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

Chapter 90 Recruiting Astronauts

half a month later.

Before dawn, Wang Bing got up and washed up before the alarm clock rang.

He stared at his shiny bald head in the mirror for a long time before finally letting out a helpless sigh.

Resignedly, I buried my head in washing my face, and casually squeezed out a pump of facial cleanser and rubbed it around my head.

When I wipe my scalp with a towel, I unconsciously make it shine.

Then she took a custom-made wig from the shelf next to the sink and carefully put it on in front of the mirror.

After confirming that everything was in order, I quickly tidied up and went out.

Two days ago, he received an invitation letter from the United States for an overseas academic exchange.

He didn't even look at the email carefully before dragging it to the trash can.

Although he declined the invitation, the message it conveyed gave him a sense of urgency.

It's possible that United Industries is being targeted.

So even though today is the first day of the National Day holiday, he has no intention of going out for a vacation.

I walked from the dormitory building to the experimental building belonging to my team, and I didn't encounter many people along the way.

The entire building was practically deserted due to the holiday, with only a few lights remaining on in the corridor.

The footsteps echoed in the hallway, sounding exceptionally clear.

As Wang Bing stood at the entrance of his private elevator, he suddenly felt a strange sense of desolation, but he immediately shook his head to shake off the thought. Once in his office, he took off his coat and draped it over the back of his chair, turned on his computer, and pulled out the manned spacecraft plan that he hadn't finished reading yesterday, continuing his study.

Unlike Wang Bing, who stayed at the base, Li Ran's holiday experience was much more exciting.

On the second day of his holiday, he drove alone to the vicinity of the airport in the northern suburbs of Jiangyang City.

He had checked beforehand; there was a flight school nearby.

They then thought of finding some promising candidates from this flight school who would be suitable for manned space missions.

What Li Ran didn't know was that although this flight school claimed to be a school, it would be more accurate to call it a flight club.

Due to the surge in tourism during the National Day holiday, the club launched a high-altitude sightseeing tour.

For a fee, you can take one of their light aircraft for a ride around Jiangyang City.

If you're lucky enough to catch the launch of the United Rocket, passengers can watch the spectacular rocket launch from afar.

Because the experience of watching a rocket launch from above is completely different from that on the ground, this project sold very well after its launch.

After parking the car, the newly arrived reception staff from out of town mistook Li Ran for a tourist.

The receptionist led him to Instructor Qian, who was conducting physical training for the trainees.

"Astronauts?"

Instructor Qian, who was counting for the trainees, looked at Li Ran with a puzzled expression, then turned to look at the trainees not far away who were struggling to do even a few standard pull-ups.

He suspected that he might have developed tinnitus from flying too much lately.

Honestly, if it weren't for United Industries launching rockets every three days in the past two months, which has boosted the tourism market in Jiangyang City and even benefited his club, whose sales of aerial sightseeing projects have multiplied several times, it would have been a huge success.

Based on the question Li Ran asked when he pushed the door open, he would have thought that this person was deliberately trying to cause trouble.

In other words, Li Ran's face is too easily recognizable in Jiangyang City.

If anyone else had asked, Instructor Qian would have felt that he would be doing himself a disservice if he didn't give them an over-the-shoulder throw.

But haven't the United Industries and the military always had a good relationship? Why not recruit from the military?

Who would come to a flight club to scout for astronauts?

Expecting a bunch of people who can't even fly a primary training aircraft to become astronauts? Are you crazy?!

"Mr. Li, although we are a flight school, we are more like a club-like training institution. Apart from some flying enthusiasts, we have a lot of novice students, and very few of them can fly solo."

"If you're serious about becoming an astronaut, I suggest you join the military, not come here and make fun of us."

In the evening, Li Ran appeared at the entrance of the military base.

Then they saw Xing Yan, who was on guard duty.

Only then did Li Ran remember that, according to tradition, senior military officers were to personally stand guard on holidays.

So he waited alone in the reception room for a while.

About an hour and a half later, Xing Yan, having finished his shift, arrived at the reception room.

Xing Yan took off his hat and placed it on the table, revealing a red mark on his forehead: "What do you want on this holiday?"

"Could you introduce me to the air force leaders of our military region?"

"No problem."

But why not let Zhou Rui come?

The "Cheetah II" armor he recently developed has become quite famous throughout the team!

"Your United Industries has more influence than mine now."

As Xing Yan spoke, he walked out, heading towards the reception room.

Before leaving, Xing Yan asked, "May I ask what you're going to do?"

We are hiring.

Xing Yan paused in his hand as he opened the door, then turned to look at Li Ran with some curiosity: "The Air Force, recruiting? Recruiting pilots? Are you planning to build your own airplanes?"

"Pretty much, they're astronauts."

Li Ran smiled somewhat shyly.

The National Day holiday in 2015 was a time that Jiang Xingyun would never forget.

This holiday was not only the last time he participated in guard and combat readiness missions during his military service, but it was also a period that completely changed his destiny.

他记得很清楚，10月5日上午10点17分36秒，他刚刚完成了最后一组飞行任务。

Since he was not scheduled to work for the next two days, he would personally put an end to his 28-year military career in a few days.

Therefore, after the mission was over, he stayed in the cockpit of the plane for a long time and was reluctant to leave.

After an unknown amount of time, he climbed out of the cockpit and stood beside the wing, slowly and inch by inch stroking the skin with his hand.

From a complete novice to a seasoned leader, the blue sky witnessed his growth.

To outsiders, this path may seem full of hardship and difficulty, but to him, everything seems to have come naturally and smoothly.

He is very talented, so much so that he can grasp the essence of things that others need to practice repeatedly to master, after just one look.

However, such amazing talent also made him lose his awe of hard training.

This resulted in his military career ending in a less than satisfactory way.

In May 2009, the selection of the second batch of astronauts officially began.

Jiang Xingyun signed up as soon as he received the notification.

At the time, he was full of confidence in himself and felt that it was only natural for him to be selected as an astronaut, given his talent and ability.

But the result was that there are always people better than you.

Compared to the seven competitors who were ultimately selected.

Everyone has talent.

There are even people who are more talented than me!

However, during various skills training sessions, Jiang Xingyun discovered that he was not as strong as he had imagined.

Because he lacked respect for rigorous training, he always relied on his natural talent to make a living.

This led to him feeling increasingly overwhelmed in the subsequent rounds of assessments.

For the first time, he had the thought that he couldn't keep up.

Unsurprisingly, he was not selected.

When he applauded and congratulated the seven selected members, he accepted his defeat wholeheartedly.

The defeat six years ago shattered his years of pride.

In the following year, he pieced himself back together from the pieces.

In preparation for the third round of recruitment, he began to demand more of himself in his daily training, gritting his teeth and waiting for the next opportunity, all to fulfill his dream.

Unfortunately, he never got to live to see that day.

Because his body couldn't hold on any longer.

Jiang Xingyun, at the age of forty-six, gradually felt his strength waning.

He got injured during another training session, and his morale plummeted.

I'm tired, it's time to let myself off the hook.

Just as Jiang Xingyun was stroking his fighter jet and lost in memories, a rough voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Old Jiang, do you still want to fly to the moon?"

The visitor was his old comrade-in-arms, surnamed Fang, whom he had known for many years.

His fellow pilots who joined the same flight squadron are now working in the military region headquarters.

"No, I've flown for most of my life, I'm content." Jiang Xingyun said calmly.

Colonel Fang walked over and stood next to him, staring at Jiang Xingyun's face with a curious expression, scrutinizing him carefully: "Contentment? I don't believe it. What if by 'go to heaven' I mean over 100 kilometers?"

Jiang Xingyun was stunned for a moment.

If it's over 100 kilometers, then that means crossing the Carmen line?

A fighter jet capable of crossing the boundary between the atmosphere and outer space?

Could it be the legendary space fighter?

If it really exists, I have to touch it at least.

Seemingly noticing Jiang Xingyun's interest, Colonel Fang chuckled and said, "Yes, even higher. Who knows, maybe we'll even get to the moon!"

"!!!"