This star is going to the moon

Chapter 520: San Sang's Street Speech Reveals His Open Mind; Third Brother's More Than a Decade of Building a "Domestic" Aircraft Carrier Shows His Power!

"Procedure turn!"

"Telemetry signal at the position is normal!"

"Coastal radar tracking normal, telemetry signal normal, flight normal!"

"Tracking at position 3115 is normal!"

"3117 tracking..."

As the first rocket developed by Lu Yun, the Wanhu rocket, which made its maiden flight in 2018, is now a very mature rocket.

Not to mention that this rocket has been reused several times and has undergone thorough combat testing.

So naturally, everything went smoothly and the core module of the space hotel was successfully sent into its designated orbit.

Then, Lu Yun didn't forget his old tradition and immediately released a mini CubeSat on the space hotel to take a full-body photo of the space hotel's core module flying in space.

(Virtual image of the core module of the space hotel)
This is exactly what the audience wants to see!

Wow, as expected of a commercial space station, its exterior looks so clean and stylish.

Indeed, it was immediately separated from the official scientific experiment space station, which was full of pragmatism.

"Of course, since a space hotel is a service industry, it definitely needs to look good."

Those big portholes are so beautiful! The view of space from inside must be amazing!

Why are the solar panels on the space hotel so small? Are they enough to generate enough power? I remember that the solar panels on both the Tiangong space station and the International Space Station were huge. The International Space Station, in particular, used a truss structure specifically to house the solar panels, which led to the development of the so-called fourth-generation space station.

[Because the space hotel doesn't have any high-power-consuming scientific equipment, it only needs to turn on the lights and heat up food, so it doesn't use that much electricity at all (laughing and crying)]

Actually, it's because our country's solar energy technology is more advanced; just two small solar panels can generate a lot of electricity.

Indeed, the US's classification of space stations as "fourth-generation" is somewhat far-fetched. Back then, due to technological limitations, they had to build trusses to support large areas of solar panels. Now, the few solar panels on the Tiangong space station generate more power than the entire International Space Station combined. But because it doesn't use trusses, can you say it's a "third-generation" space station that's inferior to "fourth-generation"?

Actually, if we were separated out, the whole world would really be following the rules defined by the Americans. We'd truly be an anomaly, outside the three realms and outside the five elements, haha!

Indeed, only we can leave the Americans speechless.

[That's amazing. I never thought I'd live to see a commercially operating space station.]

Haha, bro, you used "in my lifetime" way too early! There's definitely a big surprise coming up!

[That's right, the maiden flight of the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket is just over ten days away, and the Mengzhou spacecraft will also orbit the moon unmanned. Every day we are one step closer to a manned lunar landing!]

Ohhhhh, that's amazing!!

Not only did Lu Yun release exterior photos of the space hotel's core module, but he also released a spliced ​​video of surveillance footage from different interior spaces, showcasing the interior decoration and layout of the space hotel's core module.

The core of the space hotel mainly functions as a central control unit, restaurant, hotel lobby, cargo storage, and restrooms.

The other three cabins also have similar functions, but they are mainly guest rooms, and these functions only account for a small part of them.

As a commercially operated space hotel, its interior decoration is quite beautiful, and the space is quite large.

The core module has a diameter of 4.2 meters, but compared to the Tiangong space station, which is filled with scientific instruments and only has a square "passage" with a diameter of 2 meters, its "hall" is a huge space with a diameter of more than 3.5 meters!

The largest convex viewing window, with a diameter of 1 meter, is also located here, where space tourists can gather to view the beautiful scenery of space.

The convex viewing window, with a diameter of 1 meter, has a large curvature. If a space tourist's head is close to the viewing window, it is almost equivalent to their upper body protruding out of the space station.

The view is absolutely stunning!

Many wealthy individuals, after watching the video, were eager to get involved and called Blue Star Aerospace Company to inquire when flights to the space hotel would begin.

Many of these have already flown space tourism flights.

However, the staff at Blue Star Aerospace were unaware of this matter and had to wait for news from General Manager Lu.

As for news about President Lu, the whole world now knows that he is going to marry An Fangfei at the Space Hotel.

Needless to say, once the space hotel is built, it will definitely be used by these two for their wedding first, and then commercial space accommodation services will be considered.

This news has driven countless men and women around the world to the brink of madness with envy.

While others get married and take wedding photos under the stars, this person actually gets married right under the stars!

I'm so jealous!

I can't even imagine how beautiful that scene must have been!

If you take wedding photos in space, will your hair and wedding dress float up, making you look ethereal?

Of course, there's no gravity in space.

[I think Lu Yun and An Fangfei should take traditional Chinese wedding photos; they'd definitely look like celestial beings from heaven.]

Wow, that's a brilliant idea! It's such a perfect match.

[Speaking of this, I get a little teary-eyed. Last year, my wife and I actually took wedding photos in traditional Chinese fairy-tale attire, but we took them in the water to achieve the desired effect, which was quite an ordeal.]

【Uh, actually it doesn't have to be that complicated. You can put a water barrier in front of the camera, then use reflective film to create a shimmering effect, and finally use a fan to blow up your clothes and hair. Try it a few times and you should be able to get the effect. And if the effect isn't ideal, there's always Photoshop.】

【what? 】

This is too much trouble; it's much easier to just take pictures from space.

Everyone knows this, but that means we can't go to space...

Not content with official scientific research space stations, China and Laos have started to develop commercial space stations, which has attracted considerable attention from foreign countries. However, some countries know that they have fallen behind or become marginalized, so they simply watch the show.

They are waiting for the reaction from the Americans.

To everyone's surprise, the Americans didn't react at all. They just kept sending out news about the Orion spacecraft orbiting the moon unmanned, almost every day, and they were sending out pictures and videos, as if they were trying to counteract this news.

What outsiders don't know is that the White House did indeed inquire with several companies within the Federation that were working on commercial space stations, but the information they received was all...

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Needless to say, it's definitely not finished.

Therefore, the only way to offset this is by having the Orion spacecraft re-enter lunar orbit fifty years later.

However, once July arrived, everyone knew that China would also be carrying out an unmanned lunar orbit mission.

On July 5, the heavy-lift Long March 10 rocket was once again pushed out of the vertical assembly building and headed towards the launch pad.

This isn't just a joint training exercise; it's a real launch, scheduled for July 10th!
Lu Yun reappeared in the farewell procession, but this time he was no longer sentimental, because An Fangfei was right beside him.

Family members are allowed to attend the send-off ceremony for the rocket, as depicted in the TV series "You Are My Glory".

That means they don't have children yet, otherwise they would definitely bring their children with them.

However, just when the US was planning to release photos and videos of the Orion spacecraft to suppress China's arrogance before China's Long March 10 heavy rocket had even made its maiden flight and the DreamZoo spacecraft had even reached the moon, the US ended up stealing the headlines from both China and the US.

There's no other reason than that people are risking their lives to grab headlines.

On July 8th, San Sang, who was quite beloved by the locals, was giving a speech on the street to garner votes for his allies when he was suddenly confronted with a homemade gun, which broadened his horizons.

Everyone was a little confused when they saw the video.

【What the hell? 】

[No way, that old guy is dead?]

The current information is that he's not dead yet, but it's hard to say. I've seen the video from the scene; it was incredibly brutal.

Where can I find the video? I'd like to watch it too.

[Here is the link.]

[Wow, that's impressive!] [Haha, this assassin is really something. He was even applauding San Sang earlier, and he just blended in so quietly into the crowd.]

[How could they get this close? That's practically shooting at someone's face! What were those security guards doing?]

[Yeah, didn't they say San Sang has an incredibly skilled female bodyguard who can kill several people in seconds?]

[The main problem is that San Sang is incompetent. Hearing the gunshots, he didn't run away; instead, he turned his head in confusion. If it were an American, they would have already taken cover.]

[Haha, Americans definitely have a lot of experience in this area.]

[I found another video showing San-sang receiving first aid from security personnel after her chest was opened. The security personnel performed chest compressions on San-sang...]

【? ? 】

[Hahahaha, I was laughing so hard! 】

[Stop laughing. Did you guys notice the corner of the video? When the gun went off, a high school girl fell down, and her legs were sticking straight up.]

Where can I find JK (high school girl) girls?

Let me see!

I'll go find the video right now.

[Haha, that's right, San-san is nowhere near as pretty as a JK girl...]

The news of Sansang's open-mindedness caused quite a stir, and all the media outlets rushed to follow this hot topic. The launch of the heavy Long March 10, which was scheduled for two days later, was also put on hold.

Because the assassin was apprehended on the spot, relevant information quickly came out. People learned that the assassin was a former member of the Self-Defense Forces and that the assassination of Sansang was related to a certain religion.

He was ruined by that wicked cult, which destroyed his family and made him want revenge.

It is said that he originally intended to assassinate the leader of that cult, but the leader's security was too good, so he had no chance to make a move and changed his target.

After learning that San Sang had supported that lousy religion and that San Sang's current security was terrible, he set his sights on San Sang.

Police raided his home and found several homemade shotguns, as well as a bomb.

According to the confession, the assassin originally intended to use a bomb, but because bombs could easily harm innocent people, he switched to a homemade shotgun.

Because he only has one goal!
This immediately boosted many people's goodwill towards him.

Needless to say, people on the Lao-Zhong side also have a lot of goodwill towards him, and some have already protested his arrest.

Some people even offered to donate money to hire the best defense lawyer for him.

Some people even wanted to marry him.

In short, things are quite lively inside Xiao Rizi.

San Sang was indeed highly "loved".

Of course, so far, San Sang has not expressed any objection.

By the afternoon, the hospital announced that although their efforts to save him were extremely arduous and effective, San Sang's injuries were indeed too severe, so... it seemed... that was it.
Upon seeing that San Sang looked like her, Third Brother was immediately delighted.

"It's my turn to take the stage! Everyone, take a look at my domestically built aircraft carrier, the Vikrant. It has entered the final stage of sea trials, and we will soon have our own domestically built aircraft carrier!"

It must be said that India is indeed a heavyweight, and its "domestically built" aircraft carrier is also a heavyweight.

The aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was codenamed "Project 71". The design was completed by the Indian Navy's design committee over three years, and the design drafts and related documents totaled 12,000 pages.

Despite being touted as "fully domestically produced," the design process involved technical assistance from countries such as France, Italy, Canada, and the United States.

To meet the construction needs of the aircraft carrier, India also spent a huge sum of money to expand the Krypton Shipyard.

The Indians named it "Vikrant" in honor of their first aircraft carrier.

That was purchased from Daiying.

Yes, back then, the Dai-Ying had many aircraft carriers, unlike now.

In 1, the Indian Navy held a ceremony at the Krypton Shipyard to cut the first steel plate for the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, marking the official start of the carrier's construction project.

And then, this story began to take the turn...legendary!
The "domestic" aircraft carrier designed "solely" by India is not large, with a full-load displacement of only 43000 tons, a top speed of 28 knots, and a range of 7500 nautical miles.

It is 62 meters wide, 59 meters high, and 260 meters long, with 2300 compartments that can accommodate 1700 crew members, including special cabins for female officers.

Six years later, the aircraft carrier was launched.

My first time in the water.

Because this aircraft carrier, which is touted as "domestically produced," can't get the special steel for aircraft carriers, mainly because Xiongda (the shipbuilding company) doesn't have the goods, it can only wait on the slipway.

However, the shipyard couldn't afford to delay, so they had to launch the 14000-ton half-built ship first to clear the slipway, as they still needed to build civilian ships to make money.

A year later, the special aircraft carrier steel arrived, and the Vikrant aircraft carrier was put back on the slipway for construction.

As a result, it was put back into the water after only one year.

This time it is 75% complete.

After waiting in the silt for two years, the aircraft carrier was put back on the slipway for construction and finally launched in 2015, entering the outfitting stage.

However, quite a few accidents occurred during this process.

It wasn't until August of last year that this aircraft carrier, which had been under construction for over a decade, finally began sea trials.

The reason it took so long to build was not only because the shipyard lacked experience, but also because it was waiting for its own "international equipment".

According to Indian media, the INS Vikrant is the first Indian Navy ship built entirely with domestically produced steel. 90% of the hull, 50% of the propulsion system, and 30% of the weaponry were made by India itself.

About 76% of its 20000 trillion rupee budget is allocated to India for equipment and manpower.

But the crucial deck steel belonged to Xiong Da.

Furthermore, the AK-630M naval guns responsible for the ship's last layer of defense also came from Xiong Da.

The same applies to the barrier cables.

The ship uses four LM2500 gas turbines, which are indeed quite powerful. Many large ships around the world use them as their power plants. This is a flagship product of General Electric in the United States.

The ship is equipped with 64 Barak-8 anti-aircraft missiles, which were jointly developed by India and the United States.

However, the Indian side's share is likely limited to providing some funds and making some requests.

The entire system, from the EL/M-2248 multi-function radar to the missile itself, is a Hexagram product.

In addition, the large L-band air surveillance radar used on aircraft carriers is an Italian product.

Finally, the core of aircraft carrier operations – carrier-based aircraft.

The HMS Vikrant has many options for carrier-based fighter jets, but one thing is certain: it will not be equipped with the domestically produced Tejas fighter jet.

In the end, they had no choice but to select Xiong Da's MiG-29K carrier-based fighter jet.

It would be strange if such a "domestically produced" aircraft carrier, made from a mix of foreign materials, could be built so quickly.

And for some reason, the third brother had posted a video of a sea trial to show off, but it got discovered...

"Why is your aircraft carrier bowing so wildly on a calm sea?"

The third brother blushed and said, "This is a special yoga pose on our aircraft carrier. We can practice yoga with a thousand people on the deck!"

"This is something no other aircraft carrier in the world has!"

Forget it, let's take a look at the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket that China and Laos are about to launch for the first time!

(End of this chapter)