You promised to build cars, so why did you go into the military industry?

Li Ran and the others stared in a daze at the rocket that had successfully taken off on the big screen.

Suddenly, a long alarm sounded over the loudspeaker.

Startled, the crowd immediately looked around nervously.

Li Ran, in particular, almost jumped up.

He even began to wonder if his appearance had caused some kind of butterfly effect.

However, the staff in the launch test hall remained calm and composed as they monitored the rocket's flight attitude in an orderly manner.

Li Ran realized, it was the fire department!

"It's highly likely that the rocket's exhaust plume was too large and burned down the nearby trees," Li Ran stated his speculation.

Noticing the calm expressions of the staff on site, Gao and Lin agreed with Li Ran's speculation.

Soon, the rocket flew into the clouds and disappeared from view.

"The cloud cover is too thick; we can't see the optical images clearly," Lin Yu said with some regret.

Everyone stared at the demonstration animation, and time passed quickly, second by second.

128 seconds after the rocket liftoff, the expected booster separation command did not come.

Lin Yu was somewhat worried, but the confident demeanor of the staff on site calmed him down.

The two boosters successfully separated 200 seconds into the flight (T+200 seconds).

However, the beautiful Korolev Cross appeared in Lin Yu's mind.

Flight time 220 seconds (T+220 seconds), first and second stage separation.

Flight time 236 seconds (T+236 seconds), fairing jettison.

At 340 seconds into the flight (T+340 seconds), the second-stage engine shuts down.

Flight time is 360 seconds (T+360 seconds), and the flight will be shut down at level 2.

Flight time 361 seconds (T+361 seconds), second and third stage separation, third stage first ignition.

Flight time 650 seconds (T+650 seconds), Level 3 shutdown, taxiing begins.

Subsequently, the rocket and satellite combination flew out of the tracking and control station, followed by a 200-second monitoring blind spot.

Looking at the Star Arrow combination that was temporarily out of contact, Lin Yu felt a sense of powerlessness.

"The task ahead is arduous and the road is long..."

When the rocket and satellite re-entered the tracking and control area, applause rang out for the first time.

Hearing the applause, the three people in the corner finally breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly clapped along.

Flight time 1323 seconds (T+1323 seconds), third stage secondary ignition.

Flight time 1500 seconds (T+1500 seconds), Level 3 secondary shutdown, begin terminal velocity correction.

Flight time 1530 seconds (T+1530 ​​seconds), terminal velocity correction completed.

The satellite successfully separated from the rocket 1610 seconds after liftoff!

The tense atmosphere in the hall completely disappeared, applause resounded, and everyone cheered and hugged, celebrating this moment of victory.

"Awesome!!!" Li Ran shouted at the top of his lungs, caught up in the atmosphere.

Watching Chang'e's solar panels successfully deploy in the demonstration animation, Lin Yu completely put his worries to rest.

Although the launch sequence of the rocket differed significantly from what I had learned from publicly available information, it seemed to have more powerful propulsion.

But in the end, it was a success.

"Perhaps it's because of that press?" Lin Yu wondered to himself.

Soon, the command center confirmed that Chang'e-2 had directly entered an elliptical Earth-Moon transfer orbit with an apogee of 380,000 kilometers.

The flight phase mission has been completed.

A festive red screen appeared before everyone, and the director of the launch center solemnly announced:

"Respected leaders, experts, and comrades."

According to the Aerospace Flight Control Center, the Long March 3C Y7 carrier rocket flew normally, and the Chang'e probe has accurately entered its predetermined orbit.

I now declare the Chang'e mission a complete success!

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The next day, although the launch mission was completed, many staff members in the telemetry and control center remained at their posts.

Yesterday's celebration of victory did not affect their dedication to their work today.

Because it takes 6 to 7 days for a satellite to reach the moon.

Therefore, during this process, the staff who stayed at their posts worked in three shifts to closely monitor the satellite's flight status continuously until the Chang'e probe successfully arrived at the moon.

Gao, Lin, and Li, who were passing by the control hall, took in the hard work and dedication of the staff.

However, the group did not stop moving forward. They followed closely behind Wang Bing and Su Qing and arrived at an office.

"Director Qi!" Wang Bing greeted as she entered the office.

Director Qi Kaifeng pulled his reading glasses up to his nose, looked up at everyone, and said:

"You're all here. Sit down, please sit down. Don't be shy, we're all family. I have some urgent business to attend to, give me some time, I need to take care of it first."

After saying that, he put on his reading glasses and began to read intently.

Half an hour later, after approving the last document, Director Qi Kaifeng took off his reading glasses and rubbed his Jingming acupoint:

"Before the launch, Comrade Wang Bing said that you had to report a secret to me, but you could only tell me after the launch mission was over."

The mystery surrounding it piqued my interest, making this old man lose his appetite and sleep.

Now that the launch mission is over, can I speak freely and confidently?

After Director Qi Kaifeng finished speaking, he smiled kindly and reassured everyone.

Gao Jingming looked left and right, but no one moved. He took a deep breath and spoke:

"Director Qi, I am Gao Jingming from United Industries. I previously served as Zhang Chengyuan's deputy, mainly responsible for battery-related research."

Six months ago, due to the company's strategic development needs, I began to lead a team to independently conduct research and development on photovoltaic projects.

A while ago, I accidentally synthesized a solar photovoltaic panel with a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 40%.

I think the country's detectors should have a need for these high-efficiency PV panels.

Therefore, they want to use this technology in exchange for some cooperation or support.

The samples were embedded in the roof and trunk lid of the car we drove over.

"..."

Director Qi Kaifeng unconsciously rubbed his thermos cup with both hands, seemingly slowly digesting what Gao Jingming had said.

The five-person group, who should have remained unremarkable, reacted quite differently.

After speaking, Gao Jingming looked at Li Ran with a nervous expression; Lin Yu had an expression of having guessed correctly; Wang and Su's expressions remained unchanged, as if it were a matter of course.

But Li Ran was a little confused. He stared wide-eyed at Gao, then at Lin, and then at Wang and Su.

Then Li Ran realized, no wonder he drove a modified car, he was waiting here!

If it weren't for the "gratitude" involved, Li Ran would have thought that everyone had collectively betrayed them.

But the fact that these four people in front of me are still loyal to me means that this is definitely not a bad thing.

Whether it succeeds or not, it will benefit both ourselves and the United Industries.

Li Ran thought about it carefully again. If this cooperation were to be reached, United Industries would be tied to CNSA.

At that time, they'll have the national aerospace team on their left and the national military industry team on their right...

Thinking about this possible future scenario, Li Ran felt a little giddy, and a smile involuntarily spread across his face.

But considering the seriousness of the occasion, Li Ran secretly warned himself, "No, I have to hold back and not laugh out loud."

He then secretly pinched his thigh hard.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Ran's expression slowly twisted and distorted, and his body trembled uncontrollably...

Gao Jingming, who noticed this scene, broke out in a cold sweat.

Having regained his senses, Director Qi Kaifeng seemed oblivious to the behavior of the five-man team from United Industries. He rubbed his thermos and slowly spoke:

"Young man, don't always think about making a big splash..."