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Chapter 566. 564. Ice Crystal Project
He could ignore the crazy words of the golden retriever, but this time he had to take a trip.

No way, no matter how arrogant, the Pentagon's direct orders still need to be considered.

These people are not good enough, but if they make trouble, they are better than one another!

Musk got out of the car, and he was greeted by a casual man in a uniform, thick glasses, and a stubble that looked like he hadn't shaved in a few days.

A somewhat scruffy-looking Mexican, who couldn't be found in the crowd.

However, even a rebellious person like Musk dare not underestimate this thin and small guy.

This is a stunning genius, but also an extreme paranoid.

Diego Carlo, a genius in rocket technology, has a perverse personality and aggressive behavior. Apart from rockets, nothing can attract his attention, including women, money, and status.

But it is also such a person who, as a Mexican, can break through the glass ceiling of his career and climb up to the position of chief designer of this secret launch site.

He's exactly the kind of guy Musk needs.

Skilled, unassuming, with nothing but rockets.

So when Musk saw him coming, he also smiled for the first time, instead of the cold coercion when facing other employees.

"How is the 'Ice Crystal Project' going?"

"Preparation for test flight is underway, soon."

Diego looked up at the heavy rocket that was being transported and debugged, and the huge aircraft that the rocket would carry.

The aircraft does not look like an airplane, nor does it look like any other known spacecraft. Looking at its appearance, it looks more like a UFO full of jet engines.

It was a starship, the secret hole card in Musk's hand, and Diego's painstaking effort and pride.Rockets, starships, two things are all made by him, from design to manufacture, all in one hand.

Diego was still admiring his work, but Musk handed over a tablet.Diego took it over and took a look, his face was suddenly a little stunned and unwilling.

On the screen, a live special program of the manned launch of Houyi-[-] is being played.

"I need a specific time, and I have to start announcing it now, otherwise...

"The White House has gone completely insane because of the failure of NASA's space station program. We have to get something out and prevent the Pentagon from getting in our way."

Musk also looked up at the rocket, and his face was not very good.

NASA's trial rocket launch has failed, and plans to build a new space station have fallen through, so it's his turn.

Originally thought that with the support of those people behind him, he could strangle the lunatic sitting in the Oval Office to death at a critical moment, but unexpectedly, he was still influenced by him in the end.

"Three days later." Diego replied without thinking, but his eyes were still fixed on Houyi No. [-] on the tablet.

Musk heard the words, his face softened a little.

Three days is not an unacceptable time point for an aerospace project that is often recorded in years, and it is even much earlier than his own estimate.

"The White House hopes that we can stabilize our leading position as a space power and maintain our technological advantages, so this moon landing plan cannot be lost. Only after completing the plan to return to the moon can we free up our hands to fully participate in the competition."

"At least, until after the election."

Musk also knows that the current United States is an abnormal United States, and it is unrealistic to hope that it will go all out to compete with China, so it is necessary to throw out the "return to the moon" plan to buy time.

"This is the best rocket in the world. With it, returning to the moon and landing on Mars will not be a problem." Diego raised his head and stared at the work in front of him, his voice full of confidence and enthusiasm.

"That's good, I wish our plan a complete success." Musk secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "By the way, what about the things I brought last time? How is the progress?"

"I'm not interested in fighting and killing things. You can ask the person in charge of the weapons department." Diego watched the Houyi No. [-] on the tablet frantically, tossing and turning, loving it, as if he had no intention of continuing to pay attention to Musk This boss.

Musk looked at the fanaticism of his engineer and shook his head.Without saying hello, he left him where he was, while he walked towards the weapons research room beside him under the guard of security guards.

The live broadcast of Houyi-[-] is still going on.

The news of the failure of the US space station program has already spread around, and the future space competition is very uncertain.

All forces are racking their brains to find a way to prevent Huaxia from taking the lead.

The aerospace powers rushed to work and concentrated all their energy trying to occupy a place in this competition.

And other small countries, although most cannot compete technologically, have drawn the public's attention to themselves.

This is a global competition for the future of mankind, no matter what the initiative is, it will inevitably be involved.

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A tropical island off the southern coast of China, the first launch site open to the public.

Inside the launch site, the staff in uniforms were all looking forward to it, and the team leader who had visited the first test of Houyi-[-] before was there.

Through the real-time images of the live broadcast, they can watch Zhou Rui's flight perspective throughout the whole process, and the preparations for the launch site have also been completed.

As long as the plane arrives, they can immediately conduct a lift-off inspection, and then organize personnel to board the plane and lift off directly.

This is a mission that attracts the attention of the world. As long as it is successfully completed, it will be another exciting milestone for their China's aerospace engineering.

Although the protagonist is a private aerospace company.

Using the newly developed space plane to carry out manned spaceflight and spacewalk missions is not a small risk in theory. After all, it is the first time to conduct a test, and no one can guarantee whether it can be successfully completed.

But even if they use their own launch vehicles to carry out the mission, there are certain risks.

There are pros and cons to this kind of cooperation, and the boss doesn't know why the higher-ups are so supportive of this event, and even sent three outstanding young astronauts to cooperate with this "unofficial" event.

"The plane is here."

The shout made everyone subconsciously raise their heads to look at the sky, and they saw a black spot, which was quickly approaching the launch site.

"Isn't that right? If I remember correctly, it's been less than an hour since takeoff?"

"47 minutes 52 seconds."

"This... If I remember correctly, the straight-line distance from Binhai City to our place is more than 1800 kilometers?"

"Yes, don't emphasize it, you remember correctly. The flight speed of this aircraft in the atmosphere is definitely above Mach [-], and may even exceed J[-]."

"..."

Under the gaze of many eyes, Houyi-[-] hovered over the open space of the launch site and landed at the predetermined location below.

And the staff who came to "pick up the plane" were already in a mess, discussing the magical data they analyzed intensely...

(End of this chapter)