A big country of aerospace with black technology.

"Viewers, I miss you so much!"

The signature joyful sound sounded.

Feng Gong, wearing bright red clothes, emerged from the audience under the stage and greeted everyone present.

"No, why do you still say this after all these years?"

The host on the stage joked with a smile.

Amidst the laughter, the sketch program of the Spring Festival Gala officially began.

Zhang Xingyang sat in the audience and applauded enthusiastically.

This is the first time he has participated in such an event in so many years.

In previous lives, everyone's entertainment projects were basically in the virtual world.

It's rare to see a real-life gala event like this.

Even the Spring Festival Gala, in its 60th year, has been moved to the virtual world.

Don't tell me, the Spring Festival Gala has a second spring in the virtual world.

The original Spring Festival Gala has been criticized for being boring for many years.

But after entering the virtual world, it brought more joy to everyone.

Because in the virtual world, intelligent AI can generate the content he wants to watch according to everyone's preferences.

Of course, Zhang Xingyang's participation in public events this time was not just to relax.

He also came with a mission.

Promote the new heavy-lift rocket they developed and the manned moon landing plan.

"Today we have a very special guest on our show."

The words of the better-looking female host aroused the curiosity of everyone at the scene and in front of the TV.

People who can step onto this stage are basically celebrities.

Are there any other guests that can be considered special?

"Let us invite the chief designer of the heavy-lift rocket and deputy commander-in-chief of the Shenzhou-[-] mission headquarters, Zhang Xingyang!"

Zhang Xingyang stood up from his seat and first greeted everyone present.

Then he walked onto the stage and began to introduce the content of manned spaceflight to everyone.

Several different models have already been prepared on the stage.

Including a model of the Tiangong-[-] space station that was launched just a few months ago.

And the model of a heavy-duty rocket that has not yet been named will be used for future manned moon landings.

"Chief Designer Zhang, can you introduce these to us in order?"

"of course."

Zhang Xingyang first pointed to the space station model ranked first and said:
"This is a model of Tiangong-[-] that we launched more than two months ago.

Now it is flying in space above our heads. "

"Within this year, we will complete the first unmanned and manned docking in China."

"And complete the feat of astronauts working in orbit for a long time!"

The host smiled and asked:

"Chief Designer Zhang, we all have something we are curious about.

I heard that working in space for a long time will make you taller. Is this true? "

Although the development of the Internet has been rapid in recent years.

Especially thanks to the development of communication technology.

Wireless network technology, the world is even more developed.

But not everyone has access to the Internet.

Compared with the mobile Internet era, where everyone is a netizen, it is still different.

Everyone still lacks ways to understand some information.

Especially where expertise is involved.

"People do grow taller temporarily in space."

"But this is mainly because the microgravity environment in space will cause the human spine to lose its original pressure and become longer."

"It doesn't really grow taller. In fact, it will return to its original height after reaching the ground."

"It seems that my dream of growing taller cannot be realized on earth."

The not-so-tall host took over the conversation at this time.

"But if it were on the moon, would it be possible for me to grow taller?"

"Didn't it mean that the moon's gravity is lower?"

"When can we land on the moon? Maybe I can grow a little taller."

Zhang Xingyang walked to the side of the heavy rocket and said:
"The moon's gravity is about one-sixth that of the earth. According to theory, you will indeed be a little higher on the moon than on the earth."

"This is the heavy-lift rocket we're going to use to carry people to the moon."

All the cameras present were pointed at the thick rocket in the center of the stage.

Heavy rockets are fatter than traditional three-stage rockets.

Mainly because the first-stage rocket engine is larger.

It uses the newly developed 500-ton liquid oxygen kerosene engine.

The first stage rocket uses 13 of these big guys!
"The new heavy-laden rocket has an unprecedented 6470 tons!"

"Enough to transport our astronauts to the moon hundreds of thousands of miles away!"

Zhang Xingyang did not elaborate on the specific data of the rocket.

After all, this is not a technology sharing session, just a brief introduction is enough.

"What level is this in the world?"

The host’s question also represents the voice of many people.

What kind of level is this?
After all, not everyone knows enough about rockets.

"Before this, the most powerful rocket in the world was the Saturn V rocket."

"More than 30 years ago, it was the Saturn V that first sent astronauts to the moon."

"But the thrust of the Saturn V is only 3400 tons, which is almost half of ours!"

"If you look at the world for 20 years, there will be no rocket that can surpass it!"

Zhang Xingyang's words, if they were placed ten years ago, even five years ago.

It will be considered as arrogant words by everyone.

After all, there were no manned rockets in China at that time.

Not to mention the heavy-duty manned moon landing rocket.

But now, at most, everyone has some doubts.

After all, manned spaceflight and multi-day on-orbit experiments with multiple people have been completed.

It even just completed the launch of the space station.

In everyone's mind, domestic aerospace development has been very rapid in recent years.

If he keeps this speed, he might really be unable to catch up.

"We have developed a very detailed timetable for the manned moon landing plan."

"Before 2015, we will establish a permanent scientific research base on the moon and complete the long-term stationing of personnel!"

Zhang Xingyang briefly talked about several time points of the manned moon landing plan.

It left a deep mark on the hearts of the audience in the audience and those in front of the TV.

The moon has extraordinary significance in the hearts of Chinese people.

Especially during the Spring Festival, a day for family reunion.

It has aroused the imagination of many people.

Although the moon cannot be seen on this day, it does not prevent everyone from using their imagination.

Imagine what it would be like to land on the moon.

"This is the lunar rover model to be launched this year. The name of the lunar rover has not yet been chosen. We plan to conduct an online naming voting campaign."

Zhang Xingyang pointed to the lunar rover model next to the heavy manned lunar landing rocket and said:

"The voting will start next week, and everyone can choose to support the name they like."

This voting event is also to increase everyone’s participation in aerospace activities.

Especially nowadays, there are more and more domestic aerospace activities and more and more attention is being paid to them.

Voting on naming can also increase everyone’s sense of participation.

In fact, Zhang Xingyang also proposed more methods to improve everyone's sense of participation.

For example, everyone can fill in a paragraph online, and then these will be taken to the moon by Chang'e [-].

These do not take up much data capacity. Even if there are messages from 100 million people, the amount of data may only be 100MB after careful calculation.

But this plan was ultimately not adopted.Everyone believes that doing this for the first lunar landing may increase the burden on the system and increase the probability of failure.

However, everyone also believes that this is a good way to increase public participation. This solution can be used in the future when the technology is more mature.

“Thank you, Chief Designer Zhang, for introducing us.”

"Since ancient times, we have imagined and praised the moon too much."

"Now, we have hope of landing on this planet."

In the host's impassioned tone, this segment of the program is over.

Returning to the audience, the table he was sitting at was basically composed of researchers from research institutes or aerospace systems.

After seeing Zhang Xingyang sitting back, they all asked.

"What does it feel like to be on stage?"

"Are you nervous about facing the camera?"

We are all technically geeks, and we rarely have the experience of participating in a program in public.

Especially on such a big occasion.

The Spring Festival Gala has been at its peak in recent years, and its ratings have steadily increased every year.

It is conservatively estimated that there will be at least hundreds of millions of viewers watching across the country.

It's normal for most people to be so nervous that they can't speak on such occasions.

Even professional entertainers can easily mispronounce their lines.

"I don't feel much, just calm down."

Zhang Xingyang waved his hand and said.

Everyone sitting here cast admiring glances.

If you were to take the stage yourself, it would be inevitable to stumble.

The party was actually almost over by this time.

After twelve o'clock, there are only a few programs left.

The hand symbolizing time slowly passes 12 o'clock.

In the countdown of the hosts.

We bid farewell to 2004 and welcomed 2005 together.

After several not-so-good singing and dancing performances, the party was finally coming to an end.

Not long after, the song "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded.

Zhang Xingyang felt a little emotional while listening to the familiar song.

This song has become a mascot-like existence in the virtual world a hundred years later.

Now who would have thought that this song would later become a must-have track for New Year’s Eve.

In a sense, it has become a tradition to end the year after listening to this song.

After the party, there were many people in front of the TV station.

Many cast and crew members rushed home to reunite with their families after the party.

Or rushing to the next workplace.

"Xingyang, do you plan to go back to the institute directly now, or stay here for one night?"

Geng Bo asked after walking out of the TV station building.

Geng Bo's father-in-law's family is in Beidu, and he happens to be staying with his wife at his father-in-law's house these days.

"I'll go back to the institute directly."

Zhang Xingyang looked up at the sky where snowflakes were still falling and said.

"Then I won't accompany you. I'll go back after the Spring Festival."

Geng Bo's wife has already driven to pick him up.

Zhang Xingyang patted his shoulder and pointed to the beautiful woman not far away: "Your wife is waiting for you, so don't talk to me here. Go back quickly."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Geng Bo said apologetically, and then ran to his wife who was stamping her feet in the cold not far away.

After the two hugged each other, they drove home.

At this time in Beidu, although fireworks and firecrackers were banned in large areas of the city.

However, there are still many places that have designated areas for fireworks.

So you can still hear the crackling of fireworks from time to time.

After Zhang Xingyang bid farewell to Geng Bo, Qiao Yang was the only one left by his side.

His home is local.

So I also plan to enjoy the rare Spring Festival holiday.

After all, they rarely have holidays or opportunities to reunite with their families.

"Brother Xingyang, when are you leaving? If it's still early, why don't you go to my house for a while?" Qiao Yang asked.

"The dumplings made by my mother are very delicious!"

"I'm going back on the earliest flight today, so I probably won't be able to get to your house in time."

Zhang Xingyang looked at his watch and said:
"Say Happy New Year to your mother for me."

"Okay, then I'll go back too."

"go Go."

After Zhang Xingyang put Qiao Yang into a taxi, he walked alone along Fuxing Road for a while.

At this time, there was almost no one on the usually busy streets.

There isn't much traffic on the road either.

Apart from Zhang Xingyang himself, almost no one could be seen.

The two security guards following him were still on alert.

Zhang Xingyang walked a few hundred meters, and then after thinking for a while at the next intersection, he made a call.

"Mom, it's me."

"Mom, I can't go back this year."

There was an old voice on the other end of the phone.

"Mom just saw you on TV. You are too busy to come back."

"Mom doesn't blame you."

"Mom knows that you are doing great things for the country, and I don't blame you."

Zhang Xingyang was silent for a while and then said:

"Mom, after I finish my work for a while, I will go back to see you."

"Okay, okay, mom will make your favorite braised pork then!"

Mother Zhang said with a smile.

"Is there anything else missing at home?"

Zhang Xingyang felt as if tears were welling up in his eye sockets, so he quickly changed the topic.

"If you're missing anything, I'll ask them to send it to you."

"There is no shortage of anything at home. They just gave away a lot of things yesterday."

"Mom doesn't need anything."

Zhang Xingyang knew who gave it to him after just a moment's thought.

In fact, their family is relatively well-respected locally.

the reason is simple.

Because Longteng's old base is located locally.

As a major local taxpayer, he is highly valued.

And the locals all know how the Longteng Group developed.

Therefore, I also take good care of Zhang's mother.

During the holidays, all kinds of things are given away in piles.

However, Zhang's mother received nothing except the rice, flour, grains and oils distributed by the government, for fear of having a bad impact on Zhang Xingyang.

"Mom, you should go to bed early on New Year's Day and I will go back to see you when I am free."

After briefly chatting about his recent life, Zhang Xingyang hung up the phone.

He called his car and headed to the airport.

There are still many things waiting for him at the institute.

In the new year, many things will happen.

This world will become increasingly unstable and lively. (End of chapter)