"Mr. Lin, congratulations."

"Hehe, you should congratulate the commercial airline, we are just a production link."

“……”

The first flight of the C832 should have been a big deal, but who told the Storm that its first flight was imminent? The nuclear-powered space shuttle is much more attractive than a passenger plane.

Yesterday, the passenger plane made its first successful flight, and it was reasonable to hurry up to fly the space shuttle while it was still happy.

With less than six hours to go before the Storm's maiden flight, the launch tower is preparing to fill it with liquid hydrogen fuel for its nuclear engines.

Even though the weather wasn't particularly good, the Storm was a sight to behold.

When it was decided to launch before Labor Day, the base unanimously agreed to paint the Storm with a special livery.

It was a colorful pattern that took up almost the entire rear wing and tail, consisting of a hammer and a powerful arm, and the main color was bright red, which looked full of power.

Although the painting is in a hurry, the quality of the painting is really not bad, and even if it is burned by the atmosphere when returning, you should be able to see the outline, and this is the back part of the machine, and the ablation is not too strong.

Next to the launch pad, there are more than a dozen military-green anti-chemical vehicles on standby, and more than a dozen radiation dosimeters placed in different positions are the basis for them to judge whether the reactor is out of control, and they must be prepared to take measures if there is a problem.

Nearly half of the staff were also preparing for the shuttle, and the testing procedures were much more complex and demanding than those of H2M.

Lin Ju stood not far from the launch pad and put himself and the entire space shuttle into the camera frame, looking for an angle.

"Hey! Xiaolin, you have to stand far away, if you get a little radiation, it's over. ”

Academician She and Academician Yu walked over one after the other, and the latter kindly reminded them.

The A100's ability to control weight without drastically changing the H2's center of gravity also comes at a cost, as it does not have a heavy layer of concrete and lead, which can cause serious consequences if it leaks.

If you don't open the south process, it will ensure that there is no problem with the core reactor, and even if there is a problem, the protection mechanism will be triggered, leaving enough time to escape.

Lin Ju smiled, and took a selfie with the two of them directly with the Storm, and uploaded them to Twitter and Weibo respectively.

"I believe that the engineers at our base, besides, the seven astronauts of this crew will live with the space shuttle for more than ten days, and I, as the boss, will definitely go first.

And Storm gave me an experience that I didn't have in any other spacecraft, it was nuclear-powered, and it made me feel like I was really taking a big step towards the age of space. ”

Academician She: "The real big step forward is the Advance, the second living compartment will be installed soon, you can turn it up first, right?" ”

"Yes, but we won't let it turn for the time being." Lin Ju explained:

"Now the cabin is still in a state of construction, and a lot of materials are piled up in a mess, and it must be placed according to the requirements of the special design when it is officially rotated, but the current strength of the structure is really enough."

Academician She: "There are at least 20 tons of daily necessities stored on the Advance, and the Storm doesn't need to carry those things at all." ”

"Just in case......"

“……”

Academician Yu frowned slightly when he looked at the somewhat inexplicable reaction of the two, and quickly figured out the joint.

10 tons of liquid hydrogen fuel is not much, but it is enough for Storm to go around the moon.

If the cargo compartment is not equipped with a truss and a connecting channel to the space station, the "Full Moon" landing module can be stuffed into it, and now you can directly land on the moon.

So if Lin Ju wants to land on the moon, he will directly start the lander project earlier, and now he can become the first person to return to the moon?

In fact, this is not a secret, the nuclear thermodynamic space shuttle moon landing program has long appeared in a number of PPT on the official website of Xinyuan, but everyone thought that the nuclear space shuttle was unreliable and could not be realized at all, so they did not go deeper.

Of course, Academician She also knows this, there are more smart people in the space bureau, and when he saw that the Storm was erected in Qiongzhou, he used his brains: the landing vehicles of the Dawning 3 and 4 missions are almost built, and if they are directly put into the space shuttle, won't they be able to complete the moon landing more than half a year ahead of schedule?

The upper echelons of the Aviation Development Commission can only ignore this kind of voice, and the first Chinese astronaut to land on the moon came out of the space shuttle of a private space company, which is really outrageous, and it is terrible to think about.

However, taking the traditional rocket route when there is obviously more advanced technology, I don't know why there is always a feeling of walking on a desperate road, which makes Academician She feel that it is time for him to retire.

Fortunately, Lin Ju cooperated very well with a confused look, and the two sides tacitly skipped the topic.

"By the way, those two spies have almost finished spitting out, they are both agents of IAA development, one is codenamed Lao Niu, and the other is Nightingale.

The Nightingale has only been here for a short time, but the "old cow" has been lurking for more than ten years, causing us a lot of losses, and along his line we have already locked up a dozen traitors, who are very annoyed and want to clean the interior thoroughly. ”

Lin Ju was not surprised by this, anyway, the spies who had the courage to break into the heavily defended base must have a few brushes, and their identities were also expected.

"What about those two spies?"

"Processing?" Academician She didn't expect Lin Ju to ask this question.

"With their crimes, they will definitely not be able to get out, Lao Niu is also involved in a lot of secret cases, and it is very likely that he will be shot, the nightingale should be squatting for more than ten years, what are you asking for?"

Lin Ju's expression was a little helpless, and he was a little embarrassed to say:

"If the case of that 'old cow' is clear, we can send it over, we will be of some use."

"Usefulness? What is it good for? ”

"304 injection human experiment volunteers, our laboratory director is going crazy to do human experiments, and he was stopped last time he was going to try on himself."

Academician She: "......"

Academician Yu: "......"

……

"Mankind's first nuclear-powered spacecraft was launched in Qiongzhou."

"The hexagonal criticized Storm for refusing to be tested by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying a radioactive fallout collector had collected large amounts of contamination residue in the South China Sea."

"Fishermen in Annam refute rumours that fishing products from the South China Sea will be contaminated with nuclear weapons."

"Experts say the nuclear-powered space shuttle can travel to and from the moon in 20 hours, which is incredibly fast."

"The painting of the Storm is controversial."

"Aviation Development Commission: The Storm's nuclear engine will not start in the atmosphere and will not cause any pollution."

“……”

The entire launch of Storm was broadcast live to the public, and although its nuclear engine does not start in the atmosphere, it still attracted a record amount of traffic.

The Xinyuan-2A rocket adjusted the first-stage engine throttle valve so that the storm was finally put into a 180km orbit, and then the three A100 engines would start in space for the first time, sending the more than 120-ton space shuttle into the orbit of the Advance.

(End of chapter)