The entire lunar colonization plan is divided into three steps.
In order to demonstrate the aerospace capabilities of Starlink Trading to the public, the entire colonization process will be followed live 24 hours a day on the official website to the world.
The moon-landing rocket launched first was named Halo-4, and it was the launch vehicle with the largest load capacity of Halo Trade. As a moon landing rocket, it is different from other rockets in the Halo series in that it adopts a three-stage propulsion mode similar to normal rockets. As the first rocket, it will carry tools, materials, some daily necessities for colonists to build a base, and two pilots.
Kerwin and other staff at the Space Launch Center have been preparing for this day for a long time.
Inside the launch center, there were not only the staff, but also reporters from major print and three-dimensional media, observers from the United Nations Space Division, the United States, France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and other countries, as well as Jiang Chen, chairman of Futureman Group.
When the order to ignite was given, under the gaze of everyone, the thick fog quickly dispersed from the launch site. Carrying a long trajectory, Halo 4 flew into the blue sky carrying the hope and pride of the people of the new country.
Landing on the moon has been a long wait.
After the rocket is launched, it does not fly to the moon in a straight line, but also undergoes several orbit changes along the way.
Halo 4 first entered the standby orbit, which is a circular orbit around the earth, where the spacecraft operates like a satellite. The two pilots conducted various inspections on the spacecraft and after confirming that all equipment was normal, they decided whether to head for the moon. If something goes wrong, it returns to Earth and cancels the launch.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, and their eyes were fixed on the holographic screen in front of them and the green dot surrounding the earth.
After several hours of waiting, the feedback "Everything is fine." came from the standby track.
Kerwin relaxed with relief, wiped the sweat from his palms, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Everything is normal on Halo 4, heading to the moon!"
"… receive."
After receiving the order from the ground command center, "Halo 4" ran in the standby orbit for a week and a half. The three-stage rocket ignited again, seizing the opportunity, and entered the lunar orbit at a speed of nearly 11 kilometers per second.
So far, the entire launch plan has been more than half successful.
Kerwin breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his cheeks.
Although he didn't do any strenuous work, he felt wet all over.
Reporters from major media outlets came forward one after another, carrying cameras and microphones to interview him. But he just waved his hand, gave the opportunity to speak to his assistant, and walked towards the lounge.
"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, the launch procedure has gone smoothly so far. If there are no accidents in the next sixty hours or so, you will become the second country in the world to successfully send humans to the moon." Go. Arriving in front of Jiang Chen, Henry, the special observer of the United Nations, smiled and extended his hand.
Since Starlink Trading launched its first rocket, he has been stationed on Coro Island due to the frequent space activities of the new country. At first, he still resented this, but Jiang Chen provided him with delicious food and drinks, so he couldn't say anything to complain. Over the past two years, he has gained a lot of weight, and he has become accustomed to life in the new country.
After Penglai City was completed, he simply bought a house there, planning to settle here directly without returning to New York after retirement.
It can be said that he watched the new country's aerospace industry go from its inception to the current stage of manned landing on the moon. Regardless of his stance, he was sincerely happy for the Star Ring trade.
"I'd like to lend you some good words." Jiang Chen said with a smile, glanced at the reporters who were trying to break through the bodyguards' interception, and then continued, "Let's have something to eat together, I haven't eaten a grain of rice since morning. "
"Me too." Henry said with a smile, walking towards the canteen with Jiang Chen.
Because there were many foreign guests, the cafeteria staff also went above and beyond to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Jiang Chen saw the people from the American delegation sitting in the corner, munching on the pork chops, fried shrimps and ham, while talking about today's launch of Star Ring Trade.
Obviously, they were shocked that the launch of Star Halo Trade went so smoothly.
Although they successfully sent people from the earth to the moon in the 1960s, they only succeeded in doing this from the failed Apollo 1 to the 11th. Only NASA themselves know how much sweat, sacrifice, and budget went into this.
However, the most difficult obstacles to landing on the moon were all overcome so "easily" by Star Ring Trade, which shocked them but also made them feel deeply frustrated.
Perhaps as officials from the Ministry of National Defense revealed to them, Star Ring Trade is already ahead of the United States in missile technology, and the launch vehicle is just another manifestation of this technological advantage.
After dinner, Jiang Chen met with representatives from the United States, France, China, Russia, Britain and other countries. Regardless of their stance, they all congratulated him first. But at the same time, these representatives from various countries also asked about the next plan of Star Ring Trade.
Jiang Chen spoke frankly about all the information he could reveal.
As for those contents involving corporate secrets, Jiang Chen would never disclose any information no matter how insinuating the other party asked.
Until ten o'clock, reporters from major media were still lingering in the reception hall of the launch center. Without spending time with these reporters, Jiang Chen came to the dormitory arranged for him by the staff. He will stay on the island these days until the entire launch mission is completed.
How could he miss this moment of witnessing history
Representatives from other countries thought the same way and turned down the hotels arranged for them by Star Ring Trading and asked the staff to arrange dormitories for them. Even though the accommodation was a little rough, no one complained.
The next day, "Halo 4" shuttled through the dark space. The three-stage rocket had extinguished and its speed was getting slower and slower. When traveling to the middle of the Earth-Moon Transfer Orbit, the speed has dropped to 3 kilometers/second.
On the third day, the "Halo 4" three-stage rocket re-ignited and entered the lunar capture orbit.
By this time, "Halo 4" had reached the point closest to the moon.
However, it did not start landing immediately. At this time, its speed is quite fast, and it needs to adjust its phase several times on the elliptical orbit, descending from a 12-hour orbit to a 127-minute orbit before it can start landing.
The ground command center and the astronauts on the rocket also faced the most critical moment before landing!
If the speed of the rocket is not well controlled at this time, the rocket can easily derail if not careful, and the remaining fuel is not enough to correct the orbit. The final result is that the entire rocket becomes uncontrolled "space junk" and the astronauts It can only lie in the dormant warehouse, wait for many years when technical conditions allow, and then be picked up by future generations to end its dormancy.
But fortunately, the accident did not occur.
According to the trajectory calculated by the quantum computer, Halo 4 successfully impacted the planned landing site on the moon.
It lasted sixty-seven hours.
The moment the moon dust started to rise, all the staff, including Kerwin, as well as the United Nations Space Division and observers from the United States, France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and other countries could not help but pump their fists, applaud, and cheer. .
Even though they have different nationalities, at this moment, as human beings, they are looking up at humanity's first step towards the galaxy. (.)