The NASA engineer's guess was correct.
Compared to other reentry spacecraft, Skyglow had an insane amount of fuel for its return flight.
The remaining 21% of the working medium might not be enough to fly from the surface to low-Earth orbit, but it could accelerate the spacecraft to the second cosmic acceleration, leave the Earth-Moon system, and go straight to Mars.
After Skyglow went from the 100-kilometer "reentry phase" to the 20-kilometer "landing phase", the speed of Skyglow had been reduced to Mach 7 due to the combination of air resistance and the engine. At this moment, he was already in the airspace of the Western Region of Hua.
At this speed, there was no doubt that Skyglow would land successfully.
The Russian Space Agency.
A man in a black suit looked at the fast-moving green dot on the radar screen. He had a look of disappointment on his face.
If Skyglow crashed in Russia or the Pacific Ocean, he obviously wouldn't mind "helping" the Chinese. Unfortunately, it seemed like God didn't give him a chance to help his "old friends".
There wasn't much left to see.
At this altitude and speed, even he was confident that he could fly this thing back.
"Cancel the Pacific Fleet's standby."
A man in a Russian military uniform stood next to him and saluted.
"Yes, sir."
…
A faint blue arc of light emerged from the clouds, as if riding on a colorful cloud. The silver Skyglow appeared in everyone's field of vision.
The ground command center at the Jinling launch site was filled with cheers.
Hou Guang, the chief engineer standing in front of the control panel, took off his headset. The staff in the command center burst into cheers as if they had been holding their breath for a long time.
For the past 24 hours, they had been working in shifts. Many of them hadn't even slept for two hours, and some of them hadn't even slept since the beginning.
After all, this was Skyglow's maiden flight.
For them, this aerospaceplane, which contained the world's most advanced fusion and ion thruster propulsion technology, was like their child.
Not to mention, Professor Lu was on board.
Many people even threw their headsets on the table and ran out of the command center to the launch site to welcome their heroes.
Chen Yushan, who had been standing here since last night, had tears in her eyes.
After worrying for an entire night, he finally returned safely.
Yan Yan, who was standing next to the door of the command room with a portable medical kit on her shoulder, glanced at the woman, then looked at Wang Peng, who was also standing next to the door, and couldn't help but mock.
"That fellow must have given you quite a bit of trouble this time, right?"
"It's okay," Wang Peng sighed and reached for the cigarette in his pocket. However, he suddenly remembered that smoking was prohibited here, so he quietly retracted his hand. "The higher-ups also know that this guy's matter is not easy to deal with, so they didn't make it too difficult for me."
At most, he would just scold him over the phone.
Yan Yan looked at him in disbelief.
"That's it? No punishment? I don't believe it. "
"Really …" Wang Peng hesitated for a second. He then made a helpless expression and said, "Okay then, probably lost my year-end bonus … To be honest, I've been with him for so long, and I never expected anything like that."
Yan Yan smiled and shook her head. She looked at the woman named Chen Yushan and followed her to the door.
"Let's go, let's go as well … Hopefully, he didn't become paralyzed this time."
Yang Guangbiao, who was standing next to him, coughed and spoke.
"I'm begging you, don't jinx it."
What happened at the controllable fusion project was still fresh in his memory.
…
The engine was turned off.
The landing gear was lowered and landed heavily on the ground. The landing space shuttle taxied along the runway.
Immediately after, two pairs of parachutes shot out from behind him. The string in Nie Yun's heart that had been stretched to the limit finally relaxed.
His hands left the control grips, and he leaned back in his seat. Only now did he realize that his back was completely drenched in sweat. He was the only one who knew what kind of responsibility and pressure he had to bear in the past 24 + 2 hours.
However, all of this finally ushered in the final victory.
He suddenly saw the people running toward the space shuttle from the corner of his eye.
There were ground crew members from the launch site, engineers from the command center, and reporters from CTV and the like …
A smile finally appeared on his tired face. He suddenly remembered the day of the J-20's first test flight.
"It's like a dream …"
Unlike Nie Yun, Lu Zhou didn't spend time being sentimental.
He had already left the passenger seat and was standing in front of the porthole. He stared at the wing outside the window with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Nie Yun noticed the expression on Lu Zhou's face.
"Is there a problem?"
"It's not a big problem." Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "But it seems that the design of the wing and engine still needs to be adjusted."
"I think it's already pretty good."
"But it can be done better." Lu Zhou looked away from the window and smiled. He said, "I guess I have to fly with it to find out."
Nie Yun: "…"
Nie Yan: "…"
Both of them had an ominous premonition when they heard what he said …
…
The three people helped each other take off their spacesuits.
The moment they stepped out of the cabin, the three heroes were immediately surrounded by excited people.
Lu Zhou left the interview to Nie Yun and Nie Yan and left Skyglow. He was about to go to the ground command center to talk to Hou Guang about the improved design of Skyglow. However, he saw a haggard man with deep eye bags walking toward him.
Lu Zhou stared at him for a while before speaking in an uncertain tone.
"Director Li?"
"It's me!"
Lu Zhou: "Oh, why are you so haggard?"
Did I fly a few laps in the sky, but a few years have passed on the ground?
That doesn't make sense …
Director Li's wrinkles were squeezed together, and he sighed with a sad face.
"It's all because of you!"
Just as he was about to say something, another old man walked over from the side.
When Lu Zhou saw this face, he cursed in his heart.
Yuan Huanmin?
F * ck!
Why is this guy here?
Lu Zhou was having a headache, wondering if he should pretend not to see anything. However, he saw the old man walking towards him. The old man grabbed Lu Zhou's hand with tears on his face.
"I misunderstood you … Please allow me to apologize to you!"
Lu Zhou: "…???"
What misunderstanding?!
What is going on???
However, before Lu Zhou could recover from his daze, a beautiful figure suddenly rushed out of the crowd and hugged him.
"Great … You're fine!"
Yan Yan saw this scene from a distance. She was walking over from the command tower. She suddenly stopped.
She was relieved to see that the person she was protecting was safe and sound.
But for some reason, she suddenly felt a little pain in her stomach …
(It's the beginning of the month. Thank you, Chen Xing!)
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