The evening news is still playing, and after the special blessing from the moon, the main text follows.
Just when everyone thought that the blessing from the moon was this special gift, the male host's rich and dignified voice sounded on the TV again.
"Looking back at history, the vast number of astronauts have always kept a close eye on the world's technological frontiers. Focusing on self-reliance, insisting on independent innovation, being scientific and realistic, and uniting and cooperating, they have conquered key technologies one after another and achieved brilliant achievements one after another, achieving the status of a major space country.
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On the side, the female host took over the conversation.
“In this great process, we have many ‘predecessors’ who have worked hard for it, such as ‘Dongfanghong No. 1’, ‘Shenzhou 5’ and ‘Chang’e Flying to the Moon’.”
"After completing their missions, some have disappeared into the vast space, while others are still staying in the distant starry sky, looking at their hometown."
"On this special holiday, the space agency and the Xinghai Research Institute launched a special 'reunion' event."
"In this space arrangement, the space shuttle launched by Xinghai Research Institute and Xiashu Space Base will welcome back those 'family members' who stay far away."
"Chang'e 1, Chang'e 3, Yutu 1, Yutu 2...these names we are familiar with will board the Hanhai space shuttle during this space mission and return to the motherland to join us.
reunion."
"..."
A news broadcast rarely caught up in the bustle of scarves.
The Chang'e series of lunar probes and the Jade Rabbit rover, these once memorable names, have once again caught everyone's attention.
On the scarf, an account that had been stagnant for eight years sent a new scarf.
'Moon Rover Jade Rabbit': "Hi! Hello everyone, with the help of brother Hanhai, I have regained my energy!"
"La la la la~, my third brother is here to take me home. Do you miss me?"
"Oh, by the way, there are the eldest sister and the third sister. The second sister can also go home with us this time. We will reunite together at @星海 Research Institute·Aerospace Exhibition Hall. Everyone is welcome to visit us in the future."
"It's great to be home!"
(It was cut from the scarf, you can search it. Personally, I was really touched)
A scarf quickly became the top trending item with countless likes and comments.
Countless netizens who were looking forward to the Yutu's reawakening crowded over.
【Rabbit!, is our rabbit!】
【Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,, Tutu, we miss you so much.】
[It was so late at night that I was moved to tears. Finally, someone went to pick up our rabbit and take it home. 】
[Twelve years have passed, the zodiac signs have gone through a reincarnation, and our Jade Rabbit can finally go home. It’s great! 】
[Pfft, I was so moved at first, but this sentence almost made me laugh to death.]
[I really live in Bengbu, Laotu, hahahahaha.]
[Xinghai Research Institute and Aerospace Exhibition Hall, are you going together? 】
The Jade Rabbit, which has been watching alone on the moon for more than ten years, is about to embark on a journey home. Official accounts such as the Space Administration and Xinghai Research Institute have also forwarded relevant news.
At this moment, the emotion of reunion reached its peak.
Just like the signature of the Jade Rabbit Car: "The moon is the destination, the earth is home."
Everyone believes that no matter how far the journey is or how long the time is, the motherland will definitely take them home.
After confirming the authenticity of this news, many people went to Xu Chuan's bib account and asked him when he would board the Mars to bring back the Zhurong from Mars.
After all, he is also a wanderer.
...
At the foot of Purple Mountain, Xu Chuan smiled as he watched the news network program that continued to play.
Life requires a sense of ritual, and the same goes for aerospace and scientific research.
Although sending the Hanhai to the moon this time to greet the spacecraft watching the moon will consume a lot of aerospace resources and funds.
But if everything needs to be considered whether it is worth the investment and whether it will bring rewards, it would be too boring.
After all, not all actions can be valued.
On the sofa, Xu Xiao crossed her legs and watched the news on TV with a surprised look on her face. She didn't come back to her senses until other reports came out.
"Brother, is this the special news you are talking about?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Is it okay?"
Xu Xiao smiled and praised: "That's great! Brother! I will definitely go see her after the Jade Rabbit comes back!"
.....
There are not many people in China who hold the same idea as Xu Xiao.
But Xu Chuan didn't pay much attention to these.
After all, no matter what, if the Jade Rabbit is successfully brought back, he will definitely be the first to see it, not to mention the first one to see it.
The focus now is whether Hanhai can successfully land on the moon.
After watching the news broadcast, Xu Chuan returned to his study and contacted the Xia Shu Space Base.
The Hanhai is still hovering on the polar delivery track, performing the task of delivering materials, and has not yet started landing.
After all, it has the largest volume and can carry the most supplies and equipment.
With the completion of the material delivery mission, Hanhai began a new round of orbit adjustment high above the lunar surface.
The command center at the Xiashu Space Base uses data transmitted from the Queqiao series of relay satellites and the Hanhai itself, and the commanders at the monitoring center confirm the status of the space shuttle in real time.
But at this point, it is actually very difficult for people on the earth side to get involved in the work on the moon side.
Everything is handed over to the intelligent control system and the cooperation of the lunar outpost scientific research station base.
Under the adjustment of a series of instructions, Hanhai passed over the lunar surface, and the supporting propulsion engine started, adjusting the flight attitude of the space shuttle in real time.
at the same time.
The Moon Sea, the area east of Hong Bay, has the coordinates of 19.51W and 44.12N. This is the place where Chang'e-3 landed, and it is also the area where Hanhai landed for the first time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Here, the two astronauts who had already been put on the ground have successfully found the 'stopped' Chang'e-3 and Yutu lunar rover.
"Call the command center. This is the lunar surface recovery team. We have successfully completed the recovery work."
Standing on the moon, looking at the dusty Yutu lunar rover, Jiang Xinlin showed a smile on his face, reached out and pressed his helmet to contact the ground.
"Received from the ground command center, thank you for your work. The Hanhai will begin landing in ten minutes. If everything goes well, it will proceed according to the mission plan."
"receive."
Jiang Xinlin responded quickly, then raised his head and looked at the sky.
Under the dark night, the stars twinkled, and the blue-white planet in the distance guided the way home.
"This moon is really desolate."
This was his first mission to the moon.
Beside him, Zhai Zhigang, who was also responsible for the recovery mission, smiled and said, "It's true, but it's much more lively over there in Antarctica."
"Have you been there?" Jiang Xinlin asked curiously.
Zhai Zhigang smiled and said: "I have been there. When Yuehua Terrace was built, I was responsible for the delivery of materials many times."
"I heard that it's possible to grow vegetables on the moon over there? Have you tried it?"
Zhai Zhigang smiled and said, "I've had it twice."
"How does it taste?" Jiang Xinlin asked quickly.
"It's not much different from what's grown on earth, right?" Zhai Zhigang shrugged and said, "At least I can't tell the difference after eating it."
"When can I have a bite of vegetables grown on the moon?" Jiang Xinlin licked his lips and said with envy.
"There is a chance."
Zhai Zhigang said with a smile: "Isn't the lunar biosphere project going to be launched next? By then, the transportation of various people and materials will be more frequent."
"That's true."
Jiang Xinlin smiled and nodded. An active astronaut like him would definitely have a chance.
After chatting for a while, Jiang Xinlin looked at the stacked craters in the distance, and then looked back at the blue planet. He couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Tell me, when will we be able to walk across the entire moon?"
Turning his head to look at his companion, Zhai Zhigang said with a smile: "It will happen one day."
After a slight pause, he looked at the distant but bright starry sky, and continued: "Not only the moon, but also Mars, Mercury, Venus, and even the more distant Kuiper Belt, our footprints will be imprinted on it!"
Jiang Xinlin smiled and nodded, saying forcefully: "You are right!"
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Ten minutes was not long, and soon, a silver-white space shuttle came into view of the two of them.
It is getting closer to the moon's surface and closer to them.
Six small aerospace engines swayed brightly in the night sky.
The huge Hanhai was like a meteorite, drawing an arc above the moon and slowly falling on the barren lunar soil.
The billowing moon dust rose up, and some of it even melted into magma when blown by the scorching high-temperature plasma of the space engine.
At the same time, the high-temperature-resistant pure metal landing gear began to contact the ground. The wide metal surface was like the tracks of an excavator, compacting the dust on the lunar surface and supporting the entire space shuttle.
At the same time, whether it was Zhai Zhigang and Jiang Xinlin standing in the distance, or people in the ground command center 380,000 kilometers away, watching the aerial footage with a delay of more than one second, they all tightened their grip at this moment.
He clenched his fists, and the string in his heart tightened tightly.
"Successful landing!"
In the command center, which was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, an electronic sound came.
This is the reply made by the intelligent driving system on the Hanhai after systematic judgment.
Everyone's hearts dropped heavily at this moment.
"Okay! Great!"
"It worked! We succeeded!"
"Awesome! Academician Xu is awesome!"
"Hahahaha, Sichuan God Beef!"
Looking at the silver-white space shuttle that had landed on the moon, all kinds of cheers sounded in the main control room again.
Although this is not their first moon landing, it is of great significance to the Xinghai Research Institute, China, and even the entire aerospace industry.
The Hanhai can land vertically on the moon's surface, which means they can transport a large amount of materials at a lower cost, quickly build various bases on the moon, and mine resources on the moon on a large scale.
After all, the payload of the space shuttle is far from comparable to that of the lunar landing module.
At the same time, on the other side, in the villa at the foot of Purple Mountain.
Xu Chuan also received the news that the Hanhai space shuttle successfully landed on the lunar surface.
Looking at the photos and information sent from Xia Shu Space Base, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face.
The Hanhai was successful, and it’s time to start the next phase of the aerospace project!
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After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu's father and Xu's mother also returned to their hometown from Jinling.
With the help of his brother, Xu Xiao began to take over the Neuralink brain-computer interface company under the name of Elon Musk, preparing to continue his own research on virtual reality technology.
Although it is a challenge for anyone to master a company with a valuation of tens of billions right after graduation.
But fortunately for Xu Xiao, the backing behind her was enough for her to slowly adapt to these things.
After seeing off his family, Xu Chuan came to Xinghai Research Institute.
In the Aerospace Research Institute, he summoned several senior leaders and core scientific researchers here and held a small meeting.
At the head of the conference room, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Everyone, the content of today's meeting is in front of you. I will give you ten minutes to have a general understanding, and then we will start the discussion."
This is something he has thought carefully about during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is also one of the important cores related to the third phase of aerospace engineering.
For China, or for Xinghai Research Institute, the aerospace development plan is a three-step process determined after discussion.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The first step is undoubtedly manned spaceflight and manned moon landing, sending people to the moon.
They achieved this step more than a year ago.
The second step is to establish a semi-permanent scientific research base and lunar biosphere project on the lunar surface.
They have completed more than half of the former. Although the Yuehuatai Outpost Scientific Research Station base is not completely completed, some scientific research experiments can already be started.
The latter will also be officially launched after the Hanhai returns.
As for the third stage, it is the extraction of resources on the lunar surface.
In addition to a large amount of helium-3 resources that are extremely scarce on the earth, the moon is also rich in various resources such as titanium, aluminum, iron, lithium, and rare earth elements.
In particular, titanium metal and lithium metal are core resources at the strategic level for the current human civilization.
Needless to say about the former, titanium has an extremely wide range of uses.
Lithium metal, along with the realization of controllable nuclear fusion technology, the development of new energy vehicles, and the massive popularization of electric energy.
As the core material of batteries, the importance of lithium metal is beyond doubt.
But with development, the price of lithium has also been soaring. From an average of 41,000 yuan/ton of lithium carbonate in 2020, to now, the average price of lithium carbonate has risen to 2.17 million yuan/ton.
This is despite the fact that the soft sister currency has nearly doubled in value.
If it were in the past, I am afraid that the price of lithium carbonate today would have increased by at least a hundred times.
China, on the other hand, is a lithium-poor country, and its discovered lithium mineral resources account for only a negligible amount in the world.
Therefore, it is crucial for them to develop lithium resources on the moon based on the conditions.