There is a new city in the southern part of the Federal Republic of Somalia Chinese called Kuixing......

Kuixing City was approved by the Somali government four years ago and is the only "special autonomous region" in the Somali Federation, with a high degree of autonomy.

Vientiane Technology's subsidiary, Kuixing Group, is responsible for the construction and de facto management of the entire Kuixing City, including the issuance of currency.

The development strategy of land power has made the layout of China's interests in Africa increasing day by day, and Vientiane is naturally in step with each other, and has made great gains in Africa.

In Somalia, a country where the government had to move out of the capital, pirates, rebels, terrorists ...... after the arrival of the Iron Curtain troops of the Vientiane Security Service All of them were wiped out.

The turmoil subsided, and capital arrived.

Vientiane Group's huge and remarkable capital quickly subverted the order of the Somali Federation, and everything was torn down and rebuilt.

Previously, Somalia's GDP was less than one billion US dollars, while Vientiane invested more than 100 billion yuan in Kuixing City alone, building one of the most prosperous regions in Africa.

Kuixing City, an emerging city planned by Lin Han himself, is located above the equator line, and is one of the main launch centers of Vientiane Space Exploration Company, as well as the designated launch site for the lunar landing project.

Today is the launch date of the 1st of the moon, and the giant B3 carrier rocket of the Vientiane Space Exploration Company is already standing next to the launch frame, and a dense group of figures below are looking up at its majestic figure.

Judging from the data, the Giant B3 launch vehicle developed by Vientiane Space Exploration Company is undoubtedly the most advanced launch vehicle for mankind at present, and it is even far better than the Saturn V used by the United States to land on the moon.

Although there is not much difference in size, the Giant B3 and Saturn V are more than 100 meters long and majestic, but the thrust of the two is very different, the thrust of the Giant B3 is almost 3 times that of the Saturn V, and the use of thrust by the Giant B3 is obviously better.

Kuixing City Space Launch Center.

In the face of reporters' questions, Hu Changjun, chief engineer of the Moon Attack Project, leader of the first group of aerospace engineering of the Third Laboratory of Vientiane, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said:

“…… Yes, if Saturn V transported a sheep in a donkey cart, then the Giant B3 transported an African elephant in a car. ”

"Chief Engineer Hu, may I ask ......?"

"Hello Chief Engineer Hu, may I ask, can you let the two astronauts meet with you again?" a reporter asked.

"I'm afraid it won't work. ”

Hu Changjun, who had gray hair and had already lost his head, lifted his gray-framed glasses and said with a smile: "The two astronauts have now entered the Lunar Raid 1 spacecraft and are adjusting their preparations, so they can't come down again." ”

"Of course, when they return from the moon, you will have time to interview. ”

"Chief Engineer Hu, Vientiane Space Exploration Company will establish a base on the moon for this lunar landing project, can you tell us more about it?"

The reporters surrounded Hu Changjun for a long time, and it was not until Cui Zhengyuan, vice president of Vientiane Group and chairman of Kuixing Group, came over with President Mahmoud of the Federal Republic of Somalia that the scene dispersed a little.

Choe Jung-won and President Mahmoud were talking and laughing in a straight language, and reporters gathered around to ask questions.

In addition to the lunar project, the question asked is naturally the future development plan of the Somali Federation and Kuixing City.

With two hours to go before the launch, President Mahmoud is of course willing to say a few more words to promote Somalia on this occasion of global attention.

In contrast, Cui Zhengyuan, chairman of Kuixing Group, has no intention of communicating too much with the media, saying not much, and will leave first after a while.

"Mr. Cui, Mr. Cui, I am a journalist from Hong Kong...... May I ask, at such an important moment today, why did Mr. Lin himself not come to the Kuixing Space Launch Center? Could it be that he lacked confidence in this launch mission?"

Seeing that Cui Zhengyuan was about to leave, a female reporter with a Hong Kong accent asked urgently, and even pulled down Cui Zhengyuan's sleeve, but was quickly stopped by the bodyguards.

Cui Zhengyuan seemed to think for half a second, then looked at her and muttered, "That's not the case. ”

"Some of the managers of Vientiane Group are undergoing important training recently, and Mr. Lin himself is also among them, so he was unable to attend...... In fact, this just shows that Mr. Lin has great confidence in this launch mission, and he is not worried that it will fail, just as he is not worried that the sun will come out of the west. ”

It is clear that the rhetoric of training is not enough to convince journalists.

It's just that the bodyguard of the executive of the Vientiane Group did not allow the female reporter to ask endlessly, protected Cui Zhengyuan layer by layer, and got into the car.

At this time, President Mahmoud also broke away from the reporter's questioning, followed into the car, and sat next to Choi Jung-won in the back of the car.

When the car slowly drove to the launch site where the army was isolated, the president thought for a moment, then looked at Cui Zhengyuan and asked: "Cui, in fact, I am also very curious, where is Mr. Lin now? Vientiane Group, it seems...... There were no particularly important training activities. ”

Choi Jung-won smiled, but shook his head and did not answer, which made President Mahmoud a little embarrassed for a while, but he quickly recovered and chatted with Choi Jung-won about something else.

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There is something special about the design of the launch pad, or rather a recent change that makes it unique – the elevator for the astronauts is so discreet from end to end that it is impossible for the outside world to see a single step of the astronauts' entry into the lunar module.

Of course, these designs were specially proposed by Lin Han, not for anything else, just to avoid letting the outside world know that there were actually four astronauts on the moon this time, in addition to the two announced to the public, there were Lin Han himself and Luo Xuan.

After all, for many people, this matter is indeed a bit nonsensical, not to mention that the chairman of Vientiane Group personally landed on the moon, and also brought the beautiful executive of Vientiane Public Welfare Fund, and Lin Han and Luo Xuan are the only two long-term singles among the group's senior management......

Most importantly, for the two of them, the main purpose of this moon landing was tourism, and the second was the construction of the moon. Who wants to travel is also attracting the attention of the world.

At this moment, on the top of the Giant B3 launch vehicle, in the Lunar No. 1 spacecraft, four astronauts are waiting.

Luo Xuan was wearing a heavy spacesuit and sat next to Lin Han. It's not so much about sitting as it is about being fixed in a seat, and it's hard to even move.

For rockets, the center of gravity is undoubtedly very important. During liftoff, once the center of gravity changes abruptly, the consequences are unimaginable.

Just like in "The Martian", the rocket that was originally planned to be launched for replenishment was shaken by the center of gravity caused by the vibration liquefaction of the encapsulated protein block, and the entire rocket exploded and disintegrated directly in the air......

She bit her lower lip slightly, her expression a little nervous, and of course expectant.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Lin Han turned his head slightly and said with a smile.

"Hmm......" Luo Xuan replied softly.

At this time, the voice of Chief Engineer Hu Changjun sounded inside and outside the spacecraft:

"Ten, nine, eight...... Three, two, one. ”

"Ignition!"

As soon as the words fell, the base of the Giant B3 launch vehicle immediately burst into flames, and in the rumbling sound, the vast white gas evaporated from the pool below and soared into the sky.

"Boom—"

When the rocket first lifts off, it is not very fast.

It can even be said that in the first few seconds, the rocket is not as fast as an electric car.

What is often seen on TV is that the rocket that is slow when it is first launched is not a slow-motion replay, but that it only has that speed.

After all, if a fighter breaks through the speed of sound at a low altitude, the resulting sonic boom may still shock and kill people, and with the huge size of the carrier rocket, if it rashly breaks through the speed of sound at low altitude, it is not possible to rebuild the entire launch center.

But when it rises to more than 1,000 meters and enters the middle of the air, the Giant launch vehicle has no scruples, and its firepower is at full speed, breaking through the speed of sound in an instant, and then ten times the speed of sound, twenty times the speed of sound, and thirty times the speed of sound......

Not long after, the Giant B3 rocket carrying the Luna 1 spacecraft turned into a shining white line and cut through the sky.