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A live broadcast of the American return-to-the-moon rocket launch mission.

Their launch plan also involves launching two rockets within a day, then having the two spacecraft dock in Earth orbit before flying to the moon together.

It's exactly the same as Tianxia's launch mode two weeks ago.

Not only is the launch mode the same, but the things inside the two rockets are also similar.

The NASA's official SLS rocket contains the Orion manned spacecraft and a small section of the lunar orbital module.

The orbital module is five meters in diameter and five meters long. It's not as big as Tianxia's core module, but it's enough to give astronauts more room to move around.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket carries the "National Team" lunar lander, which is not as powerful as Navigator's Bungee Jump lunar spacecraft.

In addition, their launch time is two weeks later, and the mode is the same, so in the eyes of ordinary netizens, it is inevitable that they are inferior.

However, they are relatively strong in one point, that is, the two rockets can appear in one shot.

These two rockets are both launched at the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Center in the United States, but at different launch positions. As long as the lens is pulled away, the two rockets can be framed in one shot.

However, since the rocket has not yet been launched, their live broadcast room is full of chat content about Tianxia and Navigator.

There is no way, the human version of the moon landing "double feature" has just begun. Just yesterday, the Bungee Jump spacecraft returning from the moon docked at the Tiangong Space Station.

On the same day, an orbital shuttle modified by Tianxia Aerospace Science and Technology Group took off and also docked at the Tiangong Space Station, starting to receive things brought back from the moon.

"I have to say, it's convenient for Tianxia to have an orbital shuttle. They can go to space whenever they want, and the response speed is too fast!"

"Yes, our Adventure Star space plane is bigger, but the reaction time is too slow. It is faster than traditional liquid rockets, but compared with orbital shuttles, there is really no preparation speed advantage."

"The three astronauts who are going to the lunar space station have already entered the space station. They will adapt in the Tiangong Space Station for a week, and then stay in the lunar space station for one and a half months."

"Navigator hasn't announced the identity of the mysterious astronaut yet?"

"Not yet, it's very confidential."

"According to the news, there are a lot of things brought back from the moon this time. There are a total of about 1 ton of lunar soil and lunar rock. It seems that half a ton of lunar ice has also been brought back. With the cooling device, the overall weight is also 1 ton, and there are some odds and ends. Minerals, iron, titanium, aluminum, potassium, rare earth, phosphorus, etc., also have about half a ton."

"Ah, this, is it now calculated in tons to transport things from the moon to the earth?"

"1 ton of lunar soil, I don't know how many grams of helium-3 can be extracted, and I don't know what stage Tianxia's nuclear fusion experiment has reached?"

However, this is ultimately an American space launch live broadcast, so the topic finally returned to the American side.

People have known the data of the Orion manned spacecraft, the lunar orbital module, and the National Team lunar lander for a long time. The main scientific research projects and tasks of this return to the moon were also announced a few days ago. After discussing the affairs of Tianxia and Navigator, people began to discuss these.

But as long as there is data, and there are similar equipment in the world, there will definitely be comparisons.

So while chatting, they unconsciously involved Navigator again.

There is no way, the human aerospace industry cannot avoid Navigator now.

People found that the National Team lunar lander and the Bungee Jump lunar lander are very different.

The National Team has been mentioned many times before. Although Blue Origin has been promoting how advanced its lunar lander is, most people know that it is just an enlarged version of the Apollo lunar lander, at most the first-generation lunar lander plus.

On the other hand, Navigator's Bungee Jump lunar lander is different. It is a real second-generation lunar lander.

It can not only land and take off on the moon, but also fly back to Earth orbit by itself without the power of a manned spacecraft.

It can also fly to the moon and land again after refueling in Earth orbit.

Except that it cannot land on the earth, it can be regarded as a "lunar-earth system ferry."

It is said to be a ferry because it can not only transport people, but also transport goods in a pushing manner.

This time, when it returns to the moon, in addition to sending four astronauts to the lunar space station and the surface of the moon, it also has to transport a section of the lunar space station module to the lunar orbit, all relying on its own power.

At this point, everyone knows the capabilities of the Bungee Jump.

When it first landed on the moon, its fuel was not used up at all, and even taking off into lunar orbit was no problem, but it could not escape the moon's gravity to fly back to Earth, and it could not brake near the Earth.

The fuel replenished in those few days was the fuel for the interstellar flight stage.

During the few days of docking at the Tiangong Space Station, Navigator will transport the fuel up, and then the fuel tank and the Bungee Jump will be docked at the Tiangong Space Station, and the fuel will be transferred internally with the help of the node module.

Then Tianxia will launch the lunar space station module, and the Bungee Jump will dock with it. From the flight direction, the Bungee Jump is behind and the space station module is in front.

The rest is ignition and departure.

Blue Origin's National Team spacecraft cannot do it.

Let alone transporting large cargo with its own capabilities, it does not even have the ability to fly back to Earth orbit, because its fuel tank is only so small, and its power is so small, it cannot hold extra fuel, nor can it provide strong power.

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But no matter what, it's good to be able to land on the moon.

As the launch time approached, people gradually stopped discussing and stared at the live broadcast intently.

The former pigeon king SLS rocket was launched first, because its first-stage core-stage rocket is orange, so it is also called the orange can SLS.

Its carrying capacity is still good, and it has been modified to adapt to this mission.

It's just that it doesn't have Navigator's help, so it has always been a non-recyclable rocket, single-use.

It is really single-use. After this launch, the orange can SLS rocket will be retired. After that, there will be Starship rockets and New Glenn, as well as some old rockets and new small rockets from Tianxia.

Of course, there is also the Adventure Star "space plane".

The launch of the orange can SLS rocket was very successful, and it successfully sent the Orion spacecraft and the orbital module into space.

After the three astronauts checked the equipment and reported that there were no problems, the lunar lan... oh, the lunar module, netizens now call the National Team lunar equipment the "lunar module", just like the Apollo spacecraft lunar module back then.

In their opinion, the first-generation lunar equipment is this kind of thing, big or small doesn't matter, the second-generation lunar equipment must be at least similar to the Bungee Jump lunar spacecraft.

Space docking technology is not difficult for aerospace powers now, so the docking of the two sets of equipment in Earth orbit was very smooth. After checking again and finding no problems, the Orion spacecraft ignited and flew towards the moon.

The people watching the excitement were of course delighted. The President watched the live broadcast on the spot and felt good, praising many people, especially the fact that it could be launched one day earlier, very good!

It's just that no one told him that this was the result of a rush job.

The new equipment was moved over, installed, and used. The number of test runs previously specified was not reached.

Engineers from other companies came and joined the work process without getting familiar with the original engineers. The new engineers worked rigidly according to the instructions.

The final assembly test was done, but in order to achieve the goal of launching one day earlier, the test intensity and test steps were reduced.

The engineers wanted to strive for excellence, slow down, and do it a few more times, but the President's think tank couldn't wait any longer.

"Why can Navigator build so fast, test so little, and succeed every time?"

"It's because it's different now than it was decades ago."

"Times have changed. We have newer technology, more accurate testing tools, and more efficient simulation systems. Some rigid and redundant processes are not needed at all!"

"Slow work and meticulous work is just an excuse for insufficient ability!"

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