This star is going to the moon

Chapter 285 Countdown to the Retirement of the Shenzhou Spacecraft, Countdown to the First Manned Crew Dragon (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
[The Americans are so great! They can control the country's direction through voting, unlike some other countries, tsk tsk.]

No wonder they are the world's leading power and the only superpower; their corrective mechanisms are excellent.

I don't want a grand rise to power, I just want a little dignity!

The Democratic Party has nominated its own candidate, someone named Biden. He'll definitely be able to end that old blond's reckless policies, his talk of making the Union great again is utter nonsense.

Indeed, I feel we should learn from them; only in that way can we develop and grow strong while guaranteeing human rights.

[What human rights? More like human rights abuses!]

Yeah, they finally managed to pick a golden retriever, and now they want to get rid of him? Looks like their selection skills aren't that great.

This is different; Old Deng said he would lead the Union to prosperity and strength.

[Haha, that blond guy even said he'd make the Union great again.]

Is another election coming up? Changing leaders every four years, and not even from the same side, won't that cause a lot of policy inconsistencies?

[Yay, the annual political talent show is about to begin again, more fun to watch.]

Yes, there's never a shortage of people who enjoy life.

However, the Americans are indeed quite happy right now. Regardless of how well the blond businessman is doing or whether he is harmful to other countries, he has generated a lot of online buzz, causing many self-media and even media outlets to gain followers rapidly.

As long as his news is reported, the KPI can be achieved quickly.

Even though it's unclear whether it's true or not, it seems to have actually spawned a group of "golden retriever worshippers" who genuinely idolize him.

However, it must be said that some of the actions of the Golden Retriever businessman are not much different from those of the fan circle. This new rival, Old Deng, is a typical "opponent" in the framework of traffic stars, and he is going against the Golden Retriever brother.

Now, the old man's frantic impeachment of Trump, and even his desire to send Trump to prison, is actually helping Trump "solidify his fan base."

After all... the peak breeds false support, while twilight witnesses devout believers.

You can tell who the true fans are and who the haters are at a glance when it matters!

However, Chinese netizens were quickly drawn to a new hot topic, as someone photographed the "Yuanwang 21" rocket transport ship docking and unloading cargo at a coastal port.

After the port's giant cranes lifted the huge aerospace-grade containers onto massive flatbed trucks, a convoy of oversized transport vehicles began its journey on the highway with the assistance of temporary traffic control measures implemented by the traffic police.

When such a ostentatious motorcade takes to the streets, even more people take photos of it.

And once they posted the photos and videos online, the internet became even more lively.

There's no way around it; these huge, oversized vehicles can take up several lanes, and they're covered in various aerospace designs. Before, it was the Long March 5 rocket, and now it's the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle!

(Image from the internet, but it shows the Long March 5 rocket being transported in sections.)

During the last space race, people imagined living on the moon and Mars in the new century, but now, human space travel is still incredibly difficult. Today, a new type of manned spacecraft has finally arrived!

[A space shuttle that's completely reusable like an airplane—I wonder when the ticket price will be like an airplane ticket, then I can go to space for a trip too.]

[It's too difficult; it'll probably take at least another fifty years.]

[Fifty years? How come that's the same timeframe as controlled nuclear fusion?] [They're still different. Controlled nuclear fusion is a perpetual fifty years; whether you ask in 1950 or 1950, it's still fifty years. But space tourism flights are just around the corner. In a few decades, we might actually be able to lower the price of tickets to space to a level that ordinary people can afford.]

[It seems unlikely that the price will drop to something affordable for ordinary people. Even if it drops to around 100,000 yuan, similar to a first-class ticket on an international flight, many ordinary people would probably still choose to use that money to buy a car or something similar, rather than go to space.]

That's true. But if the price really drops to 10 yuan, then many people with a little capital would probably choose to go to space to broaden their horizons. At that time, space tourism would definitely be very prosperous.

[Forget about that, it's too far ahead. Let's look at next week's manned spacecraft. Our Shenzhou-13 is leaving the space station and returning to Earth. The space agency will probably choose "Muyuan" next, so every Shenzhou manned spacecraft we see is one less available.]

It seems that Elon Musk's commercial crewed spacecraft, Crew Dragon, is also about to make its maiden astronaut flight, sending two astronauts to the International Space Station.

[If it were before, I would say that the Crew Dragon spacecraft was quite advanced, after all, it could be reused ten times. But since the advent of the Kite space shuttle, I can only say that it still needs further refinement.]

I'm actually not very interested in aerospace. I only started learning about it after seeing Lu Yun on the show "Back to Field." Now that he's not on the show anymore, it's lost much of its appeal for me. I heard that the cast of "Go Fighting!" is going to be completely revamped for season six, and it seems my favorite actor, Luo Zhixiang, isn't going to be participating either. Sigh, I'm not interested in "Go Fighting!" anymore.

Don't worry, they're not retiring from the entertainment industry. Lu Yun has more important things to do, and Luo Zhixiang will definitely have other shows to do, so there will definitely be something to watch...

Many of Luo Zhixiang's fans began to wait with high hopes, and some even bought Luo Zhixiang's merchandise to show their support.

To the delight of many fans, who previously had no delivery service to their villages, now find that deliveries are being made to their villages.

This is because the government began to further promote the "express delivery to villages" project in April and formulated a "three-year plan".

The government aims to go beyond simply providing road access to every village and then extend that access to express delivery services to every village.

Will Show Lo disappoint his fans? No one knows except for Rowoon, but Rowoon certainly won't let his space enthusiast fans' wishes be disappointed.

He took many photos and posted them on Weibo as the transport vehicles delivered the parts of "Wooden Kite" into the hangar of the space airport.

However, the most important part is the short video that follows the photo.

In the video, An Fangfei interviews Lu Yun with a microphone: "Mr. Lu Yun, when will the 'Wooden Kite' space shuttle make its maiden flight?"

Lu Yun said in a serious tone, "I feel that the 'Wooden Kite' can make its maiden flight in about a month, or at the latest by the end of May."

"Don't worry, we will announce a more accurate time in May to ensure that everyone can see it on time."

Then the camera pans to Mr. Guo, an ordinary citizen with a scruffy beard, who says, "Friends who can't come to the event, don't worry. I will find the best angle to shoot the clearest picture and then post it online for everyone to enjoy."

The video amused many people.

Wow, Lu Yun and An Fangfei are really something, they've even gotten into cosplay.

[Director Guo, what are you doing? What do you mean by "ordinary citizen"?]

[It's one thing for ordinary citizens, but Director Guo, what's with your scruffy beard? You're supposed to be a "cyber succubus," you need to tidy up your once-glorious appearance, Director Guo!]

[I can't wait any longer, Lu Yun, hurry back and assemble the "Wooden Kite" space shuttle!]

[What do you mean "can't wait"? Whatever machine you want, go for it!]

[Netizens are so lewd; the moment they see short sleeves, they immediately think of bare arms, and then of nudity...]

(End of this chapter)