CHAPTER 1869: CHAPTER 978: THIS MOMENT, RECORDED IN THE HISTORY OF SPACEFLIGHT

"Ignition!"

Rumble~

Accompanied by a deafening sound, thick white mist rose from the base of the launch pad as the fuel ignited, and the huge rocket thrust propelled the behemoth in people’s eyes upward.

Today’s rocket launch had not been publicized by the Space Administration, meaning there were no people present other than the satellite launch center staff, the Space Administration staff, the research team from Mist City Arts and Science University, and Feiyue Aerospace staff.

Not even a single media station was present.

Because this rocket launch included a rocket recovery technology experiment, it was definitely not going to be disclosed to the public. Information would only be released after the experiment was concluded and successful.

"The rocket has launched."

Vice Deputy Chen stood in front of the large window, watching the behemoth slowly rise from the rocket launch tower, and couldn’t help but get excited.

In fact.

A rocket launch is nothing out of the ordinary for Vice Deputy Chen; what excited him was that the rocket recovery technology experiment had officially begun. What would it mean if successful?

A lot!

This was what Vice Deputy Chen thought. The ultimate significance might be even greater than what Vice Deputy Chen imagined.

"The vast ocean of stars has been humanity’s dream for thousands of years."

Ding Yue couldn’t help but sigh.

Hearing this, Vice Deputy Chen couldn’t help but turn his head to look at this young and promising Principal Ding. His vision and mindset seemed not to be confined to just this rocket recovery technology experiment but were longing for the vast sea of stars.

This Principal Ding harbors great ambitions in aerospace technology, and Vice Deputy Chen predicted that as long as Mist City Arts and Science University’s aerospace program and Feiyue Aerospace have a good development environment, his achievements may not be inferior to Eckx from America’s Space Exploration Technology Company.

"Indeed."

Vice Deputy Chen also nodded.

Wasn’t he also longing for the vast ocean of stars? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the Vice Deputy of the Space Administration.

"We will achieve it, Director Chen, do you believe it?"

Ding Yue asked Vice Deputy Chen, eyes filled with confidence.

"Of course, as long as we work together, anything is possible."

Vice Deputy Chen continued to nod.

Although it seemed like a perfunctory answer, Vice Deputy Chen truly believed that the Space Administration, Mist City Arts and Science University, and other domestic universities’ aerospace technology programs have all ushered in an explosive period of development.

On the rocket launch tower, the satellite rocket, under the powerful thrust of two booster rockets, soared toward the sky. When it initially left the escape tower, the speed was still slow.

However, as the rocket thrust continued to increase, the speed naturally became faster and began entering the predetermined flight trajectory normally.

Inside the building of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, all that could be heard was "normal."

For a rocket launch, the word "normal" is the favorite to be heard by all the staff, as no one wants to hear fault alarms or other alerts. Getting the rocket into space and the satellite into the predetermined orbit without a hitch is the happiest outcome.

The rocket’s speed continued to increase.

The two booster rockets allowed the rocket’s thrust to reach a very high level, thus making the rocket’s speed faster. Despite using two booster rockets, which increased fuel consumption,

relevant experts had calculated the fuel usage, concluding that using more rockets for thrust actually saves on fuel overall.

If the rocket recovery technology could succeed, the cost of rockets would also be saved.

In this way, the cost of rocket launches would see an unprecedented substantial decrease, making domestic rocket launch business more competitive internationally.

"Telemetry signal is normal."

"Orbital monitoring is normal."

"Rocket status is normal."

The rocket had entered the atmosphere, and its silhouette was no longer visible to the naked eye. At this moment, telemetry was being carried out by the satellite launch center staff and monitoring stations to monitor the rocket.

"Once the satellite is sent into near-space, it will be time to separate the rocket, right?"

Vice Deputy Chen said excitedly.

"Yes, yes."

Ding Yue nodded, saying, "Is this satellite a near-Earth satellite?"

"Yes, it’s a support satellite mainly for establishing a hydrological monitoring satellite system," Vice Deputy Chen replied.

"So once the rocket sends this satellite into near-Earth space, it will separate, and after separation, the rocket recovery control system will be activated."

Ding Yue was quite familiar with the rocket recovery technology developed by his Mist City Arts and Science University.

At this time, Vice Deputy Chen didn’t speak but took a deep breath.

After all, this moment was too critical and important for the domestic aerospace field. What Vice Deputy Chen was thinking at this moment was to hope that nothing would go wrong and that the experiment would be successfully completed.

Ding Yue was thinking the same.

He definitely didn’t want Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Aerospace to lose face in front of the Space Administration. If they failed, it would indeed be a bit embarrassing, but Ding Yue couldn’t guarantee 100% success. When it comes to technology experiments, who can say something is 100% certain?