This star is going to the moon

Chapter 425 The Long March 10 Heavy-Duty Rocket Project Approved! The US: The Advantage Remains Ours!
"Since ancient times, we have had the lofty ambition of 'daring to reach for the moon in the heavens.' Now, thanks to the efforts of workers from all walks of life across the country, we can make this lofty ambition a reality."

"So at the latest by 2026, we will leave the footprints of the Chinese people on the moon and let the wisdom of the Chinese nation shine on the moon."

"my country's manned lunar landing program carries the millennia-long aspirations of the Chinese nation and shoulders the mission of exploring the universe and benefiting mankind."

"Therefore, we will take a rigorous scientific approach and solid technological accumulation, and move towards the moon step by step."

"In the journey of manned lunar landing, we are willing to work hand in hand with countries around the world to share the achievements of spaceflight and explore the mysteries of the universe together."

"We believe that the moon does not belong to any one country, but is the common treasure of all mankind..."

When the leader mentioned manned lunar landing, both the live stream audience and the chat room were completely silent.

It wasn't that we didn't want to shout, cheer, and make wild comments, but we were afraid of missing any details, so we all held our breath and listened to the leader finish explaining the manned lunar landing.

So when the leader finally finished delivering his moon landing declaration and disconnected the live broadcast, everyone couldn't help but cheer!
"Awoooooo!!"

“Awesome!!!”

"Holy crap! Holy crap!!"

"Haha, we're finally going to send people to the moon!"

"How long have we been waiting for this day... I need to make a call... Hey, Gang-ge, hahaha, you really missed out by not being here! The boss just connected live from the Space Day event and announced our own manned lunar landing..."

Inside a relatively large independent media company, Gang Ge first questioned this statement, but after receiving confirmation, he exclaimed "Holy crap!" which startled everyone in the office.

Noticing that everyone in the office was looking at him, Gang Ge wasn't embarrassed at all. He shouted, "Don't look at me, look at the news! The boss just announced our country's own manned lunar landing program. We're going to send people to the moon too!"

"what?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then quickly searched for news on their phones and computers. Sure enough, various media outlets published the news at lightning speed, and Weibo even jumped directly to the top of the trending topics, followed by the word "explosive".

"Wow! Really?!"

"Brilliant!!"

"Haha, I've decided to go grab a drink after get off work!"

At this moment, the boss came out of his office and said directly, "What are you waiting for to leave work? We're on holiday now! Come on, come on, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"Wow, long live the boss!"

“The boss is awesome!”

Now it was Gang's turn to call back: "Haha, the boss is treating everyone to a dinner party, so you can just eat your boxed lunch at the venue..."

The atmosphere at the Space Day event was incredibly lively, with a dense barrage of comments in the live stream, as netizens engaged in heated discussions.

【6666666! 】

【Ohhhh!!】

[It's finally here! Our manned lunar mission has finally been announced!]

Today is a very auspicious day, as it commemorates the launch of my country's first artificial satellite, "Dongfanghong-1." Announcing a manned lunar landing today is truly fitting.

Yes, it was really tough back then. We didn't launch our first satellite until the year after Armstrong landed on the moon.

[Fifty years later, we'll be doing a manned lunar landing! I feel a huge sense of relief.] [This shows that our decades of development haven't been in vain; we've finally caught up!]

[I knew this "Building Dreams to the Heavens" theme was something special! See how clever it was!]

[Awesome, bro! Awesome, boss! Awesome, manned moon landing!]

[We'll wait until our own manned lunar landing mission, but it will take 2026 to land a man on the moon, two years later than the US's 2024 mission...]

[That's not a big deal, because even if we landed on the moon two or three years later, it wouldn't matter; it would still be humanity's second moon landing.]

Indeed, there's no need to compare; being able to send people to the moon is enough, and we're already second only to humanity in this regard.

[I'm also frustrated to be second; our country should be number one in the world!]

[Actually, this competition is also very meaningful, after all, it's a new space race, and we have to accomplish what Big Brother couldn't last time.]

Yes, the last manned moon landing was a poor success, and half a century has passed; people have long forgotten about it. A manned moon landing in the information age is much more exciting!

[That's right, the last manned lunar landing's live TV broadcast was like a ghost, practically invisible. Now, with Lu Yun involved, the live broadcast from the moon is so clear; the manned lunar landing will definitely be even more spectacular!]

The high-definition live broadcast of the manned lunar landing was truly awe-inspiring; it's a pity we won't be able to land a man on the moon until 2026.

[They didn't say the year of death would be 2026, they said the latest it could be 2026. We've always been very conservative.]

[Yes, what if we make good progress and move forward by a year, while the US's long-delayed SLS rocket launch is postponed by another year? Wouldn't that be a clash?]

Hey, that's not necessarily true. Now that the manned lunar landing mission has been announced, the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket should also be approved...

Just as public opinion in China was exploding, NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., was also glad to be paying attention to China's Space Day.

Otherwise, we would have really missed this important news.

Originally, they were mainly focused on Lu Yun, and secondarily on China's national aerospace team. Then, they paid even more attention to him because of the online rumors about the manned lunar landing of "Building Dreams in the Sky". Unexpectedly, they actually got their wish!
It was worth it for them to bring along Chinese-speaking staff to watch the live broadcast of Space Day from the Lao-Chinese side at 2 a.m.

"I had analyzed the possibility of China and Laos announcing a manned lunar landing mission in the past few years, but I didn't expect it to happen today."

"Fortunately, the situation is not too bad; they will have to wait until 2026 to carry out a manned lunar landing."

"Yes, we plan to return to the moon in 2024, two years earlier than them."

"Guys, I feel that two years might not be 100% safe, because Chinese is not my native language, so I didn't hear clearly during the live broadcast. I also looked at the news from the Chinese, and they said 'at the latest 26 years.' Considering the conservative style of our Chinese colleagues, they might carry out a manned lunar landing mission earlier than 26 years."

"That is indeed a problem, especially now that they have Lu Yun, all their plans are progressing very quickly."

"Actually, it's not that serious. They must have carefully analyzed the timeframe of 2026, and the exact timeframe won't differ too much. Their leader isn't like our previous leader, Trump, who just talks nonsense."

"That's right. No matter how you look at it, the advantage is in our hands in 2024 versus 2026."

"Lu Yun went up again, and a CG image of the Long March 10 heavy rocket appeared on the big screen. It should be time to announce the project's approval."

"That's right. Now that the manned lunar landing mission has been announced, the rockets used for the mission must be approved."

Here's what happened: As soon as Lu Yun stepped onto the stage, he said directly, "With the approval of the space agency and the manned lunar landing project team, the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket project has been officially approved!"

(End of this chapter)