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The sun gradually climbed to the highest point in the sky. When everyone felt a little bit of burning heat, a team of uniformed staff walked out of the base building and entered the shed.
People who watched the launch for the first time asked in confusion: "What is this doing?"
"Remove the obstruction, otherwise the rocket will be damaged." Someone who is more familiar with it helped to explain.
"It's not a rocket. The news said it was a spaceship."
"no the same?"
"I think the official emphasis on the title must have a special purpose."
"Hey..." The man who spoke first raised his telescope, "Really? The shed is moving."
In everyone's sight, the roof of the shed lifted up to the left, flipped over, and fitted into the wall, and then the four walls retreated away.
"There are wheels under the wall," the sharp-eyed man shouted.
"Nonsense, or else just pull it hard."
"You know better."
"Hey, I mean you..."
"Look! The Black Bird!"
The exclamation interrupted the quarrel that was about to break out, and everyone quickly raised their binoculars and looked towards the depression.
At noon, the sun shone on the bright silver hull of the Xuanniao, as if it was wearing a golden coat.
"Okay, so beautiful!"
"I'll tell you!" the older brother said excitedly, "The news emphasizes the spaceship, so there must be something big going on!"
"It's strange, why don't we see any pushing device at the back, it should be on the abdomen?" someone muttered.
After hearing what he said, everyone immediately realized it.
Yes, no matter how you design the appearance, you must have a propulsion device, otherwise where does the thrust come from?
"Uh, could it be anti-gravity?" Someone guessed after searching for a long time without finding it.
"That's bullshit, isn't it?"
"So what do you mean?"
"It can't be anti-gravity anyway."
The people nearby joined in with interest: “I agree.
The current technological reserves are simply not enough to achieve mature application of anti-gravity. Semi-finished products are possible, but this is manned aviation, and using semi-finished products is tantamount to taking human life lightly. "
"Not necessarily. The news said that the Xuanniao was built in cooperation with Chaofan. The application of anti-gravity should not be difficult for Chaofan, right?"
"Aren't supernormal people from the cultivation side? Do they also understand modern technology?"
"Brother, you've been reading novels and you've become stupid. The extraordinary heritage has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. They have been watching the development of mankind. Do you think they don't understand science?
Besides, how long has Xuxian lived? More than a thousand years, right?
If you take one-third of a thousand years to learn about science, even if you don't become a top scientist, that requires talent, but it shouldn't be that difficult to understand science, right?"
As more and more people joined in, the topic became more and more off-topic.
The debate lasted half an hour until the base's loudspeaker gave the order to fire.
"The Xuanniao is ready to launch. The countdown begins. Ten, nine, eight..."
coming soon!
No one wanted to argue anymore, and they just stared with wide eyes at the Xuanniao lying quietly on the concrete floor.
Chapter 339: Buddy, look, is there someone next to the Xuanniao?
The launch base of Xuanniao is far away in the mountains.
Everyone was very enthusiastic and residents from nearby cities even took time off to go and watch the event, but those who lived too far away were powerless.
After all, you can't lose your job and you have to make a living.
To take care of this group of people, the authorities launched a live broadcast of the entire event and allowed major well-known online platforms to broadcast it.
This is very rare today when rocket launches have become the norm and even the aviation field has begun to commercialize.
The team responsible for filming at the base is very professional. They have top-notch instruments in sufficient quantity to ensure a 360-degree, no-blind-angle shot of the moment when the Xuanniao takes off.
For people who don't pay much attention to aviation on a daily basis, these measures prepared by the authorities basically meet the viewing requirements, but for enthusiasts, it is still a little short.
Xuanniao, a new generation rocket built in cooperation with Chaofan, it is not enough to just watch it take off
As a result, enthusiasts from all over China moved their astronomical telescopes and supporting equipment into the trunks of their cars, drove to suburban areas with less light pollution, and tried to observe the process of the Xuanniao breaking through the atmosphere and flying into space.
After setting up the equipment on a hilltop with a wide view, I took out my phone to watch the official live broadcast while waiting patiently for the Xuanniao to pass overhead.
In the live broadcast, the tent was dismantled, and everyone was staring at the Xuanniao with great interest, while chatting with the fans around them.
The topic is not fixed, we talk about whatever comes to mind.
Suddenly, someone raised a question that attracted everyone's attention.
"The news is talking about manned flight, right? Why is there no departure ceremony?"
"Yes, and the number of astronauts and their specific missions were not disclosed."
China has a specific process for launching rockets, especially manned rockets.
First, the official date, the names and number of astronauts, the mission objectives, etc. will be announced. Later, the astronauts will appear on camera and give some morale-boosting speeches, and finally the launch phase will take place.
This time it is completely different. I skip all the previous steps and go directly to the last step.
The people sitting on the small stools discussed for a while without any result. As the topic gradually extended, they instead had new confusions.
“When a new type of rocket comes out, it should be unmanned first to collect data, and then manned, right?
Wouldn't it be unsafe to carry people directly?"
Hearing this, the people sitting in front of their telescopes couldn't help but frown.
This is true.
You have to know that astronauts go to outer space, a universe where there is no body to rely on. The slightest accident means sacrifice, and there is no possibility of survival.
"The authorities have always been very cautious. This time... they should be prepared, right?"
"I agree. It has been stable for so many years. I don't believe the top management will suddenly go crazy."
"Then wait and see. The news will probably be announced later."
"Alas, look at the Xuanniao, there is no propulsion device at the tail."
Because the live broadcast angle switched from front to back, they noticed it a little later than the live audience.
"Let me take a look." Someone looked at his phone for a few seconds and said in surprise, "Really, there is nothing. Where does the thrust come from?"
After discussing for a while, everyone soon came up with the idea of anti-gravity.
Like the live audience, they were divided into two groups with opposing views.
One side believes that China has made breakthroughs in anti-gravity technology with extraordinary assistance and can use it maturely on rockets, which led to the creation of the Xuanniao.
Opponents believe that this is unlikely. There will definitely be support for Chaofan, but it is unlikely to be in terms of technology.
The basis is Xuxianren.
Xuxianren’s physical body can fly around, not to mention he has a wooden boat as a means of transportation. Isn’t it redundant to study anti-gravity?
The two sides argued endlessly, each holding their own opinion, and due to the lack of strong evidence, it was impossible to determine the winner.
Although everyone was unwilling to give in, the words used were not harsh and the overall atmosphere was harmonious.
The dispute lasted for a long time until the Xuanniao took off.
You’ll know what kind of power a spacecraft uses once it flies.
Everyone stared at their phones intently, waiting for the moment when the answer would be revealed.
In the live broadcast, as the countdown reached zero, the hull of the Xuanniao began to glow, and no flames were seen spurting out of its belly as it slowly rose vertically.
"Haha! I said it was anti-gravity!" The way the Xuanniao was launched confirmed the anti-gravity statement, and some people became happy.
"Fuck, it really is anti-gravity?" The party who was refuted by the facts did not feel disappointed or doubt it.
It is an entertaining activity to kill time while waiting. You won’t lose anything if you lose, so there is no need to be obsessed with victory.
"It's over. The Xuanniao uses anti-gravity to take off vertically. What can we do to film it?" Everyone was watching with excitement when someone suddenly screamed.
Everyone was shocked, yes!
People who don’t know much about aviation may not know that all rockets before the Xuanniao, although they also took off vertically, did not fly straight into space.
After the rocket takes off normally, it immediately begins to adjust its angle and fly diagonally upward, orbiting the earth in a mosquito-repellent-coat-shaped spiral orbit, relying on the centrifugal force of the circular motion to resist gravity in order to save energy as much as possible.
Therefore, the area the rocket passes through is very large, and most people can observe the rocket in flight through a telescope.
However, the Xuanniao uses anti-gravity, that is, it will rush into space at an angle, so that the observable area will be greatly reduced.
“Hurry up and go to the official website to check the flight trajectory of Xuanniao. It will be terrible if it doesn’t pass by us!” Everyone quickly tapped on their mobile phone screens.
"It's okay." After checking the track information and comparing it with the map, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "We almost waited for a few days in vain."
It was a false alarm and everyone sat back on the small stools they brought with them.
The Xuanniao had already left the live broadcast camera, so they put their phones back and started chatting in a relaxed mood.
The power system of Xuanniao has been revealed, and everyone's topic naturally turns to another mystery.
"What do you think the mission of the Xuanniao is this time?"
Rocket launches are not a joke or something to simply watch, they all have a mission.
"Anyway, it's not a satellite deployment. No satellite parts were seen on the back of the Xuanniao."
"Experimental space planting? I heard that the government launched this project some time ago."
"We have to wait for the official announcement. We don't have any information channels, so anything we say is just guesswork."
"Too."