This star is going to the moon

Chapter 456 How important is this project? Let's put it this way: Lu Yun is involved in this project!

The "fire" caused by the Flying Squirrel Rocket has even made netizens in Wan Chai unable to hold back their excitement.

(Image of Flying Squirrel No. 1 catching fire)

This is not its "true maiden flight," but rather the third attempt within its third maiden flight.

The first two maiden flights failed, and the villagers even drove them off the island.

I thought it was just a matter of location, and that everything would be fine once we got to Australia.

As a result, it was also postponed twice in Australia.

The rocket finally ignited on the third attempt, but instead of flying, it burst into flames again!
Is it because... the overall environment is not good?

Before the owner of Flying Squirrel No. 1 could figure things out, netizens in Wanchai changed their previous optimism and started criticizing him.

Yesterday, when they couldn't get it to start, they were saying "good things come to those who wait," but who would have thought it would become a hit today!

The thought that even such a small sounding rocket couldn't succeed made them furious!
[The rocket's name is terrible; the flying squirrel can't even take to the sky!]

Why was this name chosen in the first place? Was it to ride on the coattails of flying squirrels and bats?

[It would be better if it were called Flying Eagle; rats only dig holes!]

Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, how about roasting a rat?

[These are all feudal superstitions. How can we develop advanced science and rocket technology if we hold such views?]

[It was the right decision not to launch it from the island at the time.]

[It's shameful. They couldn't launch it themselves, and they couldn't launch it from another launch site either. It can only mean one thing—they're terrible at it!]

The grand ambitions they made before were intimidating, but their actual execution would be laughable!

[So shameful, he's utterly humiliated!]

[What a wonderfully low-altitude rocket launch! Australia probably thinks we're here to set off Mid-Autumn Festival fireworks...]

Seeing the chaotic scene of Australian firefighters rushing to the rocket launch pad to put out the fire, mainland netizens had mixed feelings, but most were just watching the spectacle.

Even the person who lost the bet offered, "Don't rush off after get off work today, it's on me!"

"Me too, haha, I lost too!"

"I'll chip in too; dinner's going to be pretty big tonight."

"With so many people contributing, we can have a big meal..."

Those from the national aerospace team who were following the development of the Flying Squirrel No. 1 also wore tense expressions.

I knew Wan Chai had advanced aerospace technology, but I didn't expect it to be this advanced.

Mr. Lu was right.

As members of the national aerospace team, they had actually worked under Lu Yun, which is why they wouldn't say things like "Lu Yun guessed." They knew how powerful Lu Yun's technical capabilities were in the aerospace field.

They had no doubt that Lu Yun could spot the technical details and flaws of certain spacecraft at a glance.

So they were only interested in the Flying Squirrel No. 1 to watch the excitement. Now that the excitement is over, they're starting to focus on the first all-civilian space tourism event on the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

This mission was originally quite significant, as the Crew Dragon not only restored the United States' manned spaceflight capabilities but was also the world's first reusable manned spacecraft.

Combined with the world's first reusable rocket, the Falcon 9, the all-people space tourism that can be carried out by both is of great historical significance.

Of course, this had to be before the existence of the Kite-class space shuttle!
Even now, the Crew Dragon is the second largest in the world, and this mission is also the second largest in the world.

Just like China is now the world's second largest economy.

It's incredibly valuable!

But... the toilet on the Crew Dragon spacecraft is leaking?

"Is this information accurate?" "Yes, it's from CNN. They said it was provided by an anonymous source from Space Fork."

"Oh, then it should be fine. The media over there likes to find anonymous insiders, but they usually pay for inside information and then publish it as an exclusive. It seems that one of Space Fork's employees is short of money."

"Generally speaking, this kind of situation would be considered espionage. It seems that Space Fork is about to undergo a major purge."

"That's none of our business. What I'm most concerned about is how badly the toilet on the Crew Dragon is broken. Is it going to be 'flying inside the cabin'?"

"Wow, that sounds delicious!"

"When I think of taste, I think of my third brother. They are also preparing for manned spaceflight. I wonder when they will join the manned spaceflight club?"

"It's hard to say. India's space program funding is much less than ours, so it will be very difficult for them to develop manned spaceflight."

"There's new information from the Crew Dragon crew. They say there was a leak of urine, but it's only behind the panel and hasn't seeped into the cabin."

"Well, after the news leaked, Elon Musk stopped trying to hide it. He said that there might have been a minor crack in the urine collection pipe, and that in order to prevent the pipe pressure from rising and causing a larger crack, the crew has been prohibited from using the toilet. For the next three days, they will have to use space diapers to solve their excretion problems."

"Hey, diapers were originally developed for astronauts, and the technology was later transferred to the civilian market. Now it can be said that they have 'returned to their original purpose'."

"Ma Yilong was originally a sure thing to be number two in the world, but now he's become a rather interesting number two in the world. I bet this will be written into the history books."

"Hahaha, this is too hard to hold..."

"What's so difficult about it? Have you finished the task?"

"director!"

"The Shenzhou-16 'Tiangong Classroom' mission during the Mid-Autumn Festival is very important. Not only will we release a satellite assembled in orbit by astronauts at the space dock, but we will also test an inflatable heat shield escape device. There can be no mistakes. Thoroughly investigate any problems!"

"Yes, sir!"

Although they had checked it three times and confirmed that everything was in order, they relaxed a little.

However, the director is right. This mission is indeed very important, as it concerns the capability verification and business development of the space industry on the Tiangong space station.

How important is this project?

To put it simply, Lu Yun was involved in this project!
Although Lu Yun is not yet thirty years old, he can be regarded as one of the current trendsetters in China-Laos space engineering.

The space projects he was involved in were definitely of high importance and received great attention from higher authorities!
If this space industry and space manufacturing are successfully developed, theoretically, it will be possible to build the space warships seen in science fiction works.

A flavorful day passed, and on the 17th, a major TV series called "The Squid Game" was broadcast.

This TV series tells the story of a group of marginalized people struggling in the lower class of a poor country. When they are driven to despair by various experiences such as gambling, crime, and debt and lose their will to live, they suddenly receive a mysterious invitation to participate in an infinite flow survival game.

This game consists of six children's games: "Red Light, Green Light, Candy Cake, Tug-of-War, Marble Shooting, Glass Bridge Walking, and Squid Game". If you lose a game, you will be shot and eliminated.

And if you succeed, you will receive a huge bonus!

Faced with the enormous temptation of a final prize of 456 billion Korean won, they were eager to participate, risking their lives...

TV dramas are just for fun, after all.

But for some reason, some people just have to take a jab at China.

We need to learn from K-pop! They're so daring with their films!

[Exactly, why don't we have movies or TV series with such exciting themes?]

The Asian film and entertainment industry still has to look to the Korean Wave; our domestic industry simply can't compete...

Although many celebrities have recently been implicated in scandals in the domestic film and television industry, and there haven't been many outstanding works, it can't be overshadowed simply by saying that they are "too daring to film".

However, people soon realized why such public opinion had arisen.

[The Korean Wave embraced the international market, and other countries actively adopted the Netflix model, which is why their film and television industry took off!]

[Yes, we should also open up the market and introduce Netflix...]

(End of this chapter)