This star is going to the moon

Chapter 57 Spreading the impact and restarting the moon landing plan!
A certain beacon country, NASA.

When the Chang'e-5 mission began across the ocean, the Lighthouse Space Agency formed a "watching group" to track it in real time.

The relationship between space agencies around the world is generally good. If there are no mandatory orders from above, the space agencies of various countries are very eager to work together.

Unfortunately, they don’t have the final say in the world.

But even if cooperation is not allowed now, the director of the Lighthouse Space Agency also posted a congratulatory message on Twitter out of courtesy after Chang'e 5 successfully soft-landed on the moon.

"...I used translation software to translate some of their online information and found that they were promoting the 'Golden Toad' lunar rover, which was made of civilian parts, even purchased directly. It was considered an experimental attempt."

"This 'Golden Toad' lunar rover isn't the main point. It's too small and simple, and we can easily make it here. The main thing is for them to obtain lunar soil."

"Yes, although this is their first time, I think they should be able to successfully obtain the first piece of lunar soil that is completely theirs."

"Their aerospace technology is developing so rapidly. I used to think it would take them 25 to 25 years to get their own lunar soil."

"Your estimate is too conservative. Their space policy has always been 'stable yet radical'. I also have a hunch that they should have no problem using Chang'e 5 to retrieve the first lunar soil. The key issue now is their backup plan!"

"Backup plan?"

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the Lighthouse State is abbreviated as "NASA". Its headquarters is located in Peanut Town, the capital of the Lighthouse State. It is an administrative scientific research institution responsible for formulating and implementing space programs and conducting research in aeronautical science and space science.

However, the headquarters is mainly responsible for administration, while scientific research is carried out by the various laboratories and research centers below, as well as cooperating private companies.

Therefore, the "watching group" includes not only people who have switched from scientific research to administration, but also people who are purely administrative.

A purely administrative person may not even have a complete understanding of his own country's space program, let alone the space program on the other side of the ocean.

"That's right, it's a backup plan. The other side's plans related to the moon all use odd-numbered ones as the first launch and even-numbered ones as backups. If the first launch fails, the backup will be used to fill in the gap."

"They successfully landed Chang'e 3 on the near side of the moon a few years ago, so Chang'e 4 is officially planned to land on the far side of the moon next year. If successful, it will be the first human probe to land on the far side of the moon!"

The word "first" was too strong and immediately made the administrator frown.

But it doesn’t matter, there are heavier ones.

"Actually, Chang'e 4 isn't a big deal. Landing on the far side of the moon won't change anything. The real threat is Chang'e 6, the backup for Chang'e 5. If Chang'e 5 successfully retrieves lunar soil samples from the near side, I suspect they'll likely have Chang'e 6 bring back lunar soil samples from the far side!"

"If we succeed again, it will be a unique achievement among human heavyweights!"

"The lunar soil we obtained during the several manned lunar landings in the last century was from the front side. We have never landed on the back side of the moon, let alone brought anything from the back side back to Earth."

This time, it was not just the administrative staff who frowned, but also many people who had switched from technical to administrative positions.

Although they are far away from the front line of scientific research, some of them have studied lunar soil, so they joined the "watching group" of Chang'e 5.

The lunar soil on the back of the moon is the research material they have always dreamed of!
If the other side really gets it, then according to the current "Wolf Amendment" restrictions, they will not be able to conduct research even if they return to the front line of scientific research.

Noticing the tense atmosphere, an official from the National Space Council paused for a moment and said, "Don't worry, everyone. They haven't succeeded yet."

"In fact, even if it succeeds, it doesn't matter. I can tell you a piece of news, that is, our lobbying of the White House and Congress has been successful. In a few days, the President will officially sign the space policy directive and restart the moon landing plan!"

"The time for us to return to the moon is approaching again!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately started to have ideas, especially those who had the capital support of the aerospace complex.

For example, the SLS rocket used to return to the moon is led by Boeing.

There is also the Orion spacecraft needed to return to the moon, which is led by Lockheed Martin.

If the moon landing plan is restarted, there will definitely be a large amount of financial allocation. Will he and the company behind him be able to make money again?

Well, I can serve my country better!
As for Ma Yilong's space fork, it belongs to the "new money" category and has not yet joined the ranks of the "old money" aerospace complexes.

They are even targets of being squeezed out by the "old money" aerospace complex.

"Haha, that's great, it looks like the advantage is back with us!"

"As long as the financial allocation is in place, everything will be fine!" "That's right, they're actually promoting an actor and celebrity during a space mission. It's clear they're not confident in their technology, so they can only resort to this method..."

………………

“The publicity effect this time is really good!”

The staff of the domestic aerospace publicity department carefully examined the data and found that various indexes were at an explosive level.

One reason is that Chang'e 5 is the country's most important space mission in history. After all, it is about bringing things back to Earth from the moon.

Another reason is probably the involvement of big star Rowoon.

What’s even more amazing is that these two things that normally have nothing to do with each other have actually merged!

People who usually only pay attention to entertainment stars learned about the country's space development.

Even people who don’t usually pay attention to entertainment stars also learned through the country’s major aerospace events that there are such awesome celebrities as Lu Yun!

The "Golden Toad" lunar rover he built was able to reach the moon, and the photos of the lander sampling work that everyone saw were taken by the "Golden Toad"!

[I never thought our country's technology has advanced so far that we can already go to the moon to dig up soil and bring it back?]

[Great! It would be even better if we could land humans on the moon!]

[Wow, are our country's stars so awesome? ]

[It's not the celebrities who are awesome, it's Lu Yun who is awesome. He originally studied aerospace, so it's reasonable for him to build a lunar rover. It wouldn't be surprising if he could build a rocket one day.]

[Is that reasonable? I studied computer science, but I can't build a computer. I can't even repair a computer...]

[Hehe, it’s okay, your friends all think you can, and will ask you to help fix their computers for free (funny)]

【…】

This is the impact on ordinary people, and the impact on some influential people is also not small.

Gu Man, writer and screenwriter.

"Why is the Flute Silent?", "Love O2O" and "My Sweetheart, My Sweetheart" are all very famous. They have not only been published, but also adapted into film and television dramas.

She has always wanted to write a book about the love affair between an aerospace engineer and a female celebrity. She has learned a lot of information from her old classmates who work at the aerospace research institute, but she just doesn't know how to start.

I got some inspiration while playing games some time ago, but it’s still not quite there.

After seeing Lu Yun and An Fangfei's interaction regarding Chang'e 5, she suddenly had an inspiration!
"Yes, I know how to write it. I even have a name for it. It's called 'You Are My Glory'!"

On the other hand, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has reached the final preparation stage and will start shooting in about 10 days. The leading actor Shen Teng has also joined the crew to start adapting.

At this time, the director and screenwriter suddenly approached him and said, "Chang'e 5 and the 'Golden Toad' lunar rover are very popular right now, so I want you to add a scene to the movie."

"After you accepted the 'Spend One Billion' mission, you saw scientist Ro-Woon on TV describing his lunar project, and you suddenly had an idea and asked your supervisor..."

Shen Teng took the revised script and immediately began to speak with great emotion, gesturing and saying, "If I buy a few rockets and blast them off to the moon from Xihong City, it won't even be on Earth anymore. Would that be considered a success?"

"What? This doesn't even count?"

The director nodded and said, "Yes, that's the feeling!"

Shen Teng remained noncommittal about this adaptation, but when chatting with a friend in the evening, he mentioned it a little. Unexpectedly, his friend said, "Haha, what a coincidence! I just read a comic called "The Lone Moon" today."

"The moon theme will definitely be very popular in the next few years. I want to make it into a movie. I feel like you are perfect for playing the sloppy middle-aged maintenance worker!"

Shen Teng: “?”

(End of this chapter)