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

Qiongzhou.

The Tengyun aerospace plane was towed to the starting point of the runway at the Xinyuan launch site and is undergoing final inspection before takeoff.

It moved here at the end of last month. The Aviation Development Commission used its maximum strength to complete the construction of supporting facilities as quickly as possible, allowing Tengyun to take off near the equator and slightly improve its performance.

However, the main reason why it was driven out of the mainland was the unanimous protest from the base and mainland residents - this thing was too disturbing to the people.

Not to mention that the people it passed along the way south were densely populated and loud, and the people were harassed basically once a week. The life at the base was also seriously affected, so Teng Yun was ruthlessly expelled to Qiongzhou.

The area that takes off from here is mostly the vast sea, and at most it will pass through a few islands in Luzon. Now the mainland residents can finally hear the roar that tears the sky.

Since October, Tengyun has carried out 11 missions, sending 214 people into space, setting a new world manned flight record at an astonishing speed.

If the Aviation Development Commission had not carried out an early mid-term inspection out of concern, it would have even been able to fly two more flights.

After all, the Aerospace Development Commission did not squeeze the airframe according to the design limit, but still set the goal of "weekly flight" and required that it can perform one mission per week. Both the military and the space agency couldn't put it down for this groundbreaking aerospace aircraft.

The cheap, convenient, safe, and reusable Long March 7 + Shuguang spacecraft combination is a bit disgusting when compared with it. Some people have even said that they will retire traditional spacecraft and small space shuttles and go all out to build large aerospace planes.

Although the Aerospace Development Commission has not expressed its position, Fengtian-based Shenyang Aircraft Group has begun to build a new factory using the Great Wall 1. In the future, it will focus on the production of spacecraft, including aerospace planes and space shuttles. Apparently senior officials also have this idea.

Deng Lei touched the rudder in his palm, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

It is now 14:00 on the 19th. Just three hours ago, the supply tank carrying 120 tons of hydrogen and oxygen fuel was successfully launched. It is expected to arrive in lunar orbit and dock with the Utu Space Station on the 23rd.

This time Tengyun is carrying four astronauts including him and Li Wei. They will take a space plane to the Tiangong Space Station and transfer to the Dawn-1 spacecraft parked there to station in the Wutu Space Station in advance.

Dawn-1 then returned to the Tiangong Space Station. After being refueled by a cargo spacecraft, it flew to the moon with nine subsequent personnel on the 26th to perform an inspection mission.

The Jiuzhang, which has unloaded its cargo before then, will return to lunar orbit to dock with the Wutu Space Station for refueling. Astronauts arriving in advance will also inspect and familiarize it with its operations.

Of course, the most important thing is to complete a login mission. The time limit specified by the system is only ten days. If you don’t complete the mission, it will expire...

Landing in advance can also make more preparations for the expedition team. After all, the aerospace expertise of those experts is very limited.

The Tianmu-3 expedition mission is expected to last 15 to 20 days, with a total number of 13 people. All the fuel is enough for Jiuzhang to carry a lot of cargo to complete four landings and take-offs. It will carry 2 astronauts and 3 astronauts each time A combination of experts to execute the 3-landing plan.

Each landing is expected to stay on the moon for 3 to 5 days, which is enough to complete the preliminary exploration tasks.

During their stay on the moon, all food, accommodation and living for the landing personnel will be in the Jiuzhang spacecraft. Its huge living cabin can support a maximum of 12 people, and there is no problem in supplying five people to survive.

After the Tianmu-3 mission is over, only the first batch of expedition members will return. The four astronauts are still staying at the Wutu Space Station, waiting for the arrival of subsequent astronauts and supplies.

Especially the prefabricated modules that have been manufactured at an accelerated pace. Together, they will build the first long-term camp on the moon. They will not consider returning until the Tianmu-4 mission is completed.

But Deng Lei knows the current mental state of United Mining. In order to account for the crazy loss of funds as soon as possible, the current CEO Wu Yi even wants to rush to the moon to mine in person.

Rumor has it that United Mining has high hopes from above, hoping that it can improve the continuously sluggish stock index by listing on the A-share market, and do not always let the Shanghai Stock Exchange hold on to 3100 points.

Deng Lei is convinced of this. Recently, he has watched a lot of videos of an expert named Li, and is preparing to buy the bottom at the current 3240 points.

The thought of seeing a patch of red on the moon during the Chinese New Year is simply...

"Dongdongyao, the runway has been cleared, the airspace is in good condition, and you can take off!"

"Ha... understand!"

The sound from the tower brought Deng Lei back to his senses. After briefly scanning the bridge, he pushed the throttle all the way and released the wheel brake.

This time the climb was as light and powerful as usual, and the numbers on the altimeter were beating rapidly.

When the color of the sky changed from light blue to dark blue and then to deep black, he knew he was back in space.

Moon, here I go again.

Deng Lei murmured to himself, but suddenly thought of the Artemis III mission.

Although the explosion of the third hydrogen bomb and the launch of Artemis III were both on the 20th, they cannot actually be counted as the same day.

According to news from the base's intranet forum, the cleanup plan is based on the daytime of the Pacific Fleet, which is 11 a.m. on the 20th in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Artemis 3 mission is on the 20th Aramco Central Time, which is actually the 21st in the Eastern Hemisphere. In the early morning, I had an appointment to go half a day late.

Artemis 3 arrived on the moon on almost the 25th, and should carry out the landing mission on the 26th and 27th, which is Ami’s Christmas Eve, and they will re-check and land on the Nine Chapters in the same two days, so... After five months, the two moon landing teams overlapped again?

This question caused Deng Lei to think deeply, and then told Li Wei beside him, causing the latter to also fall into thinking.

Li Wei suddenly remembered something he heard from a relative and a child some time ago...it seemed to be called red and blue since ancient times?

With two consecutive lunar landing missions, the element of luck cannot be ignored.

"Brother Li, do you think we should visit each other? The lunar rover is just a matter of stepping on the accelerator and it won't take much time."

"this……"

Li Wei thought for a while and then said uncertainly:

"I'm afraid it depends on their wishes, but this kind of thing is indeed feasible. In fact, I also want to see what their lander looks like."

He is obviously also very interested. After all, the canopy series missions are all purely commercial missions and are not very sensitive.

"I think they will definitely agree, but we may have to wait a while. During the Apollo program, NACA locked the speed at 25 kilometers per hour to prevent astronauts from racing. I don't know if it has been unlocked now.

Wait, maybe we can go over there with an excavator and pretend to dismantle their lander? "