140: The test flight of the Rambler-1

Niu De glanced at Liu Xiaolin, understood his meaning, and immediately replied, "Our wanderer one Space shuttle will undergo various tests tomorrow, and if there are no problems, it can have its test flight next week."

"Do the various tests take a week?" Liu Xiaolin asked.

"Yes, we must eliminate any potential safety hazards, so we have to test every single part and every single welding point. This project requires utmost precision," Niu De replied.

"Alright then, let's look forward to it next week!" Liu Xiaolin said with a smile.

After a week of testing, confirming that all technical parameters were perfectly fine, the day of the wanderer one's test flight finally arrived. The live stream gathered 60 million netizens watching, a number that was nearly half of the Dragon Country's internet users.

"Finally, the test flight day is here! Go, wanderer one!"

"It doesn't take gasoline; it takes liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Haha."

"Yeah, haha, but we still have to say, go, go, go!"

"I'm so excited, what should I do? My heart is beating so fast."

"Don't get excited, learn from me, stand up and watch. I can't sit still; I've been standing and watching."

"Are you about to take off? You're standing and watching."

"I can't sit still either. My big baby, wanderer one, I've watched it grow so big. I really hope it can fly straight up into the sky."

"Sit tight, it definitely can. Believe in our wanderer one!"

At this moment, the camera in the live stream was focused on the majestic body of the wanderer one. This behemoth was poised and ready, waiting to fly into Space.

Below the Space shuttle, Liu Xiaolin and Niu De walked over with two Astronauts wearing flight suits. The camera immediately focused on these four people.

"Friends, today is the test flight day for the wanderer one. The purpose of our test flight is to test whether it can take off and return smoothly. Therefore, the flight distance will not be very far, and the flight time will be about one hour," Niu De said.

"Yes, our Astronauts have conducted several days of simulation experiments in the Space shuttle's cockpit and are very confident about this test flight," Liu Xiaolin also said.

"Let us introduce our Astronauts to you. This is Wang Taomin, and this is Yu Weilai. They are both Astronauts with many years of experience," Niu De said.

"Hello everyone, I am Wang Taomin. I am a former Astronaut from the Dragon Country Aerospace Department. After retiring, I applied to join our Wanderer Aerospace because of my love for the aerospace industry. It is an honor to conduct the first test flight for the company today."

"Hello everyone, I am Yu Weilai, and I am the same as Wang Taomin."

Netizens were amused upon hearing the greetings from these two.

"It seems one of them likes to talk and the other doesn't. They complement each other well, haha."

"They are both retired Astronauts from our country, so their skill level must be fine. With the wanderer one in their hands, I feel relieved."

"Exactly, they are both Astronauts with many years of experience and have flown in the sky many times."

"Now, please board, our Astronauts," Liu Xiaolin said after receiving the instruction from the command center.

At this moment, the entire dome above the spacious workshop surprisingly opened up, revealing the boundless azure sky.

"Wow, the dome of this workshop can actually be opened and closed freely. This is the first time I've seen this."

"Of course. If the dome wasn't opened, would the Space shuttle crash through it before flying out?"

"Does that mean this is not only a workshop but also a place for Space shuttle takeoff and landing? Is that right? That makes things so much easier. There's no need to transport it back and forth. I thought they would have to tow it outside for the test flight."

As netizens were once again exclaiming in surprise while watching the screen, the two Astronauts, wearing much lighter flight suits, boarded the craft easily.

The camera then followed the two into the Space shuttle's cockpit.

The dense array of buttons in the cockpit left the netizens bewildered. Although they were 'cloud supervisors,' they still couldn't figure out why so many buttons were needed.

At this moment, instructions were transmitted from the experts in the command room in the cockpit via special wireless communication.

"Calling wanderer one. This is the Test Flight Command Center. Please respond upon receiving. Over."

"wanderer one received. Over."

"Please set the predetermined altitude. The countdown is about to begin. Please respond upon receiving. Over."

"Predetermined altitude has been set. Over."

"This is wanderer one, initiating separation."

"Separation complete. Requesting ignition. Over."

"Starting countdown, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Ignition!"

"This is wanderer one, I have entered the predetermined orbit. Over."

"Received. Please continue to fly along the predetermined orbit for one hour, and simultaneously verify all technical parameters. Over."

"This is wanderer one, we are collecting all technical parameters. Currently, all technical parameters are normal. Over."

Wang Taomin and Yu Weilai were veteran Astronauts; everything before them felt both familiar and strange. It was familiar because the flight process was no different from before, but it was strange because this wanderer one Space shuttle was more user-friendly and more advanced. They found it hard to believe that a civilian Space shuttle could achieve such high technical parameters.

Netizens in the live stream watched the screen without blinking. The screen was currently divided into two views: one was a panoramic view of the wanderer one soaring in Space, and the other was a panoramic view of the cockpit.

Everyone was completely engrossed because the sense of immersion from these two perspectives was too strong. The viewpoint made it feel as if they were sitting inside the wanderer one, piloting it themselves.

"Today is truly exhilarating. These two perspectives make me feel like I'm piloting a Space shuttle."

"Yeah, piloting a Space shuttle while looking at the azure Space outside the cabin, and then toasting with the Astronaut next to me and having a sip of black tea. What kind of divine live stream is this?"

"I want to live in this live stream forever!"

"Huh, why is there no panoramic view anymore? Only the cockpit view is left?"

"This is the Test Flight Command Center. wanderer one, please respond. Have you deviated from the predetermined orbit? Over."

"Command Center, this is wanderer one. We did deviate from the predetermined orbit by three kilometers just now because we detected Space debris ahead. To avoid it, the Space shuttle automatically deviated from the orbit. It will return to the predetermined orbit in about ten minutes. Please do not worry. Over."

"Command Center received. The Space shuttle panoramic view will be restored in ten minutes. Please prepare to receive data."

Ten minutes later, the screen in the live stream showed the two views again.

"Wow, our Space shuttle is impressive! It can even automatically avoid Space debris. The safety performance is too good!"

"That's a must! This is a big baby developed under the supervision of tens of millions of 'cloud supervisors.'"

"Haha, I'm so happy. Watching it fly steadily makes me feel particularly at ease. I've sat down; I'm not standing anymore."

"Me too. I couldn't stand at all. I feel that sitting down like the Astronauts is the best choice."

At this moment, the Astronauts in the cockpit requested return.

"This is wanderer one, we have completed the predetermined flight mission. Requesting return. Over."

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