The launch plan will remain unchanged!
The Moon Palace will enter the lunar orbit at the end of the month!
After the clarification from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation was released, the heated discussion swept across the Internet.
The Moon Palace has no malfunctions!
Unsolvable design flaws are just rumors!
The people who had previously ridiculed China on Twitter for overestimating themselves and planning to attack the lunar orbit felt like they had been slapped in the face; their faces were red and purple from the pain.
After ridiculing China for a long time, they found out that the whole thing was a mistake.
There were no problems with the core module at all, and there were no changes to the launch plan at the end of the month.
There were also the hosts who ridiculed the Moon Palace's cooling system on the talk shows, comparing it to an oven, and they were also embarrassed.
They originally planned to keep this joke going until next month, but now it seemed like they had to revise their script.
Other than these people, the New York Times was probably the most embarrassed.
Even though the media in the free world didn't care about integrity, this "mistake" still caused a lot of damage to the credibility of the New York Times.
After all, they were the ones who spread the news.
And they even put this fake news on the front page …
The New York Times building.
Duke, who was scolded by his boss, left the general manager's office with an embarrassed look and returned to his own office.
In his office, Camille was sitting on the sofa anxiously, looking around anxiously.
After a long period of silence, Camille looked at Editor-in-Chief Duke and hesitated for a while.
She then said, "We don't have to be so pessimistic … This is a bit strange, maybe they're just bluffing."
The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's report wasn't necessarily true. It was also possible that the Chinese authorities wanted to stabilize the public's emotions, so they instructed the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to jointly issue a statement to "refute the rumors". They planned to wait until the public's emotions cooled down.
After all, this kind of thing was not unprecedented.
Camille worked as a foreign correspondent in Beijing for more than a year, so she knew China quite well …
Duke looked at Camille tiredly and spoke impatiently, "It's almost the end of the month, what's the point of bluffing?"
"It's almost the end of the month, what's the point of bluffing?"
Upon hearing this, Camil was momentarily speechless.
Yes, it was almost the end of the month.
Even if they put on a brave front, there was not enough time left for them to solve the problem.
Without looking at the speechless Camil, Duke looked out the window and squinted his eyes at the dark clouds outside the window.
"… We can only pin our hopes on the BFR rocket tens of millions of kilometers away. I hope the successful landing of the life support system can divert people's attention and make them forget about this matter as soon as possible."
With a hint of struggle in her eyes, Camille asked tentatively in a tone of inquiry.
"I think we can follow up on the Moon Palace news, if —"
Without waiting for Camille to finish, Duke waved his hand and interrupted her.
"Let's wait until there's good news … I mean good news for us."
Camille gulped and nodded nervously.
"Alright."
She didn't dare to mention anything about the office again, let alone the assistant …
Looking at the anxious Chief Editor Duke, she knew that she was in an awkward situation, so she wisely chose to remain silent.
At the same time, she prayed silently in her heart.
Hopefully, the Chinese are just bluffing …
If the Moon Palace launch was successful, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for The New York Times.
Not only would consumers be dissatisfied, but their peers would also see them as a laughing stock.
After all, they were the ones who put the "rumor" of the "Moon Palace" malfunction on the front page …
Thinking of this, she subconsciously took out her phone and opened her mailbox to take a look.
From yesterday morning until now, she had been waiting for her informant in Hua to reply, but no matter how long she waited, she couldn't get an email from that person.
It seemed like her informant had a small problem.
For some reason, the ominous premonition in her heart was getting stronger and stronger …
…
The storm of public opinion didn't stop immediately. However, after the informant was eliminated by the relevant departments, the heat of the topic gradually died down.
Time quickly passed by, and it was soon the end of the month.
Whether it was the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation responsible for the construction of the Moon Palace or Star Sky Technology responsible for the launch mission, neither of them went back on their word.
Everyone Daily and other official media outlets published photos of the Moon Palace being loaded into the cargo compartment at the same time.
After the photos were released, the comments section was flooded with excited netizens.
[F * ck, who said the Moon Palace couldn't go up? Come out and get beat up.]
[The cost of spreading rumors is too low. I almost thought that our space station would be captured by the keyboards of trolls.]
[Just say Professor Lu is nutty! (bared teeth) (bared teeth)]
[I'm guessing that in a few days, people will say that even though the Moon Palace is going up, it's still weak compared to the Dawn Spacecraft. (laughing) (laughing)]
[Our journey is the sea of stars! (fist) (fist) (fist)]
[…]
With the anticipation of the entire nation, it was finally the day of the launch.
Almost all of the media vehicles in the country drove to the launch site.
Even media outlets that didn't have an interview authorization drove their vehicles to the outskirts of Jin Ling City. They stood outside the checkpoint and watched the launch with special cameras.
Just like that, under the watchful eyes of millions of people, Skyglow, which carried China's ambitions for lunar orbit construction, slowly rose from the runway, flew into the blue sky, and disappeared into the horizon.
Lu Zhou stood in the command tower and looked at Skyglow disappearing into the horizon. He squinted his eyes and asked Hou Guang, who was standing next to him.
"How long until the Earth-Moon transfer orbit transportation system goes online?"
Hou Guang hesitated for a second and spoke in a serious manner.
"We just completed the technical demonstration … Even if we use Skyglow's propulsion system, we'll have to wait until next year at the earliest."
"Next year …" Lu Zhou looked at the busy ground crew outside the command tower and went silent for a while. He then asked, "What about Starlight?"
Hou Guang: "We originally planned to test it at the end of the month, but it was delayed by a week because of the Moon Palace launch schedule."
Lu Zhou: "So the next test flight is in a week?"
Hou Guang nodded and said, "Yes."
Lu Zhou nodded and smirked.
If Starlight's test flight was successful, the ion thruster propulsion system would reach new heights.
Lu Zhou looked at the seedlings that he had personally cultivated, and he was deeply gratified.
He finally saw the results of his hard work.
His efforts were not in vain …
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