Half a month passed in a flash.
The training program for the three astronauts has also come to an end.
Looking at the training progress reports, Lu Yongchang couldn't help but smile a little.
I have to say that the person Hong Qiming picked for him was really good.
The overall qualities of these three astronauts are definitely among the best among all the astronauts in Xia Country!
Plus the big promise Lu Yongchang made before the training...
The combined effect of the two was so great that he could hardly believe his eyes!
Fusion reaction rate control, Hall thruster power control, ground takeoff and landing of aerospace planes, lunar takeoff and landing...
The original one-month training program was compressed into just fifteen days!
Lu Yongchang put down the training report in his hand, pondered for a moment, and picked up the phone on the desk.
…
Within the first ring of the capital of Xia State.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
A hurried knock on the door made the old man, who was busy reviewing documents, frown.
"Come in!" The old man put down the pen in his hand, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
The heavy wooden door of the office was slowly pushed open.
The moment he saw the person coming, a trace of surprise flashed across the old man's eyes: "Academician Cao? Why are you here?"
The old man looked solemnly at Academician Cao Liangcai standing at the door and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the Xuannv No. 1 project?"
Cao Liangcai hurriedly shook his head, and then said in an excited voice: "Chairman, I am here to report to you on the progress of the Xuannv No. 1 project!"
"This morning, the Xuannv No. 1 project was completed!"
The old man was stunned.
The next moment, he stood up from his chair with a bang, looking at Cao Liangcai in front of him with burning eyes: "Are you serious?!"
Hearing the question from the chairman of the parliament, Cao Liang straightened up and responded loudly with a serious face: "Absolutely true!"
"At present, the pilot of Xuannv No. 1 has completed all training items!"
"Xuan Nu No. 1 has made all preparations and can be tested at any time!"
"Good! Good! Good!" The senator laughed, "Without further delay, the test flight will be scheduled on..."
As he spoke, the chairman glanced at the calendar on his desk and said, "Let's set it for three days later!"
"That's right!"
The head councillor's eyes flickered as he whispered, "This test flight will be broadcast live on the entire network!"
"Xia Country, it's time to show off your muscles to the world!"
…
In the evening of that day, Xiaguo News Channel broadcast a news story.
On TV, the host said with a smile in his eyes a piece of news that shocked Xia Country and even the world!
"The latest news from our station is that the research project of Xia Country's first aerospace plane, Xuannv No. 1, has been a complete success!"
"In three days, Xuannv No. 1 will conduct its first test flight!"
"According to the latest instructions issued by the Xia National Council, this test flight will be broadcast live across all frequency bands!"
The moment the news was broadcast, there was an uproar!
"??? Am I seeing this correctly?"
"Xuan Nu No. 1? Isn't this something from the Nan Tian Men Project that was announced not long ago?"
"Fuck, is this true, Rabbit?"
"Eagle sauce: Rabbit, do you think my pie looks like the real thing?"
"Rabbit: Eagle sauce, do you think my pancake is delicious?"
"No more talking. I've already asked for leave. See you on the Shark Fighting Live in three days!"
"Fighting Shark? Are you sure Fighting Shark has this live broadcast?"
"It's all on the news, it's live on all channels, there must be a shark fight!"
…
Different from the reaction of netizens in Xia country, there was a series of pessimistic voices on Twitter abroad.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Space plane? Is Xia Guo dreaming or something?"
"Tsk, this is definitely another smoke bomb!"
"I originally thought that Xiaguo had already taken over dozens of countries with nuclear fusion, but I didn't expect that he could do this to me now!"
"The current Xia country reminds me of the United States a few decades ago, where everyone was just bragging and making empty promises!"
"I won't say any more. If there really is an aerospace plane, I will live stream the butterfly stroke in a manure pond!"
"Butterfly stroke is nothing, I swim in a manure pond!"
"I've taken screenshots of the two of you above. Please remember to send me the link when you start the live broadcast!"
…
Three days later.
Fighting Shark Live.
At 12 noon, a live broadcast room appeared on the homepage of Dousha Live on time.
"Xuan Nu No. 1 test flight live broadcast!"
The title was unremarkable, but from the moment the live broadcast room appeared, the number of viewers began to skyrocket!
Zhao Zijie sat in front of the computer desk, excitedly operating the mouse to open the Dousha live broadcast room.
Black screen.
The next moment, dense barrages of comments appeared on the black background.
"Open the door! Open the door! You are capable of live broadcasting the test flight, but you are not capable of opening the door?"
"Is my phone broken? Why can't I see the picture?"
"Yes, your phone is broken, and we all saw the footage!"
Looking at these nonsensical comments, the corners of Zhao Zijie's mouth twitched slightly.
I have to say, the saying that stupid netizens are full of joy is sometimes true.
Just as he was about to type on the keyboard to send a barrage of comments to participate in the interaction, the picture in the live broadcast room suddenly changed.
A dazzling white light appeared in the camera.
"Ah! My eyes were blinded! Pay me!"
"Okay, tell me your address and the community staff will come to your door right away to provide you with warmth!"
"Excuse me!"
After a few seconds, the image gradually became clear.
The moment he saw the picture, Zhao Zijie suddenly held his breath!
In the camera, there is a long runway.
At the beginning of the runway, there was a dark black airplane with a very sci-fi feel parked.
The live broadcast room fell silent in an instant.
But the next second, overwhelming barrage of comments instantly appeared on the screen!
"What the hell is this? Why does it look so much like the US B-2?"
"Fuck...it's a bunker!"
"They are just somewhat similar. Although I don't know the exact size, I can tell from the approximate proportions that the wingspan of Xuannv-1 is much smaller than that of the B-2!"
Just as a group of netizens were arguing crazily over there, a voice-over was heard in the live broadcast room.
"Hello everyone, I am Yiyi, the host of this test flight live broadcast."
"It is 12:15 Beijing time now, and there are still thirty minutes before take-off."
"Before Xuannv No. 1 takes off, let me give you a brief introduction to this aerospace plane."
"…"
…
United States, White House.
Albert looked at the images on TV with a gloomy expression.
On the screen, it was the live broadcast of Xia Country's Xuannv No.1 test flight!
"...Xuan Nu No. 1 uses the latest Hall thruster. Thanks to this, its propulsion power can reach an astonishing fifty tons!"
Looking at the translation below the video, Albert's face became increasingly gloomy.
"Morton, tell me, what's going on?"
"I remember you said that Hall thrusters have no effect in the atmosphere?"