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"...You can see the aircraft in the distance. It is the first human spacecraft that can achieve a single-stage orbit. It is also the orbital shuttle defined by Navigator-Darts X. It has been carried out many times before. Unmanned test flight, now finally manned test flight, let us wait and see..."

"...This orbital shuttle is very different from when it was first unveiled. Almost every test flight has new changes. It has updated technology, used new materials, and adopted a hollow design in some places after its strength increased. The empty weight has been reduced by 500 kg, and the load capacity has increased by 500 kg, reaching 2.5 tons..."

"...According to the currently public information, the passenger capacity of this rail shuttle has reached 8 people, and the driver is 2 people, but there is only one main driver. Because of the high degree of automation, the pressure on the co-pilot is very small. , So I took a part-time job as a flight attendant. The pilot who was sitting in the cockpit for the manned test flight was named Du Kangsheng, and the co-pilot and flight attendant was named Li Yuling..."

In front of the camera, reporters from various media kept talking about the lines they had prepared for the camera. Some of these shots were broadcast live, some were recording material, and they were edited and rebroadcast after returning.

Through their introduction, the audience who did not pay much attention to this aspect in front of the live broadcast also had a certain understanding of the stuff that is going to fly today.

"Human's first orbital shuttle!"

This name is really not bad.

Moreover, the "humanity's first unmanned exploration spacecraft" mentioned a few days ago seems to be this company. In other words, this interstellar pilot company is quite impressive, and it has some new things.

Compared with these audiences, those who are knowledgeable fans are busy, while finding the clearest live broadcast to watch, while chatting among several fan groups.

"This change is too impressive. I remember that the original information was to carry 4 passengers. Now not only has 8 people, but also upgraded the technology and added 0.5 tons of load?"

"Yes, it's such a big hit, and I saw the internal map released by their company, and the ride experience is getting better and better."

"Haha, I have also seen the previous cabin layout diagrams. The early design was purely practical thinking, and it was all designed for orbit. After it can be easily orbited, they finally noticed the customer experience."

"In the past, if the gadget were official aerospace equipment, it was actually considered luxurious, but in terms of business, it was not enough."

"Ah, you have too many requests. If I can take this rail shuttle, I won't mind the ride experience."

"What you said, if I can take it, I don't mind, but I heard that a ticket costs millions of dollars, and I can't afford it."

"Yes, the price is actually very cheap for manned orbiting, but it is still too expensive for ordinary people..."

If Tang Chao could hear what they said, he would definitely be helpless, because the cost of the orbital shuttle is there, and the maintenance and use are not that convenient. To make money, you have to "raise" the price a little.

Fortunately, Navigator does not intend to use this model for manned spaceflight business all the time. Its main method of generating revenue is to sell the whole machine. When there are more companies engaged in commercial space travel, the price will naturally come down.

Even after the Navigator company takes out the real aerospace plane, it will definitely trigger a new round of space-to-orbit revolution, and the price will definitely be more affordable.

Of course, the fare is not expected to be as low as possible. After all, it is going to space, not a ride to a supermarket one stop away.

Now he is busy, and even after hearing this, he has no time to deal with this. He is staring at the screen in the command hall, waiting for the final test result.

Today he is the commander-in-chief.

After the ground crew, pilots, and all measurement and control positions confirmed that the data and preparation were all right, the data was finally summarized here by Tang Chao.

Looking at the "pass" prompts one by one, he looked at everyone again, and when everyone was looking at him, he said into the microphone: "You can take off."

He gave the order, and Du Kangsheng and Li Yuling in the cockpit of the shuttle said immediately: "Understood!"

Navigator attaches great importance to today's manned test flight, so there are super clear cameras everywhere, which accurately captured this scene.

After Tang Chao gave the order, the picture cut to the cockpit and a certain side shot of the shuttle.

In the cockpit screen, the driver's dialogue is clear and audible.

"The program starts, the thrust is twenty-six!" Du Kangsheng, the main driver, said standard terms to Li Yuling who was sitting in the co-pilot.

This term was taken by Tang Chao from Kan Xing.

"Understood! Thrust 26!"

Li Yuling replied with a serious face, and then clicked the two buttons, "One or two engines have started!"

Hearing this sentence, Du Kangsheng held the accelerator while pushing forward and stuck the putter on the second frame.

After they finished these actions, two of the six engine centers at the rear of the aircraft immediately spewed hot and violent flames, pushing the aircraft to run on the long runway.

The rear of the fuselage was dusty, and even the lawn behind was gone, only the more spectacular dust cloud raised by the tail flame.

Those lawns weren't lost during this flight, but they disappeared a long time ago. They are the same every time they take off, so the company doesn't bother to lay them out.

The video equipment shot from the side faithfully recorded the huge roar of the engine and this spectacular sight, and the audience who saw this scene cheered with excitement.

At this time in the cockpit, Du Kangsheng and Li Yuling had been pushed onto their seats.

Fortunately, it's not uncomfortable, and it can't match the intensity of their usual training.

After the aircraft had taxied a third of the distance on the runway, Du Kangsheng said again: "Thrust is four or six!"

"Understood! Thrust is four or six! Three and four engines start!"

Li Yuling turned on two more buttons, Du Kangsheng also pushed the throttle stick forward by two notches, and the aircraft's tail turned on the two engines again.

With the doubled thrust and the lift of the wings, the aircraft gradually left the runway and flew.

Watching "Dart X" rise into the sky, both the live audience and the audience watching the live broadcast cheered again.

Just a little calm in the command hall.

I have flew many times during unmanned tests before, and a lot of "ballast" was installed at that time. This time it just turned the ballast into an astronaut.

The speed of the shuttle is still accelerating. The thinner the air, the faster its speed, but as the air becomes thinner, the lift it can provide is not enough.

The two astronauts have been staring at various data. When all the data point to a predetermined value, Du Kangsheng said: "The thrust is six or six, the engine is fully on!"

"Understood! Five or six engines start, full thrust!"

Li Yuling immediately took the order and turned on the last two engine switches, and Lord Du Kangsheng also pushed the putter to the top.

At this point, the six original "darts" ring plug engines were fully thrust, and 93.6 tons of thrust pushed the aircraft into space.

Due to the previous fuel consumption, the total weight of the 100-ton aircraft has been reduced to 90 tons, and the thrust-to-weight ratio exceeds 1, so there is no problem in continuing to accelerate the flight.

At this time, the naked eye can no longer see the figure of the shuttle, only a telescope can see its figure, but because of this, everyone's cheers are louder.

This sound, as if breaking through the bondage of the atmosphere, went directly into space.