Every spaceflight is an adventure, and every test of a new spacecraft is a gamble.

No one knows what the outcome will be until the spacecraft actually goes into the sky.

The two pairs of variable-angle fixed wings allow the Glower to have more flexible jet directions, but at the same time add more risk to its wing components.

Even if the servo motor control system that drives the wing steering was designed with Xiao Ai's help, Lu Zhou was not sure that the test flight of the Xiaguang would not encounter an accident.

It can only be said that he will do everything to minimize this possibility......

In the second half of the meeting, the topics discussed basically focused on the timetable of the Xiaguang test flight program and the launch plan of the Miyaya node module next month.

According to the opinions of both the Aviation Science Group and the Space Group, the next launch was scheduled for a month later. After the node module and the core module are combined, the Moon Palace floating in lunar orbit will have more room for expansion, and it will also be able to dock with manned vehicles such as Xiangrui.

In this way, although it seems a little smaller, it can barely be regarded as a "port" in the real sense!

At the same time, just when the test flight and the next launch plan after the sunset were put on the agenda, the United States, which was far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, was not idle.

With the successful remote start of the life support unit through the control of the ground base station, and the training of the three volunteers has long been completed, it seems that the Americans have no reason to wait any longer.

After passing the congressional approval process, NASA quickly made a high-profile announcement that it would advance the Ares program to the next stage.

Namely, send out the first colonists!

When the news was announced, it unexpectedly caused a global sensation.

Although sending colonial pioneers to Mars was a sure thing, no one expected the Americans to move so quickly, even in a hurry.

Perhaps, China's step-by-step pressure in the space field really made NASA nervous, and they desperately wanted to prove to Congress and their people that they were awakened to control space hegemony through a great victory.

Before the departure, The New York Times and Columbia Television, sponsored by the North American Foundation for Outer Space Exploration and Space-X, arranged a grand talk show for the three volunteers.

This was not only as a farewell to the three heroes before their departure, but also as a large-scale volunteer recruitment advertisement.

The third phase of the Ares program will send 10 functional modules to the surface of Mars in batches, and send 50 colonists to the Martian village within five years......

All preparations were ready, and on the day of the talk show, wearing a slightly fancy suit, the famous talk show host Jamie Tang walked to the front of the stage, bowed slightly to the audience sitting in front of the audience and the TV, and then smiled and showed a mouth full of white teeth.

"Hello, hello, welcome to our Space Warriors talk show, today is a special show, there is only one episode in the whole season, if you sit in front of the TV and accidentally brush this show, then you must have earned it!"

With a funny expression that made the audience laugh, Jamie Tang skillfully heated up the atmosphere of the scene, and then turned his eyes to the big screen behind him.

"I don't believe I need to talk nonsense about the content of today's show, our opponents threw the Moon Palace on the moon, and our NASA is ready to blow them up - of course, I'm not talking about exploding in the physical sense, but in this ring, beating them all over the ground."

As a joke, Jamie continued with a smile as he looked at the laughing audience and swayed from side to side.

"Calm down, calm down, don't get excited, we know it's easy, although our opponents are strong, they are still at least 60 million kilometers away from us, so I say it's easy, because our victory is almost assured!"

After a pause, Jamie smiled and raised his hands, raised his voice, and continued to speak in an impassioned tone.

"So instead of calling it a race, I'd rather call it an adventure! Our warriors, our heroes, will travel tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of kilometers to uncharted new lands to open up territory for our civilization. ”

"From the very beginning of this great project, our opponent has never been a country, but only ourselves! And what is worthy of our warriors to challenge is only the future of us and all mankind! ”

The atmosphere of the scene was pushed to a peak.

Reading this keenly, Jamie logically brings the show to today's point.

"What a pleasure! On this special day, we are fortunate to have three of our heroes come to our show! Let's welcome them with applause! ”

The atmosphere of the scene was ignited at once.

The applause rang out like thunder, mixed with the whistles and cheers that almost toppled the entire roof.

In this thunderous applause and resounding BGM, the three astronauts came out one after another in a pre-arranged order, walked to the guest seat, and took their seats one after another at the invitation of Jamie.

The applause and BGM gradually stopped.

Jamie raised the microphone to his lips and said with a smile in front of the audience.

"I am honored to introduce to you that the person sitting to my left is Johnson, the commander of this lunar landing program! Having served in the Marine Corps, he is a true warrior and patriot, and once again, let us give him a round of applause! ”

Applause rang out again.

Johnson smiled politely at the audience and nodded.

After waiting for the applause to stop, Jamie grinned at Johnson, stretched out the microphone in his hand, nodded his head and said, "It seems that everyone likes you very much, say hello to our audience!" ”

"Hello everyone, I am the commander of this expedition, and it is an honor to sit here and meet you."

Johnson is a mature and steady typical middle-aged white man, with a masculine appearance and a burly body, and it is easy to make people feel good about both his image and conversation.

When he explained some unknown details of the second phase of Project Ares, the audience listened very carefully.

Finally finishing his line, Johnson set his sights on Jamie, who was standing beside him.

Jamie smiled and continued to ask.

"I heard that you served on an aircraft carrier before?"

"Yes."

Jamie went on to ask, "What got you interested in astronautics?" Or rather, make your decision to sign up for Project Ares. ”

Johnson thought for a moment and replied, "Because of the dream, because of the interest in traveling...... At the same time, for the sake of my children. ”

"Your child?" Jamie looked at Johnson in surprise and stretched out the microphone in his hand, "Can you elaborate on that?" ”

In the United States, family is an eternal topic, especially when it comes to children.

Johnson paused for a moment before continuing.

"I have a wife who loves me very much and two lovely children, and my children want their dad to be a hero, and I want to be a role model for them, so I filled out the application form on the official website of Project Ares, and I just wanted to give it a try...... It was amazing that I was selected. ”

Jamie smiled: "Fate is always so wonderful, I believe your children will be proud of your bravery!" ”

Johnson nodded.

"Thank you."

The camera began to pan from Johnson's body to his other two team members.

Another female astronaut looked good-looking, blonde, in her twenties, and her name was Jones. It seems that because he hasn't experienced any big scenes, he looks a little cramped and uneasy.

According to her self-introduction, she was a secondary school teacher in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, before signing up.

And the other black buddy, named Tyvi, looks much thicker than Johnson, and the whole person is also very imposing. According to his own introduction, he was a professional football player before that, having played quarterback at Atlanta.

It's just that I don't know why, during the interview, his spirit seemed a little sluggish, as if he hadn't slept well all night.

In order to liven up the atmosphere, Jamie joked.

"You must have been excited last night and didn't sleep well, it looks like you're looking forward to the trip."

"Maybe ......" Tevi smiled a little reluctantly, making a brave face, "I'm just too tired, you know, training isn't easy." ”

"Take it easy, my fellow," Captain Johnson patted him on the shoulder, giving him an encouraging look as we sailed home safely and with American glory. “

"Of course, we will be back......"

Tevi tried to squeeze out a smile, but his eyes were subtle and a little erratic, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jamie didn't continue to pay attention to him, cast his eyes on the audience, and pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a peak with an impassioned voice.

"Our warriors are ready to go! The great ship of the expedition is about to set sail! ”

"The launch time is 8 p.m. next Wednesday, and CNN will broadcast the launch site live!"

"God will bless our warriors, and the torch of Lady Liberty will guide their course! Let us send our best wishes to our warriors! ”

"Praise them!"

Once again, the studio was filled with applause.

In a round of applause, the show came to an end.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the launch time of the "Golden Heart" spacecraft announced in the program was almost the same day as the launch plan of the Xiaguang aerospace aircraft announced by Huaguo.

The two sides seem to be no longer satisfied with the battle in the air, and intend to have a close competition.

This competition seems to be gradually becoming more interesting......