Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, with the word shouted out the time entered the Yanjing time on January 1, 1996 0:00 a.m. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the launch command hall of a rocket launch base in Gan Province, everyone held their breath, waiting for the word ignition to be shouted.

Today is the Nth solid-fuel rocket launch experiment in China, which is a moment that several generations of rocketeers have exchanged for after countless hardships, efforts and struggles.

This is the finale of the 95 years of China is also the most beautiful gift for the people of the country in the 96th New Year, tens of thousands of experts, scholars, staff are looking forward to the moment of success, they have been quietly waiting for more than ten hours, everyone is ready, they will shout the first roar of the new year at the moment of announcing the success, to let the voice of joy spread throughout the country and all over the world.

CCTV reporters, Xinhua News Agency reporters, and reporters from major newspapers and periodicals across the country were also ready, and countless cameras were already clicking before they were launched, and countless flashes of light lit up the dark sky.

The time is getting closer and closer, everyone is holding their breath, the clicking cameras are quiet, they should all be ready, the time is accurate to the millisecond, all the photographers want to capture the most beautiful shot of the moment the rocket lifts off.

At the back of the command hall sat a group of gray-haired old men, ranging from sixty to ninety years old.

This group of old people are the pioneers of our Chinese aerospace industry, but today they rushed here tirelessly, holding on to their weak bodies, waiting for the moment when these old people who have been relieved of water can be excited again.

This launch can be said to be the brainchild of several generations of astronauts, and it has entrusted them with great emotions, so this launch must not fail and will not be allowed to fail.

In 1946, China's security department advocated the recruitment of overseas Chinese scientists, especially experts in rocket and nuclear energy.

At the beginning of the founding of the new country, when the United States lost the Korean battlefield, they intimidated us with nuclear deterrence, and in order to change the status quo, the country gritted its teeth and launched nuclear bomb and rocket research in that difficult era.

In '56 we received 2 imitation German-made R-1 rockets from the Soviet Union, and the following year the USSR gave us 2 more advanced R-2 missiles. One of them was kept for research and the other was copied, and Nie Shuai signed the "Sino-Soviet Nuclear Technical Cooperation Agreement" at the time.

On June 20, 59, the Soviet Union unilaterally tore up the nuclear technical cooperation agreement signed with Beijing, began to cancel technical assistance to our country, and completely stopped assistance in 1960, and since then our country has entered the difficult road of imitation research and development to independent research and development.

On November 5, 1960, the Dongfeng-1 short-range ballistic missile, which was copied by China and the Soviet Union, was successfully tested for the first time. In 64, the Dongfeng-2 medium-range missile was successfully launched.

Work on the development of the Julang-67 with a two-stage solid rocket began in 1. Because of the Cultural ~ Revolution, rocket research and development has entered the slow lane.

In 76 years, China's intercontinental missile was successfully launched, which is a milestone significance, representing that China's rocket research and development technology has entered the world's advanced level.

The Dongfeng-21 missile, which we know best, was put forward in 78 years, but because the requirements were too high, not much progress has been made in the past 10 years or so, and many tests have not been successful; the reason why today's launch has focused the attention of scientific research experts across the country is because it is the most difficult bone to gnaw, and as long as it succeeds, it means that China's rocket launch technology has entered the ranks of international leaders, second only to the United States and Russia.

The starter is a young fighter, he is only 22 years old this year, he has a super strong mental quality, which is why he was selected as the starter of this major launch experiment, with a word issued between his lips, his heart also pinched, and the strong psychological quality also produced a ripple at this time, resulting in a pause of a few microseconds.

Quiet, the command center packed with thousands of people was quietly pin dropping, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the word "launch" to be shouted.

Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night, which pulls everyone's hearts up, scientific experiments are not afraid of failure, but failure will always hit people, especially a project that has failed for more than ten years without success, people's hearts are very strong, and people's hearts are also very fragile.

"Launch!"

The final order is shouted!

The rocket on the launch tower was ignited successfully in an instant, a dazzling light illuminated the entire dark night sky, the launch of the rocket started very smoothly, slowly rising, two seconds later, the rocket began to accelerate suddenly, and flew into the sky with a "whoosh".

It worked! The shouts resounded throughout the launch site like a sea of mountains, and the photographers who had already prepared clicked the shutter in their hands.

There was also a shout from the command room, some of the comrades hugged each other tightly, some stood aside and wept silently, and some jumped and shouted.

The old experts in the back also showed a smile of relief, decades of hard work finally in exchange for today's success, after several older old people relaxed, they felt that their physical strength had long been overdrawn, and they couldn't even make a sound when they sat on the chair, but the trembling body showed their excited hearts at this time.

"Quick, inform the newspaper that the prepared manuscript can be printed!" Everyone thought that it had been successful, and the major newspapers and magazines had already written their reports on this time, just waiting for the news of success to come from the front.

"Bang" a loud bang resounded in the sky, and then, the rocket was like the most dazzling fireworks, making the most beautiful bloom in the air, the rocket exploded, and the test failed!

The whistling sound suddenly stopped for half a minute, everyone raised their heads, stared up at the sky in amazement, and after the silence, the deathly silence, as the rocket wreckage fell to the ground, the shouts, screams, and cries rang out again.

Everyone in the conference room stood up and stood silently, even the old experts who had been seriously overdrawn stood up tremblingly, no one spoke, and the whole hall could not hear any other sound except the sound of instruments.

The first sound that came to mind was a tearful sob!

The joy came too short!

The joy still stayed on the faces of those comrades who were still hugging, shouting, and jumping, and then the expressions of extreme disappointment appeared again, everyone's expressions became complicated, and everyone's hearts were knocked over the five-flavor bottle.

"It's still a solid fuel defect, we have solved this problem for 20 years, but we still haven't passed it!" An old expert muttered to himself.

"Nothing, don't give up, we researchers are never afraid of failure! Go for it! Go for it! An old man who used all his strength to encourage him sonorously and powerfully.