"Damn, I actually landed directly?"

"Walk on the Hohmann transfer track. This wave directly swollen Lao Mei's face. ”

"Who says our space technology can't work? We have to do what the Yankees have done, and we have to do what the Yankees have not done! ”

"For the first time in the world, this is really nine days to the moon."

"It's not just as simple as the news report, but the meaning behind being able to take the Hohmann transfer track is greater than most people think, do you know what it means? It means that we are the first country in human history to realize the real Earth-Moon through train! ”

"This is the foundation technology of the Earth-Moon industry, and its significance is no less than Columbus's discovery of America."

After Chang'e-3 successfully landed on the moon, the heat of discussion on the Internet instantly rose as Chen Nian expected.

Most people did not understand the significance of this exploration at first, but only regarded it as "an ordinary step in the process of space exploration in China".

——

Of course, even such an ordinary step is actually significant.

But as more popular science articles and more reports surfaced, people finally realized that this moon landing operation, which has actually been officially publicized for several years, is actually not a thing at all!

If the initial lunar landing program was simply "driving", to reach point B from point A in any way and at any speed, then the landing of Chang'e-3 is an F1 car.

With the fastest speed, the highest precision, and the strongest technology, we can achieve the most efficient path.

The United States has been exploring this process for 50 years, but there has been no breakthrough.

And the most terrifying point is that this is the first moon landing in China.

Can you imagine a guy who just got his driver's license at a Le Mans Rally? Can you imagine a guy who looks like a three-year-old kid and is driving a go-kart for the first time to set the highest lap in F1 history?

It was a complete defying common sense, but it just happened.

No one knew what to explain, so they had to blame it on "this kart is unusual".

So the Chang'e-3 project can go so smoothly this time, does it have anything to do with the framework of Lao Maozi's RD-180 engine that we got before?"

"Of course it has a relationship, this point can't be blindly arrogant, although we have indeed made a breakthrough in the LTV engine, but the entire rocket system is actually relatively backward."

"Structure, electricity, communications, environmental control-—— especially environmental control, are much worse than the first-class level."

"But that's a thing of the past, and this time Chang'e-3 uses a new blend of liquid fuels with the same engine, which shows that we have reached a super-class level in terms of environmental control."

"Otherwise, it would not have been possible to smoothly get out of the Hohmann transfer track under the premise of such strict environmental control requirements."

"Awesome!! So according to this, is Chang'e-5 already fast? ”

"Of course, the problem of the system is solved, and the last obstacle basically does not exist anymore, so do you have any insiders to come out and talk about it, where is the Long March-9 rocket ready to?"

"Damn, 500,000, huh? This kind of question you ask? ”

"Heck, you can't steal anything anyway, so why not ask."

And just when everyone's eyes were on Chang'e-3, on the other side, Chen Nian had already boarded a special plane and flew back to Chengdu.

The technical output of the LTV engine has been completed, and all that remains is the details, and there is no need for him to stay in Chang'an, staring at the whole process.

This time the trip was still smooth, but compared to the previous ones, the difficulty actually increased a lot.

The main reason is that Huaxia's foundation in the aerospace field is weaker than Chen Nian expected.

In fact, according to the experience of his previous life, he originally thought that at this point in time in 2014, Huaxia's aerospace technology should have developed to a stage that could be called "take-off".

After all, the technology of manned spaceflight has matured, the out-of-cabin walk has been completed, and the space station has completed its first launch.

But in fact, after real contact, Chen Nian realized that we were almost completely crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Many data and parameters have no reference, many technologies stay in the theoretical stage, and even the most representative Tiangong-1 itself is the result of massive trial and error and massive experiments.

How so?

If our first satellite launch was on the moon on a bicycle, then until now, we have only replaced "bicycles" with "motorcycles".

The hardships and difficulties can only be perceived if you have experienced them yourself.

In this respect, the United States is completely different.

They have completely achieved specialization and industrialization in the aerospace field, the upstream support is strong enough, and the talent reserve is also at the crushing level, even if it is stagnant for several years or more than ten years, it is really not something that other countries can catch up.

The road is long and obstructive.

Chen Nian sighed, and after a moment of silence, a little smile appeared on his face again.

——

Isn't it exciting enough that we still made it first even in such a difficult situation?

He has seen some fantasy classes before, telling stories about protagonists whose "realm" is not as good as others, relying on their own talent and their own efforts to achieve cross-level counter-killing.

And now, Huaxia Aerospace is at this stage.

The strength gradually improved, but the realm did not keep up.

If one day, after the gradual development of various technologies and the rapid breakthrough of the realm, then our development speed should far exceed those of those "old powers".

After all, we've done it to the extreme in every way.

Thinking of this, he happily opened the system interface.

After nearly two months of accumulation, the number of source points in his hands has exceeded 3,000 points, which is a considerable number, but there is still a gap for the next generation of breakthrough technology.

The number of source points required for a dedicated quantum computer is 1400 points, which can only be used for simple mathematical calculations.

The number of source points of a general-purpose quantum computer is 160,000, and with the blessing of GAI and quantum computing projects, it finally has a "number" instead of a few question marks.

The least expensive thing is aerial platform technology, which has plummeted to less than four digits in terms of source points, largely due to the long-tail effect of technological breakthroughs in aerospace, aviation, and materials

After weighing it for a moment, Chen Nian decided to focus on quantum computing and the finishing work of Chang'e-5 first.

After all, the aerial platform is a complex system engineering, and its difficulty is mainly in the construction itself, not in the technical level.

As the project continues to advance, the number of source points it needs will continue to fall, and perhaps one day, it will fall to 0

Chen Nian is looking forward to that day.

How many years does it take?

3 years? 5 years?

What will the world be like then?

At the same time, on the other side of the sea.

At Yellowstone Farm, a shabby barn on the outside but actually hidden inside, Keith stood on a bulletproof partition that had not yet been installed, reading the latest news about the Chang'e-3 moon landing to the crowd.

The Chinese moon landing program is completely different from the federal government's moon landing program, this is not a simple exploration operation, but a major attempt to solve the human dilemma like Columbus!"

"They took a huge risk and used the most efficient way to land on the moon – technically known as the 'Hohmann transfer orbit direct to the moon.'"

"This attempt has opened up a new era of human space exploration, and we no longer need to spend a lot of time and fuel to test a so-called 'safe' lunar orbit, but can use advanced engines and advanced telemetry technology to shoot bullets to the moon like precision shooting!"

"It is of great significance, and in the eyes of some scholars, it opens up a real 'connection' between humans and the moon."

"Or to put it more bluntly, this moon landing operation has found a new way out for mankind."

"Yes, after room temperature superconductivity and nuclear fusion, Huaxia has once again achieved a breakthrough in the field of space."

"And this is enough to prove the correctness of the course they have chosen-—— and likewise to prove the stupidity of the federal government!"

As the words fell, a burst of cheers erupted in the barn.

In fact, the vast majority of people, even those who include Case, don't fully understand the true meaning of the scientific terms in this series of messages, but they can read one thing without exception: the United States has lost the first step in this space race.

To be precise, in their opinion, it is the federal government that has already lost the first step.

And this is enough, they don't care what the Chinese people do, what they care about is whether these things the Chinese people do can make the federal government lose face.

The phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is vividly displayed at this moment.

At a time when the conflict between the new North American alliance and the state and federal governments is becoming more and more intense, they need something to prove their "correctness", and it is clear that the amazing results of Chang'e-3 just give them weapons.

As the cheers subsided, Keith raised his hand and continued:

"We have to take advantage of this opportunity, and we have to show everybody the incompetence and stupidity of the federal government."

"We have decades of technology accumulation, and we have stood in front of everyone in the aerospace field."

"But now, what's going on?"

"Our space station is about to be decommissioned, our rockets are bloated and inefficient, and even the 'moon landing' that has been achieved a long time ago has been surpassed by Huaxia!"

"What does that mean?"

"This shows that the current federal government is no longer the federal government it once was!"

"It's degenerate, it's faded, it's lost the power and leadership it used to have."

"Do we really want to move forward under such a government?"

"Don't! Down with the federal government, North America belongs to the new Union! ”

"They must give way! Capital must give way! Big companies must give way! ”

"End the politics of capital and give us back the power to speak!"

In the barn, the crowd was excited.

Almost all of them are victims of the recent "big infrastructure", "centralization" and "mergers and acquisitions" strategies in the United States, and for them, there is no moment when they feel more "oppression" than this moment.

Seeing their reactions, Keith nodded in satisfaction again, and then he beckoned a man with glasses to walk up to him.

And this man is none other than his brother Wes.

As Keith had predicted, Wes had no intention of betraying the family from the beginning to the end, he had only made some mistakes along the course.

After seeing his mortally injured father firsthand, Westadon finally made his choice.

And this choice is to "return to the family".

"Westatton, you all know each other."

"He was my brother and was one of the many victims of being deceived by the federal government."

"Now, he is back in the middle of us and will rely on his talent to lead us forward."

"By the way, Wess is responsible for the fact that the new North American alliance has been able to continue to exist in a 'legal' way."

"Hats off to Wes!"

Everyone raised their glasses, and Wes bowed humbly before speaking:

"I'm a pragmatic person-—— maybe I'm a little too direct, but we all know that time is limited."

"So, let's get straight to the point."

He took off his glasses and wiped them, and when he put them back on, his expression had become extremely serious.

"As Keith said, the successful landing of Huaxia on the moon is not a 'fun story' that has nothing to do with us, but a powerful weapon that can help us fight the federal government."

"We've got to put it to good use and deal a blow to the federal government."

"Of course, such an attack cannot be fatal. But we still have to do it. ”

"As my father used to say, you can't knock down a bison with one bullet, but seven will definitely do."

"Then, this incident will be the first bullet."

At this, Wes paused slightly, and the people in the barn were all silent, waiting for him to tell him his true plan.

"As we all know, space technology is the last fig leaf for the federal government."

"In almost every other important area, Huaxia has surpassed us."

"Then what we have to do is tear off this fig leaf."

"We're going to keep asking the same question to the federal government, to this country, to all the people of this country."

"Why, we're falling behind?"

"There could be many answers, and we're going to solve the mystery bit by bit."

"First of all, we need to launch an investigation into NASA, and in particular, we need to focus on the rationale of NASA's deal with SpaceX."

"Secondly, we need to expose the real situation of lower-level scientific research institutions and uncover their mysteries."

"Finally, we need to do some 'reasonable' sabotage that will further strengthen our persuasiveness."

"These three steps may seem difficult, but you are definitely not ordinary red necks, and the social connections and resources you have at your disposal are enough to make these three steps go smoothly."

"All we need to do is to go ahead at all costs for our goals"

The words fell, and everyone in the barn nodded.

Yes, they are not just ordinary red necks.

They are farmers, lawyers, journalists, business elites, opinion leaders.

And when they come together, they carry more energy than the federal government can imagine.

(End of chapter)