.

Just as experts on the island were racking their brains, a Spanish amateur radio enthusiast received the "flying squirrel" signal and posted it online.

The "flying squirrel" research institute in Wan Chai spent a whole day investigating before discovering... that the institute's satellite ground station was broken.

Not only was the signal amplifier broken, but the satellite antenna's elevation mechanism was also in disrepair, with an elevation angle error as high as 15 degrees...

The spacecraft names in Wan Chai are quite strange; it not only has the "Flying Squirrel" microsatellite, but also the "Flying Squirrel No. 1" launch vehicle.

This thing is 10 meters long, 1.5 meters in diameter, and has a takeoff mass of 3 tons. It can only transport a few dozen kilograms of objects into space.

Originally, this thing was planned to make its maiden flight in 2019, but the rocket company built the launch site without consulting the local tribes, which was met with strong protests from the local villagers, and the launch mission of "Flying Squirrel 1" had to be canceled.

Then, in February of last year, after the rocket company paid compensation to appease the local villagers, "Flying Squirrel No. 1" finally caught fire at that simple spaceport launch site, but... it did not take off.

In response, the rocket company explained: "Because of the strong sea breeze that morning, the rocket roared, causing abnormal system signals, and the program had to be terminated (Wan Chai accent)."

As a result, there were no more plans to launch "Flying Squirrel No. 1" from the island, because the space company found that there was no dedicated rocket launch site on the island and the rudimentary site was not suitable for launching rockets, so they began to look for overseas launch sites.

The current situation has led them to Australia, hoping to use Australia's established space launch facilities to launch "Flying Squirrel 1".

We are currently discussing cooperation.

However, nobody cares about them now; Wan Chai has been messing around in some unnoticed corner.

When it comes to the world's top traffic stars, it has to be Trump.

Since Trump took office as president, he has been extremely dissatisfied, so he returned to his "hometown".

In other words, Florida is a state where "you need to make a living" and "don't support idle people".

This is where Trump's private estate is located, so he established the "Former President's Office" here to manage his affairs after leaving office.

Of course, it's also because he doesn't acknowledge Old Deng, so he plans to cause some trouble.

But even without Lu Yun, the reborn one, saying it, many people knew that before he could cause trouble, others would definitely deal with him first.

But that's the Americans' own business. The Chinese have their own things to do, so they don't care.

As February arrives, a major TV series has premiered in China and Laos – "The Age of Awakening"!
Lu Yun had watched this TV series in his previous life, and it was quite good.

If there weren't no suitable roles and the timing wasn't off, he would have played a role in the show.

The production team would have been very happy if he had made a cameo appearance, but considering that they couldn't have everything, they decided against it in the end.

After all, he has no shortage of blockbuster achievements to prove himself, and his aerospace business is so successful. He is also talking about marriage with An Fangfei. Basically, he is "taking advantage of her."

We can't take advantage of them anymore.

Lu Yun not only watched it himself, but also recommended it to Director Guo and An Fangfei, among others.

Previously, the entertainment industry was rocked by a series of scandals, prompting the Film and Television Industry Ethics Construction Committee to issue a statement of criticism.

The article, titled "Film and Television Artists Should Consciously Pursue Both Moral and Artistic Excellence and Use Moral Character to Guide Social Trends," states that "the incident involving actress Mou Shuang has sparked heated discussions and widespread public attention, and her behavior has already crossed the moral bottom line generally recognized by the public."

The flower company also commented: "Celebrities who commit misconduct will lose their jobs; we will never provide them with a stage to make money on screen."

Watching "The Age of Awakening" at times like these can definitely uplift your spirit.

The advantage of film and television works is that they can present the audience with vivid images through the wonderful performances of the actors.

As a historical drama, the actors in "The Awakening Age" accomplished this task admirably, seemingly bringing the scenes of that era directly to the audience. Viewers were deeply moved after watching it.

Those were truly difficult times; the place was riddled with problems!

Yes, we were really too weak back then, and everyone would bully us and kick us when we were down.

Therefore, we must live well and not let down the sacrifices of our ancestors.

[Backwardness invites aggression! A cautionary tale!]

We must vigorously develop science and technology; we absolutely cannot afford to fall behind any longer!

[We've already been investing heavily in science and technology; it's truly remarkable that decades of technological development have allowed us to catch up with other countries' centuries-long technological advancements.]

Fortunately, our country has enough smart people, and we've barely caught up. Although there are still areas where we're not as good as the world's number one, we've surpassed it in some areas, so it feels pretty good.

Yes, in just over ten days, the Long March 10 rocket, which Lu Yun is leading the research on, will make its maiden flight, and that maiden flight will launch a lunar rover.

From the Long March 1 rocket to the Long March 10 rocket, our country has made a 51-year journey!

Good heavens, half a century.

The Long March 1 rocket was researched and developed under the leadership of Qian Xuesen, while the Long March 10 was developed by Lu Yun. I feel this can be considered a kind of inheritance.

[It is indeed a legacy; our country's technological development has been continuous, unlike some countries where technological advancements require archaeology.]

[Is Tianwen-1 almost at Mars?]

It'll be soon...

Tianwen-1 is not only close to Mars, but its signal transmission network has also undergone technological upgrades.

On February 3, a domestically developed 70-meter aperture fully steerable antenna passed acceptance testing and will be put into use.

(Net map)
This is currently the largest single-aperture antenna in Asia, which can be used for future deep space exploration missions. Its most recent mission was to serve the Mars exploration mission, responsible for receiving data transmitted back by the Tianwen-1 probe.

This enormous antenna is 72 meters tall, weighs 2700 tons, and has a hyperbolic reflective panel with an area of ​​4560 square meters, equivalent to the size of 10 basketball courts.

It can rotate 360° and has a pitch angle of 0°-90°, enabling it to accurately locate Mars!
On the 4th, as the countdown to the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing began, the Olympic and Paralympic torch, "Flying High," was officially unveiled.

Next year's Winter Olympics will be another great opportunity for a country to showcase its strength.

On the 5th, Tianwen-1 completed its fourth orbital correction, acquiring the first black-and-white image of Mars taken by China itself at a distance of approximately 2.2 million kilometers from the planet.

(Photo taken by Tianwen-1)

This image was originally supposed to have been taken ten years ago by the Yinghuo-1 Mars probe, but it was misused when it was carried by a Russian rocket.

On this same day, the doors of the assembly building for the Long March 10 rocket opened one by one, and a huge vertical transfer platform carrying the equally huge Long March 10 rocket drove out and smoothly walked towards the launch tower.

(Images related to the Long March 5 rocket)
When netizens saw that Lu Yun was also in the "escort" team for the transfer, they instantly went wild.

These two aspects demonstrate that our country's technology has finally become powerful!

Today is truly a day of double happiness!

Indeed, Tianwen-1 is almost at Mars, and the Long March 10 is about to make its maiden flight. Seeing Lu Yun gives me peace of mind; both projects will definitely succeed!

The Long March 10 rocket is huge! It seems capable of launching even larger Mars probes. I wonder if it could launch a manned Mars spacecraft?

[This probably won't work. The Long March 10 seems too small for Mars. It would need to be at least Elon Musk's 9-meter diameter "Super Falcon," or Lu Yun's even larger 10.6-meter diameter "Starship," right?]

(End of this chapter)