Chapter 258 Overseas Space Agency Collective Defense Breakthrough [Subscription Request]

The full completion of the Tiangong space station is undoubtedly a good thing for human civilization's exploration of space. It will contribute to the rapid development of the aerospace industry and is worthy of the whole world's joy.

And this is indeed the case. As relevant overseas media continue to report on this matter, the wave of discussion on the entire network is getting louder and louder.

In addition to domestic netizens, even people overseas are beginning to look forward to the moon landing project.

Although everyone knows that humans may have landed on the moon, it has been too long after all.

And during this period, there was no more moon landing mission.

This makes people wonder whether NASA still has the ability to land on the moon?
Under such an awkward situation, if we were to say who is most likely to land on the moon, it would undoubtedly be China's lunar landing project. After all, with the Tiangong space station as a ready-made example, everyone is willing to believe that the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation can once again create a new aerospace miracle.

It stands to reason that human space industry has made new progress.

As veterans in the aerospace field, the Ouang Space Administration and NASA should do something.

At least congratulations.

But the reality is that they have shown unprecedented silence on the matter of the Tiangong space station.

Even if a reporter took the initiative to ask questions during the regular press conference, he was forcibly interrupted.

No response was given.

What’s interesting is that when this live video was brought back to China, netizens found it very entertaining.

In the past, domestic aerospace engineering started late and faced many technical difficulties.

He is often looked down upon by overseas space agencies in a sarcastic manner.

Nowadays, when we see each other having this kind of moment, we feel like returning to an air-conditioned room from outside on a hot summer day.

That makes me feel comfortable all over.

You can see a lot of comments in the comment section of related videos.

"I remember they used to like talking a lot, why are they so silent this time?"

"It's already broken, and we haven't even started to exert our strength yet."

"They don't dare to mention our space station. It seems their defense is really broken."

"It took so many member states ten years to officially build the International Space Station, but we built it in just a few years. It's understandable that we're breaking through the defenses now."

"After watching this video today, I can be happy for at least one day."

"You must be regretting now that you refused to let us participate in the International Space Station project."

"We have just completed the space station and it's already like this. If we officially achieve manned moon landing, I'm afraid many people will be so angry that they will vomit blood."

"Many overseas experts in the field of aerospace used to say with certainty that we couldn't build a space station. Now I guess they are all dumbfounded."

"The Space Engineering Office will hold a press conference tomorrow. Everyone remember to be there on time. There may be new information released. Anyway, I am looking forward to the manned moon landing."

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When Liu Ping got home in the evening, the first thing he did was to turn on his computer and discuss matters concerning the space station with everyone.

As a senior space enthusiast, I have been paying attention to the domestic space station project from very early on.

Over the years, every time a launch mission is carried out, he will pay attention to it immediately without missing a single detail.

Now witnessing the Tiangong Space Station, from the formal establishment of the project to its current full completion and the creation of a miracle, he has an indescribable emotion in his heart.

I just felt very satisfied after seeing this news.

"I know that the Tiangong space station will be a success, and I hope it won't be too late for a manned moon landing."

He murmured softly to himself with a look of delight on his face, and at the same time the expression in his eyes became more determined.

No matter how long it takes for the manned lunar landing project to be realized, he will continue to support and pay attention to it unwaveringly.

And he is very confident about this project.

Although manned lunar landing is much more difficult than building a space station, he believes that these can be overcome.

When the country first announced that it would independently build its own space station, there were doubts everywhere overseas.

Both ordinary people and experts in the aerospace field think this is a foolish dream.

It is a very stupid decision.

But now what is the result.

The Tiangong space station was fully built in just a few years, creating a miracle in world aerospace.

This is a good proof that no matter how great the difficulties are, they can be overcome successfully.

In this way, manned lunar landing is also a piece of cake.

What is more worth mentioning is that compared to when he first came into contact with aerospace and was working hard alone outside, he has now found a girl with the same hobby and married her and started a family.

When the Mengtian laboratory cabin docking was being broadcast live, they both took time off and watched at home.

He really hopes that in the future, he can bring his children to witness the manned moon landing together.

And just as he reminded online, after the successful docking of the Mengtian laboratory module and the space station, the aerospace office formally held a press conference about the Tiangong space station at the group headquarters the next day.

There were reporters from many parts of the world attending the event, and they prepared many questions to ask.

After all, looking at the entire aerospace field, there has been no sensational news about the International Space Station except for sending astronauts there regularly.

Reporters wanted to report, but couldn't find any topics to talk about.

But the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation is different. It mastered the autonomous rendezvous and docking technology in the first experiment.

It took only a few years to fully build the world's second space station.

There will even be a manned lunar mission in the future, which is very tempting to everyone.

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Thursday, November 2016, 5.

This morning, at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation headquarters, press conference was held.

The spacious lecture hall was now filled with people sitting in the audience. Judging from their clothes and hair color, they were obviously from different regions.

They all had the same ID hanging around their necks, and they were the reporters attending the press conference.

As for the figures on the stage, in addition to Guo Dongxiao, who has become the chairman of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, they also include Academician He Luping of the Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute and Academician Chen Jianfang of the Space Technology Research Institute. However, for domestic reporters, the most familiar one must be Xu Yuan sitting next to Chen Jianfang.

Yes.

Xu Yuan was also invited to attend the press conference.

However, Xu Yuan had no intention of speaking and just sat quietly in the seat with his name written on it.

Listen to other people talking.

As the press conference officially began, Guo Dongxiao spoke first and gave some brief opening remarks.

Later, He Luping and Chen Jianfang gave detailed introductions to the relevant situation of the Mengtian laboratory module, the various experimental cabinets on board, and the problems encountered during the launch.

Almost half an hour later, Guo Dongxiao finally got the right to speak back.

A relatively detailed introduction to the scale of the Tiangong space station and its subsequent development plans.

"As the Earth's closest neighbor, the Moon is an ideal outpost for human beings to expand, develop and utilize extraterrestrial space. Manned lunar exploration has always been a hot topic in the development of manned spaceflight in the world."

“For future space station missions, it will become a key technology to verify manned lunar landings.”

"In addition, we will continue to carry out more lunar exploration missions, especially to collect samples from the moon."

“To conduct exploration of the lunar environment and resources.”

"Carry out manned lunar missions and lay the foundation for the construction of an international lunar research station."

"As well as our Tiangong space station, we also welcome other manned spacecraft to dock with it in the future and work together to conduct space science experiments."

Guo Dongxiao's words undoubtedly revealed a lot of information.

These include the lunar sampling plan and the much-anticipated manned lunar mission.

Even the lunar research station is included in the planning goals, which is definitely exciting news.

Although these sound far away, they at least give us something to look forward to.

Unlike overseas, there is a feeling that China has given up on the aerospace field.

It's just living off the past.

So when the press conference entered the question-and-answer session, the reporters sitting in the audience seemed very excited and raised their hands to indicate that they wanted to ask questions.

Guo Dongxiao saw this scene with a smile on his face all the time, and then he selected some reporters to ask questions.

Soon, a male reporter from overseas was called and he immediately stood up excitedly.

I deliberately asked Guo Dongxiao in not very fluent Mandarin.

"First of all, please allow me to express my admiration for your space station. Its construction is simply a miracle in the world of aerospace."

"Just now I heard Chairman Guo say that there will be manned moon landing and lunar research station construction missions in the future. Is this true?"

Researching the aerospace field undoubtedly requires a lot of resources and talent.

The manned lunar landing and the construction of a lunar scientific research station are huge projects comparable to the space station.

It's hard to imagine that anyone would actually be willing to do this, so the reporter couldn't help but confirm it again.

For overseas regions, such a large project would certainly require very careful consideration.

There are many people who make a decision at the beginning but then change their mind at the last minute.

Because of this, after so many years, there has been no further news about manned lunar landings overseas.

Even the construction of a space station is a collaborative project involving multiple members.

So even though Guo Dongxiao has made good plans now, it is possible that he will choose to give up at that time.

After hearing what the overseas male reporter said, Guo Dongxiao didn't feel too surprised.

As the smile on his face grew brighter, he slowly began to answer.

This is equivalent to giving the overseas reporters on the scene a shot in the arm.

Reconfirm the manned lunar mission.

"Reporter Haien seems to have misunderstood us, so I'll take this opportunity to reiterate that manned lunar landing has always been our key project. No matter how big the challenges we face in the future, we will not give up on achieving manned lunar landing and exploring the lunar outpost."

"Thank you for your answer. I'm looking forward to it." The reporter called Hain said excitedly.

Immersed in the excitement, I was stunned for a moment before I came to my senses and sat down.

It seems that he can already see the scene of humans landing on the moon again one day in the future. Dong Jun was previously a reporter of the Central Radio and Television Station in Neon. Because he openly refuted the head of the space agency, Bolsons, at the Dongjing Space Summit, he was eventually disqualified from the interview.

However, his move was strongly supported by domestic netizens.

It became a hot topic and caused widespread discussion.

After returning to China, I was very happy to see that the autonomous rendezvous and docking experiment was successful.

He could even imagine that after Bolsons learned the news, his face turned blue and purple.

It was after this incident that he paid special attention to the development of the domestic aerospace field.

He would apply to participate almost every time there was such an event.

The successful docking of the Mengtian laboratory module and the space station marks the official completion of the construction of the domestically-made space station.

How could he bear to miss such a celebratory press conference?

Just as he raised his hand to indicate that he wanted to be interviewed, he heard a familiar voice the next second.

"This is reporter Dong, right? I know you. What question does reporter Dong want to ask today?"

Guo Dongxiao's eyes fell on Dong Jun at this moment. With a smile on his face, he took the initiative to ask.

He had read about Dong Jun on the Internet, so he naturally liked such reporters and it was his right to ask questions first.

When Dong Jun saw that Guo Dongxiao valued him, he suddenly became very excited.

But with his professional qualities as a journalist, he quickly adjusted his mood, stood up, tried his best to stay calm and spoke.

There was just a hint of embarrassment in his expression.

"Hello, Chairman Guo. Actually, today I would like to ask Academician Xu a question on behalf of netizens."

He has his own account on the domestic website platform, and the number of fans is also acceptable. Naturally, many netizens have left him messages in the past two days.

I hope he can ask Xu Yuan questions.

As a journalist, my job is to find out the questions that ordinary people want to know most.

So the main target of his interview today was Xu Yuan.

Originally he was thinking that if Xu Yuan did not attend the press conference today, he would have to find an opportunity to interview him later.

After all, everyone knows that Xu Yuan rarely appears in front of the camera in informal occasions.

I usually stay in the laboratory doing research, so it’s not easy to interview me.

Fortunately, he was lucky today and happened to find out that Xu Yuan also attended the press conference.

When Guo Dongxiao heard Dong Jun's words, his expression did not change. It was obvious that this request was perfectly normal.

If you think about it carefully, there is really nothing wrong with it. After all, Xu Yuan is the most famous person in the world. As a world-renowned master of mathematics and a genius who can span multiple fields, any topic he discusses will undoubtedly attract the attention and understanding of many people.

Whether at home or abroad, there are many reporters who want to interview Xu Yuan.

That is, before the press conference started, Xu Yuan took the initiative to express that he had no intention of speaking, so he took over many questions.

But this time, perhaps because he knew Dong Jun, he did not help Xu Yuan answer the questions.

Instead, he continued with a smile:

"Reporter Dong wants to interview Academician Xu. That's no problem, but it depends on whether Academician Xu is willing to accept the interview."

After saying that, he glanced in the direction of Xu Yuan, and immediately attracted Dong Jun's attention.

In fact, Xu Yuan heard everything about the conversation between Dong Jun and Guo Dongxiao.

Now that things have come to this, it would be inappropriate for him to refuse to answer questions.

All I can say is that with his current fame, it is basically impossible for him to remain quiet when he appears in public.

His thoughts stayed here. He did not reply to Guo Dongxiao, but looked directly at Dong Jun and said:
"I wonder what reporter Dong wants to ask?"

Hearing this, Dong Jun naturally did not dare to delay and quickly took over the conversation.

"That's right, Academician Xu. Netizens are eager to know when we will be able to achieve manned lunar landing."

After hearing what Dong Jun said, Xu Yuan didn't know what to say.

The Tiangong Space Station has been so popular these past two days that he must have checked the Internet when he had some free time. Naturally, he knew that everyone was asking him when they would be able to land humans on the moon.

However, when we first discussed the "Let's Talk" column, there was already a preliminary plan for the space station, so it was not difficult to analyze the approximate time for the completion of Tiangong.

As for his research on the difficult mathematical problem Hodge's conjecture, it was because he had a certain degree of confidence in his mind.

However, China is still a long way from landing on the moon. We must first develop a new generation of carrier rockets, manned spacecraft and lunar landers for the purpose. Otherwise, it will be too difficult to carry out this mission.

You should know that the distance between the ground and the Tiangong Space Station is only about four hundred kilometers.

But to reach the moon, one has to travel 380,000 kilometers.

The gap in between is not a little bit.

It is currently impossible to accurately estimate the time of the moon landing.

The thought stayed here. After thinking for a while, he organized his words and answered.

"I understand that everyone is eager to see the moon landing, but scientific research cannot be rushed."

"Although we now have our own space station, we still need time to perfect and solve problems in the development of lunar rockets, manned spacecraft, and a new generation of lunar landers."

"But I can tell you responsibly that it won't be too far before we see a manned moon landing."

"We will achieve manned lunar landing, and we will also have a lunar scientific research station in the future."

Dong Jun listened to every word Xu Yuan said, and suddenly he became uncontrollably excited again.

With Xu Yuan's guarantee, all of this will definitely be achieved.

"Thank you Academician Xu for your answer. I have no more questions." He finally responded after taking a deep breath and then sat back down.

As for the subsequent press conference process, there is nothing substantial in terms of content.

After nearly half an hour, the press conference about the Tiangong space station finally came to an end.

Along with this came a large number of reports on the content of the press conference, among which Xu Yuan’s answer video was the most popular.

The main reason is that everyone has a high level of trust in Xu Yuan. Since Xu Yuan himself said that it won't be too far before we see a manned lunar landing, there is no need to worry at all. We can just wait patiently.

Then in the comment section, netizens began to discuss how to land on the moon.

Even roughly guessed the time of the moon landing.

On the contrary, the planning of the lunar research station base seemed to be known to be more difficult than landing on the moon, so no one brought up or discussed this matter.

"This wave is definitely stable. With God Xu speaking, I believe that the moon landing will not be too far away."

“The most anticipated episode.”

"Overseas space agencies, they don't know a thing about landing on the moon, they still have to rely on us."

"The thousand-year dream of flying to the moon is no joke."

"I'll give you a number, how about three years? Don't make us wait too long."

"Three years is a bit too difficult. We should try five years. Any longer would be impolite."

"I wonder what method we will use to land on the moon. It's really exciting!"

"I suggest that Academician Xu concentrate on studying the moon landing, and stop the projects in other fields. This way, we will definitely be able to land on the moon soon."

"If we really achieve a manned moon landing, I really want to see the expressions of NASA and the Ouang Space Administration at that time. I believe it will be very exciting."

……

As time passed, the content of the press conference spread and caused a huge sensation overseas.

While everyone is looking forward to the manned lunar landing project, they also go to the official website of their own space agency to leave messages, expressing their dissatisfaction and doubts about the development of the aerospace field in recent years.

After all, others are getting better and better in the field of aerospace, from starting late, backward technology and no experience to now independently building their own space stations.

The speed of progress can only be described as terrifying.

Looking at our own situation, nominally speaking, it has been several decades since humans first landed on the moon.

As a result, not only has there been no progress, but it seems that there has been a lot of regression.

You know, everything is afraid of comparison. Now with such an excellent competitor, the existing problems will be infinitely magnified.

It's very clear to see.

In this situation, as the head of NASA, Bolsons has been under a lot of pressure recently.

In the office, Bolsons was looking at the messages on the website and was in a very bad mood.

He never imagined that after the other party's first experiment with autonomous rendezvous and docking technology and achieved complete success, they would actually build a space station in just a few years.

Until the docking with the Mengtian experimental cabin, he could not convince himself to accept the reality.

In the end, the only excuse is the miracle of space travel.

"From zero experience to building a space station in just a few years, is this their ability or just a miracle?"

When I looked away, I was still thinking about this matter in my mind, and I couldn't help but shook my head subconsciously.

As soon as he finished speaking, his thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. The next second, he raised his eyes and responded in the direction of the door.

"Come in."

Setvi, the chief engineer of track connection, pushed the door open with a serious expression, walked to the desk and stopped.

After some mental preparation, I finally made up my mind to speak out my opinion.

"At today's space station launch conference, China announced plans for subsequent manned lunar landings and lunar science stations. Their growth in space technology is truly amazing."

“Maybe cooperating with them is not a bad thing for us.”

If he was proud at first and thought that the first experiment of autonomous rendezvous and docking would not be successful, now after seeing the strength demonstrated by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, he realized how stupid his previous thoughts were.

It is precisely because of this that they suddenly became so passive in the aerospace field.

Bolsons did not show any surprise at Setvi's words.

Instead, he sighed and said:

"I reported this to the House, but the response I got was that they still did not allow the two sides to cooperate, and they also said they would consider restarting the moon landing plan."

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(End of this chapter)