Science and Technology Library

After the female assistant left, Edo Castle continued to stare at the launch tower in a daze.

A month is neither long nor short.

No one can say for sure, perhaps, this is where their empire set sail.

……

South America, North Atlantic coast, Guyana, home to the European Space Launch Center.

Ariane's second launch site was busy at this time.

As director of the European Space Agency, Jan Werner was also on site, keeping an eye on the progress of preparations for the work on the site.

Before long, the rockets will be shipped and assembled, and this time their goal is clear, to start the long-stranded 'Project Dawn'.

The Dawning program is a European moon landing program, which has many similarities with the new American space program 'Hercules Program'. The main contents of the program include:

Carry out a series of unmanned lunar exploration, including lunar orbital exploration, lunar soft landing and lunar rover survey.

Realize manned landing on the moon and establish a lunar base.

Using the moon base as a springboard, manned Mars exploration.

The plans are to use lunar exploration as a technical exercise to establish a lunar base, and then on the basis of developing lunar resources, use the moon as a springboard to implement manned landings on Mars.

The plan was proposed as early as 2004, but it has been delayed under various excuses.

After their launched lunar satellite Wisdom 1 completed its mission, there have been no new lunar probes and no lunar landers.

During this period, Huaxia successfully surpassed them and successfully launched the Chang'e lander, becoming the third country to land on the moon.

In recent years, China's development has become more terrifying.

First, the landing on the back of the moon, and then recently, the army ant group successfully entered space, and the space boom appeared, and countries around the world had to pay attention to this matter.

Countries in Europe that are still in dispute have to combine different opinions and unite at this moment.Their long-shelved Dawning plan finally made new progress.

No progress is possible. Now that the Huaxia nuclear fusion power station is about to be successfully launched, the resources on the moon are particularly important.

The oil era was before, and the new energy era of nuclear fusion will be in the future. Helium-3 is the next 'oil', and no one wants to be left behind.

"How long will it take for the rocket to be built?" Werner asked.

"Claude replied just now, it will take about ten days. It will take half a month to send it here." The assistant beside him said.

"Half a month? Just right." Werner said.

As long as the probe successfully landed on the moon this time, it will be of great help to their future plans, and the participating countries will also give them more research and development costs.

……

The Baikonur Space Center, built in 1955, is the former Soviet Union's spacecraft launch site and missile experimental base, located in a desert area of ​​Kazakhstan.

It used to be the largest space launch site in the Soviet Union and the place where the dream of human spaceflight began.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia and Kazakhstan signed a lease agreement in 1994 to reopen the space center, which is still an important place for the world's spaceflight after decades.

Mendelov looked up at the super-heavy rocket standing on the launch tower, pointing straight at the sky, with a wrinkled face that seemed to be full of stories.

The rocket in front of you is the latest Russian super-heavy rocket, the Polar Bear series.

This rocket also has a story.

Its predecessor was the N-1 rocket that the former Soviet Union planned to use for manned landing on the moon. After the N-1 rocket failed to launch four times in a row that year, the former Soviet Union had to suspend the manned lunar landing plan.

Before the moon landing program was launched again, the Soviet Union disintegrated.

Russia inherited most of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, including the technical information of rockets, as well as most of the scientists and technical teams.

Over the years, Russia has been secretly developing and improving the N-1 rocket. After decades of technical improvements, it has finally succeeded.And the hot spot of space exploration is once again buzzing, and the Polar Bear series rockets will be the core of their new space journey 'Project Yuri'.

Only they know how much the rocket team has suffered over the years for the Polar Bear series of rockets.

The designer of this rocket is his teacher. His teacher has devoted his life to the rocket. After the teacher left, he took over the teacher's work and continued to improve the design of the rocket.

After years of continuous improvement in design and testing, the rocket technology has matured.

The last time Chen Mo went to the sky, after the Kremlin issued an order, the space agency announced the launch of the 'Yuri Project' to land on the moon again.

The Army Ant Group announced that they had retrieved the Moon Rock, and their team also heard about it.

Huaxia has mastered nuclear fusion technology, and now they have mastered the technology of landing on the moon. If they do not deploy in advance, no matter how large their land is, they will not have a place in the future.

Their country relies on selling energy resources to maintain its economy. Once nuclear fusion technology emerges, they will not be far from collapse, so they have to make up their minds and move closer to high-tech.

Mastering lunar exploration technology will definitely help them, because the era of nuclear fusion technology has arrived, and the moon is another 'oil field', an 'oil field' the size of a planet.

"Teacher, the assembly of the rocket is complete, and you can refuel at any time."

A middle-aged man in a research robe came over and reported the progress.

"Then it's up to God." Mendelov looked up at the Polar Bear rocket on the launch tower and sighed.

The story of the predecessor of the Polar Bear rocket is not good. This is the last test launch. If it fails, it means that their efforts over the years will be in vain.And as long as the test launch is successful, it means that it can perform the mission of manned landing on the moon.

The Marching Ant Group announced the successful return of the Moon Rock, which affected the hair of the global lunar exploration program.

Not only the United States, Russia, and Europe, but also India, island countries, and Israel, all ambitious and capable countries are preparing for the moon landing plan, and no one is willing to lag behind.

The two nuclear fusion power stations started by the Marching Ant Group are nearing completion, and the nuclear fusion technology will soon be put into practical use.This means that the era of nuclear fusion is about to open the door, and the resources on the moon will become the object of global competition.

It has been brewing for a long time, and now the wings of the butterfly have been flapped.

Chapter 609 Return to the Moon

According to the Russian Space Agency, at 7:11 am Moscow time on July 9.The Russian Space Agency successfully test-launched the Polar Bear super-heavy launch vehicle at the Baikonur Space Center.

After the army ant group announced the retrieval of rock samples on the back of the moon, global space exploration is like a hot pot of oil.The news of the Russian Space Agency was poured into a pot like a scoop of clear water.

Once, the former Soviet Union was one of the two superpowers. Due to rocket technology problems and its own economic problems, the lunar landing plan was forced to be suspended, and the former Soviet Union disintegrated before the plan was started again.

Unexpectedly, decades later, Russia, which inherited most of the legacy of the former Soviet Union, announced the successful test-launch of a launch vehicle.

The already tumbling atmosphere exploded in various public opinions.

After Russia announced the time of the moon landing, it caused a chain effect, and other countries followed and announced the time of the moon landing one after another.

Reuters news: European Space Agency Director Jan Werner told this reporter that the European Space Agency's "Dawn Project" will officially start the second step in half a month, launching a landing probe to the moon.

Asahi Shimbun: A person familiar with the island country's space research and development agency revealed to this reporter that the island country's space development and research agency will launch a lunar probe to land on the lunar surface within the next month, officially launching the 'monthly reading plan'.

New York Times: SpaceX and Israel Aerospace Industries jointly announced that Israel's second lunar probe, 'Genesis 2', will be launched on a Falcon 10 carrier rocket at the beginning of next month, marking the start of Israel's second lunar probe Moon landing program.

Times of India news:  …

……

Many countries expressed their positions and announced to the media in a high-profile manner that within the next year, a lunar lander will be launched to officially start India's lunar exploration program.

This is the second time that the world's major powers have made a concentrated statement to determine the time of the lunar exploration after Chen Mo went to space last time.

Many powerful countries do not want to lag behind in landing on the moon, leaving China and the United States without a statement.

These are the two most powerful countries in the world at present. China's development over the years has been far behind others in terms of high technology.

Huaxia's moon landing plan has always been carried out step by step. As early as two months ago, the launch time for next month was determined. After the Army Ant Group successfully obtained the moon rock and returned, the plan has not changed.

The only uncertainty is the United States.

The eyes of the world are all focused on the United States.

This former superpower is definitely not willing to be inferior to others in this lively competition.

While the outside world was eagerly looking forward to it, sure enough, not long after countries announced their plans to land on the moon, NASA finally came out with news.

NASA administrator Jim Britton publicly announced to the media that the space agency will launch a manned lunar probe and return to the moon on July 7.The launch vehicle this time is the Hercules 26 rocket.

In this mission, the astronauts will stay on the lunar surface for a week, and will also put a small research module and a small ecological module on the moon to prepare for the construction of a lunar base in the future.

After nearly 60 years, the United States has returned to the moon.

The news was exposed and instantly grabbed the headlines of all the news.

A person familiar with the matter revealed that the purpose of building the lunar base is to develop helium-3 resources on the moon in the future. Huaxia's nuclear fusion technology has matured. In the near future, nuclear power plants will be put into use. It will replace oil and become the main resource that major powers will compete for in the future, which is also the reason why many powerful countries are scrambling to land on the moon.

Affected by the news that the United States plans to build a lunar base and develop helium-3 resources, and that the nuclear fusion power station in Huaxia is about to be put into use, the impact of the news first exploded in the global stock market.

Global oil prices and coal prices have experienced different declines, and gold prices have risen sharply. Some senior investors say that oil prices fluctuate wildly, and gold will become the best safe-haven investment in the next few years. New energy fields and high-tech fields are also would be a good investment direction.

The upsurge of influence driven by public opinion has attracted global attention, and the United States has also used this news to consolidate its hegemonic position.

The US economic market has also become active after various news spread.

In this space race, other countries will not start until next month, and the United States will start at the end of the month, as if revealing the United States' desire to lead the world.

Amid various reports and heated discussions, the 26th followed.

Kennedy Space Launch Center.

In the waiting room for the final preparation, the three astronauts were chatting casually after their final physical examination.

Near the start of the mission, they are the first astronauts to return to the moon.

In their hands, there are also descriptions of the experience of those astronauts who landed on the moon that year.Even if they were already familiar with these materials, they couldn't help but familiarize themselves with them before leaving.

They have no experience, and the moon is a completely unfamiliar place to them, and the experience of their predecessors is of great help to them.

The importance and significance of this mission is extraordinary.

Back then was the era of competition between the two countries for hegemony. The moon landing was a fight, proving that they were very powerful. Now it is a turning point in history, and its significance is extraordinary. If they succeed, they will gain a place in the future competition for energy resources and take the lead. Proof that, decades later, they are still going strong.

"When we get to the moon, do you think it would be better for us to leave the cabin first?" Van Artives said.

He is the oldest and the most experienced astronaut among the three astronauts. He has traveled to the International Space Station many times, and has also performed spacewalking missions. Although he is under a lot of pressure to land on the moon this time, he must remain calm. , psychological state is very important.

The two colleagues on either side of him were also experienced astronauts.

"this is a problem."

The youngest-looking astronaut on the left tilts his head.

"People only remember No.1. Everyone in the world knows that Armstrong was the first person to step on the moon, but Mr. Aldrin, who stepped on the moon 19 minutes later than Mr. Armstrong, is not well known."

"In this case, we use the most technical way in the universe to decide who steps on first." The astronaut on the right said.

"Which way is the most technical?" Van Artives and the young astronaut on the left looked at him.

"Scissors, rock, cloth."

"..."

The three laughed instantly.

While chatting and laughing, the staff of the launch center came in and led them out.Now that the rocket is launched, they also have to enter the rocket's lunar module and wait.

Jim looked at the launch tower in the distance, the Hercules 2 rocket that was erected pointing towards the sky.

It was a three-stage super-heavy launch vehicle, one lap larger than the Saturn 5 that carried out the Apollo program that year. The diameter of the first stage rocket reached an astonishing 15 meters and a height of more than 130 meters.

This rocket is the key to this moon landing plan.

The world is watching the launch, and if successful, they will show their muscles in front of the world.

"Director, the astronauts have successfully entered the lunar module, and there are still 3 hours and 10 minutes before the launch." Jim's secretary stopped beside him and said.

"Mr. Kane, do you want to do the final inspection?" Jim looked at Kane.

This weird guy didn't make a good impression on him.

Since he came to the launch center, he has not spoken much, his behavior is very annoying, and his emotional intelligence is negative. If it is not for his terrifying research and development capabilities, Jim does not want to see him.

He was a dignified director of the space agency. When the two were together, they seemed to be Kane's sidekick, which made him very unhappy and shameless.

However, this guy is really good. When he directed the assembly of the rocket, it went surprisingly smoothly, and the various inspections were meticulous. He also found a few small problems that other staff ignored.

"No." Kane shook his head. After speaking, he went back to the command and control room.

Jim looked depressed.

Everything is ready.

The eyes of the world are paying attention to the launch, and the domestic media in the United States are preparing for the live broadcast.

This is an opportunity for their country to be great again.