Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Chapter 723: Proud enough to last a lifetime

Close the hatch.

Go to the driver's seat and sit down.

Attaching the environmental protection system and the stationary seat belt to the in-cabin space suit, Nie Yun took a deep breath, then slowly backwards the center of gravity of his body and handed it over to the seat behind him.

The electronic clock of the dial walks quietly, but the beating number is as if it could be heard.

“It's about to start. ”

“Mmm.”

With his fist extended and Niehuan sitting in the co-pilot's seat touched, Niehuan put his gaze back on the console. After hearing the "unit ready sound” coming from the headphones, he lifted his right hand to unlock the safety lock of the fusion device switch and twisted the start knob.

As soon as the knob rotates, enormous amounts of energy continue to gush out of the fusion core, the entire sky shuttle is like a giant beast lit by the heart, awakening from its slumber.

Feeling a slight tremor on the soles of his feet, Liu Zhengwen, sitting in the passenger's seat, swallowed his mouth and asked slightly nervously.

“Is this going to ignite? ”

The communication screen didn't open, and naturally nobody heard him.

Looking at the rising energy of the dial, Niehun reached out and tapped slightly on the side of the helmet, saying with a clear voice.

“This is the Xiangrui, fusion unit ignited successfully, all ready to take off! Request approval!”

Soon, the earphones sent a response from the ground command.

“Approve the request and the ignition countdown will begin in one minute. ”

“Copy that.”

Gripping the joystick with both hands, Nie Yun closed his eyes and took a slow, deep breath, pushing his thumb off the start engine switch.

As soon as he opened his eyes again, it was as clear and steady as a bell, ringing simultaneously in his ear...

“5”

“4”

“3”

“2”

“1”

“0”

“Ignition -! ”

The last time Xiangrui first flew, the countdown ark gave way to Hou Guang, and this time the people climbed the moon, Hou Guang gave up the opportunity to the ark.

As soon as the voice dropped, five huge vents joining the tail of the shuttle began to shine blue light, pushing the huge shuttle forward slowly.

And when the blue light was shining, whether it was the ground crew standing near the runway, the army soldiers standing guard with guns, or the engineers standing in front of the command tower landing window, it completely snatched away their gaze at this moment.

No matter how many times you watch this shocking scene, you won't get tired of it.

Director Li, standing next to the ark, looked up at the scene on the big screen.

After a long time, he suddenly spoke in a somewhat emotional tone.

“I kind of understand why you want to go up there. ”

When heard, the Ark laughed and did not answer.

“The chance to go up there sometime? ”

Director Li did not hesitate.

“Don't even think about it! ”

The two were talking, and the airstrip on the runway was getting faster and faster.

Eventually, the blue arc slowly disengaged the silver ship from the ground at the end of the runway, to the distant skyline, and opened a flame of extreme light in a dark night sky.

Witnessed the flight carrying hope disappear at the end of the night, the ground crew burst into a fierce cheer, standing in the command tower looking out over the sky at the astronautical experts, many of whom were already in tears on their faces.

Although the journey to the moon has only just begun, this difficult first step has been successfully taken and will be remembered in history, whether it succeeds or fails.

As to whether footprints can be successfully printed on the moon's earth and successfully returned.

It depends on the astronauts...

“Cheung Rui, this is the ground command center, reporting on you. ”

After a brief current sound, the co-pilot's voice came from the phone.

“… This is the Cheung Rui, currently 5km high, 1000km/h, 1.25G acceleration, good temperature sensor feedback at all parts, everything is fine! ”

“Very well, please keep in touch and the ground command center will continue to provide you with navigation. ”

“Copy that.”

No trace of the Xiangrui has been found in the night sky.

Watching the ground crew begin to clean the runway and tidy up the equipment on the launch site, Commissioner Li, standing next to the ark, suddenly asked.

“If it takes two hours to get to near-Earth orbit, how long will it take to get to the moon? ”

Although the estimated time of arrival is indicated on the launch schedule, the launch schedule on the launch centre side is sent directly to NASA, which is not responsible for specific launch projects. Although Starscream also sent a copy to the Bureau of Science and Technology, this time Director Li came to Jinling in a hurry to leave, so he didn't get the schedule.

The ark looked at the green dots that gradually went away on the eye radar and laughed and said.

“Fifty-six hours is probably enough. ”

“Just 56 hours?” Director Lee looked at the ark in surprise, "if I recall correctly, the American Saturn V took more than seventy hours, right? ”

“If we increase the distance, we can fly faster,” paused for a moment, the ark laughed and continued, “The launch is over, I'm going to go make up for it later, and you can rest early. I can't fly this plane on my own. ”

After that, the Ark did not wait for Director Li to answer. He took off the headset on his head and looked at Hou Guang standing next to him and said in a serious tone.

“Here, please. ”

He took the headphones from the canoe, and Hou Guang solemnly turned his head.

“Understood.”

……

On the roll.

Having reached a height of 20 km, the Cheung Rui, under the control of a skilled driver, successfully switched the mode of launch and began working directly against gravity by the engine, marching in the direction of the tangent towards outer space.

Feeling the focus gradually move from the buttocks to the back, Liu Zhengwen took a deep breath, lifted his index finger on the side of the helmet knocked down, and switched to the crew channel.

“… have we left the atmosphere? ”

After a while, Nieh's voice came from the communication channel.

“It's early, and if you're nervous, consider sleeping with your eyes closed. ”

“… I just woke up a few hours ago and couldn't sleep. ”

In this environment, ghosts can sleep!

Nieh said with a smile: “Be brave, the big lords' are also doing research. When Professor Lu sneaks up, he is not like you. ”

Young Chinese scholars mostly view the ark as an example or even an idol.

After thinking that the ark had also been on this thing, Liu Zhengwen's heart's panic somewhat dissipated.

“Professor Lu… how did he come up? ”

Niehun, who had switched the Xiangrui to automatic flight mode, laughed and answered.

“Him? But the cow is ruined. Our professional astronauts are somewhat nervous. He's fine. Don't say he hasn't panicked the whole time. He's in space and he's taking a selfie at Earth. ”

Liu Zhengwen: “…”

Worthy of being Lu Shen.

He doesn't know what to say now, except to brush the word "Lu Shen Niu" around his neck.

Looking at Liu Zhengwen, who was caught in silence, thought that he had not come out yet, Nie Yun paused for a moment and continued to speak in a tone of encouragement.

“In fact, you can relax and think on the bright side, when we get back from the moon, it's the hero of the people, enough for you to be proud for the rest of your life. ”

Liu Zhengwen looked up and asked subconsciously: “What if I can't come back? ”

Nie Yun smiled.

“That's the martyr, not the loss. ”