In the video, the silver-white cylindrical core module quietly floated in lunar orbit. From afar, the ion thruster nozzle was only the size of a fist, and it was emitting a blue light as it slowly turned the core module.
Soon, the folded solar panels opened outward, like an eagle spreading its wings and facing the sun.
The video only lasted for ten minutes. Skyglow successfully entered orbit and sailed toward the intersection of the moon and the sun.
This scene was like a painting.
Less than half an hour after the video was released, the comments section below the video had been flooded by excited netizens.
[Is that our Moon Palace? It's so beautiful! (excited) (excited)]
[So cool!!!]
[I hope I have the chance to go up and see it in my lifetime. (silly) (silly)]
[The Moon looks so barren, how about we plant something on it? (funny)]
[Great weapon!!! China V5!!! (fist) (fist)]
For many years, China had been catching up to the Western countries in the field of aerospace. The success rate and carrying capacity of the Long March 5 rocket were often criticized.
Now, China had finally achieved a breakthrough in the field of ion thruster thruster. They used their own strength to send a space station to lunar orbit, leading the world.
Perhaps only the Chinese astronauts knew the hardships and hardships they had gone through along the way!
Less than an hour after the Moon Palace successfully entered orbit, the news quickly spread across the ocean.
NASA first confirmed the news on its official website and Twitter. The Russian Space Agency, European Space Agency, and Japan Aerospace Research and Development Agency (JAXA) also released relevant announcements and sent congratulatory messages to China.
Regardless of whether they were competitors or not, acknowledging the strength of the opponent was a form of respect.
Even though NASA was reluctant, they had to admit that China's actions on the Moon had exceeded their expectations.
Building a space station in lunar orbit, even they weren't 100% sure they could do it. In this sense, the Chinese had done something that they couldn't do.
After major space agencies confirmed that the Moon Palace had successfully entered orbit, BBC reporters conducted interviews with NASA officials and China State Space Administration spokespeople. From a neutral point of view, they conducted a comprehensive report on the entire event …
"… So far, it seems that China is ahead of the world in the exploration and development of lunar resources. No country has ever been able to build a semi-permanent facility in an erratic lunar orbit and ensure that it can operate at a stable altitude for a long time. "
"According to NASA experts, the success of the Moon Palace is mainly due to China's progress in ion thruster propulsion technology. Ion thruster propulsion technology is indeed better than chemical propulsion methods that are not easy to precisely control. "
"I have to say, this is very surprising. Compared to traditional aerospace powers, China's aerospace industry is far inferior to Russia and the United States, which has successfully established a set of aerospace commercial development models."
"But in any case, they did it."
"The success of the Moon Palace may only be a small step in the history of human aerospace, but it is a big step for our civilization and the entire world!"
It was very rare for BBC to give a positive report on China and the Moon Palace in this neutral report. After the report was posted on YouTube and other video websites, it immediately caused widespread discussion among foreign netizens.
Compared to the excitement and excitement of domestic netizens, these heated discussions were more or less filled with various emotions of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Especially netizens in North America. The launch of the life support system made many people excited for a while. However, in less than a month, China's Moon Palace core module was officially announced for service in lunar orbit, ahead of the United States.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel any disappointment in his heart.
Of course, there were also people who didn't care.
For example, a well-known talk show host, Jamie Tang, posted a tweet to cheer for NASA on his Twitter account.
[I heard China's Moon Palace was successfully launched? I don't know why you guys are depressed, I just want to tell you that it's not a big deal.
[Even though China successfully sent a space station to the moon, NASA has already sent a colony to Mars, which is tens of millions of kilometers away. Anyone can tell which one is more difficult and which one is ahead of the competition.]
[Not to mention, we also have plans to build a space station on the Moon, which is the "Lunar Gateway"! However, compared to China, we pay more attention to safety and science. Therefore, we carefully set the construction period for 2022.
[It's not just the Moon, our BFR rocket is approaching Mars. Soon, we will be able to confirm the condition of the life support system and send our colonists to the new world!
[My name is Jamie Tang, a talk show host with dreams. Next Saturday night, CCN will be hosting a talk show about three astronauts. I am honored to be working with The New York Times.
[If you are interested in the Ares program! Please follow me! Please follow my show!]
[…]
The tense atmosphere brought about by this space race was spreading at an incredible speed from the technology field to other fields.
At this moment, far away in the White House in Washington, a black car stopped at the door.
Director Carson, who was wearing a blue suit, got out of the car and walked into the White House with a serious look on his face.
Soon after, Director Carson came to the president's office and knocked on the door. After hearing a "come in", he immediately pushed the door open and walked in.
When he walked into the office, the president, who was sitting behind the desk, seemed to be in a daze as he stared at a document.
Director Carson hesitated for a second. He wasn't sure if he should disturb the president.
However, he only hesitated for a second.
Just half an hour ago, he had received two pieces of news consecutively. No matter which one it was, he couldn't afford to delay any longer …
Director Carson gulped and took a deep breath.
"Mr. President."
The monotonous voice sounded a little strange in the quiet office.
As if he was weighing something, the president sitting behind the desk didn't look up. His eyes were still staring at the document on the table.
However, after a brief silence, the president still gave a brief response to his voice.
"What is it?"
Director Carson cleared his throat and said, "Mr. President, I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
The president seemed to be seriously thinking about this question, and it seemed like he was still thinking about it. He was silent for a while, and the pen in his hand slowly spun around. Suddenly, he threw out an unclear sentence.
"I'm used to eating the broccoli as a side dish before enjoying the steak."
Director Carson lowered his head and frowned.
"… Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
"I mean, I hate the taste of broccoli, and I hate having to think about whether or not to eat the excess after eating …"
The president placed the pen next to the CIA document on the table. He stared at Director Carson and crossed his fingers.
"Let's start with the bad news."
(Let's go, target 13000 feet! If the photographer helps me take a cool photo or video, I will definitely post it on Weibo. By the way, my Weibo is "Morningstar LLLL". Yeah, it's not an advertisement. (Phew.)
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