I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

"Mr. Lin, congratulations to you."

"Haha, you should congratulate Commercial Aviation. We are just a production link."

"..."

The first flight of C832 should have been very exciting, but who said that the first flight of Storm was imminent? A nuclear-powered space shuttle is much more attractive than a passenger aircraft.

Yesterday, the passenger plane made its first flight successfully. It makes sense to hurry up and fly the space shuttle while the joy is still there.

It is now less than six hours before the Storm's first flight, and the launch tower is preparing to fill it with liquid hydrogen fuel for nuclear engines.

Even though the weather was not particularly good, the Storm was still very eye-catching.

When the decision was made to launch before Labor Day, the base unanimously approved giving the Storm a special livery.

It is a colorful pattern that almost occupies the entire rear wing and tail. It consists of a hammer and a powerful arm. The main color is bright red, which looks full of power.

Although the painting was rushed, the quality of the painting is really not bad. Even if it is burned by the atmosphere when returning, you can still see the outline. Moreover, this is the back part of the machine, and the ablation it endured is not too strong.

There are more than a dozen military-green chemical-protection vehicles on standby next to the launch pad. A dozen radiation dosimeters placed in different positions are the basis for them to judge whether the reactor is out of control. If problems arise, they must be prepared to take measures.

There are nearly half as many people preparing for the space shuttle than usual, and the inspection procedures are much more complex and demanding than those of H2M.

Lin Ju stood not far from the launch pad, put himself and the entire space shuttle into the camera frame, and was looking for an angle.

"Hey! Xiaolin, you have to stand far away. If you get some radiation, it will be over."

Academician She and Academician Yu walked over one after another, and the latter gave a kind reminder.

The A100's ability to control the weight of the H2 without significantly changing the center of gravity comes at a cost. It does not have a protective layer composed of thick concrete and lead plates. Once it leaks, the consequences will be extremely serious.

Not going through Nankai guarantees that there will be no problem with the core stack. Even if there is a problem, the protection mechanism will be triggered to allow enough time for escape.

Lin Ju smiled and directly took a selfie with the two of them with the Storm, and uploaded it to Twitter and Weibo respectively.

"I believe in the engineers at our base. Besides, the seven astronauts in this crew will have to live with the space shuttle for more than ten days. As the boss, I must go first.

Moreover, the "Storm" can give me an experience that no other spacecraft has. It is nuclear-powered, which makes me feel that it has truly taken a big step towards the cosmic era. "

Academician She: "The one that has really taken a big step forward is the Qianjin. The second living cabin will be installed soon. Can we start turning it around first?"

"Yes, but we won't let it turn around for the time being." Lin Ju explained:

"Right now, the cabin is still under construction and there are a lot of materials piled up in a mess. When it is officially rotated, it must be placed according to the special design requirements, but the current structural strength is indeed sufficient."

Academician She: "There are at least 20 tons of living supplies stored on the Qianjin. The Storm does not need to carry those things at all."

"Just in case..."

"..."

Academician Yu frowned slightly at the somewhat inexplicable reactions of the two people, and quickly figured out the joint.

10 tons of liquid hydrogen fuel is not much, but it is enough for the Storm to take a trip to the moon.

If the cargo bay is not equipped with a truss and a connection channel to the space station, the "Full Moon" landing module can be stuffed in, and now we can directly land on the moon.

So if Lin Ju wanted to land on the moon, he could just start the lander project earlier and become the first person to return to the moon now?

In fact, this is not a secret. The nuclear-thermal powered space shuttle moon landing plan has long appeared in many PPTs on the Xinyuan official website. However, everyone thought that the nuclear-powered space shuttle was unreliable and could not be realized, so they did not In depth.

Of course Academician She also knows this. There are more smart people in the space agency. When he saw the Storm erected in Qiongzhou, he started thinking: The landers for the Shuguang 3 and 4 missions have almost been built and can be put directly into the space agency. Wouldn’t it be possible to complete the moon landing more than half a year ahead of schedule inside the aircraft?

The upper echelons of the Aerospace Development Commission can only ignore this voice. It is so outrageous that the first Chinese astronaut to land on the moon came out of a private aerospace company's space shuttle. It is scary to think about it.

However, taking the traditional rocket route when there is clearly more advanced technology, I don’t know why, but I always feel like I am on a dead end, which makes Academician She feel that it is time to retire.

Fortunately, Lin Ju cooperated with his expression of confusion, and both parties tacitly ignored the topic.

"By the way, the two spies have almost finished speaking. They are both IAA development agents. One is codenamed Lao Niu and the other is Nightingale.

Nightingale has only arrived here not long ago, but "Old Niu" has been lurking for more than ten years, causing us a lot of losses. Following his line, we have already locked up more than a dozen traitors. The superiors are very angry and plan to completely clean up internally. Again. "

Lin Ju was not surprised by this. In any case, a spy who has the courage to break into a heavily defended base must have some skills, and his identity is also expected.

"What to do with the two spies?"

"Deal it?" Academician She did not expect Lin Ju to ask this question.

"With their crimes, they will definitely not be able to escape. Lao Niu is also involved in many secret cases and will most likely be shot. Nightingale should be in jail for more than ten years. Why do you ask?"

Lin Ju's expression was a little helpless, and it was hard to say:

"If the case of that 'Old Cow' is clarified, can it be sent over? It would be of some use to us."

"Use? What's its use?"

"304 Injection Human Experiment Volunteers. Our laboratory director is going crazy because he wants to do human experiments. The last time he tried it on himself, he was stopped."

Academician She: "..."

Academician Yu: "..."

…

"Mankind's first nuclear-powered spacecraft was launched in Qiongzhou."

"The Hexagon criticized the Tempest for refusing to be inspected by the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying that a radiation dust collector collected a large amount of pollution residue in the South China Sea."

“Annan fishermen refute rumors that South China Sea fishery products will be contaminated by nuclear contamination.”

"Experts say that a nuclear-powered space shuttle can travel to and from the moon in 20 hours, which is incredibly fast."

“Storm Painting Sparks Controversy.”

"AVDC: The Storm's nuclear engine will not start in the atmosphere and will not cause any pollution."

"..."

The entire launch of the Storm was broadcast live. Although its nuclear engine would not start in the atmosphere, it still attracted record-high traffic.

The Xinyuan-2A rocket adjusted the first-stage engine throttle so that the Storm was finally sent into the 180KM orbit. Then the three A100 engines were started in space for the first time, sending the more than 120-ton space shuttle to the Advance. trail of.