White House, conference room!

Silence!

The air seems heavy and depressing!
The country under the greatest pressure is the United States.

The United States has been questioned about its manned lunar landing. In order to prove itself and tell the world that it is still a leader in the field of space exploration, the United States launched the “Return to the Moon Program.”

To be honest, the “Return to the Moon Plan” was originally proposed by NASA to fool everyone.

Unexpectedly, external pressure became greater and greater, and internal pressure also increased sharply, forcing the United States to actually implement the “Return to the Moon Plan.”

Although the United States has promoted the “Return to the Moon Project” as being very successful, in fact, as the United States knows, it is not going smoothly and has been bumpy.

For example, the life capsule should be stable according to calculations, but it tilted when it softly landed on the lunar surface. And according to simulations, the circular life capsule can still operate normally even if it tilts, but in reality it is not the case. According to relevant data, the operating efficiency of the life capsule is only 1/12 of the original design.

Originally, the two life capsules could sustain 10 astronauts on duty for a year, but now they can only sustain it for one month. This also means that if five astronauts are sent to the moon, the two life capsules can only last for two months.

For this, the director of NASA has repeatedly scolded Musk.

Because the life capsule project is led by Musk’s Space X!

Musk boasted about the life capsule to be extremely awesome, saying that it involved a scientific research team of thousands of people, years of research and development, and thousands of academic papers, and was considered the most advanced in the world.

But when we got to the moon, everything was completely different. The shrinkage was extremely serious.

Unfortunately, NASA has already given the money to Space X, so there is no way to recover part of the money even if it wants to.

It is easy to give money to these capitalists, but it is extremely difficult to take the money back from them.

“When can we land a man on the moon?” Barack asked with a sullen face.

In public, he maintains a good image as a humorous, polite, and political elite.
But in fact, he often has a bad temper, especially when times are hard, his temper becomes even worse.

The two life capsules of the United States have not given the country an advantage in the field of aerospace, but have instead increased doubts.

After all, when the United States manned the moon, there was no signal delay in the television broadcast, and the lunar module landed steadily on the moon. The astronauts came out of the lunar module full of energy, and the lunar rover was even larger than imagined. The astronauts could even drive the lunar rover for drag racing.
As a result, almost half a century later, the United States boasted that it had made great progress in science and technology, but two life capsule launches capsized during soft landings on the Earth’s surface.

This naturally also caused the United States to be questioned.

This kind of doubt also put Barack under tremendous pressure.

To this day, many media outlets have given him the title of “the worst president in American history.”

Barack also wants to save face, and he doesn’t want this special honor.

In his opinion, all of this was his predecessor’s fault and he was not going to take the blame.

The only way to restore its reputation is to land a man on the moon.

As long as the United States succeeds in another manned moon landing, all doubts will disappear and the United States will only enjoy flowers and applause.

“Mr. President, should we postpone the manned moon landing to July 2017?” The NASA administrator hesitated for a moment and suggested, “Of course, there is no problem with launching it in October 7.”

“Yes, Mr. President, you should consider postponing it!” suggested another cabinet member.

Anyway, as long as it is not next year and is postponed for another year, it will be the next person’s business and has nothing to do with them.

Another cabinet member reminded: “Mr. President, next year is an election year.”

In an election year, we must be cautious. If we are not careful, the election could be a disastrous defeat.

As Barack vigorously promotes identity politics labels and repeatedly uses presidential executive orders to implement policies and bypass Congress, the battle between the donkey and the elephant has become increasingly fierce, and the consensus between the two sides is constantly decreasing.

This cabinet member is Hillary’s man. Hillary has already decided to run in the election, so he naturally has to consider Hillary.

“No, we must launch as planned! We can’t wait!” Barack refused without hesitation.

What a joke! The United States has raised the tone so high and even given a specific timetable.

If this is postponed, will the United States still be able to save its face?

Not to mention, the United States must land a man on the moon again before China.

Otherwise, the United States cannot afford to lag behind in manned lunar landing.

In the European and American world, it’s a winner-takes-all situation!

About a few hours later, NASA sent a congratulatory letter to the Chinese Space Agency, congratulating China on its yet another success in space technology and stating that it was a blessing for the world’s space industry.

This is the world. Even if you pray for the other person to fail and curse them in your heart, you still have to put in the effort on the surface.

So far, everyone has been on good terms with each other.

Guifei Group.

A huge assembly workshop.

Liu Tao watched the engineers working busy.

The final assembly of the spacecraft named ‘Laurel’ is currently underway.

The ‘Laurel’ spacecraft was developed based on the ‘Panshan’ spacecraft.

The ‘Panshan’ spacecraft only has a cockpit, and the space is relatively limited.

The Laurel spacecraft is different, with a larger cockpit, enough to accommodate 10 astronauts, and each astronaut has his own independent small space. It also has a huge cargo hold, which can carry up to 300 tons.

The entire ‘Laurel’ spacecraft is 86 meters long, has a wingspan of 98 meters, and is 18.80 meters high. It is an absolute behemoth!
The materials and technologies used in the Laurel spacecraft are the same as those of the Panshan spacecraft, but the Laurel spacecraft has more engines and greater thrust, and even larger and more controlled nuclear fusion devices.

This is the largest aircraft ever built in China!
The construction cost alone reached a staggering 200 billion yuan!

This is because Liu Tao used the golden finger to reduce the investment in technological research. Otherwise, it would be normal to increase it tenfold.

“It’s hard to imagine that one day we can build such a big thing!” Yang Wei exclaimed.

Since he started college, China has been in an era of drastic change, and society has been developing at a rapid pace.

Ordinary people have felt the changes brought about by the rapid development of the country, not to mention Yang Wei who is at the forefront of scientific research. When the J-20 fighter jet was successfully developed, the whole world was amazed.

But it has only been a few years, and the J-20 fighter is no longer the most advanced. Aerospace planes will be the mainstream of the air force in the future.

Even the fact that China has established the Space Force as a separate branch of the military is a testament to this.

Of course, China is the third country in the world to establish a space force, the first two being the United States and Russia.

But it can be seen from this that the tremendous changes in the military field have extended from land, sea, and air to space.

“The future is the space age, and we already have the ability to explore the entire solar system!” Liu Tao said with a smile.

Both the Panshan and Yuegui spacecraft have the ability to operate in the entire solar system, which also means that China can continue to explore the solar system.

Of course, spacecraft do not currently have the ability to fly out of the solar system.

Unless the technology is more advanced and better-performing spacecraft are developed, making the spacecraft faster.

This is a technological breakthrough. Once it is broken, we will step out of the Earth and enter the space age!

Yang Wei shook his head and said, “I am a little uncomfortable now. I feel like I am being left behind by the times. This development is too fast!”

It seemed as if we had entered the Space Age overnight.

The Panshan spacecraft has traveled back and forth between space and Earth many times, and has even carried out two unmanned moon landings, bringing back refined helium-3 from the moon.

If it weren’t for the Panshan spacecraft, he wouldn’t have known that his teacher had already developed controlled nuclear fusion.

In order not to affect relations with the Middle East and Russia, even now, the news that China has mastered controlled nuclear fusion is still kept strictly confidential.

After all, once controlled nuclear fusion is mastered, the importance of oil will be greatly reduced and the price of oil will inevitably drop sharply. Then those countries that rely on selling oil to get rich will usher in earth-shaking changes.

These are not what China wants to see now.

“The historical trend is rolling forward, and we must embrace the arrival of the space age.” Liu Tao smiled faintly, “The earth is too small to accommodate competition, but space is infinitely vast and can accommodate competition! It’s better for everyone to compete in space.”

Yang Wei nodded, this was a complete conspiracy.

Look at it now, the United States, Russia, and Europe have all followed suit and launched their own “manned lunar landing” and various lunar development plans.

Not to mention the United States, their plans are very good and advanced, and their tone is also very high.

Russia is also unwilling to lag behind. In 2014, on Space Day, it grandly announced the launch of Russia’s lunar development plan. The opening of the “Moon Plan” made a loud declaration: the moon is the cosmic fulcrum for the future expansion of civilization, the geopolitical competition in the 21st century will begin with the development of lunar resources, and Russia should build a variety of interstellar flight means to safeguard the national interest of developing lunar resources.

The “Lunar Project” proposes that the development of the moon is urgent and that it is necessary to speed up the exploration and occupation of strategic locations on the moon in order to lay a solid foundation for the actual exploitation of lunar resources in the future.

Some Russian hardliners even said in media interviews that if Russia has no place on the moon in the future, then there is no need for the moon to exist, and Russia should destroy the moon with nuclear weapons.

In fact, there has been a plan to destroy the moon since the Soviet era, because their scientists found that an important reason for the cold weather in Russia is the influence of the moon. If the moon is destroyed, the weather in Russia will become warmer, and the ice in the Arctic Ocean will melt, and the Arctic Ocean route will be opened, which will naturally bring great benefits.

Europe has also launched a manned lunar landing plan, aiming to achieve manned lunar landing in 2025 and establish a permanent lunar base belonging to Europe by 2030.

In recent years, the world’s enthusiasm for space development has been extremely high.

And amid this aerospace fever, the world’s echelons are clear at a glance.

The United States and China are in the first tier, Russia is in the second tier, Europe is in the third tier, and the others!

Only the whole of Europe can be in the third tier. Any single European country, even France or Germany, is not good enough to be in the third tier.

In this regard, Britain, which is heading for Brexit, is in an awkward position.

Because once Brexit happens, Britain’s aerospace industry will be handed over to other countries and it will have no say.

“Teacher, is it inappropriate to use the ‘Laurel’ spacecraft to perform Spring Festival Gala greetings? Will it cause a leak?” Yang Wei hesitated slightly.

The ‘Laurel’ spacecraft will be assembled before the Spring Festival.

Liu Tao decided to make the Laurel spacecraft public. To be honest, Yang Wei felt that this was inappropriate, because strategic-level equipment like this should be kept secret for as long as possible.

Liu Tao smiled and said, “It’s okay. Now is different than before. We don’t have to hide anything. Besides, once the Laurel spacecraft is built, it will have to go through a series of tests. It’s impossible to keep this big thing secret. It’s nothing more than meeting you a month earlier!”

“Even if other countries know about it, they won’t be able to build it!” Liu Tao is full of confidence about this.

Whether it is the ‘Panshan’ spacecraft or the ‘Laurel’ spacecraft, there are too many black technologies in it.

It would be impossible for the United States and Russia to build the same spacecraft without decades of effort.

Unless the United States and Russia really obtained alien spacecraft or even captured aliens alive.

In terms of power, everyone is speculating that it is the miniaturization of nuclear reactors, including most people in China. No one will consider controlled nuclear fusion.

Because there has been no news of China’s controlled nuclear fusion achieving a qualitative breakthrough.

The two of them got on the cockpit. The cockpit was very spacious. The entire cockpit was actually divided into two parts. One part was for astronauts to operate the space shuttle, and the other part was for astronauts to perform long-term missions and rest in the lounge.

After all, the Laurel spacecraft can not only travel back and forth between the Earth and the Moon, but also between the Earth and Mars, and even go further.

The large cargo hold of the Laurel spacecraft, even with the cooperation of astronauts, can capture meteorites and some asteroids.

You should know that in addition to the eight planets in the solar system, there are also a large number of asteroids. There are more than one million confirmed asteroids alone, and many of them have a diameter of 10 to 100 meters.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Laurel spacecraft captures a few asteroids rich in gold, the global gold price will be cut in half.

There is a passage between the cockpit and the cargo hold, which is usually not opened and will only be opened in special circumstances.

Entering the cargo hold, you will find that it is very large. With such a large volume, even a J-20 fighter jet can fit in easily.

Theoretically, the Laurel spacecraft can carry 300 tons of cargo in its cargo hold, but in practice it often does not carry that much.

There is volume, but mass is determined by volume and density!
Normally, the cargo hold will carry more than 300 tons for one mission, and it is difficult to reach tons.

There are robotic arms installed on the cargo hold, which are auxiliary equipment.

By now, the Laurel spacecraft has been almost assembled, and the remaining parts are some small ones. (End of this chapter)