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Chapter 346 The Rocket Launches

This media is broadcast live on the management platform, and the number of people watching is increasing.

When I first entered the live broadcast screen, there were only about a thousand people. Within a few minutes, the number has quickly increased to more than seven thousand, and the number is still increasing.

Before I knew it, the number of netizens watching the live broadcast had exceeded ten thousand.

Li Changxi and Guo Zhenning were both stunned. This popularity was too high.

You have to know that this is the Chinese-speaking area under management, not the British-speaking area. Generally, not so many people watch the live broadcast, and it is quite good to have a few thousand people.

Catherine also came over and couldn't help but say, "Wow, it's so lively!"

The chat area is indeed very lively.

"Is it started? Is it ignited?"

"Not yet. There's only smoke but no fire."

"Yeah, the countdown hasn't started yet!"

“Why are there no shots of the staff? Are they not allowed to film?”

"When is the launch? I can't wait to see the rocket go up! Didn't it say 2pm?"

"Is it going to be postponed? I haven't seen any news about it being postponed."

"It's starting to smoke, so it shouldn't be postponed."

"Fuck! Are you serious?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? There are still several minutes left!"

At the same time, in the main control room of Tenglong Island Space Launch Center.

The main control room is the core area of ​​the space launch site, where most of the launch site staff are concentrated.

At this moment, the main control room was filled with a tense and somewhat excited atmosphere.

There are about twenty people in the main control room now. Everyone is sitting in their own seats, staring nervously at the various data, charts, and monitoring images on the screen.

Zheng Lingfei has now been entrusted with an important task and has become the chief commander of the launch. Everyone respects her because her performance during training and simulated launch exercises is indeed the best.

No matter what position Zheng Lingfei is placed in, she performs very well.

Cou Lingfei was staring at the various data on the screen while listening to the reports sent from other positions, with her concentration at full capacity.

Finally, Zheng Lingfei breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed temporarily.

Zhu Fangqing, who was sitting next to him, asked, "What's the situation?"

Zheng Lingfei nodded: "All data indicators are normal, there should be no problem."

Zheng Lingfei has always been a very confident girl, but now she obviously seems a little hesitant.

It wasn't because she had no confidence in the rocket launch, but because she was too nervous. She felt her palms were sweating.

Zhu Fangqing looked up at the big screen, which showed that there were more than two minutes left until launch.

Zhu Fangqing stared at the surveillance footage of the rocket's tail nozzle and said, "I'm so nervous. I hope the launch goes smoothly."

Zheng Lingfei nodded: "I definitely will!"

"By the way, will the boss come over?"

Zheng Lingfei looked back at the entrance: "He had to accept an interview yesterday and will try to come before the launch."

Hu Jiangshan also told Zheng Lingfei at the time that if he was unable to come due to some matter, then the launch would be carried out as planned.

But Zheng Lingfei still hopes that Hu Jiangshan can come.

Hu Jiangshan is not only the boss, but also a technical expert. He feels a little panicked when he is not in the main control room.

Just then, the door opened.

A man walked in, and Zheng Lingfei felt relieved. It was the big boss Hu Jiangshan.

Hu Jiangshan finished the interview and arrived in time.

Hu Jiangshan did not come alone, he was followed by several people.

It was Yang Bingbing, Xiao Sa, Wu Feipeng and others.

After the interview, Yang Bingbing requested to visit the space launch site.

According to the rules set by Hu Jiangshan, no outsiders were allowed to be at the launch site two hours before the launch. However, considering that Yang Bingbing, Xiao Sa and others were reporters from central media and had a strong publicity effect, it was decided to bring them over.

Now, Hu Jiangshan has brought Yang Bingbing and others into the main control room of the space launch site.

After Yang Bingbing, Xiao Sa and others came in, they were all stunned.

They didn't expect that Hu Jiangshan's launch site main control room would be so grand.

People from the central media have seen big scenes. Even if they have not been to the main control room of the national launch site, they have seen the scenes.

The configuration of the main control room at the Tenglong Island launch site is different from that of the national-level launch sites.

Although it is not as spacious as the national team and the screens and instruments are arranged more compactly, it does not feel uncomfortable and instead has a very working atmosphere.

Xiao Sa came back to his senses and pointed to the front and said, "What a big screen! Boss Hu, this is so impressive."

What could Hu Jiangshan say? He responded.

Xiao Sa couldn't care about anything else and quickly said to the photographer behind him, "Don't just stand there, take pictures, quick!"

"excuse me."

As he spoke, Hu Jiangshan walked straight behind Zheng Lingfei.

"How is it? Are the data indicators normal?"

Zheng Lingfei nodded: "Boss, everything is normal!"

At this time, there was less than a minute left until the launch. Zheng Lingfei stared at the screen nervously and didn't even bother to look at Hu Jiangshan.

This is normal. It’s mainly because I’m too nervous and afraid of any accidents.

Hu Jiangshan smiled and patted Zheng Lingfei on the shoulder: "It's okay, as long as the data is fine, the launch will definitely be successful. Even if there are any accidents, this is the first launch."

Zheng Lingfei nodded.

Having said that, Zheng Lingfei doesn't want any accidents to happen.

Naturally, other people don't want to either.

Now everyone's attention is very focused, and some people even have their facial muscles tensed.

Even the people from the central media became nervous because they had seen the countdown on the big screen.

There are twenty seconds left, and it's almost ten seconds.

Zheng Lingfei glanced at Hu Jiangshan, who nodded and told her to go ahead and do it.

Zheng Lingfei started the countdown, and her finger was placed on a red button.

This is the ignition button.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, four, three, two, one..."

"……ignition!"

Ling Lingfei pressed the button decisively.

Yang Bingbing's heart tightened and she glanced at Hu Jiangshan.

Although Hu Jiangshan was also staring at the big screen, his face was as calm as water, he was calm and composed, as if the matter was unimportant.

He is so calm, calm beyond his age.

Is this really a dandy boy? It is totally unimaginable that the shabby things in the legend were done by Hu Jiangshan.

Moreover, Yang Bingbing, Xiao Sa and others had discussed this before, and they all thought that Hu Jiangshan might postpone the launch for some reasons, but now it is obvious that he does not intend to do so.

At this time, the changes on the big screen interrupted Yang Bingbing's thoughts. Flames were seen spurting out of the tail nozzle of the rocket. At first, it was a small flame, but it soon grew bigger and bigger, and finally reached its peak.

The rocket...took off.

Everyone stared with eyes wide open, not daring to blink.

The rocket flew higher and higher and soon disappeared from the surveillance field of view.

Zheng Lingfei shouted: "Switch the monitoring unit!"

Soon, the picture switched, this time to a long shot, aimed at the rocket, and as the rocket moved, the shooting angle also changed, always tracking the rocket body.

At this moment, everyone in the main control room opened their mouths wide, watching the rocket continue to climb in altitude.

There are also various data on the big screen, such as the current altitude, angle, and various data of the rocket, such as the output status of the engine.

Some data are simply incomprehensible unless you are a professional.

At the same time, Tenglong Bay.

Now Tenglong Bay is crowded with ships, and many people are on the deck, looking up to track the rocket.

Not only in Tenglong Bay, there are more ships floating outside Tenglong Bay.

These ships were not allowed to squeeze into Tenglong Bay and could only be watched from the outside.

Of course, you can also see it clearly outside Tenglong Bay.

When the rocket was launched just now, people were so excited that there was a loud cheer and it was very lively.

At this time, some people were still waving towards the sky, some were taking pictures with cameras, and some were preparing telescopes to see more clearly.

Inside the Royal William.

Li Changxi and Guo Zhenning were also staring at the computer screen.

At this time, the live broadcast was also tracking and filming the rocket's launch.

Of course, the clarity and angle are much worse than the monitoring images in the launch site's main control room, but it is still clear.

Of course, Catherine was also staring at the screen, but she was standing a little further away.

Catherine held the juice glass tightly in her hand.

Catherine was obviously very nervous too.

The three people had completely different mentalities. Li Changxi and Guo Zhenning were both surprised and expectant.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jiangshan did not postpone the rocket launch and ignited it as usual.

What were they expecting? Of course, they were expecting the rocket launch to fail.

It would be better to have a big one, with rockets exploding and a spectacular scene.

Li Changxi now feels very regretful. He would rather the rocket explode on the launch pad, making the launch site look like the end of the world, rather than taking off smoothly like it did now.

Now we can only settle for the second best and hope that the rocket will give us some face and explode in the air.

That's fine too, just treat it as watching fireworks, and a super big, super dazzling firework at that.

Guo Zhenning said nervously, "It's up. The rocket is up and still rising. Xi Shao, what is success and what is failure? Could Hu Jiangshan really have succeeded?"

Li Changxi said flatly: "Impossible, how could Hu Jiangshan have such ability? He was lucky enough to be able to ignite a rocket and fly into the sky."

"You're right, this kid is really lucky!"

Li Changxi seemed unsatisfied and added: "In fact, making rockets is not difficult. It's just like making firecrackers."

Li Changxi meant that this rocket was like a large-sized rocket launcher, and all you had to do was stuff gunpowder into it.

Guo Zhengning nodded without saying anything.

Although what Li Changxi said was quite vulgar and illogical, it is the only way to understand it.

If you say that Hu Jiangshan really has aerospace technology and can really build a real rocket, no one would believe it!
Catherine didn't hear clearly what Li Changxi said. She was staring at the rocket on the screen, counting the numbers silently.

Catherine knew a lot about aerospace. She saw that the rocket was in a very good posture and was climbing vertically towards the sky.

Although there are some minor flaws in the flame emitted from the engine, it will definitely not affect the flight of the rocket.

Catherine felt that Hu Jiangshan's rocket launch mission might actually be successful.

At this time, the chat area of ​​the live broadcast room became more lively. In addition to traditional Chinese characters, there were also simplified Chinese characters.

Obviously, there should be mainland netizens among them.

“It’s flying, it’s really flying!”

"Wow, how long will this take? Was the launch successful?"

"It's not that easy. We can't say we've succeeded yet. We have to fly into outer space."

"Don't be ridiculous. This is just a launch test. It doesn't need to fly into outer space. It's said that it only needs to fly beyond the stratosphere."

"We don't have to fly to the stratosphere. Didn't you see the interview? They said it would be considered a success if the vertical height reached more than ten kilometers."

"Ten kilometers? That's easy. Isn't it easy to complete?"

"It's not that easy. I'm a professional, and I can tell you that there are really only a few countries that can successfully launch such a large rocket to an altitude of more than ten kilometers. You can count them on one hand."

"This rocket only has one stage. It's impossible for it to reach the stratosphere. It's quite good if it can reach more than ten kilometers."

The live broadcast screen shows the altitude, and the number currently displayed is six kilometers, which is constantly changing.

[7KM, 7.5KM, 8KM, 8.2KM, 8.3KM, 8.8KM...]

Catherine, Li Changxi and Guo Zhenning stared at the screen, holding their breath, not daring to breathe.

At this time, the screen showed that the altitude was nine kilometers.

Guo Zhenning finally couldn't help but said, "No, no way, why is it still rising? Is this normal?"

Li Changxi widened his eyes and was speechless, as he was almost at the tenth kilometer mark.

The rocket's posture has not changed at all, and the engine is still spitting out tail flames. Although the flame is a little smaller, the change is not too big.

The big fireworks that Li Changxi was expecting never appeared.

Catherine said: "It's done, this rocket should be successful."

Li Changxi looked back at Catherine, opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Before he finished speaking, the live broadcast screen showed that it had reached ten kilometers, and the chat area became lively.

"Wow, ten kilometers already, is this considered meeting the standard?"

"It's done, it's done. The launch was successful!"

"Oh my god, that's amazing!"

"That's weird, why is the rocket still rising?"

The ascent altitude has exceeded eleven kilometers, and there is still no sign of stopping.

【12KM, 13KM, 14KM, 16KM...】

Li Changxi took a deep breath and said, "Are you crazy? Where are you going?"

Finally, the height of the live broadcast screen exceeded 20 kilometers. At this time, the rocket could no longer be seen. Only a black dot could be seen moving away.

Then, I vaguely saw a black dot falling down, slowly getting bigger, and then going beyond the live broadcast screen, and I didn't know where it fell.

There was silence in the luxurious lounge of the Royal William for several minutes.

Guo Zhenning said aloud: "Is this considered a success?"

Catherine smiled slightly: "Success."

Then, cheers broke out outside, it was extremely lively.

(End of this chapter)