NASA's press conference was like a bomb thrown into a lake. It caused a strong international response.
The BFR super rocket with a 550-ton low-Earth orbit carrying capacity!
The Ares program will be launched in a month to send a life support system to Mars!
You're no match for us!
There were three pieces of information in Director Carson's speech, and all of them sent the North American media into a frenzy.
Many media outlets, such as The New York Times, were criticizing NASA's inaction a while ago. Now, they were singing praises for the Ares program and Spcae-X.
Aerospace was the future of the Earth and the pride of the Americans.
They once defeated the aggressive Soviet Union on the Moon. Now, the rise of China was challenging NASA's hegemony. Any American that was proud of that era wouldn't turn a blind eye to this.
They cursed NASA's inaction not because of hate, but because of anger! Giving away half a century's worth of advantages to China!
Now that NASA had finally made some progress, the Americans who had been paying attention to the progress of the Ares program stopped cursing them. Instead, they gave them flowers and a round of applause.
The Chinese landed on the Moon?
Taking away our unique glory?
Sorry, that's what we did in the 1960s. Our goal now is Mars!
That's a place you can't even go to!
After NASA's press conference, Space-X, Blue Origin, and other high-tech aerospace companies also held press conferences, showing off their unique skills in the aerospace field.
For example, Elon Musk's BFR super rocket and the BFS manned spacecraft. For example, Blue Origin's BE-4 rocket engine and its powerful escape system.
In addition, many medical companies also joined in the fun. For example, Johnson & Johnson announced that they were working on a special project called "frozen slow-release agent", which was designed to prevent cell fluids from freezing and puncturing cell membranes at low temperatures.
This project was supported by the United States Department of Health and NASA. It was a sub-project of the frozen dormant capsule project developed by NASA and Spaceorks.
The market value of countless aerospace companies skyrocketed, and the entire North America was in a frenzy. Countless people couldn't help but think back to that night sixty years ago.
That year, Yuri Gagarin took Vostok 1 into space. Seven years later, they left the Soviets far behind and set foot on the Moon …
While the North American media was reporting on the Ares program, the British media, the BBC, also reported on NASA's press conference.
Compared to the frenzy of the media in North America, the British media, BBC, was relatively more objective in its report, or rather, it was from the perspective of watching the show.
After all, this space race is between the US and China, and it has nothing to do with the UK. Even if the UK wants to participate, the conditions don't allow it.
In contrast to the frenzy of the North American media, after the NASA press conference ended, the Chinese media was silent.
The document received by the official media was to promote the moon landing and promote the spirit of hard work. However, no one expected this to happen at this critical juncture.
Should they report the truth? Or should I pretend I didn't see it?
If they reported the truth, it would undoubtedly cast a shadow over the national unity that had just risen from the success of the manned moon landing. However, if they pretended they didn't see it, it would seem a bit petty.
Or should they add a line of text at the bottom of the "Today's Questions"?
In any case, this wasn't something that major TV stations and newspapers could decide.
As expected, I should ask my superiors for instructions!
Since the mainstream media didn't say anything, the new media naturally seized this opportunity and stood on the front line of propaganda.
The news that the United States would implement the first phase of the Ares program next month and send a life support system to Mars immediately caused an uproar on the Chinese Internet.
Until yesterday, many people were still immersed in the warmth of the victory of the manned moon landing, but now, they were woken up by the ringing of a bell.
The United States had just successfully landed on the Moon, and the other side was already preparing to land on Mars.
After hearing this news, many people's hearts were in a bad mood.
It really wasn't an easy task to defeat an old aerospace power.
Some people were sad, while some people were happy. Previously, because of Skyglow's continuous success in the manned space program and the manned moon landing, the leaders were suddenly overjoyed.
Landing on the Moon my a * s!
My dad is going to Mars.
Amidst this pessimism, there was something more terrifying than pessimism …
[Sigh … The Americans are already preparing to land on Mars, but we've only just set foot on the Moon. I thought we caught up with the United States, I didn't expect us to be so far behind.]
[Where are the people who were talking about catching up with the United States? Why aren't they talking anymore? (laugh) (laugh)]
[I told you that landing on the Moon isn't difficult. The reason why other countries aren't landing on the Moon is because their goal is to land on Mars. Therefore, Skyglow landing on the Moon isn't something to be proud of. We're still far behind. Let's go to bed. (yawn) (yawn)]
[I know the ID above, didn't you say last time you landed on the Sun? (laugh) (laugh)]
[Sigh, I'm jealous … I signed up for the Ares program. I heard it's a global recruitment, but I don't know if I'll be selected.]
[Where are the people who are bragging about God Lu? Why aren't they bragging anymore? (laugh) (laugh)]
The discussion wasn't just happening on Weibo. As related topics became trending, they quickly spread to other social media platforms.
For example, an anonymous netizen on Weibo immediately posted an article after the news came out. He analyzed the reasons why China "lost the space race" from an academic perspective to a technical perspective …
[The successful test flight of the BFR super rocket shattered many people's dreams of becoming an aerospace power. 42 Raptor engines with a vacuum thrust of 138 MNU can be reused more than 1,000 times. Whether it's thrust or low-Earth orbit delivery capability, it's an order of magnitude higher than Skyglow.
[Reality is the loudest slap in the face. The Americans are telling us that chemical propulsion has never left the stage of history, and it won't be in the future. The liquid oxygen methane engine using a full-flow staged combustion cycle is still the preferred propulsion method for interplanetary travel. This method is now mature and will be used to colonize Mars.
[Actually, we can think about a very simple question. If ion thruster propulsion is good enough, why are the Americans still insisting on chemical propulsion? It's not that they can't do it, it's that they don't think it's necessary.
[… Because of the arrogance of some people, because of the selfishness of some vested interests, the Long March 5 rocket died on the drawing board. Skyglow's so-called victory magnified our complacency, but it also locked the future of China's aerospace industry to the Earth-Moon system.
[You have to know that overtaking is good, but there's no shortcut in technology …]
After the article was published, it quickly received tens of thousands of likes, and it was reposted on Weibo and other social media platforms.
Although this article seemed biased in the eyes of industry insiders, because of its provocative words and subjective value orientation, it quickly resonated with a large number of people in this pessimistic atmosphere.
We're losing the space race.
We're losing the future by giving up on chemical propulsion.
Even though the Americans were launching their rocket next month, many people were already feeling lost …
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