This star is going to the moon

Chapter 486 Federal Old Deng: "Why do you need money again?" Old Chinese Films: "The Young Lion" Released

The Federal White House.

The next morning, under the blazing sun!
Old Deng was in a good mood.

As an elderly man nearing eighty, he had trouble sleeping, so his doctor prescribed him some sleep aids.

He woke up today to find the bed dry, which proves he didn't wake up to find the bed covered in soot like Grandpa Yu did...

Sesame paste and brown sugar!
After getting up, Old Deng had a simple American breakfast. He couldn't eat the "durian popcorn machine" that Grandpa Yu loved.

Then the good mood came to an abrupt end.

"Why do you want money again?"

Is it really possible for Laos and China to send a manned lunar mission in two or four years?

"On the contrary, we might be able to postpone it?"

Faced with Old Deng's three questions, the people in charge of the return to the moon project were not ashamed, after all, they had already discussed it beforehand.

"Your Excellency, it is like this, please let us explain."

Commissioner Smith argued, "The reason we misjudged the timing of the Chinese manned lunar landing is because they hid things too well!"

"Many projects are already underway and progressing quite well, but they just won't be approved!"

"And the work of the intelligence agencies is also... Anyway, they haven't discovered the progress of the project that the Chinese have hidden."

“Yes, Your Excellency,” Commissioner Tom added, “under your leadership, the cooperating companies have been very cooperative, every penny has been used for the return to the moon project, and our engineers are very smart, keeping everything progressing quickly.”

"It's just that previous presidents didn't have your kind of courage. As you know, their repeated revisions to the return to the moon project resulted in a huge waste of resources in those revisions."

"So while returning to the moon may seem like it cost a lot of money, the actual amount of money that actually drives the project forward is not that much."

"That's right, Commander-in-Chief!"

Commissioner Jerry added, "It's not that we're not working hard, it's just that there are too many external factors!"

"However, we believe that as long as the new funding is in place, and under your guidance, we will surely surpass the Chinese and return to the moon in two or four years!"

"As you probably know, 2024 was a very crucial time point..."

Old Deng: "..."

He certainly knew that 2024 was a crucial time point, and he suspected that these people were using that time point as a pretext.

After all, November 2024 is the time for the big talent show voting.

If he wants to be re-elected, he must get the Federation back to the moon by November 2024. Only then can he take all the credit and get more votes.

By 2002 or 2004, he was 82 years old. If he wanted to be re-elected, he had to do something big, and sending the Federation back to the moon would be perfect!
Although it is not the first time in federal history, this time it will be the "first woman to land on the moon".

And it still stands as "winning the moon race against the rivals"!
It can definitely provide a huge boost to the election.

His think tank has already calculated that, based on the current situation on both sides, he will likely be the one to face off against Trump in the end, as no other candidate is qualified.

As for facing Trump, to be honest, they were indeed... in the last vote.

I understand everything I understand.

So this time we must achieve something big to shut everyone up and make Old Deng's name dominate all the headlines.

Under normal circumstances, he definitely couldn't beat Trump, that "innate internet celebrity body," so he could only associate his name with the super strategic project to gain popularity.

"I understand. Go back and wait for news. I'll find a way to allocate funds to you." "But you must also remember that 2024 was very important to me, and it's equally important to you..."

"Even if there are any problems with the election, I will still be the Supreme Commander by the beginning of 2025!"

The group of men were all startled and immediately assured him, "Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!"

The federal government likes to use the "informed source" approach, so even after the Chinese lunar spacecraft successfully completed the zero-altitude escape experiment, the federal government did not react much, but the "informed source" leaked some information to the media.

Sources familiar with the matter said that lunar spacecraft are minor issues, since the Federation had already conducted related tests on the Orion spacecraft a long time ago.

Therefore, given that the Federation is leading in all aspects, there is no reason for it to lag behind China, so everyone can rest assured.

In contrast, federal space enthusiasts have more insider information.

I can't guarantee it's true or not, but it's definitely a bit of a smuggling tale.

The news surprised and delighted them.

What's surprising is that China could actually achieve a manned lunar landing in 2024, and possibly even faster than the United States' return to the moon!

The good news is that the higher-ups have found out, so they have increased funding and support to ensure that the return to the moon can be achieved sooner!

Although it is often said that "science knows no borders," space enthusiasts do have national boundaries.

Although space enthusiasts may like all space technologies, any technological breakthroughs made by China will also make space enthusiasts in the Federation happy.

But if you were to suggest letting the old Chinese team play for the Federation, they would be anxious.

It's already bizarre enough that China has surpassed the Federation in manned spaceflight technology; I can't imagine what would happen if China surpassed the Federation in manned lunar landing technology as well—that would be terrifying!

Currently, China's overall lunar exploration technology is roughly on par with that of the Federal Union. They are slightly ahead in unmanned lunar exploration technology, possessing not only lunar far-side communication capabilities but also unmanned lunar sampling, which the Federal Union lacks. However, the Federal Union is better in manned lunar landing technology, given that China sent people to the moon decades ago.

Yes, the Federation isn't actually in a rush to send people to the moon again, which is why progress is slower. Once the Federation gets serious, everything will be alright.

Indeed, the federal government isn't in a hurry to send people to the moon again. After all, only a few companies are currently working on it, unlike China, which is mobilizing the entire nation's resources to do so.

[The last time we had a manned Apollo moon landing, we mobilized the entire nation's resources, only to find it was too wasteful of money. That's why we opted for a commercial collaborative moon landing this time. Mobilizing the entire nation's resources is an outdated model for space development.]

[Shit, bro! It's one thing to fool your brothers, but don't fool yourself. Who saw that China's Kite-class space shuttle was too advanced and then rushed to use a small "Apollo mode" for the X-33's maiden flight? Who kept saying "We will definitely land on the moon before China"? Is that what you call not being in a hurry?]

【…】

When a group of people are trying to save face for each other, if one of them suddenly brings things up, the conversation becomes impossible.

Fortunately, some Federation space enthusiasts were not too disappointed, after all, the Federation's return to the moon timeline is indeed "in our favor".

It doesn't matter what mode we use, as long as the Federation wins.

However, they soon received bad news.

The latest test launch of the US AGM-183A hypersonic missile has failed again, marking the third time this has happened!
As originally planned, the Air Force had B-52 bombers drop AGM-183A missiles at high altitude to test their boosters.

However, the launch procedure was unexpectedly aborted during the test launch, and the missile failed to detach from the carrier aircraft, ending the test as a failure.

There is a high degree of overlap between space enthusiasts and military enthusiasts, especially since hypersonic missiles fly in near space, almost on the edge of space exploration, so space enthusiasts pay close attention to them.

As a result, China's hypersonic weapons were already on display at the military parades of the past two years, indicating that they were already in service, while the United States' hypersonic missiles have not even been successfully test-fired!

Fortunately, the Chinese have also started doing abstract art.

Because an animated film called "Lion Boy" was released.

(End of this chapter)