Chapter 450: The Colonists Who Set Sail
The entire lunar colonization program was divided into three steps. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In order to show the public the aerospace power of Transwarp Trade, the entire colonization process will be tracked live to the world 24 hours a day on the official website.
The first moon rocket to be launched was named Star Ring 4, which is the largest carrier rocket in the Star Ring trade. As a rocket for the moon landing, unlike other rockets in the Star Ring series, it adopts a three-stage propulsion mode similar to that of a normal rocket. As the first rocket, it will carry the colonists' tools, materials, some household items, and two pilots to build the base.
For this day, Kerwin and other staff of the space launch center have been preparing for too long.
In the launch center, not only the staff, but also reporters from major print and three-dimensional media, observers from the United Nations Space Department, the United States, France, China, Russia, Britain and other countries, and Jiang Chen, chairman of the Future People Group.
When the order to ignite was given, the dense fog quickly dispersed from the launch site under the watchful eye of all people. Holding a long trajectory, Ring-4 carried the hope and pride of the people of the new country and flew into the blue sky.
Landing on the moon was a long wait.
After launching, the rocket does not fly in a straight line to the moon, and has to go through several orbit changes along the way.
The first thing Star Ring 4 entered was the standby orbit, which is a circular orbit around the Earth, where the spacecraft operates like a satellite. The two pilots carried out various checks on the spacecraft and confirmed that everything was in order, and then decided whether to go to the moon. If something goes wrong, return to Earth and cancel the launch.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and their eyes were locked on the holographic screen directly in front of them, and the green dot that circled the earth.
After hours of waiting, the standby track came "Everything is fine. Feedback.
Relieved, Kirwin wiped the sweat from his palms and ordered in a deep voice.
"Everything is normal with Ring 4, heading for the moon!"
“…… Roger that. ”
After receiving the order from the ground command center, the "Star Ring 4" operated in a standby orbit for a week and a half, and the three-stage rocket ignited again, seized the opportunity, and entered the lunar orbit at a speed of nearly 11 kilometers per second.
So far, the entire launch program has been more than half successful.
Kerrwin breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his cheeks.
He didn't do any hard work, but he felt soaked all over.
Reporters from major media stepped forward one after another, carrying cameras and microphones to interview him. But he just waved his hand, handed the opportunity to speak to his assistant, and walked in the direction of the lounge.
"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, so far, the launch procedure has been smooth. If there are no accidents in the next sixty hours, you will become the second country in the world to successfully send a man to the moon. Walking in front of Jiang Chen, Henry, a special observer of the United Nations, smiled and stretched out his hand.
Ever since Warring Trade launched its first rocket, he has been based on the island of Koro due to the new nation's frequent space activities. At first, he still had a lot of resentment about this, but Jiang Chen had good food and drink for him here, and he couldn't say anything to complain about. In the past two years, he has gained a lot of weight, and he has also become accustomed to life in the new country.
After the completion of Penglai City, he simply bought a house on it, and planned to retire and simply not return to New York, but directly settled here.
It can be said that he watched the new country's aerospace from the beginning to the current manned landing on the moon. Positions aside, he was genuinely happy for Transwarp Trade.
"Lend you good words. Jiang Chen said with a smile, glanced at the reporters who broke through the bodyguard's interception in the front view, and then continued, "Let's eat something together, I haven't eaten a grain of rice since the morning." ”
"Me too. Henry said with a smile and walked to the cafeteria with Jiang Chen.
Because there are many foreign guests, the staff of the canteen also made a sumptuous dinner at a super standard. Jiang Chen saw the people of the American delegation sitting in the corner, munching on the pork cutlets, fried shrimp and ham, while talking about the launch of today's Star Ring Trade.
Clearly, they were shocked that the launch of the Ring Trade had gone so smoothly.
Although they succeeded in sending people from Earth to the moon in the sixties, they did so from the failed Apollo 1 to 11. How much sweat, sacrifice, and budget has been put into this, only NASA itself knows.
However, the fact that several of the most difficult obstacles to the moon landing were so "easily" overcame by the Star Ring Trade made them shocked and deeply frustrated.
Perhaps, as officials from the Department of Defense have revealed to them, Transwarp Trade is already ahead of the United States in missile technology, and the launch vehicle is just another manifestation of this technological superiority.
After dinner, Jiang Chen met with representatives of the United States, France, China, Russia, and Britain. Regardless of their position, they were the first to congratulate him. At the same time, however, the delegates from various countries also inquired about the next steps for Transwarp Trade.
The information that could be revealed, Jiang Chen said bluntly.
As for the content involving corporate secrets, Jiang Chen would never reveal half a point no matter how the other party asked.
Until 10 o'clock, reporters from major media outlets were still hovering in the reception hall of the launch center. Instead of spending time on these reporters, Jiang Chen went to the dormitory arranged for him by the staff. He will stay on the island for a few days until the entire launch mission is completed.
How could he have missed this moment of witnessing history?
Representatives of other countries thought the same way, and turned down the hotel arranged for them by Transwarp Trade, and asked the staff to arrange dormitories for them. Even if the accommodation is a little shabby, no one complains.
The next day, the "Star Ring 4" shuttled through the dark space, and the three-stage rocket had been extinguished, and the speed was getting slower and slower. By the time it reaches the middle of the Earth-Moon transfer orbit, the speed has dropped to 3 km/s.
On the third day, the three-stage Star Ring 4 rocket re-ignited and entered lunar capture orbit.
By this time, the "Star Ring 4" had reached the closest point to the moon.
However, it did not immediately begin to land. At this point it was quite fast, and it needed to phase several times in an elliptical orbit, from a 12-hour orbit to a 127-minute orbit before it could begin landing.
The ground command center and the astronauts on the rocket also ushered in the most critical moment before landing!
If the speed of the rocket is not well controlled at this time, it is easy for the rocket to deorbit if it is not careful, and the remaining fuel is not enough to correct the orbit, and the final result is that the rocket becomes an uncontrolled "space junk", and the astronauts can only lie in the dormant chamber, wait for many years when the technical conditions allow, and then be picked up by future generations to end the dormancy.
But luckily, the accident didn't happen.
Following the orbit calculated by the quantum computer, Ring-4 successfully hit the intended lunar landing site.
It lasted sixty-seven hours.
When the moon dust was raised, all the staff members, including Kerrwin, as well as the observers of the United Nations Space Department and the United States, France, China, Russia, and Britain, could not help but wave their fists, applaud, and cheer.
Even if they have different nationalities, at this moment, they are looking up to the first step of human beings towards the galaxy as a human being. (To be continued.) )