This star is going to the moon

Chapter 80 Dongfeng Space City Commercial Launch Site

In the previous life, the timeline for manned lunar landing set by China was 1930 years ago, and many professionals calculated that it was around 1928 or 1929.

But Lu Yun passed away in 1926, so I didn’t get to watch it.

An Fangfei is three years older than Lu Yun and was born in 1990.

If calculated according to the timeline of China's manned lunar landing in the previous life, An Fangfei was about 38 or 39 years old when China's first manned lunar landing took place.

This age is not young for ordinary women, but it is actually okay for female celebrities who spend a lot of effort on maintenance.

At least not old.

Even some female stars still look charming.

Of course, the manned lunar landing program in the previous life was a national mission under official control. Not to mention an entertainment star who had nothing to do with aerospace, even the astronauts of the Astronaut Corps had to go through layers of selection if they wanted to be selected for the manned lunar landing mission.

As for when commercial manned lunar landing services will be opened and individuals will be allowed to purchase lunar landing tickets to go to the moon for fun, we will have to wait at least another ten or twenty years.

But fortunately, An Fangfei did not ask Lu Yun in the previous life, but asked him in early May of 2018 in this life.

So when An Fangfei heard Lu Yun's clear answer, her eyes shone brightly at him: "Really? I can really travel to the moon?"

"Of course, approximately..."

Lu Yun nodded and thought for a moment: "Before the Americans return to the moon!"

Hearing this, An Fangfei could no longer hide the admiration in her eyes.

As a shareholder of Blue Star Aerospace, An Fangfei has learned more and more about aerospace information, and even knows that the American plan to return to the moon has encountered twists and turns.

When the blond businessman announced the plan to return to the moon, NASA experts gave a detailed roadmap, claiming that they would complete the mission of returning to the moon in 2028 with the assistance of private enterprises.

But the National Space Council soon refuted this, saying that according to the instructions of the White House, they would return to the moon in 2024!

Because the golden-haired businessman's two consecutive terms ended in 1924, he wanted to realize his grand plan of returning to the moon during his term!

The only problem is that NASA is a bit dumbfounded and is now arguing with the National Space Council.

No matter what people on the other side of the ocean were arguing, An Fangfei knew that Lu Yun's intention was to let her go to the moon to play within about six years.

"You're amazing, Lu Yun!"

An Fangfei patted Lu Yun on the shoulder and said, "Then I'll leave the task of wearing Hanfu and pretending to be Chang'e on the moon to you!"

Lu Yun tilted his mouth and smiled: "Do you trust me so much?"

"Of course!"

An Fangfei also smiled. She blinked and said, "You are my smartest and most reliable brother Lu Yun, so I trust you the most."

Hearing this, Lu Yun put his hands on his hips and said arrogantly, "Okay, since you trust me so much, I will try my best."

"But it's a bit long to wait to play on the moon, so I'll let you be a real fairy in space for two years~"

This time, An Fangfei was a little skeptical. No matter whether the difficulty of the task was the same, six years sounded like a long time, while two years sounded like a short time.

"Really? I just praised you for being reliable, but please don't brag. Our Wanhu rocket hasn't even made its maiden flight yet, and you said it can't carry people into space."

This time, Lu Yun did not answer An Fangfei's question, but instead asked, "Why, do you really want to call me brother after the Wanhu rocket's maiden flight? Sister An~"

An Fangfei got annoyed when she heard this and reached out to pat Lu Yun on the head, but Lu Yun immediately grabbed her hand.

"Oh, why are you so annoying~"

"Hey, I can't hit it at all~"

Next to them, Liu Xiaoxin and Yan Xinxin each hugged their arms and sighed.

"Alas, my brother Yun was such a wise man before he met Sister Fei. How did he become like this now?"

"Who says she isn't? My Feifei used to be known as the 'strong heroine', but how come she's become the 'little girl' now?"

Then they both shook their heads, clicking their tongues. At 6:00 PM, the Long March 5B Yao-1 carrier rocket launched on time, a full two years ahead of its previous incarnation's maiden flight.

It also means that many major domestic aerospace projects will be completed two years ahead of schedule.

On the moon, the severely damaged "Golden Toad" lunar rover successfully completed its sixth lunar day patrol and photography mission.

After the launch of the Long March 5B, it also entered its sixth lunar night hibernation, but it is highly likely that it will not be able to wake up for the sixth time to perform the seventh lunar day mission.

Two days later, the return capsule of the new generation manned spacecraft test ship launched by Long March 5B Yao-1 successfully landed in the Dongfeng landing area.

This time, Lu Yun went to see it in person.

I just don’t know if it’s because the time was advanced by two years, and the flexible inflatable return capsule test mission in the previous life was not carried.

The return capsule of the new generation manned spacecraft is very large, with a height and width of more than four meters, which is several times larger than the return capsule of the Shenzhou manned spacecraft, which is more than two meters in height and width.

Because the new generation of manned spacecraft will carry out a manned lunar landing mission, the high-orbit and high-speed re-entry technology was directly tested this time, so that the surface ablation was much more serious than the low-Earth orbit return ablation.

But it doesn't matter much. It was designed for this purpose. After the surface protective layer is replaced with a new one, the spacecraft can be reused.

In fact, Lu Yun came here not mainly to see the return capsule, but to go to the nearby Dongfeng Space City Satellite Launch Center.

There, the construction of Blue Star Aerospace's Wanhu rocket launch station was completed, and Lu Yun came to inspect it.

Dongfeng Space City is located next to the western desert. It has flat terrain, is sparsely populated, dry and has little rain. Launch tests can be carried out about 300 days a year. It is an ideal place to launch spacecraft and is also the westernmost launch site in the country.

When the country began to develop commercial space, a "Commercial Space Innovation Test Zone" was opened here, specifically for launching commercial rockets.

The reason for building a commercial launch site here is to highlight the "sparsely populated" nature of the original launch site.

The main point is that even if something happens, no one will be blown up.

After all, there have been serious rocket launch accidents in domestic history.

Commercial things are generally wild, so we have to be on guard.

Previously, Deep Blue Arrow Aerospace Company had built the country’s first purely commercial space launch site here.

However, Deep Blue Arrow's Cardinal 30 rocket is a small solid rocket with a mass of less than tons. The so-called "launch site" is a piece of concrete ground with two lightning rods erected. There is also a command room next to it. When it is time to launch, it can be pulled to the concrete ground and erected for launch.

BlueStar Aerospace's Wanhu rocket is a "large" liquid rocket with a mass of 350 tons, so the construction of the launch site is more troublesome.

Although Lu Yun has tried to minimize the steps when designing it, the launch specifications of liquid rockets are still relatively high.

Fortunately, China has rich experience in building liquid rocket launch sites, and the "simplified version" liquid rocket launch site required for the Wanhu rocket was built in just three months.

When Lu Yun arrived, a crude model of the Wanhu rocket used for training was already placed on the launch pad.

Although the model is not very good-looking, it can already give us a glimpse of the spectacular scene of the Wanhu rocket being erected in a few months.

(Photoshopped using an internet image)
Lu Yun stood under the launch pad and looked at the tall Wanhu rocket model with some emotion. He didn't expect that he would really embark on the road of space travel in this life, and even built a rocket launch site dedicated to his own company.

Full of emotion, let’s take pictures first.

After taking the photos, I sent them to the company's shareholder An and asked her for some guidance on the work.

Yu Xingchen, standing nearby, also sighed with emotion: "Now the launch site is fine, and the construction of the first Wanhu rocket is also progressing smoothly. According to the current progress, it is very likely that it will be able to make its first flight before October."

"That way, we'll have something real to say at the International Astronautical Congress in October, instead of just talking to PowerPoint..."

As Yu Xingchen was speaking, he suddenly received a message on his phone. He took it out and smiled.

"We have also been invited to the domestic air show in November."

He looked at Lu Yun: "How about it, do you have any ideas?"

"Of course!"

Lu Yun has already thought about what to do at the domestic air show.

The purpose of attending the International Astronautical Congress is to scare people, so of course your own air show should give your family some benefits~
(End of this chapter)