115: Kunpeng's maiden flight!

Ten days later.

Xia Academy of Sciences.

kunpeng space plane Assembly Base.

The silver fuselage stood quietly on the tarmac.

With a length of 95 meters and a wingspan of 75 meters, it resembled a dormant Kunpeng.

The alloy coating on the surface of the fuselage was full of science fiction color under the sunlight.

All the Engineers were filled with excitement as they looked at the kunpeng space plane before them.

"It's finally finished! Haha!"

"We assembled the kunpeng space plane in less than a month."

"Chief Designer Lin is amazing! The technical plan he provided was too detailed!"

"..."

Who could have imagined that in less than a month's time...

they built the kunpeng space plane from scratch.

Compared to previous large aircraft projects, which often took years, or even a decade, to start.

This speed is simply miraculous!

Li Jianguo stood nearby, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Xiao Lin! You've created another miracle!"

Lin Chen smiled, "It's thanks to everyone!"

This time, for the kunpeng space plane,

he spent the least amount of time participating.

He was mostly busy with matters concerning Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

The fact that it was built so quickly

was entirely due to the Engineers working overtime day and night.

He merely solved some technical problems!

The ones who truly put in the effort were the Engineers!

Li Jianguo patted Lin Chen's shoulder.

"Xiao Lin, next up is the first flight test."

"If you're confident, let's make this a global live broadcast!"

"Sounds good!" Lin Chen had no objections.

He was full of confidence in the kunpeng space plane.

Every assembly step was repeatedly checked by the Engineers.

Assembly was strictly carried out according to the technical procedures.

Furthermore, the kunpeng space plane has a self-inspection system.

All problems can be detected.

Ensuring that every takeoff is in optimal condition!

"Good, I'll have someone issue the announcement shortly!"

"The final inspection will be today, and the live broadcast of the first flight will start tomorrow morning!"

Li Jianguo made the final decision immediately.

Lin Chen nodded and instructed the Engineers to perform the final checks.

Then he left for the Controlled Nuclear Fusion project team... Soon!

The Great Xia Country publicly released an announcement.

[The kunpeng space plane will conduct its first flight mission tomorrow at 8:00 AM!]

[The entire process will be globally live-streamed! Goal: Landing on the Moon!]

As soon as the announcement was released,

the entire Great Xia Country instantly erupted in excitement.

First, at the Astronaut Training Center.

The astronauts immediately became excited upon hearing the news.

"Haha, it's finally here!"

"Wuwu! The first flight will be globally live-streamed tomorrow, that's great."

"I'm so nervous, I'm afraid I haven't trained well enough!"

Little Wang touched the national flag emblem on his spacesuit, and his eyes suddenly reddened:

"Am I really going to the moon? And it's going to be globally live-streamed?"

Old Zhang nodded heavily and patted his shoulder:

"That's right!"

"Once the first flight succeeds, we can take this flag and step onto the moon!"

"Let the whole world see that the moon belongs to our Great Xia Country!"

Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.

"Everyone, go complete your final training."

"Maintain optimal condition to welcome tomorrow's first flight!"

"Yes!"

...At the same time.

The announcement immediately dominated the network hot searches.

#KunpengFirstFlight# EXPLOSIVE

#GreatXiaIsGoingToTheMoon# HOT

#GlobalLiveStreamOfKunpengFirstFlight# BOILING

In the comment section, Great Xia Country netizens were thoroughly excited:

"Holy crap! How long ago was the aerospace fighter jet's first flight? And now the kunpeng space plane's first flight?"

"Is the country cheating?! Manned moon landing in one month?"

"Outrageous! Definitely a cheater!"

"Haha! I feel like our Great Xia Country is starting to resemble the overpowered protagonist in a web novel!"

Discussions could be heard everywhere, in streets and alleys.

They were full of anticipation for the kunpeng space plane's manned moon landing.

At the same time, everyone wanted to know

whether Eagle Sauce had successfully landed humans on the moon back then,

or if it was a century-old lie fabricated by them!

...On the International Forum.

Netizens from various countries were completely stunned.

"Oh my god! The Great Xia Country is going to land humans on the moon?"

"Xia's technological speed is too fast! Our space station isn't even finished upgrading yet!"

"aishibal! This, this couldn't be stolen technology from us, could it?"

"The Great Xia Country is crazy! They're actually attempting a manned moon landing? Will it just explode tomorrow?"

The International Forum was buzzing with discussions.

There was skepticism, but more often, shock and anticipation.

The scene of the white emperor destroying the Starlink Satellites during its first flight was still fresh in everyone's minds.

Now the Great Xia Country has launched the Kunpeng; everyone wants to see if the Great Xia Country can truly land humans on the moon.

White House of Eagle Sauce.

Opden looked at the announcement on the screen, his brows tightly furrowed.

"The Great Xia Country is about to land humans on the moon?"

"And it's going to be globally live-streamed?"

This was certainly not good news for Eagle Sauce!

He originally thought their starship progress was already very fast.

He didn't expect the Great Xia Country to be even faster!

"Mr. President, should we cause trouble this time too?" the secretary asked softly.

"Idiot!" Opden glared at the secretary, "Was the last lesson not enough?"

"The current Great Xia Country is not something that can be dealt with using these inferior methods!"

"We can only avoid being left behind if we work hard on research and development to catch up!"

He now deeply realized the strength of the Great Xia Country.

He certainly wouldn't blindly target the Great Xia Country like before.

If they want to maintain their current status,

they must frantically increase investment in research and development.

He refused to believe that with so many scientists in the Eagle Sauce Alliance,

they couldn't compare to the scientific talents of just one country, the Great Xia Country!

Next, Opden continued to instruct his secretary:

"Go notify Durutt and tell him to speed up the time for the starship's second first flight!"

"Remember, we absolutely cannot have the same elementary problems as the first time."

"This time, there's no need to fly to the moon; just completing the first flight into near-Earth space will suffice!"

"Understood, Mr. President!"

...Sakura Country Prime Ministers Office.

Kishida Jiro looked at the announcement, his face terribly gloomy.

"The Great Xia Country..."

"Damn it! How long has it been? And they're already attempting a manned moon landing?"

Thinking of the current miserable state of their Sakura Country,

and then looking at the current glory of the Great Xia Country,

Kishida Jiro felt worse than if he had swallowed a dead fly.

Although emergency repairs had been carried out for a month,

only partial electricity had been restored to some cities.

Production still could not be resumed.

Many areas were still without electricity.

Especially when they tried to import solar power generation and diesel generator power.

Foreign quotes had skyrocketed.

Prices started at ten times the normal rate!

Even so, they could only grit their teeth and buy them.

But those countries were all recorded by Kishida Jiro in his little notebook.

Once that bacteria was mass-produced,

he would definitely retaliate.

The thought of the Great Xia Country immediately landing on the moon

made Kishida Jiro feel worse.

"No, we must speed up!"

He immediately called Dr. Kawashima.

Ordering him to accelerate the speed of bacteria mass production!