Super technology leader

They all understood Kuna's thinking.

Yes, technology has advanced, and many things are different now.

Just like nearly a hundred years ago, the sky was dominated by airships. Rigid airships were the nightmares of the sky at that time, and airplanes were just short-legged and not very useful.

So, many flight commands at that time were aimed at airships, such as inflation, deflation, leaks, and paying attention to sparks, etc.

In the age of airplanes, these flight commands are completely useless.

Even the development of firearms, the earliest muzzle-loading guns required a matchlock, first loading gunpowder and then bullets, and finally, poking it.

When technology became advanced later, there was no need for so much trouble, just pull the trigger.

"Da da da da da——"

Not only could soldiers use them, but they could also be installed on airplanes, with even greater power.

As for loading bullets, that was the business of the ground crew.

This is all thanks to the advancement of technology.

Kuna's idea is like saying: now there are computers, even supercomputers. If you want to calculate something, just press a few numbers and plus, minus, multiply, and divide, and the result will come out immediately.

If you insist on calculating on scratch paper with a pencil, besides satisfying your sentimentality, you are just wasting time!

In fact, building rockets is the same. Building rockets now is completely different from building rockets in the beginning. The basic procedures have been reduced a lot.

It's just because rockets are getting bigger and bigger. Originally, it was enough to fly to Earth's orbit, but now they want it to fly directly to Mars, so other procedures have naturally increased.

The development of technology can definitely reduce procedures, but many people dare not imagine Kuna's kind of drastic reduction of procedures, like smashing all four walls first during renovation.

Especially those professional rocket experts.

Even if their calculations show that a rocket is 100% problem-free, they still have to test-fly one or two before making other plans.

Initially, Elon Musk's commercial manned Dragon spacecraft used science-fiction rocket retrorockets for landing, but it was changed to parachutes.

For nothing else, just for safety! Safety! And safety!

Because there were really too many rocket launch accidents in the early days, and those rules were all tested with lives.

So, a rocket expert immediately retorted: "Mr. Kuna, please note that even if Pioneer Company has achieved 100% success after reducing the number of tests, it is only the success of cargo devices. The safety standards for rockets carrying cargo and carrying people are completely different."

"Especially the first flight of a new rocket, although we have done 100% inspection, sometimes unexpected situations will occur."

"I still know this," Kuna said with a confident look, not even afraid of the rocket expert's questions, because he knew he would win this round.

Especially under the major premise that the rocket must be launched on May 20 to perform a manned lunar flyby mission!

"The SLS rocket is ready, and the representative of Boeing said that there is absolutely no problem, and there is also an escape tower. I watched the escape tower test video a long time ago, and the firepower is very fierce!"

"It looks like a very useful escape tower!"

Kuna stared at the expert with aggressive eyes, "Don't say the escape tower is useless."

The rocket expert was quickly defeated, because what this guy said was really reasonable.

The SLS rocket is indeed the first flight, but it has undergone countless inspections before the first flight, and it is aimed at success.

Okay, even if they are unlucky to the extreme, and the rocket explodes in mid-air, the escape tower can still take the astronauts to a safe place.

So, whether the rocket carries people or not is the same. It costs money to explode, but the astronauts are fine.

Even, if one manned launch is successfully put into orbit, or even flies to the lunar orbit, it will really save the money of one unmanned test rocket.

Doing big things with less money, the Dumb King definitely likes it.

The scientist was defeated, and another quickly said: "The Orion spacecraft has not been practically verified and may not be able to guarantee the safety of astronauts."

"I remember there was a test a few years ago, why hasn't it been practically verified?" Kuna said with his arms folded, "Although I am not an aerospace professional, I am not easy to fool."

"That was just an orbital test. This time it is a lunar flyby, of course, we need to conduct an advanced lunar flyby test. The difference between lunar orbit and Earth orbit is very large, we need specific data..."

Before the scientist could finish speaking, Kuna interrupted him and said: "Okay, just tell me, did you refer to the Apollo spacecraft when you designed the Orion spacecraft?"

"Naturally, we referred to it. After all, the Apollo spacecraft flew in lunar orbit, and referring to it is very important for our design of a new spacecraft."

The scientist's scientific logic fell into the politician's lateral thinking trap.

"That's good, isn't this data available? Plus, the Orion can indeed fly in space and doesn't leak, so there is no problem, and it can completely perform this manned lunar flyby mission."

"But..."

"There is no but. Is the Orion spacecraft newer than the Apollo spacecraft? Is the Orion spacecraft you designed worse than the Apollo spacecraft?"

"No, the Orion spacecraft is more advanced!"

"That's for sure!" Kuna smiled and picked up a form with some data about Orion on it.

He read aloud: "Orion is a multi-purpose spacecraft, and its flight range can even reach Mars, so the astronauts in the spacecraft will face stronger cosmic radiation, so we have installed the most advanced radiation shielding system to make it very safe."

"The new central computer is the brain of the spacecraft and is the most advanced of its kind. The number of instructions processed per second can reach 480 million, which is 25 times that of the International Space Station, 400 times that of the Space Shuttle, and 4,000 times that of the Apollo spacecraft!"

"The central computer can also resist extreme high and cold environments, as well as severe radiation and even vibration environments, and its restart time is only 15 seconds. The safety performance is 10 times higher than that of the Space Shuttle. This is another feature of Orion, and it greatly enhances the survival opportunities of astronauts."

"Listen, what an advanced spacecraft!"

"Moreover, the internal space of the Orion spacecraft is 2.5 times larger than that of the Apollo spacecraft, and it can accommodate up to 6 astronauts. We don't need 6 astronauts, just 3 is enough."

"However, in order to reflect our diversity, one male must be black and one must be from a minority ethnic group, and the female must be blonde and blue-eyed."

"Let me see the photos of the new batch of astronauts, hey, there really are, it seems that our astronaut team is indeed very diverse..."

Watching Kuna's operation like a tiger, he began to look for candidates for the mission, and the people present realized it.

As long as you go all out, nothing is impossible!

According to Kuna's sophistry, it seems that this manned lunar flyby is in compliance with the procedure, and in theory, it can guarantee the safety of the astronauts, so they can fool the astronauts onto the ship.

In this way... this meeting, in which there was no sense of participation, was successfully completed?

While everyone was looking at each other, Kuna had already selected the candidates and handed over the final persuasion to Jim, the director of the space agency, and he left.

Oh, and finally said a few words, fully reflecting why he can be the president's confidant.

"When publicizing to the outside world, be careful, don't tell me that less testing means more advanced technology, after inspection, everything is GO!"

"Highlight the advanced nature of each system of the spacecraft, and say that we are following the president's orders and doing our best to protect the lives of astronauts."

"Also, show the life stories of the three astronauts, showing that our country's racial structure is both diverse and equal."

"Everyone has the potential to become an astronaut admired by countless people..."