This star is going to the moon

Chapter 475 "This Man Comes from the Moon"

The International Astronautical Congress lasted for five days. The Americans had prepared a lot of trending topics, but they were all overshadowed by the Chinese topic of "mysterious cube on the far side of the moon".

There's no way around it; compared to serious things, humans naturally pay attention to unserious things.

Even after a day or two, many people returned to rationality and analyzed more information from the official attitudes of the Chinese and Lao space agencies, Lu Yun's attitude, photos, and text information, but it still couldn't stop the hype surrounding the "mysterious cube on the far side of the moon".

This is similar to the "Old Bear wants to create biological soldiers," "American manned moon landing conspiracy theory," and "Area 51 UFO aliens" that occurred during the last Cold War, which will form a very long-lasting meme.

Of course, those "old objects" have stood the test of time and have all sorts of so-called "proof and disproof" evidence.

The "mysterious cube on the far side of the moon" is new, undisputedly new, and there is still no evidence to "confirm or disprove" it.

High-resolution photos won't be available for another month or two.

So during this time you can make up whatever you want... cough cough, have a good discussion!
[The Chinese must have discovered something on the far side of the moon, which is why their space technology has seen such a rapid breakthrough in recent years!]

That's right, and its mission to send a manned lunar probe wasn't about competing with the US, but about bringing back that mysterious cube from the moon!

Indeed, haven't you noticed? Only the Chinese are interested in the far side of the moon. They launched Chang'e 4 before, and they plan to launch Chang'e 6 next year.

I suspect that their Chang'e 4 lunar probe discovered the mysterious alien ruins, and that next year's Chang'e 6 mission, ostensibly to collect samples and return, is actually going to retrieve that mysterious cube!

[That's right, that makes sense. Many people say that the "mysterious cube on the far side of the moon" isn't a large alien structure; it's only 80 meters away, so it must be a very small object. The Chinese unmanned lunar sample return device can only bring back samples weighing a few kilograms, so it must be targeting that mysterious cube on the far side of the moon.]

[Wow, that's true! Chang'e 4 landed in the Von Kármán crater within the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, while Chang'e 6's pre-selected landing sites are all within the South Pole-Aitken Basin, and no precise landing location has been given. Therefore, Chang'e 6 will definitely also land in the Von Kármán crater, right next to that mysterious cube!]

[China's preparations are incredibly thorough. Normally, lunar landers from other countries don't have such precise, pinpoint landing capabilities; instead, they autonomously search for more suitable, flatter landing sites. But China has already sent the Yutu-2 rover to scout the area in advance. Once they've photographed the precise terrain, Chang'e 6 can land very easily, then return with the mysterious cube. After that, China will probably be ready to launch itself!]

[It's unimaginable how Laos and China could possibly take off again and achieve controlled nuclear fusion...]

Originally, serious space enthusiasts just watched those alien, UFO, and moon landing conspiracy theorists gossip and make a fuss, but as they watched, some of them got led astray.

After all, as space enthusiasts, they are very clear about the development of space in various countries and have a general idea of ​​the technological level of each country.

Although we don't know the advanced technology in the classified laboratories, we do know which countries have an overall score of 80 or 90, and which have an overall score of 50 or 60.

Theoretically speaking, China's overall space capabilities are indeed quite good, just like its GDP, it is definitely second place.

Although Xiong Da inherited most of Lao Xiong's aerospace capabilities, he can only make a living by "technical archaeology" now, and his economic strength is very poor, resulting in his overall aerospace capabilities being inadequate.

The second... theoretically, it's impossible for the Chinese to have such a breakthrough, especially with the successive emergence of reusable rockets and space shuttles.

Based on space enthusiasts' understanding of the space sector in Laos and China, reusable rockets are unlikely to be realized for another two to five or six years.

There was no precedent for this before, but because the United States has a strong overall space capability, it was able to succeed after ten years of research and development.

The Chinese side will have some reference points from the research, but because China's overall space capabilities are somewhat weaker, it will take at least seven or eight years to complete the research.

As for space shuttles, the Chinese have never researched them; they started with the manned spacecraft model from the beginning.

The US did have a space shuttle program and even researched a single-stage-to-orbit space shuttle, but it was unsuccessful. Theoretically speaking, Lu Yun's situation in researching the Kite-class space shuttle should be worse than that of Elon Musk's situation in researching the Falcon 9 reusable rocket.

As a result, whether it was a reusable rocket with precedents or a space shuttle without precedents, Lu Yun led his team to complete it in one or two years!

And it was successfully recovered on its maiden flight!
Back then, space enthusiasts looked at Lu Yun as if he were a god!
At that time, they only thought Lu Yun was a super genius who had his talents focused on aerospace technology.

Such super geniuses are not uncommon in Chinese history, and there are many in world history as well—the kind of extraordinary individuals who could appear in history books or be displayed in school corridors.

But now, they also feel that something is amiss.

Even domestic space enthusiasts are wavering.

[Brothers, something's definitely wrong with Lu Yun!]

[What could this be? It can't really be aliens, can it?]

Wow, is this the sequel to the sci-fi film "The Man from Earth," titled "The Man from the Moon"?

[That can't be right, this isn't some Wesley series, there's no such alien here.]

[It's also possible they acquired some alien technology, but only a small amount. This trip to the moon is to bring back all of that alien technology.]

Is it possible that Lu Yun traveled back from the future and has some kind of superpower?

Haha, you've been reading too many novels. That kind of thing doesn't happen in the real world.

[I really can't imagine Lu Yun being related to aliens. I feel like he's the kind of super-powerful figure who could be featured in history books, whose life is basically like that of a novel protagonist, and seems almost like he's cheating.]

Indeed, we should have faith in human intelligence and hard work. After all, our technological level and national strength have accomplished in a few decades what many powerful nations took hundreds of years to achieve. Perhaps the Super Cloud just happened to coincide with a critical juncture in our technological development, and the combination of the two caused a chemical reaction that led to instantaneous takeoff?

Hmm, that's possible...

[However, I seem to recall Rowan mentioning wanting to film a movie on the moon. Perhaps we could try making a film about this story, like "The Man from the Moon." We could even put "Filmed on location on the moon" and "Based on a true story" at the beginning of the film—it'd be a guaranteed hit!]

You know what, I actually want to see a movie like that!

[Haha, you guys really know how to create trouble for Lu Yun! Whoever can contact Lu Yun should hurry up and do it, don't let others notify him first.]

[Damn, if I could contact Lu Yun, would I still be chatting and bragging with you guys in the group? I'd be participating in the manned lunar landing project by now!]

While the world was discussing the "mysterious cube on the far side of the moon," the American space delegation attending the 72nd International Astronautical Congress was holding a meeting.

They weren't talking about any mysterious cube; instead, they were seriously discussing the gains and losses of this space conference.

However, everyone's expression was not very pleasant.

"I think this is the Chinese taking revenge..."

(End of this chapter)