When the announcement of victory, "The cargo cabin has been successfully activated," crossed hundreds of thousands of kilometers and reached the ground command center, deafening cheers broke out in the command tower.
People hugged each other and high-fived each other, celebrating this hard-won victory.
Director Li from the State Administration for National Defense stood in front of the control panel and gulped. His wrinkled face was filled with tears.
"We did it …"
On the big screen, the silver Moon Palace core module was steadily floating above the Moon, gradually getting closer and closer to Skyglow.
Looking at the exciting picture on the big screen, Lu Zhou showed a gratified smile on his face. His stiff shoulders finally relaxed as he nodded and spoke.
"Yeah … We did it!"
From now on, the Moon Palace would be the starting point for China on the Moon. China's spacecraft and space engineering equipment would continue to expand on the Moon, covering the Moon's orbit and surface in the near future …
Reporters from major media outlets were invited to a special conference room. A spokesperson from the State Administration for National Defense, as well as professionals from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and Star Sky Technology, answered questions from major media outlets.
On the other hand, the launch tower didn't stop working.
Even though Skyglow's mission was over, for the ground command center staff, their mission had only just begun.
Skyglow's return navigation and remote control of the Moon Palace space station had to be carried out by the ground command staff.
Lu Zhou stood in the command center for a while. He didn't want to disturb them anymore, so he left the ground command center.
He walked across the launch site runway and happened to see a reporter lady holding a microphone. She was interviewing the ground crew, who had just finished clearing the runway.
After seeing Lu Zhou, the reporter's eyes lit up. She immediately took the microphone and walked over with the cameraman behind her.
"Hello, we're CTV reporters. Are you Professor Lu?"
Lu Zhou was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Yes, is there a problem?"
"Are you free right now? I want to ask you a few questions on behalf of the entire country. "
Lu Zhou smiled. "As long as it's something I can answer."
The reporter smiled and handed over the microphone. She said, "We all know that Star Sky Technology has become the most advanced aerospace launch company in China and even in Asia. Professor Lu, is it convenient for you to tell us if Star Sky Technology will expand into space station construction or satellite design?"
Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said.
"Not for the time being. My goal for the Star Sky Technology Space Launch Department is to build interplanetary high-speed rail. In the future, we might expand our launch projects from the Moon to Mars, or even more distant galaxies. However, our core business and main research and development direction will still be focused on spacecraft development and improvement. For example, the project we are currently working on belongs to this category … "
Hearing this, the reporter lady's eyes lit up.
Her keen professional sense told her that a big piece of news was waiting for her.
Therefore, without any hesitation, she immediately extended the microphone in her hand and restrained the excitement in her voice.
"What exactly is the project? Is it convenient for you to divulge it to me? "
Should he release the news at this time?
Lu Zhou thought for a while and had an idea in his mind.
"Considering that the demand for launches on the Moon will be thousands of tons in the future, we are considering building a fast shuttle between the Earth orbit and the Moon, specifically for the transportation of materials between the Earth orbit and the Moon orbit, and …"
The reporter lady asked excitedly, "And?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Also, it will make it easier for us to send more people to the moon."
…
The day the Moon Palace successfully entered orbit, 7 pm Beijing time.
CTV Department 1's news broadcast officially announced the successful entry of the Moon Palace into orbit.
After the news of the State Administration for National Defense's successful entry into orbit was released, the media outlets that participated in the State Administration for National Defense press conference also released the relevant interview content to the public.
After the news of the Moon Palace's successful entry into orbit was announced, China's feat in lunar orbit once again shocked the world.
Ever since the Cold War era, rocket launch technology had been advancing with each passing day. The radius of extraterrestrial planetary probes had reached new highs, and the number of satellites and space junk orbiting the Earth had been increasing exponentially.
However, even then, no country had been able to build a space station weighing dozens of tons into lunar orbit. Because this wasn't just a test of high-thrust rockets and satellite launch technology, but it was also a huge test of satellite control technology.
After all, the Moon's mass was uneven, and the Moon's gravitational force was too small compared to that of a planet. Satellites orbiting the Moon were more affected by the gravitational force of other planets and even stars.
Because of these two factors, it was difficult for a spacecraft orbiting the Moon to maintain the same orbit for a long time. It had to constantly change its orbit according to the changes in the gravitational environment in order to operate stably for a long time.
Most lunar exploration satellites had a relatively short service life; they were usually the type that were thrown away after they were used up. However, the Moon Palace space station, which cost tens of billions of yuan, obviously couldn't be thrown away after they were used up. Each space station had a service life of at least 20 years.
Therefore, even with excellent propulsion technology, without the assistance of excellent control technology, the space station would be like a strong cripple. No matter how good the body was, it wouldn't be able to live like a normal person.
Fortunately, with the help of Star Sky Technology and the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, China was far ahead of other countries in ion thruster propulsion technology.
The Moon Palace space station was equipped with an ion thruster system that could provide stable and continuous thrust. Relatively speaking, the requirements for the control system were much lower.
Of course, even so, the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation paid a huge price to do this.
The entire core module, which was a few meters long, contained the most advanced technologies from the two giants of aerospace science and technology. The main control computer was designed by the National Parallel Computer Engineering Research Center, which invited the design team of "Shenwei" Taihu Light.
Not only was it the crystallization of China's aerospace technology, but it was also the crystallization of China's technology!
On the other hand, in addition to the news report itself, the news broadcast spent an entire episode reporting on the entire Moon Palace project. At the end of the program, a ten-minute video was released.
Last time, during the manned moon landing, due to the lack of preparation, the live broadcast wasn't broadcasted live to the people in front of their TV, mobile phones, and computers.
This time, it was different from the last time.
Skyglow had upgraded its communication system. Not only did it send back high-definition photos of the Moon Palace, but it also recorded the entire process of the Moon Palace entering orbit.
After this video was edited by professionals, it was released on news programs and social media. This caused a huge uproar …
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