Celestial One, the words painted in red were engraved on the side of the rocket.
The declared launch project was a meteorological satellite. Using a meteorological satellite as the first launch target was undoubtedly less difficult than other launch projects. But even so, for a small country with no aerospace technology foundation, installing a satellite on the first launch was a bit difficult.
Not only the UN's observer, but thirty local and foreign reporters were also invited to the launch site. This exciting moment should be shared by the people of the world. They were specifically allowed to enter the barracks and stand on the tower to film the rocket launch process.
For Xin, this was destined to be a historic moment.
Aerospace superpower?
The uncivilized islanders never thought about it. But when they saw their new neighbors discussing this issue in disbelief, the natives of Pannu Islands couldn't help but feel a strong sense of pride.
How did national confidence and national cohesion come about? It was to see one's own country achieve what others thought was impossible, and to accomplish what others thought was impossible.
Who would have thought that a small island country with a population of only tens of thousands could become a country with the ability to independently launch satellites? It was a fantasy!
However, this scene from the Arabian Nights was destined to be recorded in history.
"Thirty meters of launch pad height? Are you kidding? Mr. Calvin. " Henry glanced nervously at the rocket outside the window and turned to look at Calvin who was doing the final inspection with the staff.
A thirty meter launch pad, Henry visually estimated the height of the rocket to be around 32 to 34 meters. Celestial Trade, of course, wouldn't give them the specific design drawings of the rocket, but with his experience in the aerospace field, he could still visually estimate the parameters of the rocket.
It wasn't that there wasn't a miniature launch vehicle, but Henry didn't believe that a small country could achieve this level of technology. Considering the thrust ratio of the rocket fuel and the size of the rocket engine, estimating the thrust of the rocket, the design of the rocket didn't seem scientific at all.
Not to mention if the rocket could accelerate to the first cosmic acceleration and escape from Earth's gravity. Henry was very skeptical if the rocket could even fly out of the atmosphere.
And as for the doubt of the UN observer …
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Calvin raised an eyebrow and looked at the observer.
"One look at the structure of this rocket and I know it won't fly," Henry said mockingly.
"That only shows that you are ignorant. You'll never know this rocket engine of ours — "
"Ahem."
When Kelvin heard Jiang Chen's cough, he immediately stopped talking. Celestial Trade's confidentiality agreement was no joke. He already realized that he almost leaked the information.
Jiang Chen then looked at Henry.
"Mr. Henry, I remember you are UN observers, not technical consultants invited by Celestial Trade. If you are worried that the firecracker outside the window will not fly, you can go back to the ship first. I guarantee that no soldiers will stop you on your way back. "
Harry's expression changed several times.
Of course, he couldn't run back to the ship at this time. Otherwise, the media outside would definitely give him a close-up of his face and put it on tomorrow's headlines with the title of a coward. The failure of the rocket launch was still acceptable. It could only be said that he had foresight of the rocket's ending. However, if the launch was successful, it would be a slap in the face.
Since Jiang Chen dared to stand here, it meant that even if the launch failed, the safety was still guaranteed. So Henry calmed down and didn't say another word.
If Jiang Chen knew what this guy was thinking, would he laugh out loud?
There were no safety measures. The reason why he dared to stand here was because he wasn't worried about the launch failing.
But others obviously didn't think so.
Henry shut up, but the other observers were exchanging their opinions in whispers.
"I bet this thing can't fly to the exosphere. The first stage rocket is too short. Even with NASA's technology, it's impossible to achieve this. I suspect they miscalculated a decimal point during the design, and no one noticed until the final product was made. "A chubby white man tilted his head and whispered to his colleague.
"Aha, other than the first half of the sentence, we basically have the same opinion," the white woman with bob hair said in a serious tone.
"The first half? Do you think they can fly out? "The man raised his voice in disbelief.
"At most, they can pass through the intermediate layer if there is no launch failure," the woman mocked.
"Pfft-"
Calvin scanned the United Nations observers as anger flashed in his eyes. Although this rocket was not designed by him, he had put in a lot of effort when it came to understanding the technology behind it. As a researcher who pursued the truth, he wouldn't allow anyone to insult the milestone rocket launch technology!
Calvin clenched his fists and was about to explode.
But then, Jiang Chen patted him on the shoulder.
"Prove it to them. Remember, you are a technician, not a boxer. "
When he heard Jiang Chen's words, Calvin realized he almost acted out of impulse. Seeing Jiang Chen nod to him, he took a deep breath and forced the unhappiness in his heart to disperse. He walked to the launch platform and opened the intercom.
"Report the rocket."
"… Roger, gathering the information … Rocket inspection is complete! Launch operation is ready at any time! "
"Command center received. Attention everyone, begin ignition countdown!" Calvin said into the intercom as he looked at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen nodded with a smile and walked to the launch position. He opened the glass cover and placed his hand on top of the launch button. Calvin turned on the intercom again as he stared at the rocket outside the window.
The atmosphere inside the launch room tensed up. Henry stopped the impudence in his eyes and the United Nations observers stopped whispering as they focused on the rocket launcher outside the window.
"Launch countdown begins! 5！”
“4！”
“3！”
“2！”
“1！”
“0！ Ignition! "
The moment he heard the zero, Jiang Chen pressed the red launch button.
The gray airwave instantly covered the launch site outside the window as a blinding red light burst out from the smoke. The launcher separated. With the help of the thick flame, the rocket began to accelerate and shot straight into the sky.
Jiang Chen retracted his hand from the launch button and leisurely retreated to the side.
Calvin's palms were covered in sweat as he nervously stared at the launch interface.
Henry glanced at the calm Jiang Chen and then peeked at the launch interface. When he saw the rising height, speed, and acceleration, the contempt on his face gradually turned into seriousness.
"Height 48 km, passing through the stratosphere!"
"Height 81 km, reaching the warm layer, beginning to turn!"
“219KM！ Celestial 1 successfully turned, the rocket leveled, the first stage rocket is beginning to separate! "
"Separation successful! Reaching the first cosmic speed … "
"…"
Following the reports, Henry's expression became more and more shocked. As for the observers standing behind him, disbelief was written all over their faces.
Calvin's eyes flashed with pride when he saw their expressions, but he didn't get distracted as he continued to focus on the launch mission. His eyes locked onto the operation interface to prevent any possible accidents.
Jiang Chen didn't have any expression because he knew that the rocket produced by the Fishbone Aerospace Technology Research Institute had no possibility of any accidents.
"Height 483 km, successfully breaking through the atmosphere!"
"Height 1000 km, rocket continues to accelerate!"
"…"
"Height 35,000 km, rocket approaching the synchronous orbit! Second-stage rocket separation! "
On the screen, the second-stage rocket connected to the camera slowly turned off and separated from the rocket's head. At the same time, the tail of the rocket's head ignited and moved to a further orbit with the help of the jet gas.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the slowly rising height value on the launch interface.
When it stopped at 35785 km, everyone held their breath!
It stopped!
It stopped! Without the slightest error!
"The carrier has reached the synchronous orbit! We did it! "
Accompanied by this exciting shout, all the staff in the launch room cheered and threw their work documents into the air. Calvin was as excited as a child, waving his fist and hugging his colleagues.
Henry looked at the launch interface as if he saw a ghost and couldn't say a word.
Affected by the atmosphere, Jiang Chen also smiled proudly and strolled to the observers who were whispering and thought it was impossible for Celestial Trade to launch successfully.
The fat Caucasian man's mouth was so wide open that an egg could be stuffed into it. Jiang Chen walked to the side of him and the white woman and mocked.
"I'm sorry, our rocket encountered a launch failure. The rocket not only passed through the atmosphere but also reached the synchronous orbit."
Just then, Henry seemed to have woken up from his daze as he looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
"This, this is impossible … wait, where's the third-stage rocket?"
"Third-stage rocket?" As if he heard something funny, Jiang Chen laughed out loud.
As if he was done laughing, he paused for a moment, and in front of Henry's stiff expression, he said playfully.
"We don't need that thing."
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