This star is going to the moon

Chapter 147: Preparation for Tiangong Space Station, Lu Yun teaches the old aerospace teacher

In fact, the domestic public opinion caused by the Notre Dame Cathedral fire is easy to understand. It was caused by "reverse nationalism".

In recent years, foreign media have been hyping up the rise of nationalism among Chinese people. The most obvious sign is the claim that the nearly 2 billion yuan box office of "Wolf Warrior 60" two years ago was driven by nationalism.

Now this hat has been put on "The Wandering Earth".

No matter whether the plot of "The Wandering Earth" is "the world's people unite to fight disasters", the fact that it can have a box office of nearly 65 billion yuan is because the domestic nationalism of the Chinese people is on the rise again, and then the box office is raised together.

Not only did foreign media say so, but a large number of anthropomorphic creatures in China followed suit, making a large number of remarks on various platforms that belittled "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth", devaluing them as worthless.

Regarding the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, whether it is lamenting or mocking, these are all normal emotions. After all, everyone has their own thoughts.

However, when a disaster occurs in the country, they either remain silent, or say "it serves them right", or fiercely criticize the system and government management.

But when a disaster happens in foreign countries, they lament extremely and say it is a "loss to all mankind" and so on.

This situation is influenced by "reverse nationalism".

This is completely opposite to the "nationalism" promoted by foreign countries. Forget about xenophobia. People can't wait to call foreigners "dads" and want them to accept them.

These people are not proud of their own culture at all. Instead, they think that their own culture is backward and decadent, and are more inclined towards foreign culture and values.

They also emphasize their own country's mistakes and completely ignore their own achievements and contributions. They always say that foreigners have made greater contributions to the world and that their invasion of China has brought them advanced culture.

They also believe that their own people are inferior and highly praise the people of other countries.

They believe that their own government and system are incompetent, backward and corrupt, and praise the governments and systems of other countries, believing them to be efficient, advanced and honest.

It would be understandable if this situation occurred in an extremely underdeveloped small country, but it is very strange that it happened in the world's second largest country.

Of course, if you look into it more deeply, it is actually understandable.

That is, the speed of development of Lao Zhong is too fast, and it is also very gentle, and does not expand violently outward, so some anthropomorphic creatures with dull brains cannot react and do not understand the changes in the strength of Lao Zhong.

But there is nothing we can do about it, we can only leave it to time to solve it.

Anyway, Lu Yun knew that after twenty or five years, these things would start to go crazy.

Of course, that was the situation in the previous life. It’s hard to say in this life. Maybe...

Faster!

[The core module of the Tiangong space station was loaded onto the Long March 5B rocket and transported to the launch area! ]

The Tiangong space station's core module, the Tianhe module, weighs 22.5 tons and is over 16 meters long. It is larger and heavier than any other module on the International Space Station, and its technology is also more advanced!

[Haha, the launch is happening at the end of this month. I'm already planning to take some time off to watch it live!]

I remember the Tiangong-2 space laboratory is still in space, right? If the Tiangong space station is also up there, wouldn't our country have two space stations in space at the same time?

[In theory, yes, they are all considered separate space stations.]

[However, judging by official intentions, Tiangong-2 may be docked with the Tiangong Space Station, leaving only one.]

I thought Tiangong-2 would just wait for re-entry and burn up, but I didn't expect it to have a new mission? [Of course, our country is used to hard times and won't miss any experimental opportunities. Maybe this is just some more docking practice to test for future manned lunar landings.]

[Hey, come on, I saw on the news that Lu Yun was also at the rocket transfer site. Could he be going to inspect the lunar launch area?]

Yes, Lu Yun did go to inspect the Long March 10 rocket launch site.

The Binhai Launch Center is located at a low latitude and is surrounded by the sea, making it safer. It will become the main space launch center in the country in the future.

The launch site for the Wanhu rocket is also under construction here. Since the launch here can use a recovery ship to recover the rocket fairing, it can save more money and further reduce the launch price.

The construction of the Long March 10 launch site is relatively complicated because the Long March 10 is divided into two types: bare-pole type and heavy-duty type, but the official idea is to build a launch tower that can be compatible with both types, which saves money.

So Lu Yun took a group of people on a tour of the Binhai Launch Site. During the meeting, someone said, "I'm still optimistic about directly modifying the Long March 5 launch tower. After the Long March 10 is built, the Long March 5 will have to be retired anyway. It's a good opportunity to recycle waste and save a lot of money."

"Yes, I'm also optimistic about the Long March 5 launch tower renovation. According to the Long March 10 rocket's development timeline, the Long March 10's maiden flight will take place six months after the launch of the Tiangong space station and the Tianwen-1 Mars probe. This is the perfect time for the launch platform renovation."

But there are also opponents.

"I disagree. Your timeline is too extreme. If anything goes wrong, the entire plan will collapse. There's no margin at all."

"Yes, it would be more appropriate to build a new launch tower directly in Area 4. The Long March 5 tower can be modified when there is more demand for the Long March 10 in the later stages."

"That's right. Perhaps we can rent it to commercial rocket companies after they have a need for it. Mr. Lu, what are your thoughts?"

Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Lu Yun didn't waste any words and directly pointed the laser pen at area number eight.

"Number 8, the geological conditions there aren't as good as in Area 4?"

A group of veteran astronauts were puzzled.

Lu Yun said, "In terms of geological conditions alone, it's not as good as Area 92, but the difference is only 87 points versus points. However, Area far surpasses Area in other aspects!"

"Comrades, rocket launches bring a large number of tourists to our city. They come here just to see the launch. The launch pads for the Long March 5 and Long March 7 are already located in a common location. Tourists are too far away to see anything but a small square. If a launch pad is built in Area 4, tourists won't even be able to see it."

"The geological conditions in Area 8 are only slightly inferior, but its location is excellent. There's a large sandy beach across the bay, making it a great place for tourists to watch rocket launches."

"Leaving aside ordinary rocket launches, the significance of manned lunar landing is not just about sending astronauts to the moon; it also carries the mission of boosting national self-confidence."

"As for information dissemination, watching a live broadcast is one thing, but having a large number of people watching in person is another. The direct emotional motivation gap between the two is huge!"

A group of veteran astronauts who had studied aerospace technology all their lives were slightly stunned.

Lu Yun continued, "I've been working in the entertainment industry for several years and I'm very familiar with communication and audience psychology. No matter what you do, you need to let as many people know about it as possible, and it's best to let them know on the spot."

"If you want to get a high box office, you need to get more people into the cinema to watch the movie. The atmosphere in the cinema is extremely important."

"Of course, your film has to be of good quality, but simply tricking audiences into the cinema doesn't count."

"Compared to online reviews, the average audience is more receptive to recommendations from their friends. If someone they know posts on WeChat Moments saying it's good, then their friends are more likely to watch it."

"The same goes for boosting national self-confidence through manned lunar landings. When you discover someone in your circle of friends went to watch the lunar launch live, the emotional impact you felt is far greater than what you could simply see online!"

(End of this chapter)