Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 81 has no upper limit.
At this moment, not only Jiang Yang, but everyone's heart was in their throats.

Professor Chen Yusheng, in particular.

In this life, he performed much better than in the previous one. He clearly knew about the deaths of more than a dozen astronauts in the previous life before one astronaut finally succeeded in launching, which gave him sufficient psychological preparation and resilience.

Even so, he was still pale and his body trembled slightly.

Suddenly, a violent burst of fire erupted in the bright sky, and a cold, emotionless voice clearly reached everyone's ears: "Rocket No. 1 launch failed!"

Professor Chen Yusheng swayed and closed his eyes in pain.

But this is not the end.

More and more voices continued to come in.

"Rocket No. 2 launch failed!"

"Rocket No. 3 launch failed!"

"Rocket No. 4 launch failed!"

"Rocket No. 5 launch failed!"

All five rockets in the first batch failed to launch.

Even though he knew this was normal, and that the highest success rate of rocket launches in this life was only about 20%, and that five consecutive launch failures were expected, Jiang Yang was still filled with sadness.

Unfortunately, the laws of physics do not change according to human will or emotion. No matter how high people's expectations are, they will remain the way they are.

Soon, the second batch of five rockets stood in front of the launch pad. Shortly after, the corresponding five astronauts stepped out of the rest room, rushed to the launch tower, and headed towards the spacecraft located on top of the rockets.

Their steps remained steady, their pace consistent. Even their breathing and expressions showed little change.

Looking at their figures, Jiang Yang suddenly felt as if he were seeing those things that happened during the war years.

I could vaguely hear the sound of bugles, high-pitched and loud.

Under this call, one after another, soldiers with lofty beliefs and firm ideals braved a hail of bullets and continuous artillery fire, wearing dirty and tattered clothes, and holding weapons that were practically garbage compared to the enemy, and charged forward without hesitation towards the enemy who were much stronger than themselves.

As wave after wave of soldiers fell, silently losing their lives, wave after wave of soldiers continued to rush forward without hesitation.

Jiang Yang's heart pounded like a drum. At this moment, his entire body was filled with boiling blood, making him wish he could rush up and join the battle.

But he knew he wasn't qualified.

The second batch of rockets was launched. This time the results were more encouraging.

Of just five rockets, three were successful!
In just over ten minutes, three astronauts and their spacecraft were sent into Earth orbit.

The third launch began immediately without any delay.

In the previous life, as long as there was one success, there was no need for further launches. But in this life, there are 64 rockets and 64 astronauts, each of whom needs to go to space.

More than three hours later, all 64 rockets were launched.

Looking at the now empty astronaut lounge, Jiang Yang sighed heavily.

Overall, the success rate of rocket launches in this life is indeed higher than in the previous life, but it has not reached the 20% success rate I expected at the beginning.

Sixty-four rockets were launched, ultimately sending 12 astronauts into Earth orbit, achieving an overall success rate of approximately 18.7%.

Before even reaching the battlefield, over 80% of the soldiers perished en route. The remaining 12 soldiers would shoulder the hopes of the entire nation and the continuation of civilization. With the astronauts launched, the mission moved to its next phase.

Nuclear bomb.

In this era, these most powerful weapons of humanity, representing destruction and death, will not be sent to the moon using intercontinental ballistic missiles, but will instead use the Giant God II rocket.

The reason is simple: this time, what people need to do is to smoothly send these nuclear bombs to the moon, rather than letting them explode directly on the moon.

If the astronauts discover something on the moon, they will need these nuclear bombs to destroy it.

Taking into account the carrying capacity of the Giant Spirit II rocket, as well as the yield, size, and mass of the nuclear bomb, three different nuclear bombs were ultimately selected.

The smallest of these nuclear weapons is the atomic bomb. Thanks to advanced nuclear miniaturization technology, this small atomic bomb has a total mass of only 100 kilograms, and its size is like that of a large suitcase. Its yield is only about 200 tons of TNT.

This type of small atomic bomb can be launched by a single Torch II rocket, and if successful, eight of them can be sent to the moon.

Secondly, there are medium-strength nuclear weapons.

It is a hydrogen bomb with a total mass of only about 300 kilograms. Its shape is like a tiny mixing tank, and its yield is about 8000 tons of TNT.

The third type is the largest, also a hydrogen bomb, with a total mass of 1.5 tons and a yield that skyrocketed to around 100 million tons of TNT.

Overall, it looks like a small car.

One of these nuclear bombs can only be transported by a single Giant Spirit II rocket.

Three different types of nuclear bombs were planned, with the smallest atomic bomb planned to be delivered in quantities of 40, the medium-sized in quantities of 10, and the large in quantities of 2.

Therefore, a total of 12 Giant Spirit II rockets would be needed.

Launch then commenced.

Amidst the roar of rockets, brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky once more, and payload bays, or spacecraft, rose into Earth's orbit and began orbital adjustments.

Jiang Yang knew that a rocket exploding in the air would not detonate the nuclear bomb in the payload compartment—that would require a special and unique detonation method.

People don't need to worry about the nuclear explosion, but another issue needs attention.

Hydrogen bombs use isotopes of hydrogen as detonating materials, so it doesn't matter if these materials proliferate. But atomic bombs are different.

It uses uranium-235 or plutonium-239 as the detonating material, both of which are highly radioactive and cause great pollution and harm.

Once affected by a rocket explosion, these nuclear materials will diffuse into the air. Although the quantity is small, it can significantly increase the radiation level of the launch site and the surrounding environment.

But in this situation... we can't worry about that now.

The success rate of the nuclear missile launch reached 18%, and a total of 67 rockets were used.

At this moment, of the 292 Giant Spirit II rockets manufactured with the combined efforts of the entire nation, 161 remain.

All 161 rockets will be used up in the third phase of the launch, as they will be used to transport supplies and munitions.

Yes, people will also send weapons and ammunition to the moon, including artillery, rockets, grenades, machine guns, and rifles, specially designed to be used in a vacuum environment, for astronauts to use as needed.

As for the quantity...

There is no upper limit; all 161 rockets will be launched, sending as many as possible.

(End of this chapter)