"Because of your quantum repeater, this launch can only carry one more Yutu-3 lunar rover, but with the powerful performance of our new generation of lunar rover, it can meet the exploration of lava tube caverns."

On November 21, 2026, Changhai City, the vertical assembly and test plant of the rocket at the space launch site.

Zhou Mingwei, who was wearing a white hard hat in front of the blue gate, talked to Xu Yun beside him while walking, and the two walked towards the factory in front of them together.

There are still three days left before the official launch, and at the moment the entire cosmodrome is busy.

Nearly a month ago, the rocket bodies packed in individual containers were transported here and hoisted in the vertical final assembly test hall.

In addition to the rocket body of the Long March 10 manned launch vehicle, it also includes the Yutu-3 lunar rover, a lunar lander, and the Miscius-2 quantum relay station, which was delivered directly from the Institute of Quantum Information Technology.

Among them, Yutu-3 is a new generation of lunar rover designed by Xu Yun.

In reality, at the overall level of the existing Long March 10 and lunar landers, it can carry more than one lunar rover.

Even if there are more tasks for quantum repeaters.

There have been a lot of worries from the outside world recently, and it was said that carrying a lunar rover was a risk, but if it was announced that it would carry two more, I was afraid that the situation would be even worse.

Fortunately, the current mission of the lunar rover is only to detect the location of the lava pipe hole, and it does not have the function of processing lunar soil, which is enough to be successfully completed by virtue of the ability of Yutu-3.

This is also where Zhou Mingwei is more assured.

With the success of this launch, the Long March 10 will be launched one after another when Yutu-3 determines the location of the lava pipe cavern.

Use a drilling device to bombard the pipe hole.

At the same time, more lunar rovers will be carried to start building a lunar base.

As for the core module of the base, it will first dock with the space station, and then carry out the landing mission after the tube hole is completed.

And these equipment, aerospace science and technology groups are stepping up manufacturing.

In addition, according to the decision of the Manned Space Office, a new lunar landing program will be officially announced after the success of the launch mission, and I believe that the content will definitely shock everyone.

It is also worth mentioning that when Xu Yun left the hospital, the Institute of Quantum Information Technology was developing a large-scale receiving station on the ground.

Ensure that the ground can accurately capture the station quantum communication sent by the lunar repeater at that time.

Therefore, this launch has also become very important, and no matter what, it must be completed smoothly.

As the two talked, after smoothly entering the assembly plant, a behemoth suddenly appeared in the field of vision.

People can't help but look up.

With a total length of about 90 meters and a take-off weight of 2,000 tons, the rocket can send 25 tons of payload directly into the lunar orbit.

"Designer Zhou, we have fulfilled our mission."

At this time, I saw a relatively young-looking man walking over, wearing blue overalls, and immediately reported to Zhou Mingwei when he arrived.

For nearly a month, Xu Yun contributed to the smooth assembly of the quantum repeater.

Naturally, I knew the man in front of me.

Know that the other party is the commander in charge of the hoisting task.

The hoisting of the rocket is also a very difficult technical work, starting from the horizontal loading and unloading of the container, each operation needs to be extra careful.

In addition to carefully preventing the most unavoidable collision in the process, it is also necessary to prepare the horizontal state of the rocket body module through various systems, and then lift and suspend to complete the docking assembly.

This requires the members responsible for hoisting to cooperate with each other, and constantly run and connect to flip and fall under the commander's command.

Therefore, more than ten hoisting personnel are very young, and the average age is many years lower than Xu Yundu.

The successful completion of the hoisting naturally made Zhou Mingwei breathe a sigh of relief, which can be regarded as a safe end to a link.

Otherwise, if there is a problem at the beginning, it will definitely affect the scheduled launch mission.

At this moment, when I heard the words of the hoisting commander, I didn't hesitate to praise myself.

"This hoisting is all up to you, I believe that the first flight of Chang Shi will definitely be successfully completed."

"We believe it too." The other party nodded and said.

In the following time, Zhou Mingwei and Xu Yun went around again to ensure that there were no problems in all links.

It can be seen that the importance attached to this launch mission is achieved.

Changhai Space Launch Center does not know how many launch missions it has carried out, but it has rich experience in all aspects, and has strict regulations for all kinds of work, so as to find problems and solve them in time.

Since the launch mission does not require astronauts to participate, but at this time there is a fierce competition among astronauts.

Pick the first person to go to the moon.

As a person in the system, everyone knows that the launch of the Long March 10 marks that a manned landing on the moon is close at hand.

As an astronaut, leaving your footprints on the moon is definitely a dream thing.

Therefore, in order to get this opportunity, I will definitely show myself with all my might.

Of course, Xu Yun doesn't care which astronaut is chosen, anyway, he completes his dream on behalf of the Chinese people.

If you want to say what worries him the most, it must be the quantum repeater and the Yutu-3 lunar rover.

Who made these are the designs he finished.

Mainly in the development of quantum repeaters, scientific simulators were not used to confirm this, so no one can be 100% sure that quantum repeaters will still work properly in the environment of the moon.

But now that the process has come to this point, there is nothing you can do to change it.

One can only wait for the final result.

Fortunately, he is still relatively confident in his strength, and there will be no problems under normal circumstances.

Although Xu Yun is currently in the Institute of Quantum Information Technology, due to the Yutu-3 lunar rover and quantum repeater, as well as the construction plan of the lava tube cave lunar base, Zhou Mingwei did not treat Xu Yun as an outsider at all, and he would take the initiative to discuss something during his time at the space launch center.

Even if he can express his position, he will still ask Xu Yun's opinion.

It seems that as long as Xu Yun speaks, then there can be no accidents, and he can be implemented with confidence.

The key is until the whole process is actually going smoothly now.

This made Zhou Mingwei have to pay attention to it, and basically take Xu Yun with him when he goes to everything.

……

Soon the day before the official launch, the refueling of the rocket began according to the previous practice, and after the entire rocket tank was filled with propellant, it was already an irreversible process in a sense.

From now until tomorrow's official launch, it is basically difficult to have any more time to rest.

All of them have to be on standby.

Ensure the successful launch of the Long March 10 manned launch vehicle.

At this moment, in the command and control hall of the space launch center, in addition to the two chief designers of Zhou Mingwei and Zhang Feng, there are also commanders-in-chief and engineers such as ground observation of meteorological towers.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, rocket propellant refueling is complete."

As the report of the engineering personnel sounded in the command and control hall, Zhao Hongyu, the commander-in-chief of the launch, who was sitting in the middle, cast his eyes in the direction from which the voice came and nodded.

Then he made a speech about the launch mission.

"Unlike previous launch missions, I think everyone here knows very well what the first flight of the Long March 10 manned launch vehicle means."

"In addition to the sudden problems that may occur in the first flight test of a new generation of rockets, it is the first time that we have carried both a lunar rover and a quantum repeater, the latest research and development achievement."

"But I won't say anything superfluous today, in short, I ask everyone to work hard to complete the task with a spirit of twelve points."

As Zhao Hongyu's words fell, the others immediately responded.

"It is the commander-in-chief, who resolutely completes the task."

There is a resolute look in his eyes, and he is full of fighting spirit.

Next, Zhao Hongyu looked at Zhou Mingwei and said with a smile: "You have the most say in the situation of the Long March 10, Lao Zhou, tell me how sure you can be this time?" ”

"As our latest new generation of rocket, I think it will be able to meet the launch mission." Zhou Mingwei paused for two seconds when he heard this, and then expressed his confidence in Chang Shi again.

In fact, this is not the first time he has said this, but there are still people who are worried about this launch mission, even if he does not mention it on the surface, he has some opinions in his heart.

After all, isn't this a clear distrust of the performance of the long ten.

Zhao Hongyu could naturally hear the emotion in Zhou Mingwei's tone, and his face couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

However, there is no way for him to do this, after all, since the announcement of the first flight of the Long March 10, the outside world has hardly discussed the topic of the Long March 10.

A lot of people are worried about this.

It was considered too risky to carry out such a mission on the first flight of the Long Ten, which was developed in advance.

What's more, he also knows that in addition to the lunar rover, there is also a quantum repeater that will be sent to the moon.

Fortunately, the matter about the quantum repeater has not been made public for the time being, otherwise the pressure will definitely be even greater at the moment.

As the commander-in-chief of the launch center, he did not have a very comprehensive understanding of the new version of the lunar landing program, and he also tried to put forward his own views after the first flight of Chang 10 was determined.

It is proposed that this first flight will not carry out the mission for the time being.

But this proposal was not agreed to by the Office of Manned Space Engineering.

And just as he was thinking about this, a voice sounded in his ears.

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, in terms of the lunar rover and quantum repeater, I can basically guarantee that there is no problem."

This sentence was naturally said by Xu Yun.

Since the Long March 10 manned launch vehicle is mentioned, it is certainly impossible to forget about the lunar rover and the quantum repeater, and it is better to give a direct answer than wait for the other party to ask.

After all, these are core components, and any problem in any place will cause the launch mission to fail.

It's just that considering the possibility of failure of any launch mission, he didn't say it too much.

To put it simply, it's all about doing your best to make sure the mission is successful.

Zhao Hongyu saw that these words came from Xu Yun, and the embarrassment on his face suddenly increased a few points.

As the commander-in-chief of the launch, he is still worried at this time, which is indeed inappropriate.

It can't even play a good lead.

However, he quickly returned to normal and responded slowly.

"I am naturally full of confidence in this launch mission, but you should all know that the outside world is also paying attention to us, and if the launch fails, it will have a great impact."

"So in any case, this launch can only be successful."

Xu Yun heard this sentence in his ears, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

During the time he came to the launch center, he also took the time to pay attention to everyone's discussion of the launch on the Internet.

Seeing that some people were worried about the launch mission and didn't believe in the research and development results of Chang Shi and the lunar rover, he was also quite speechless about it.

I can only say that it is not my field of expertise, so it is better not to speak.

He couldn't imagine why ordinary people would think that the launch mission that the core designers and engineers of the aerospace project had agreed to and agreed to really didn't know where the courage and confidence came from.

Of course, he didn't pay attention to these voices on the Internet, and it won't have any impact.

On the contrary, it is the overseas side that needs attention.

Although the overseas media reports this time are very formal, they are actually looking for reasonable opportunities.

He was even sure that if the mission really failed, the negative reports would surely come out in droves.

At that time, they will not be able to use the Quantum Global Alliance and cell activity drugs to force the other party to delete the report.

I believe that to ensure the success of this launch mission and the completion of the construction of the lava tube cave lunar base, those guys overseas can realize the all-round crushing from all sides.

From the original hindrance of the quantum computer cloud platform and medicine, it has become admiration from the heart.

Zhao Hongyu saw that the others didn't speak anymore, so he made up for it and quickly diverted the topic.

Attention was drawn to a young man wearing nearsighted glasses.

Then he asked, "What about the weather room?" ”

The young man named was an engineer in the meteorological room of the launch center, and he certainly did not dare to slack off in the face of the commander-in-chief's inquiry at this moment, and hurriedly reported on the weather conditions tomorrow.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, we have conducted training on the winter weather before the mission enters the field, and tomorrow is a suitable window for launch."

"In addition, we have also formulated a plan for unexpected weather conditions to ensure the launch of the rocket."

The influence of weather is related to whether the rocket can be ignited and launched, so the task of the weather room is also very important, often requiring two or more suitable windows for launch.

Hearing this answer, Zhao Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief again, and then didn't say anything more.

and others sat in the command and control hall, waiting for the launch time to come.

The launch window set by the meteorological room is 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, because the rocket still needs to make final preparations before the launch is transported to the launch pad, although there is not much rest at night and does not dare to slack off.

……

Following.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

In addition to sending reporters to the launch site, the studio also specially invited personnel in the industry to explain the launch.

This is also an old tradition.

After all, from the start of the live broadcast to the official ignition launch, there must be content in the middle of a few hours.

In addition to being able to watch the live broadcast on the TV station, users can also enter the live broadcast room of the online platform.

Although it is not yet time to launch, when the audience sees the Long March 10 standing next to the launch frame, they can't help but be enthusiastic, and the refresh rate of the barrage has risen rapidly.

If you don't click on the screen to pause, you won't even be able to see the content of the barrage with the naked eye.

"Here we are."

"This is too domineering, isn't it?"

"It's a new generation of rockets for landing on the moon."

"Awesome."

"Looking at the official data, there is a length of 90 meters, and if you are on the scene, it will definitely be more shocking."

"Just seeing this rocket, I believe it will work."

"I wish the first flight a success."

Under the mutual communication of users in the live broadcast room, time passed minute by minute.

It's almost time to ignite.

At this time, there are more and more online people in the live broadcast room, all waiting to witness this historical moment together.

Even overseas users are quite concerned about this, and they all want to know if mankind can complete the feat of landing on the moon again.

Although the footprints of human beings have been left on the surface of the moon decades ago, after all, such a long time has passed, and no second person has landed on the moon to walk on the moon.

Now that the moon landing is finally about to take place, the attention it has attracted is definitely worldwide.

At the same time, in the command and control hall, the spirits of all engineers were completely tense, and they kept an eye on the feedback data.

Until the rocket launch enters the countdown.

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

……

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

"Ignition!"

With the loud countdown shout of one of the commanders in the command and control hall, a large amount of red smoke suddenly rose from the launch site, and then a huge tongue of fire erupted directly from the bottom of the Long March 10 rocket, and the rocket began to leave the ground under the strong thrust of the engine.

Like a thick and sharp spear, it quickly stabbed into the sky.

"Take off."

At this moment, whether it is the audience or the users in the live broadcast room, the mood is very excited.

Among them, the number of barrages is refreshed like a rocket.

"Ignition successful."

"Jingzhou monitoring is normal."

"I hope to go ashore smoothly this year."

"I'm so happy."

"I knew it would work."

"Come on!"

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As the rocket continued to fly, although it was difficult for the on-site personnel to see the rocket again, there was still a picture in the live broadcast room.

At the same time, the commands sounded in the command and control hall were also transmitted to the ears of each audience through the live broadcast room.

After more than a hundred seconds of rocket flight, the booster successfully separated.

After that, the fairing is detached.

After another period of flight, the lunar lander finally successfully entered the intended orbit around the moon.

When this command sounded in the command and control hall, the entire hall immediately burst into warm applause.

Because this marks the complete success of the first launch of the Long March 10, the next step is to choose the right time for the lunar lander to land on the lunar surface and place the Yutu-3 lunar rover and quantum repeater on the moon.

It can be said that at this point, you can basically relax a little, which can ensure the successful completion of the launch mission.

As for the audience in the live broadcast room, some people are temporarily away at this moment, planning to come back to watch when the lunar lander arrives on the moon, and some people are ready to stick to the live broadcast room to witness the whole process.

But no matter what, the news of the successful launch of the Long March 10 has quickly topped the hot search list of major website platforms.

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