At four o 'clock in the morning the next day.
The Peregrine Falcon rose from the runway of the Skynet Airport.
The destination was Jiuquan City. Ye Qing was relatively low-key on this trip. He only brought his assistant, Yun Shi, and a few accompanying monsters.
Almost no one in the company knew about this big event. Except for the Hua Xia Space Center and the ITU, the media knew nothing.
Zhongyun was 2,700 kilometers away from Jiuquan City. The Peregrine Falcon had to fly for about an hour and a half. Ye Qing got up early this morning, but he didn't feel sleepy at this moment. He kept contacting the aviation base with the satellite phone, asking them about their preparations, the weather in the morning, and whether they had the launch conditions.
Yun Shi's performance was much worse.
Before getting on the plane, she kept squinting her eyes. After getting on the plane, her body sank into the soft and comfortable sofa seat, and she rubbed her eyes more frequently.
She was sleeping soundly. As a result, at 3: 30 in the morning, she was awakened by a call from Ye Qing.
She didn't know that the company was going to launch a satellite. The whole satellite project was in charge of the factory.
"Boss, where are we going?"
"To Jiuquan."
"Jiuquan … where is it?" Yun Shi looked up with some effort, and her delicate facial features were full of sleepiness.
"A great city built on the Gobi."
Then Yun Shi tilted her head and fell asleep.
At 5: 10 in the morning, the Peregrine Falcon flew to the edge of Jiuquan City.
At this time, the sky had changed from ink-black to gray and misty. It seemed that just in an instant, the misty skyline was suffused with a golden color.
It seemed that the sky was suddenly separated, illuminating the whole earth.
The shadow retreated at a very fast speed, and it was replaced by a bright golden color.
When the first ray of sunlight in the morning penetrated the instant blue sky and shone into the quiet cabin of the Peregrine Falcon, Yun Shi was also awakened by the sunlight. She rubbed her eyes and looked out of the porthole strangely, looking for the source of the light.
Outside the porthole, a magnificent "picture scroll" with a sense of desolation unfolded in her eyes.
It was an ancient yellow, the earth was undulating, and there were wind-eroded hills everywhere.
The Peregrine Falcon finally landed on a sandy plain dotted with green spots.
There were a few particularly eye-catching tall steel buildings here, as well as a simple airport runway that was filled with a sense of history but was still sturdy. There were also a few strange buildings that were hidden below the surface and were not easy to notice.
Yun Shi quickly figured out what this place was from the light blue building that was completely made of steel.
At this time, Yun Shi was no longer sleepy. Her expression was like a child who had just entered Disneyland. "Oh my god, b-boss, is this the Jiuquan Airlines Center?"
"Nonsense!" Ye Qing laughed involuntarily. He pointed at the white slender object in the distance that was protected by the blue steel building and said, "As long as you are not blind, you can recognize that it is a Rocket, right?"
"Ah, are we here to watch the Rocket Launch?" Yun Shi had already put her face on the porthole.
It was really a Rocket. It was close to the height of a 20-story building. It was assembled in sections, and below it was fixed on the launcher. There were four huge rudders that were used to stabilize the attitude of the rocket.
"We're here to watch a Rocket Launch, and it's a Rocket Launch belonging to our company." Ye Qing snapped his fingers at her.
… …
When Ye Qing walked into the launch center with Yun Shi and two monsters, there was already a smell of waiting.
It was not much different from what was seen on TV. The layout was similar to a theater. At the front was a large multi-screen combination information display wall. Opposite the display wall was a row of staff sitting in rows.
There were four rows in total, each row was full of displays. Perhaps it was because of the launch of a commercial satellite that was not technically difficult. Only about half of the staff were sitting in front of the four rows of information processing equipment.
Ye Qing was led by two receptionists to the auditorium at the back of the upper part of the display wall. Standing here, he could clearly see all the pictures on the display wall. There were not only three Long March vehicles standing on the launcher on standby, but also the picture of the tail of the engine and the dazzling and complex data.
The person responsible for receiving Ye Qing was the commander-in-chief of the launch mission, Chen Fangli. He looked about forty years old, with glasses and a little dark skin.
Like most people, when the commander-in-chief Chen Fangli saw Ye Qing, he could not help but sigh with emotion and admiration.
Of course, perhaps because there was a chance to launch at any time, the commander-in-chief did not spend too much time sighing. After enthusiastically inviting Ye Qing to the middle seat, he took out two walkie-talkies from his jacket pocket, one in each hand, and kept asking something.
Ye Qing and Yun Shi looked around curiously.
"By the way, Commander Chen." Ye Qing took advantage of the gap when he stopped to ask, and asked, "If the Rocket is launched, can we watch the Rocket launch outside before the launch?"
This was the question most guests who walked into the launch center would ask. Yun Shi did not ask, but her eyes were shining.
"I think it's best not to stand outside the building." The commander-in-chief Chen Fangli showed a simple and honest smile. "Because at the moment of launch, the Rocket will eject a lot of chemical fuel that is not burned too thoroughly."
"Although our command center is still some distance away from the launch tower, when the wind blows, the smell will drift over."
"In addition, our Long March Three Rocket, even if there has not been an extreme failure such as crashing, preventive measures still have to be done. The moment before the launch, the entire site must be empty. "
Ye Qing nodded and felt a little pity. Watching the launch through the screen always felt like watching TV at home.
At this time, the commander-in-chief Chen Fangli changed the topic and smiled. "But upstairs, we have a media shooting room that is particularly suitable for visual observation. A few minutes before the launch, Mr. Ye can go there to visit."
"Mr. Ye, you know, our launch center occasionally sends some exciting things to the sky. The official news reporters will use it to send the picture to the people of the country. "
"Commander Chen, do we have a chance to launch in the morning?"
"The hope is very high. At present, according to the data sent back by the weather radar, the high-altitude weather conditions are ready for launch. But we have to wait for the low-altitude part. "After the commander-in-chief Chen Fangli finished speaking, he asked the walkie-talkie again.
"Weather No.1, report the current situation."
After the sound of the electric current, a somewhat distorted voice came from the walkie-talkie. "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the current wind is 13 knots. We observe that 50 kilometers away, the wind shows signs of weakening to below 7 knots. It is estimated that in 31 minutes, the wind over the launch area will drop, meeting the launch conditions. "
"Measuring and Control Station, report the situation."
"Monitoring Station, the Rocket is normal, the fuel circulation system is normal, and the launcher is ready to hit at any time."
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