American's preparations this time were not as good as during the space race in the 1970s. Fifty years of technological advancement in aviation resulted in American's moon landing going smoothly.
During the Apollo program, the world only remembered Armstrong who successfully landed on the moon.
The successful moon landing was already the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
Previously, the first Apollo, Apollo 1, had a command module fire that killed all three astronauts.
A lot of preparations were made at that time, but from a technical perspective, many technologies were actually immature and were imposed in order to win the competition with the former Russia.
For example, the safety of propellant transfer, cryogenic propulsion systems, and lunar landing systems are far from mature.
Just because Russia took the lead in achieving manned spaceflight before that era, Amerikan needed to surpass its opponents in the moon landing plan and adopted a relatively radical plan.
NASA considered four lunar landing modes in 1962, namely lunar orbit rendezvous, Blue Star orbit rendezvous, Liquid Nova direct flight and Saturn C-5 direct flight.
Among them, the Blue Star orbital rendezvous is the least safe. From a probability calculation, the probability of safe landing is only half of the other three lunar landing modes.
For this lunar landing plan, NASA adopted an improved lunar orbit rendezvous model based on technological progress.
It was first launched once from the aircraft, and then entered into the predetermined orbit through the Apollo 18 spacecraft.
The command and service module consists of the manned return module, entry module and service module of the command module. It is separated in the translunar orbit and performs lunar descent and ascent when docked with the lunar offset module.
When docking with the lunar excursion module, the command module performs propulsion capture and takes the opportunity to reach low lunar orbit. Two of the three crew members transferred to the Lunar Excursion Module to begin their orbit and land on the lunar surface.
After the lunar mission was completed, the two crew members used the lunar ascent module to launch from the lunar surface.
The lunar ascent module entered an interception orbit on the lunar surface, rendezvousing and docking with the remaining astronauts in orbit.
This is the general process of lunar orbit docking.
Grindlen was very excited after returning to the default track:
"Old man, it's a shame you didn't get to go to the moon."
"The moon is really incredible. Watkins went up first and then I went up."
"There are only two people on this planet. The last time humans appeared on the moon was fifty years ago."
"After fifty years, human footprints finally appear on the moon again."
“Feel the smallness of humankind and the greatness of the universe.”
"I don't know which planet the mysterious man came from. I really want to visit the planet where the mysterious man came from."
The mysterious man refers to Merlin, and American officials asked them not to mention Merlin's name directly.
Amerikan was worried that Merlin could actually hear the chatter when everyone called his name.
Even if this possibility is one in ten thousand, we must avoid this situation.
They cannot interfere with the behavior of ordinary Americans, but they can impose restrictions on government employees.
As a senior employee of the Amerikan government, Grindlen knew some inside information.
The more he knew, the less Grindelund believed that Merlin was a Blue Star person, and the more likely he thought that Merlin was an alien borrowing from Blue Star myths and legends.
Hines shook his head and said: "Okay, guys, we have to prepare to return."
"There's always a chance next time."
Hines felt helpless and a little unhappy.
Whether in terms of qualifications or ability, he should be one of the two people to land on the moon.
It should be Watkins who stays in low lunar orbit to guard the spacecraft.
They say there are still opportunities in the future, but what if there is no chance?
Maybe this is the only chance to land on the moon?
Just because Watkins was a black woman, she was not only able to land on the moon, but she was also the first to leave the module and became the first person to land on the moon fifty years later.
When Apollo 11 landed on the moon fifty years ago, Armstrong was the first to exit the cabin and Aldrin was the second.
Armstrong became the first man to land on the moon. The world almost only knew that Armstrong did not know that Aldrin existed.
At that time, there was a third person on Apollo 11, pilot Michael Collins, and even fewer people knew about it.
For their moon landing this time, Hines was the equivalent of Collins back then.
Fifty years ago, fame could be linked to status and interests, let alone fifty years later.
When Hines heard about NASA's arrangements for them, he secretly cursed several times: "Damn political correctness."
He could even imagine the scene where the Blue Star media praised Watkins to the sky after returning to Blue Star.
A black woman, the first person to land on the moon fifty years later, has a full stack of buffs.
But no matter how dissatisfied he was, Hines couldn't change everything. Not only could he not change it, he couldn't even express his dissatisfaction.
If he dares to express even the slightest dissatisfaction with Watkins for being the first to land on the moon, his career as an astronaut will be scrapped.
"The moon landing has been successful, and we now need to return to Blue Star according to the established plan."
"NASA colleagues on Blue Star and media from all over the world are preparing to welcome us and celebrate our success." Watkins was equally excited.
She knows that she has gained so much from this successful moon landing, not only in terms of fame, but also the possibility of becoming the first black female president in the future.
But before successfully returning to Blue Star, all this is false.
"Get ready to go back. The recovery ship is already waiting for us at Blue Star."
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"America launches the 'Apollo 18' manned spacecraft to the moon on the 16th"
"Jessica Watkins, Kjell Grindren, and Robert Hines successfully landed on the moon on August 16, 2024"
"Once again set out for another world"
Approximately 1.47 billion people watched the live broadcast of the moon landing. NASA sold the live broadcast rights of the moon landing to the world.
Amerikan's successful moon landing also gave the media a lot of topics to talk about, and governments that knew the inside story were happy to shift public attention to the aerospace industry.
Landing on the moon can be achieved with the technology of the past, but building a base on Mars is not that easy.
This field requires a large number of talents, and once the Mars base is built, there will not be a few aerospace talent gaps.
It is not impossible to build large cities on Mars in the future.
This requires a large number of aerospace talents, and the guidance of public opinion can allow more young people to devote themselves to the aerospace industry.
When Gagarin entered space and Armstrong landed on the moon, many people were inspired.
This era needs new space heroes.
Amerikan chose the combination that best suited their background.
Naturally, China will also introduce their space heroes.
There has been no breakthrough, so the subsequent astronauts are far less famous than the first manned spaceflight astronaut.
But the lunar space station and subsequent manned lunar landings are great opportunities.
You must know that no other country has successfully landed on the moon except Blue Star.
Amerikan's moon landing plan was successful, and Chinese astronauts also successfully entered the lunar space station.
This does not mean that Blue Star’s aerospace career is going smoothly.
The space station developed independently by Ah San failed to launch.
As early as 2020, Asan’s Space Minister announced that they would build their own space station before 2030.
At that time, Asan announced that testing of the engine, cryogenic stage, crew escape system motor and service module propulsion system was in progress.
Originally, China launched their Tiangong-1 space station, which was already envied by Ah San.
The successful launch of the lunar space station in 2024 made Ah San realize that he could no longer wait.
Realizing their dream of sending astronauts into space and having a space station comparable to that of the world's major powers is a historic feat for them.
Especially after Asan's manned spaceflight Gaganyaan plan was successful in early 2024, they started launching their own space station non-stop.
But this plan was not as simple as they thought, and the space station obviously failed.
Ah San's failure is not news in China, but success is news.
Just like the success of Asan's manned spaceflight at the beginning of the year, it also triggered heated discussions in the Chinese media.
A small number of Chinese folk opinion leaders expressed on social media:
"If you can look at the past records of Hua Guo and Asan from an objective perspective, you will have a clearer understanding and correct understanding of Asan's aerospace capabilities."
"From nuclear tests to anti-satellite tests, Asan has been catching up with China at a very fast pace."
"China conducted its first nuclear test in 1964, and Asan conducted its first nuclear test in 1974. It took about ten years to catch up."
“China launched its first lunar mission, Chang’e-1, in 2007, and New Delhi launched Luna-1 in 2008.”
“China conducted its first anti-satellite weapons mission in 2007, followed by Asan in 2019.”
"Ah San is hotly pursuing China in the aviation field. We need to correctly view Ah San's scientific research strength and competitiveness."
At that time, this Weibo also caused a certain degree of heated discussion.
But later, Chinese astronauts successfully entered the lunar space station, but Asan's space station disintegrated in space and failed.
Netizens are mercilessly digging their graves and slapping her in the face below.
"Ah San himself didn't know he was so awesome."
"I have no objection to licking your rice daddy. Can you stop licking just any country?"
The netizens' digs and slaps made the blogger delete his blog and pretend to be dead.
It’s not just Chinese opinion leaders who criticize Ah San, but also European and American bloggers on Twitter.
"Asan is a big country with rapidly growing technological capabilities. I am very optimistic that they will surpass China in the 21st century and become the most influential country in Asia."
"The success of manned spaceflight shows Asan's strong scientific research strength. We should know more about them."
Belong to the hype.
After Ah San’s space station failed, a large number of Ah Sans who realized the gap organized themselves to criticize these bloggers.
"Please face the reality, we are not your tool to deal with China."
"Your bragging about Asan's technical prowess is just an attempt to cover up your failure in curbing China's technological development."
"Hypocritical Europeans."
On Twitter, Ah San’s fighting ability is much stronger than that of the Chinese. They will stick together, and the Chinese and Chinese will fight among themselves.
Asan's failure made the Europa League realize that it should be more cautious.
The Europa Union had limited accumulation in the aerospace field before, but it has been greatly surpassed by China in recent years.
Data from a certain year show that China’s investment in the aerospace field was 1.6 times that of the Europa Union and 5.7 times that of Russia, second only to Amerikan.
After losing England as an ally, Neon, which could only make do with the kangaroo brothers in distress, was even less able to invest heavily in aerospace.
Neither the funds nor the talent are sufficient for them to participate in the investment of a Mars base.
Neon plans to turn around. Landing on Mars is a relatively stable project with high investment and high returns among bounty missions.
But this is not the only project, there are many projects with low investment and high returns to choose from.
For example, the unified time rules of the universe, more advanced artificial intelligence, etc.
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After England successfully returned to the Europa League, Wiles has gone to work at the Europa League Institute in Brussels.
After deciding to place a bet, England carried out research according to its own established plan.
Their main goal is to develop more advanced artificial intelligence that can best pass the Haber test.
Even if not, England hopes to fully automate parts of its manufacturing industry.
When artificial intelligence can gradually replace labor, the time will come when manufacturing returns to the Europa Union.
At that time, while England could gain market share, it could also achieve market monopoly.
The monopoly law within the Europa Union does not have a good solution to monopolistic behavior at the national level.
Moreover, England can use artificial intelligence technology to penetrate into the manufacturing industry within Europa and collect more data to optimize its technology.
It will also create dependencies on their technology.
England's idea is to use artificial intelligence as the core technology of the future to lead the return and revitalization of the Europa Union's manufacturing industry.
The mid- to low-end manufacturing industry was previously undertaken by China. Later, after China’s labor costs increased, part of the manufacturing industry was transferred to Southeast Asia.
When artificial intelligence can replace manpower in mid- to low-end manufacturing industries, the manufacturing industry can be placed locally or in areas covered by the Europa Union.
Wiles is in Brussels, but this does not affect his continued leadership of England's artificial intelligence research and development plans.
He is the central figure in the plan.
The essence of artificial intelligence is mathematics. Wiles was already a top mathematician before using Magic Brain. After using Magic Brain, his attainments in the field of mathematics have reached a higher level.
His underlying thinking logic has fundamentally evolved, and when thinking about problems, his mind can more easily reach the key to the problem.
This kind of improvement cannot be quantified by how much percentage of intelligence is increased. The traits required for mathematical research are completely different from what the general public understands as IQ.
The artificial intelligence plan led by Wiles is progressing rapidly.
England has become the first country in the Europa League to implement fully autonomous truck driving.
China needs to test many rounds before it is completely released. England tested it for half a year without any problems and then released it.
This technology has even begun to be sold to other Europa Union countries.
Autonomous driving technology and AI chips are packaged and sold.
France, which was distressed by truck drivers taking to the streets, was the first to respond and purchased a small amount of England's self-driving technology for testing.
