Chapter 166 was a complete success, setting off a storm of foreign media opinion
"I like your confidence. You always have a plan in mind for every project you've participated in."

After listening to Xu Yuan's words, Chen Jianfang's face was filled with a bright smile. It was obvious that he didn't care about the overseas media reports at all.

Gao Duo, who was standing nearby, also had a smile on his face and was equally confident about the launch mission that evening.

no way.

It can only be said that whether it is the design concept of the phase-modulation track or the performance verified by the thermal control system test.

It was too much of a surprise for them.

Faced with such data and technology, it is hard to imagine how we could fail.

"Come, let me introduce you to the situation here."

Then Chen Jianfang said something again and walked towards the control console. Seeing this, Xu Yuan followed behind.

Xu Yuan really didn't know much about the various aspects of the flight control center.

It was only after listening to Chen Jianfang's introduction that I became truly familiar with the place.

Just like that, time passed by minute by minute.

As the launch time approached, the entire control center hall was shrouded in a serious and tense atmosphere.

18:03:30 pm.

As the command was issued, the Long March 3 rocket carrying the Chang'e-1 satellite switched from ground power supply to its own power supply.

At this moment, there are two minutes left until the official ignition and launch.

The staff in the flight control center hall reported the status of the rocket one after another and counted down to the final ten seconds.

ten.

Nine.

……

One.

ignition!

Almost at the same time as the ignition command was given, the screen in the central hall could see the Long March 3, pushed by the tail flame, gradually accelerating like a straight sword piercing the sky.

Under the tracking of ground-based detectors, the first and second stages of the rocket successfully separated.

The fairing separated at 243 seconds.

The rocket flew out of the dense atmosphere.

In the hall, although Chen Jianfang, Gao Duo, Xu Yuan and others were all watching the launch process closely, they were more concerned about the situation after the separation of the satellite and the rocket.

After all, the Long March series of rockets are relatively mature and capable of completing their mission to send Chang'e-1 into its intended orbit.

The most important thing next is whether the satellite can open its sails and change its orbit smoothly.

At 18:29, the satellite and rocket separated successfully, and Chang'e- entered orbit smoothly.

The whole hall suddenly burst into warm applause.

After that, Chang'e-1 established a cruising posture, and the solar panels were successfully deployed to begin absorbing solar energy to power the satellite.

When Chang'e-1 reached this stage, Chen Jianfang, Gao Duo and others breathed a sigh of relief.

But my heart is still hanging.

Because according to the precise calculation of the orbit, Chang'e-1 will make its first orbit change tomorrow.

"Chang'e 1's first orbit change will not be until tomorrow, why don't you go back and rest first."

"It's OK as long as we are here."

At this time, Chen Jianfang rubbed his sore eyes, turned around and said something to Xu Yuan beside him.

Gao Duo heard the voice and echoed: "You and Xiao Xiao should go back first."

Xu Yuan listened to what the two said, but shook his head firmly and replied:
"I was the one who proposed the phase modulation orbit and splicing idea. How could I leave at the critical moment when the satellite is changing its orbit?"

"Let's wait until Chang'e 1 successfully changes its orbit."

What he said was indeed correct, after all, it was he who proposed the phase-modulation orbit.

If something really happened during the first track change, he might be able to find a way to adjust it in time here.

Chen Jianfang and Gao Duo looked at each other after hearing this, and finally agreed that Xu Yuan could continue to stay in the flight control hall.

While they were waiting for the satellite to change its orbit for the first time, the news that Chang'e-1 was successfully launched and entered orbit quickly swept the entire Internet, making netizens excited.

"I knew it would be successful."

"A congratulatory message came from Yanjing."

"We have achieved the third milestone in the aerospace industry."

"With the name Chang'e alone, it is impossible to fail."

"I hope Chang'e-1 can successfully enter the lunar orbit and fulfill its assigned mission."

"Now that we have achieved lunar exploration, it must not be far from actually landing on the moon. I feel that we will definitely see our astronauts leave footprints on the moon in our lifetime."

"I'm twenty-five years old. Not to mention seeing a manned moon landing, maybe I'll even get to experience going to space in the future."

……

Xu Yuan naturally had no idea about the situation outside. Except for eating and going to the toilet, he basically stayed in the control hall to pay attention to the situation.

Even the night rest was spent at the flight control center.

Soon time came to the next day.

The best time for Chang'e-1 to change its orbit for the first time has finally arrived.

"The thrusters are ignited and the satellite begins to accelerate and change its orbit." In the control hall, ground command personnel accurately sent the satellite ignition command.

Through the data on the screen, we can see that Chang'e-1 begins to accelerate under the action of the thrusters and autonomously changes into a new orbit.

In response to this, Xu Yuan, Gao Duo, Xiao Xinbin and others are closely following the data from the satellite in orbit.

Make sure there is no error with the previously calculated orbit, only in this way can the satellite's fuel be saved as much as possible.

Otherwise, if there is a deviation during the orbit change process, the thrusters will need to be activated multiple times to adjust the orbit, which will be a huge waste of the already limited propellant.

I don’t know how much time passed until the commander’s voice was heard again in the hall, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chang'e-1 has entered orbit accurately, and the thrusters have been shut down."

Amidst warm applause, Gao Duo once again gave high recognition and evaluation to Xu Yuan's idea of ​​phase-modulated track splicing.

"Congratulations, Xu Yuan. Your idea of ​​splicing the phase-modulation track is correct."

"Our Chang'e-1 not only achieved precise orbit entry, but also preserved the propellant to the greatest extent possible."

Xu Yuan was also very happy at this time. Facing Gao Duo's words, he smiled and said, "This is all thanks to your recognition of me, Professor Gao. Otherwise, my ideas would not work."

He was not flattering. After all, his design plan was indeed a brand new idea and involved risks. Others might not dare to use it.

"This is your credit. Don't be so modest in front of me." The smile on Gao Duo's face became brighter.

As for Xiao Xinbin, he was so excited that he didn't even know what words to use to describe his feelings.

"Junior Brother Xu, you are amazing. The orbit change data of Chang'e 1 is exactly the same as your calculation."

“It’s just unimaginable.”

In short, Xu Yuan's image suddenly became much taller in his mind.

In the next few days, Chang'e-1 experienced several orbit changes.

Complete the transition from Earth-Moon orbit to lunar orbit.

Finally, on March 3, Chang'e-21 successfully entered the lunar orbit around the moon.

And establish a three-body directional working posture.

In the next two years, the assigned lunar exploration mission will be carried out.

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As the first country to launch a lunar satellite, the first launch was a complete success.

And the performance of the entire Chang'e-1 satellite is excellent.

When the news spread overseas, it undoubtedly caused surprise to many media outlets.

The media, which had originally been skeptical about Chang'e-1 and believed that its chances of success were slim, suddenly changed their attitude and released completely different reports.

According to EFE, the launch of Chang'e-1 marks the beginning of the first phase of China's lunar exploration program.

Reuters said that the satellite, named after a mythological goddess, is a reflection of the country's growing national strength.

Even AFP changed its tone and said that the success of Chang'e-1 was an important step before realizing the manned lunar landing plan.

It can be said that the complete success of Chang'e-1, which is just the first step in lunar exploration, has set off a sensation in the overseas media.

at the same time.

Far away in Arizona, Mike Weir, director of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona in Tucson, is being interviewed by relevant media.

The content of the interview was naturally about the success of Chang'e-1.

"Mr. McIver, what do you think of the successful launch of the Chang'e-1 satellite?"

“Will this pose a threat to our space development?”

In the office, McQuay faced the questions from the reporters in front of him with a very calm expression. He organized his words in his mind before answering the questions.

"I have read the myth of Chang'e flying to the moon. It can be seen that they named the satellite after the goddess in the myth, which shows that they have high hopes for the lunar exploration satellite."

"When I learned the news of the success of Chang'e-1, I was very surprised."

"It is a very capable spacecraft, and its future exploration results will help us further expand our understanding of the moon."

"In addition, their enthusiasm for space exploration does not pose any threat to me, and no one among the staff around me is worried about their space exploration plan."

"We have the most advanced and powerful technology at our disposal in our space exploration program."

"If possible, I hope the two sides can cooperate to help us better understand our solar system."

"Of course, there is still a long way to go to achieve cooperation between the two sides."

McIver told reporters his true thoughts and did not hide his desire to cooperate. However, whether the two sides could cooperate in the aerospace industry was not something that he, a small laboratory director, could decide.

This interview report was released directly to the public without any deletions.

This has once again increased the popularity of discussions on Chang'e-1 overseas.

Especially users on well-known overseas websites, although they know that their own aerospace technology is the most advanced and that they landed on the moon decades ago.

But after all, such a long time has passed, and there has been no new development in aerospace.

The most famous one is the International Space Station.

Therefore, it is somewhat surprising to see that a new country has achieved lunar exploration.

However, the House of Representatives, which has the decision-making power, has never responded to the cooperation between the two sides in the aerospace field.

I don’t know if there are new plans in the country, but they have not taken the initiative to propose cooperation on this matter.

At the same time, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation suddenly held a press conference regarding the complete success of Chang'e-1, and also announced future space plans at the press conference.

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(End of this chapter)