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"Holy crap, you actually logged in directly?"

"The Hohmann transfer track. This wave directly swollen the old American's face."

"Who said our aerospace technology is not good? We will do what the Yankees have done, and we will do what the Yankees have not done!"

"For the first time in the world, it's really possible to reach the sky and embrace the moon."

"It's not just as simple as what the news reported. The significance behind being able to travel on the Hohmann transfer track is greater than most people think. Do you know what this means? It means that we are the first person in human history to achieve a true A country with direct access to the earth and the moon!”

"This is the foundation technology of the Earth-Moon industry, and its significance is even as great as when Columbus discovered America."

After Chang'e-3 successfully landed on the moon, the popularity of discussions on the Internet instantly increased as Chen Nian expected.

Most people did not understand the significance of this detection at the beginning, but only regarded it as "an ordinary step in China's exploration of space."

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Of course, even such an ordinary step is actually of great significance.

But as more popular science articles and reports surfaced, people finally gradually realized that this moon landing was actually not the same thing as the moon landing that had been officially promoted for several years. Plant something!

If the original moon landing plan was just a simple "driving", which was to get from point A to point B in any way and at any speed, then the landing of Chang'e 3 was an F1 car.

Achieve the most efficient path with the fastest speed, highest precision, and strongest technology.

The United States has been exploring this process for 50 years, but has yet to make a breakthrough.

The scariest thing is that this is China's first moon landing.

Can you imagine a guy who just got his driver's license killing everyone in the Le Mans Rally? Can you imagine a person who looks like a three-year-old kid who just drove a kart for the first time and set the fastest lap time in F1 history?

This was completely against common sense, but it just happened.

No one knew how to explain it, so they had to blame it on, "This kart is unusual."

"So the success of the Chang'e-3 project this time has something to do with the frame of Lao Maozi's RD-180 engine we obtained before?"

"Of course it does matter. You can't be blindly arrogant about this. Although we have indeed made a breakthrough in the LITV engine, the entire rocket system is actually still relatively backward."

"Structure, electricity, communications, environmental control - especially in terms of environmental control, are far from the first-class level."

"But this is also a thing of the past. This time Chang'e-3 used a new mixed liquid fuel without changing the engine, which shows that we have reached a super first-class level in environmental control."

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to successfully get out of the Hohmann transfer track under such strict environmental control requirements."

"Awesome!! According to this, is Chang'e-5 almost on the way?"

"Of course, the system problems have been solved, and the last obstacle basically no longer exists. By the way, have any insiders come forward to tell us how far the Long March-9 rocket is being prepared?"

"Fuck, five hundred thousand, right? You ask this kind of question?"

"Oh, if you can't steal something anyway, why don't you ask."

And just as everyone's eyes were focused on Chang'e 3, on the other side, Chen Nian had already boarded a special plane and flew back to Chengdu.

The technical output work of the LITV engine has been completed, and all that is left is to finish the details. There is no need for him to stay in Chang'an and keep an eye on the whole process.

This trip was still smooth, but compared with the previous times, the difficulty actually increased a lot.

The main reason is that China's foundation in the aerospace field is weaker than Chen Nian expected.

In fact, based on his experience in his previous life, he originally thought that by this time in 2014, China's aerospace technology should have developed enough to be called a "take-off" stage.

After all, manned space technology has matured, extravehicular travel has been completed, and the space station has completed its first launch. No matter how you look at it, we feel that we are already in the club of major space powers.

But in fact, after getting in touch with it, Chen Nian discovered that we were almost completely crossing the river by feeling for the stones.

There is no reference for many data and parameters, and many technologies remain in the theoretical stage. Even the most representative Tiangong-1 itself is the result of massive trial and error and massive experiments.

how to say?

If our first artificial satellite launch was riding a bicycle to the moon, then up to now, we have only replaced "bicycle" with "motorcycle."

The hardships and difficulties involved can only be understood through personal experience.

At this point, the United States is completely different.

They have completely achieved specialization and industrialization in the aerospace field, their upstream support is strong enough, and their talent pool is at a crushing level. Even if they stagnate for several years or more than ten years, it is really not something that other countries can catch up with.

The road is obstructed and long.

Chen Nian sighed, and after a moment of silence, a smile appeared on his face.

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Even under such difficult circumstances, we still achieved first place. Isn’t this exciting enough?

He had read some fantasy novels before, which told the story of the protagonist who was not as good as others in "realm" and relied on his own talents and efforts to achieve a higher level and fight back.

Now, China Aerospace is at this stage.

The strength gradually improved, but the realm did not keep up.

If one day, after various technologies gradually develop and realms begin to break through rapidly, then our development speed should far exceed that of those "old powerful countries".

After all, we have done our best in every aspect.

Thinking of this, he happily opened the system interface.

After nearly two months of accumulation, the number of source points he holds has exceeded 3,000 points. This is a considerable number, but there is still a gap for the next generation of breakthrough technology.

The number of source points required for a dedicated quantum computer is 1,400, which can only be used for simple mathematical calculations.

The number of source points of the universal quantum computer is 160,000. With the support of GAI and quantum computing projects, it finally has a "number" instead of several question marks.

The one that consumes the least is aerial platform technology. The number of source points of this thing has plummeted to below four digits, mainly due to the long tail effect of technological breakthroughs in the fields of aerospace, aviation and materials.

After weighing it for a moment, Chen Nian decided to focus on quantum computing and the finishing work of Chang'e-5.

After all, the aerial platform is a complex system engineering, and its difficulty is mainly reflected in the construction itself, rather than the technical level.

As the project continues to advance, the number of source points it requires will continue to fall, and maybe one day it will fall to 0

Chen Nian is looking forward to that day.

How many years does it take?

3 years? 5 years?

By that time, what will the world look like?

Meanwhile, on the other side of the sea.

At Yellowstone Farm, in a barn that looks dilapidated but actually holds a lot of treasures inside, Case stood on a bulletproof partition that had not yet been installed and read out the latest news about the Chang'e-3 moon landing to everyone in the barn.

"The Chinese moon landing plan is completely different from the federal government's moon landing plan. This is not a simple exploration operation, but a major attempt to solve the predicament of mankind just like Columbus!"

"They took a huge risk and adopted the most efficient way to land on the moon - technically, this is called 'Homann transfer orbit direct landing on the moon.'"

"Such an attempt has opened up a new era of human space exploration. We no longer need to spend a lot of time and fuel to find a so-called 'safe' lunar landing orbit. Instead, we can use advanced engines and advanced telemetry technology to Like precision shooting, shoot the bullet to the moon!"

"It is of great significance. In the opinion of some scholars, it opens a real 'connection' between humans and the moon."

"Or to put it more bluntly, this moon landing has found a new way out for mankind."

"Yes, after normal temperature superconductivity and nuclear fusion, China has once again achieved a breakthrough in the space field."

"And this is enough to prove the correctness of the route they chose - and it also proves the stupidity of the federal government!"

As soon as the words fell, a burst of cheers erupted in the barn.

In fact, most people, even Keyes himself, do not fully understand the true meaning of the scientific terms in this series of news, but they can all understand one thing without exception, that is, in this space race , the United States has lost the first step.

To be precise, in their view, the federal government has lost the first step.

And this is enough. They don't care what the Chinese people have done. What they care about is whether the things the Chinese people have done can disgrace the federal government.

The saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is most vividly demonstrated at this moment.

At this moment when the conflict between the new North American alliance and the state and federal governments is becoming more and more intense, they really need something to prove their "correctness", and it is obvious that the amazing results of Chang'e 3 just give them weapons. .

The cheers gradually subsided, and Case raised his hand and continued:

"We have to take advantage of this opportunity, and we have to let everyone see the incompetence and stupidity of the federal government."

"We have decades of technology accumulation, and we have been in front of everyone in the aerospace field."

"But now, what happened?"

"Our space station is about to be decommissioned, our rockets are bloated and inefficient, and even the 'moon landing' that has been achieved long ago has been surpassed by China!"

"What does this mean?"

"This shows that the current federal government is no longer the federal government it once was!"

“It has fallen, it has faded, it has lost the power and leadership it once had.”

"Do we really want to continue moving forward under this kind of government?"

"No! Down with the federal government, North America belongs to the new alliance!"

"They must give way! Capital must give way! Big companies must give way!"

“End capital politics and give us the right to speak!”

In the barn, the crowd was excited.

Almost all of them are victims of the recent US "big infrastructure", "centralization" and "mergers and acquisitions" strategies. For them, there is no moment when the "oppression" they feel can exceed this moment.

Looking at their reactions, Case nodded with satisfaction again, and then he waved to a man wearing glasses to come to him.

And this man is his brother Wes.

Just as Keith expected, Wes never intended to betray the family from beginning to end, he just made some mistakes along the way.

After seeing his seriously injured father with his own eyes, Wes Dutton finally made his choice.

And this choice is to "return to the family."

"Wes Dutton, you all know him."

"He was my brother and he was one of the many victims of deception by the federal government."

"Now he is back among us and will rely on his talents to lead us forward."

"By the way, Weiss is indispensable for the reason why the new North American alliance can continue to exist in a 'legal' way."

"Hats off to Wes!"

Everyone raised their wine glasses, and Weiss bowed humbly before speaking:

"I'm a pragmatic person - maybe a little too direct in my approach, but we all know time is limited."

"So, let's get right to the point."

He took off his glasses and wiped them. When he put them on again, his expression became extremely serious.

"As Case said, China successfully landed on the moon. This is not an 'interesting thing' that has nothing to do with us, but a powerful weapon that can help us fight against the federal government."

"We have to put this to good use and give the federal government a hard blow."

"Of course, such an attack is not likely to be fatal. But we still have to do it."

"As my father once said, you can't take down a buffalo with one bullet, but you can with seven."

"Then, this incident will be the first bullet."

Having said this, Wes paused for a moment, and everyone in the barn fell silent, waiting for him to reveal his real plan.

"As we all know, aerospace technology is the last fig leaf for the federal government."

"In almost every other important field, China has surpassed us."

"Then what we have to do is tear off this fig leaf."

"In the coming time, we have to keep asking the same question to the federal government, to this country, and to all people in this country."

"Why are we falling behind?"

"There may be many answers, and we have to work step by step to unravel the mystery bit by bit."

"First of all, we need to launch an investigation into NASA, especially focusing on the reasonableness of the deal between NASA and SpaceX."

"Secondly, we need to expose the true situation of lower-level scientific research institutions and lift their mystery."

"Finally, we're going to do some 'reasonable' damage to further strengthen our case."

"These three steps may seem difficult, but everyone here is definitely not an ordinary red neck. The social connections and resources you have are enough to make these three steps go smoothly."

"All we need to do is to go forward no matter the cost for our goal."

After the words fell, everyone in the barn nodded.

Yes, they are not just your average redneck.

They are farmers, lawyers, journalists, business elites, and opinion leaders.

And the energy they carry when they come together may far exceed the imagination of the federal government.