China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Chief engineer's office.
When Secretary Yu heard that Star Sky Technology planned to conduct a test flight on New Year's Day, he immediately brought the news to his office. Yuan Huanmin, who was reading a document, froze for a few seconds.
When he came back to his senses, he looked at Secretary Yu, who was standing in front of his desk, in disbelief.
"… Test flight?"
"Yeah! I didn't expect them to be so fast! " With a face full of worry, Secretary Yu sighed heavily. "Sigh, we are still a step too late. What should we do!"
Actually, contrary to what the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology expected, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation never took the bet seriously.
Ion thruster propulsion …
Anyone who knew about propulsion knew that it was impossible to climb a gravity well with that little thrust. Otherwise, the head of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation wouldn't have agreed to this bet so easily. Arguing with Professor Lu wasn't a wise choice, so they just let him do it.
But …
Who would have thought that they would start a test flight?
Yuan Huanmin looked at Secretary Yu, who was panicking like a cat on a hot tin roof.
However, his concern was different than Secretary Yu's …
After a moment of silence, he spoke in disbelief.
"They're sending live people for their first test flight?"
Secretary Yu frowned and said, "There are two pilots in the launch plan …"
"This is ridiculous!"
Yuan Huanmin slammed the table with his right hand, causing the teacup lid to tremble a few times. He stood up from the chair with a furious expression, grabbed his jacket hanging on the back of the chair, and walked toward the office door.
Seeing that Academician Yuan was about to leave, Secretary Yu paused for a second and quickly chased after him.
"Chief Engineer Yuan, where do you plan on going?"
Yuan Huanmin said without hesitation, "Do you even need to ask? Of course I'm going to the Jinling launch site! "
Secretary Yu said, "But Jinling didn't invite us, wouldn't it be embarrassing for us to go there …"
"Is this a matter of pride?!" Yuan Huanmin's eyes were wide open as he yelled, "Is a life more important, or is pride more important?!"
Those are two astronauts!
And they're ace pilots from the test flight team!
Yuan Huanmin was furious, but he shook his head in his mind.
As expected, he was still too young.
Just a little bit of achievement and you're already so full of yourself.
It was bad enough that they interfered in the affairs of other countries, but now they didn't even care about the lives of the valuable astronauts!
From Yuan Huanmin's point of view, Lu Zhou was purely using the country's trust in him to fool around!
Originally, it was fine that he had spent his own money on this project, but now that he had even put human lives on the line, he couldn't just sit still.
They had to stop him no matter what!
After making up his mind, Yuan Huanmin immediately called his secretary and asked him to buy a ticket from Beijing to Jinling. He then went downstairs to the garage.
Secretary Yu, who was following closely behind Chief Engineer Yuan, wanted to dissuade him. However, he changed his mind and dismissed the idea.
If he could really stop this launch, wouldn't that be a good thing?
Regardless of whether he could stop it or not, he could still give it a try …
…
Dust billowed outside the Jinling launch site.
A heavy-duty rocket transport vehicle was escorted by several military vehicles as it slowly drove into this small launch site.
A day ago, the Jinling municipal government blocked off this section of the road and used the police force to temporarily block off various sections of the road leading to this area. They also tried to dissuade pedestrians from approaching. On one hand, this was out of consideration for the safety of citizens. After all, aerospace was always accompanied by many accidents. On the other hand, it was for confidentiality purposes.
It was foreseeable that many countries in China already had their eyes on this place.
However, it didn't matter if they had their eyes on this place.
Nothing could be kept a secret forever. In other words, it wasn't easy to keep this a secret for so long.
Regiment Commander Dai, who was wearing a military uniform, got out of a military green jeep and walked in front of Lu Zhou. He then held Lu Zhou's right hand tightly.
"Professor Lu, we meet again."
"Nice to meet you, Regiment Commander Dai." Lu Zhou shook Regiment Commander Dai's hand and smiled.
Ever since the controllable nuclear fusion project, the two had known each other because of their work contacts, and their friendship had always been very good. The higher-ups attached great importance to this launch, and the safety work was entrusted to the East China Theater of Operations. Regiment Commander Dai was still in charge of this work.
After the two exchanged a few words, Regiment Commander Dai spoke.
"Let's talk about the past after the launch is over. I won't disturb you any longer. The safety of this area is guaranteed by our soldiers, you just need to carry out the experiment! "
"Yeah." Lu Zhou nodded and said in a serious manner, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Not at all, this is our duty."
Regiment Commander Dai smiled and waved his hand. He then turned around and walked back to the jeep.
The moment he picked up the walkie-talkie, his face had regained its majesty.
"Attention First Company, Second Company, conduct carpet patrols near the launch site!
"Within a radius of 500 meters, don't let go of a fly!"
…
On the other hand, after talking to Regiment Commander Dai, Lu Zhou turned around and walked to the side of the launch site. He saw the two test pilots who were ready to board the plane. The instructor responsible for training the two test pilots stood next to them, and he emphasized the things that needed to be paid attention to.
When the instructor saw Professor Lu walking over, he stopped talking and gave the opportunity to speak to Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou walked next to the two test pilots and reached out his fist. He then bumped Nie Yun's chest.
"Good luck."
Nie Yun took a deep breath.
He usually didn't talk much, but now, he had a smile on his face.
"Yeah!"
Lu Zhou walked in front of Nie Yan and reached out his fist. However, he suddenly remembered that Nie Yan was also a woman, so he awkwardly patted her shoulder.
Nie Yan noticed the change in Lu Zhou's movements and expression. She laughed and spoke in a joking tone.
"Actually, I don't mind."
"… Are all the girls in the army so bold and unrestrained?"
"Of course, there are a lot of girls in the army. What type do you like? I'll introduce you to someone. "
"Never mind …"
Speaking of which, is she that famous for being single?
Lu Zhou coughed and put on a serious expression. He looked at her and solemnly said, "Good luck."
Nie Yan raised her hand and saluted. Her face was fearless and unyielding. She looked exactly like her brother.
"I will not disappoint you!"
Lu Zhou nodded and walked next to the huge space shuttle. He then looked back at the two people.
"The prelude to the space age will begin today, and you will be the drummers that play the first note.
"I won't say anything else.
"History will remember this day, and it will also remember you. It will remember everyone standing here."
Lu Zhou paused for a moment and looked at the silver spacecraft with a streamlined shell behind him.
"Then, I'll see you in a bit."
Those three short sentences made the engineers and technicians at the scene feel their blood boiling and their chests brimming with pride.
However, no one noticed that Lu Zhou had a faint smile on his face as he looked at the space shuttle.
After a long pause, Lu Zhou called out the name of the person in charge here.
"Hou Guang."
"Here!"
"I'll leave the ignition countdown to you!"
When Hou Guang heard that he was in charge of the countdown, he nodded excitedly.
"Yes, sir!"
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