Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 936 - 336: Moon Scientific Research Base_2
It’s like historians often get confused by a heap of unofficial histories.
Ordinary people might even debate online whether the lyrics are "56 nationalities" or "56 constellations."
In any case, perhaps Richard hasn’t realized that his path to the White House actually started at this moment.
But actually, this isn’t bad. For him, there is the immediate anticipation—live broadcast gifts; and long-term expectation—to strive for the future, naturally full of motivation.
For most people around the world, Richard’s live broadcast indeed captures a lot of interest.
After all, this is the world’s first live broadcast of an interstellar travel. This track is unique.
Even if someone was initially disinterested, under the overwhelming attack of major media and internet public opinions, interest inevitably arises.
There’s no choice; when you open short video apps, whether it’s Facebook, X, or TikTok, flipping through a few videos will start recommending this lunar travel, always tempting people to click and watch.
Especially at West University.
If you open Google, every day the hot search lists feature topics stirred by Richard’s discussions, involving various controversies, drawing more people in...
Also, with backstage manipulators deliberately sparking controversies, this trip never runs out of topics.
Just like that, the long three days were not boring for the father-son duo.
Whenever the live stream was opened, there were at least a hundred thousand people watching, leaving various questions in the interaction zone.
Even as the spacecraft got farther from Earth, causing delays to increase, it couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of global netizens.
On the other hand, Huaxia’s netizens mostly appeared calm. Naturally, this is related to the lack of vigorous domestic promotion.
Thus, the three-day travel period finally ended, and the spacecraft arrived at the lunar orbit station.
The spacecraft smoothly docked, and they stayed at the station for a short two-hour period.
Primarily awaiting the separation of the manned spacecraft from the cargo hold, and its docking with the landing ship.
Then came the most exhilarating moment, also the one most anticipated by countless live-stream viewers!
Not only is this a historic event of Richard and Thomas landing on the Moon, the most important is that they can follow Richard’s lens to see the first extraterrestrial construction of human civilization— the lunar research base.
Yes, although Huaxia’s lunar landing and plan to build a base on the Moon are already known worldwide.
Even the last manned lunar landing was live-streamed, but six months passed, and Huaxia didn’t disclose the progress of the lunar research base construction to the public.
No glimpses of the Moon Base have been circulated.
Already, there are numerous rumors on global and Huaxia networks discussing whether Huaxia’s lunar research base construction plan failed.
So they kept the happenings on the Moon a secret.
But actually, in these six months, the initial eight people who landed have returned to Earth one after another.
Now, there are still eight people on the Moon Base handling the construction, rotating to perform the work.
Much like Richard’s lunar trip this time, two engineers accompanying the ship will stay on the Moon for a month-long assignment.
And when they return after twenty-four hours, two other engineers who have stayed on the Moon for nearly two months will come back to Earth with them for a report...
These details are not made public by Huaxia’s authorities.
There are many considerations involved here. Most importantly, when the Moon Base hadn’t yet taken shape, releasing construction updates at any time might cause aesthetic fatigue.
On the day the research base officially constructs, it wouldn’t bring regular people much shock.
People are like this; they often have more expectation for things they want to see but can’t.
And this expectation can accumulate. A sudden burst can bring everyone the greatest shock.
So choosing this moment to organize this activity is very meaningful.
Just right to let the world see humans, no, we should say Huaxia’s first base on the Moon.
It’s also a declaration to the world of Huaxia’s sovereignty over the Moon.
Although the international legal framework states that the Moon is a shared wealth of humanity.
But in this era, other than Huaxia, no nation can transport such a large number of people and materials to the Moon; those documents naturally become mere papers.
Many even feel thankful that Huaxia built merely a research base, not a military base.
Soon, the landing module successfully touched down at the predetermined location.
The scene that shocked everyone in the live broadcast room finally appeared...
It only proves Huaxia’s speed truly lives up to its reputation; they actually leveled a piece of land on the Moon, as a landing pad!
Though it appears to be less than two hundred square meters, both the tower on the east side and the prominent lighting around the landing pad gave everyone in the live broadcast room a strong shock!
Some even made whimsical comments on the barrage...
"Could this be fake? They’re still on Earth, not really out there?"
Yes, even though half a year has passed since the last lunar landing live broadcast.
But it’s the Moon after all...
A Moon thirty-some hundred thousand kilometers away from Earth! All construction materials can only rely on transport from Earth, taking three days each way.
Not to mention not everything can be construction materials. People live here; various living supplies are needed!
If just a solitary small building appeared, it would’ve already been enough to shock people.
But Huaxia actually has enough resources to build a landing pad here...
Even to welcome Richard’s arrival, a welcoming ceremony was specially prepared.
Four resident personnel in spacesuits came, when the spacecraft door opened, the broadcast video switched to the perspective of Richard’s helmet-mounted camera, everyone saw two confetti cannons shot off.
A cluster of colorful confetti danced wildly in the air.
Unlike Earth, these confetti did not swiftly fall or scatter with the wind but rather floated like colorful lines in the air before slowly descending.
As Richard and Thomas stepped off the spacecraft, it was almost like walking under a colorful archway, brimming with a fairy tale feel.
Of course, this is mainly because the Moon almost has no atmosphere, thus no air resistance, and the gravity is only one-sixth of Earth’s.
Leading the confetti in flight not to quickly decelerate or change direction.
Similarly, because there is no air on the Moon, sound can’t propagate; with no "bang," the color felt slightly lonely.
Yet it’s precisely this lonely touch of color that accentuates the light and beautiful feeling.
No way; everything beautiful in this world can’t escape physical laws.
This makes people instinctively overlook that due to the bulky spacesuits, firing confetti cannons is inconvenient, requiring the cooperation of two people.
This may also be why four people were especially called to hold the welcoming ceremony.
Richard instinctively waved to the four coming to welcome him.
No conversation could be had at that time for a while.
But everyone gesturing was enough.
Next up was following the welcoming astronauts back to the base.
This once again gave Richard a novel experience.
Walking on the Moon, a slight force would make someone "fly" up...
Thankfully, they had done relevant training in the simulation zone on Earth.
Richard remembered well the instructors’ verbal and practical guidance: Any motion on the Moon must be slow!
Because in a low-gravity environment, accelerating is easy, but decelerating and controlling direction are very hard.
Carefully following the four astronauts welcoming them for over a hundred meters afterward, he and Thomas had already acclimated to the Moon’s walking style.
The two held hands, slowly taking steps, and even so, it still gave a jumping sensation.
This feeling was very novel, different from the weightless state onboard the spacecraft. Much harder to control, especially when landing, the hard touch underfoot gave him a strange feeling...
This is the Moon!
