Chapter 3, The Japanese Moonshot

Just when Shan Ci and others were happily traveling to the moon, the Tanegashima Space Center in Asia, Japan, also known as the Japan Space Development Center, was carrying out an event that was highly watched by the whole of Japan, Japan's first manned lunar landing activity!

Since the Japanese established the goal of space development two years ago, they have been catching up bravely, investing huge amounts of money, huge manpower and material resources, Japan's space development has made great progress, not only successfully relying on their own technology and ability to carry out manned space experiments many times, but also slowly having their own space station, and now it can be ranked to the second level!

Japan is a nation with a very strong sense of urgency and a very strong sense of crisis, so after the development goals in space were determined, the whole country paid great attention to and supported it, and ordinary people began to save some money to donate to the space industry, which was very united!

The thirst for resources and territory has forced them to land on the moon as soon as possible and establish a moon base.

The Japanese will never dare to lag behind others in the lunar resources that have a bearing on the future development of aerospace and the future development of the country and the nation; at present, in addition to the Qingquan Science and Technology that has opened a plug-in, only the Americans have established a small base in other countries, and the Japanese are not backward.

April 14, 2025, the day of the first manned lunar landing in Japan, attracted the attention of Japanese people around the world.

Shuiichiro Yamauchi is the prime minister of this moon landing activity, at this time he is standing quietly in the center of the accusation, looking through the glass at the huge heavy rocket H9 in the middle of the launch site, the whole rocket is 86 meters high, using liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen engine, the thrust reaches a terrifying 4000 tons, can carry 200 tons of materials into space, this rocket is the pinnacle of Japan's heavy industry strength!

"Hey, it would be nice if there was a space shuttle with Qingquan Technology, relying on backward technology like rockets, no matter how good it is, it will not be able to compete with them after all!" Shuiichiro Yamauchi sighed, the space shuttle that Kiyosen Technology can travel directly to and from space to Earth is something that all space-faring nations dream of.

Once the United States even offered $200 billion to buy a plane from Qingquan Technology was rejected, the technology and technology involved in it are too advanced, and it will definitely not be sold if it were its own!

"Baga, greedy Chinese!" Thinking of this, Shuiichiro Yamauchi couldn't help but scold in his heart, Japan had also expressed its intention to buy a space shuttle to Qingquan Technology, and the price was determined by them, no matter how expensive it was, but it was also ruthlessly rejected.

"Sir, it's time!" The assistant reminded gently.

"Well, let's start, Amaterasu ~ God bless!" Shuiichiro Yamauchi usually doesn't believe in these things, but by this time he was under so much pressure that he could only pray to the gods that the Japanese believe in for protection.

Japan's heavenly ~ imperial prince and prime minister went to Tanegashima to see off all the astronauts, Wakata Koji, Kawamura Keno, Yamazaki Taro, Mori Kojiro, Yanagi Jiro five astronauts under the eyes of Japanese people all over the world, boarded the spaceship on the rocket!

"Boom~~" With a burst of flames, the H9 heavy rocket carrying 5 astronauts slowly rose into the air, and then the speed became faster and faster, drawing a dazzling light in the sky.

It went very smoothly, the rocket carried 5 astronauts to get into space, and they did not go to the space station to replenish first like the moon landing of Qingquan Technology, but directly flew around the earth and used the earth's gravity to accelerate.

After several orbits around the Earth, the spacecraft has gained enough muzzle velocity to fly towards the Moon at a speed of 32 kilometers per second, accelerating continuously along the way, and is expected to reach the lunar orbit in four hours.

The start was very smooth, everything was carried out according to the plan, and the initial launch phase of the moon landing was the most difficult, so when I got here, Shuiichiro Yamauchi slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Koji Wakada is the captain of 5 astronauts, and his father was once a very famous astronaut in Japan, and he grew up under the influence of his father, so he dedicated himself to space.

"Gentlemen, let's rest first, there are still a few hours to go, and there are more difficult challenges waiting for you in the future!" Because Qingquan Technology carried out the moon landing activity was broadcast live around the world, the people who landed on the moon later often learned Qingquan Technology and arranged astronauts to rest and save their energy in the middle of the trip!

"Hey! Wakada-kun, please rest! After the others breathed and said hello, they began to fall asleep, and the things they slept on turned out to be a structure designed to wrap around the whole body of the person by learning Qingquan technology.

The time of the inertial flight was also very smooth, which made the entire Japanese people gradually feel at ease, and after 4 hours, the spacecraft that had slowed down was successfully captured by the moon's gravity, and they began to control the spacecraft to adjust the orbit and choose the right time to land at the predetermined location.

"It's incredible!" Keno Kawamura watched the space shuttles rising and falling on the moon from the moon, the huge lunar base complex, and couldn't help but sigh!

"Kawamura-kun, soon our empire will also establish our own base on the moon, now is not the time to sigh, what we have to do now is to cheer up, first successfully land on the moon, occupy a stronghold, and now the moon, you can occupy a huge land by planting a flag!" Wakata Koji patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Hey! We, the Empire of Japan, will surely regain its glory in space! Keno Kawamura nodded hurriedly.

"Warning, please stay at least 100 kilometers away from our Qingquan Science and Technology bases during your moon landing activities, otherwise we reserve the right to use force!"

Now the boss of the moon, Qingquan Technology will strictly monitor every time a vehicle comes to the moon to prevent them from causing unnecessary losses to their base, their technology may not be as advanced as Qingquan Technology, Qingquan Technology in space, the laser cannons on the moon base have all been turned on, once the Japanese spacecraft crashes to the base for some reason, they will be ruthlessly cleaned up.

Qingquan Technology's warning made the Japanese gnash their teeth, this is their own home, and they really think of themselves as the masters of the moon, but now they still know what to do.

"Please rest assured, the location where we plan to land on the moon is in the sea of clouds, and there is no base for your company within a radius of several hundred kilometers!" Wakata Koji hurriedly said in Chinese that he would not pose any threat to the base of Kiyosen Technology.

"That's good!" After the other party said three words, there was no sound, but the laser cannons at various bases on the moon still kept an eye on the Japanese spacecraft.

The Japanese spacecraft is constantly adjusting around the moon by inertia, looking for the opportunity to prepare for the moon landing, and at the same time, the Japanese ground control here is also constantly estimating the success rate of the moon landing.

"Is the assessment report out?" Shuiichiro Yamauchi asked as he looked at the big screen and asked his assistant.

"It's out, the assessment report is feasible!" The assistant handed him the report.

"Inform Koji Wakata that you will take the opportunity to go to the moon!" Shuiichiro Yamauchi looked at the evaluation report, nodded and ordered, they don't have the quantum communication technology of Qingquan Technology, relying on electromagnetic wave communication is a bit delayed, and this delay is likely to cause fatal failure.

Wakata Koji, who received the order to land on the moon, based on calculations on the ground, saw the surface of the spaceship flying to the moon in the Unkai Basin, which was the territory that the Japanese had chosen and were ready to occupy.

"Slow down the jet engine on!" The tail of the lunar spacecraft relied on the power of hydrogen and oxygen combustion to decelerate, but when they were only 1 meter above the ground, the engine suddenly went out, and the entire spacecraft was attracted by the gravitational pull of the moon because of insufficient power, and fell heavily to the moon.

"Oh my God!" All of a sudden, the whole of Japan was shocked, no one expected that such a thing would happen in the last 1 meter, how could the engine stall for no reason? What happened to the moon spacecraft and astronauts?

"Wakata-kun! Wakada-kun! Wakada-kun! "The ground control center is constantly calling here, and all the Japanese are quietly waiting for their space hero to respond.

"Hey!" Wakata Koji's response made the entire Japanese relax a little.

"How's it going? Is everyone okay? The ground control center asked urgently.

"The condition of the five of us is not bad, but the spacecraft has been seriously damaged due to the impact, the power system is seriously damaged, and it can no longer work, and the livelihood system has also been damaged, and it is impossible to carry out gas circulation, we estimate that it can only support less than 4 hours, ask for tactical guidance!" Koji Wakata reported on the situation inside the spacecraft.

"What should I do?" All the Japanese were stunned, the damage to the power system of the spacecraft meant that the spacecraft could not return from the moon, and the damage to the living system meant that the time for the Japanese to rescue was only 4 hours!

Although the moon has been landed, what is the moon landing that cannot be returned?

Shuiichiro Yamauchi fell to the ground at once, and the assistant next to him hurriedly went over to help him up, at this time, Shuiichiro Yamauchi must not fall, and many things still need him to decide.

"Your Excellency, you must hold on at this time! 5 Space Warriors still need your help! ”

When Shuiichiro Yamauchi heard this, he suddenly got up from the ground, slapped himself hard, grabbed the microphone and asked, "Wakada-kun, can the door of the spaceship be opened normally?" Can you go to the moon? ”

At this time, he knew very well that it was impossible to rescue the five of them by relying on the Japanese own technology, so all that remained was for the five of them to complete their mission and plant the Japanese flag on the land of the moon.

"I tried, but the door was stuck by the owner because of the impact and couldn't be opened!" Koichi Wakata responded.

"The situation has been known on the ground, and we will do our best to rescue us, but please also find a way to open the door of the spacecraft and plant our national flag on the moon, only then can we show that we have successfully landed on the moon and declare sovereignty over the area within a radius of 100 miles!" Shuiichiro Yamauchi calmed the astronauts' nervousness and told them to find a way to go out and plant the national flag on the moon.

"Go and contact His Majesty the Emperor and Mr. Prime Minister, and ask them to ask for support from Qingquan Technology, no matter how much it costs, they must be rescued, and only the people of Qingquan Technology can do it at this time!"

PS: Do you say to save or not to save? Save? Don't save? (To be continued.) )