This star is going to the moon

Chapter 545 Americans: Who still bothers with industrial work? ChatGPT Intelligent System Released!

NASA's Artemis program staff, who were watching the live stream, were definitely not feeling well.

Especially the engineers who are actually working on the front lines.

After all, compared to those managers who only want to achieve political success, they truly devoted themselves wholeheartedly to their work.

Even as aerospace engineers, they really wanted to compete with their Chinese counterparts.

Backed by the Federation's strong aerospace technology and massive industry, as long as the top leadership doesn't make any mistakes, they're guaranteed to win.

Yes, they know that China's space technology is progressing very rapidly.

Those Chinese colleagues were also very diligent and hardworking.

In many aerospace technologies, it is closely following the Federal aerospace technology, and even surpasses the Federal in some aerospace technologies.

However, in terms of overall aerospace technology advancement, our Chinese and Lao counterparts still have a long way to go to catch up.

Not to mention that the Artemis program is being compared to the Federation's manned lunar landing program, which they already have experience with.

After experiencing the changes at NASA over the past few years, and now hearing the Chinese announce the timeline for the manned lunar landing during a live broadcast, especially the Chinese engineer mentioning the cultural significance and specific time of the "Lantern Festival," the engineers of the Artemis program who were watching the live broadcast together were a bit overwhelmed.

"The Federation came first, and they had the advantage in both technology and experience... Why did it turn out like this?" the Japanese engineer muttered to himself.

"Damn it, it's possible that the Chinese stole NASA's technology, which is why it was so fast!" the Korean engineer shouted immediately.

"My goodness, this is typical of a 'cheap country' mentality, Park. If the Chinese who stole NASA's technology are this capable, then we should have successfully returned to the moon two years ago."

"Sigh, everyone should know the real situation. The Federation now is not the Federation it used to be."

"Yes, the Federation's industrial capacity is finished. Although the Federation is waging a trade war with China, blocking China's aerospace technology development, and engaging in a space race, we all know that at least 10% of the components of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft are precision parts manufactured in China after being disguised in many layers."

"Shh, is this something you can say?"

"Everyone knows what can't be said, but no one says it out loud. Otherwise, the progress of the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft would be even slower."

"Exactly. Even though Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are vying for the manned lunar lander contract, no matter how much they compete, the spacecraft they build will still secretly use precision parts manufactured by China."

"The collapse of the federal manufacturing industry is undeniable. Even if people don't admit it, their actions speak louder than words, because many things simply cannot be manufactured without Chinese precision parts."

"Sigh, there's no use in us talking about this. Once the higher-ups find out the timing of China's manned lunar landing, they'll give us orders to do exactly what they say."

"Indeed, we're not managers, we're just workers..."

NASA officials are currently unaware of the situation in China, as they are unlikely to be monitoring the airshow live.

They're either attending high-level meetings or high-level banquets.

I don't have time to pay attention to this stuff.

Meanwhile, the team below, which is specifically responsible for monitoring information, hasn't figured out how to communicate this to their superiors yet. They're also waiting to see if there will be any new information or a reversal of events.

If NASA's top brass didn't know, then the White House knew even less.

However, regardless of which side they were on, no one doubted the accuracy of the timeline for China's manned lunar landing announced by Lu Yun, and very few people even suspected that China would postpone it.

This is word of mouth!
While other countries around the world were eager to participate, only China and Laos carried out their lunar exploration program according to their own timetable.

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While the US has been repeatedly delaying its return to the moon program, China's space program has been progressing on schedule in recent years.

And they were all successful on the first try; they never failed!

Especially the aerospace projects that Lu Yun personally participated in.

With the trust built up over the past few years, Lu Yun's announcement of the date for China's manned lunar landing is certainly accurate; if he says it will be carried out on that day, then it will be carried out on that day!
Then came the plan to build an international lunar base, including a small nuclear power plant within the base, and even a crater radio telescope in a one-kilometer-diameter crater on the far side of the moon.

These plans are quite impressive, but because they are set for 25 to 30 years from now, people are not very interested in them for the time being.

They just want to see the first manned lunar landing by China and Laos in one year and three months.

Of course, we'll have to wait. Several other national team projects released a lot of information later, and then the Zhuhai Airshow ended for one day.

Then, a large number of domestic news pages were filled with the news that "Lu Yun said that the millennium dream of manned lunar landing will be realized on the Lantern Festival in two years," and the popularity exploded.

As night fell for the Chinese, dawn gradually broke for the Americans.

After working through the night and losing a lot of hair, the NASA staff finally summarized the information and reported it to the NASA administrator who came to the morning meeting.

The NASA administrator watched the morning news on his way here, which gave him the most important information. After being shocked on the way, he felt more at ease after seeing the detailed report.

But the director was having a headache figuring out how to explain it to the White House.

If nothing unexpected happens, Old Deng will also watch the morning news and will know this important information.

Fortunately, unlike Trump, Old Deng is a veteran politician who remains calm and composed. He doesn't jump to conclusions and make impulsive phone calls to inquire, but instead waits for a more comprehensive response.

"There's still time, I need to think it over carefully..."

The NASA administrator muttered to himself, "No, I don't need to think of it myself; I can get others to think of it!"

He then called to his assistant, "David, inform the senior management and senior engineers of Project Artemis that there will be a meeting at nine o'clock!"

"Okay, Director."

The following two days of the Zhuhai Airshow also featured numerous press conferences, with the Aerospace Pavilion hosting various private aerospace companies. Lu Yun also announced many of Bluestar Aerospace's future development plans.

The third module of the space hotel was also launched that day, and the fourth module will be launched in January next year.

After the fourth module docks, the basic structure of the space hotel will be completed, and Lu Yun and An Fangfei will hold an unprecedented space wedding there.

This is something that many people are happy to see.

Many people have even started making lists of must-watch shows for the next two years.

First, there's the space wedding early next year, followed by the manned lunar flyby of the Dreamship spacecraft in April.

The 74th International Astronautical Congress will be held in October, which will be the last international astronautical congress before humans begin manned lunar landings again. It is estimated that the Chinese and Americans gathered together will come up with some new ideas.

In February of the following year, China will have its first manned lunar landing.

It's something to look forward to.

As for the US's manned lunar orbit and its return to the moon?

Two days later, Old Deng finally received a report from the NASA administrator.

The answer is that even if the Artemis program is successfully implemented and the return to the moon is achieved in the previously claimed two or four years, it is impossible to arrive in January, but rather no earlier than July.

Furthermore, given the current situation, it is highly unlikely that the Artemis Plan will be successfully implemented.

It is estimated that it will be delayed until 2025.

Upon hearing this news, Old Deng... felt relieved.

Perhaps it's because he's getting old and can't get angry anymore, but he actually offered a few words of encouragement to the NASA administrator.

Of course, since we already know that it's impossible to surpass China in a second manned lunar landing, there's no need to rush.

As a veteran section chief from the "golden age," he knew that although many people didn't believe it, Chinese history books would honestly record that the United States was the first country to land on the moon, and China was only the second.

Since that's the case, let's change the cards!
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Industry is a thing of the past; artificial intelligence is the future!

The Federation will develop intelligent manufacturing, leading humanity into a new era!

Do you all know why the Federation is deindustrializing? Actually, this is a misunderstanding. The Federation is simply eliminating outdated production capacity; it is developing intelligent manufacturing...

(End of this chapter)