Monster Factory - 1068. Reference 1051

Four o’clock in the morning the next day.

The Peregrine Falcon rose from the runway of Skynet Aviation Airport.

The destination was Jiuquan City. Ye Qing was relatively low-key on this trip, with only his assistant Yun Shi and a few monsters who accompanied him.

Almost no one in the company knew about this big event, except for the China Space Center and the ITU organization, but the media did not know it.

Zhongyun is 2,700 kilometers away from Jiuquan City, and the Peregrine Falcon takes about an hour and a half to fly. It was early today, but Ye Qing didn’t have any sleepiness right now. He kept in touch with the air base by satellite phone, asking them about their preparations, and the morning weather, whether they were eligible for launch.

Yun Shi’s performance is much worse.

Before boarding the plane, she kept squinting her eyes. After boarding the plane, she sank into the soft and comfortable sofa seat, rubbing her eyes more frequently.

She slept soundly, but at 3:30 in the morning, she was pulled up by Ye Qing with a phone call.

She didn’t know the company’s plan to launch satellites. The entire satellite project was the responsibility of the factory.

“Boss, where are we going?”

“Go to Jiuquan.”

“Where is Jiuquan…?” Yun Shi raised his head somewhat laboriously, and the delicate features were full of sleepiness.

“A great city built on the Gobi.”

Then Yun Shi’s head tilted and fell asleep.

At five ten in the morning, the Peregrine Falcon flew to the edge of Jiuquan City.

At this time, the sky had changed from pitch black ink to gray mist. As if only for a moment, a golden yellow appeared on the foggy skyline.

It seems like the sky is divided, illuminating the whole earth.

The shadows receded at an extremely fast speed, replaced by a bright golden color.

When the first rays of sunlight penetrated the instant blue sky in the early morning and shone into the quiet cabin of the Peregrine Falcon, Yun Shi was also awakened by the sunlight. She rubbed her eyes, looked out the porthole a little strangely, looking for the source of light.

Outside the porthole, a “picture scroll” with some desolation in the magnificent waves, unfolded vividly in her eyes.

It was an ancient yellow, the earth undulated horizontally, and there were wind-eroded mounds everywhere.

The Peregrine Falcon finally landed on a gravel plain dotted with green.

There are several particularly conspicuous tall steel buildings, as well as historical but still solid airstrip runways, and several strange buildings that are hidden below the surface and are not easily detectable.

Yun Shi quickly noticed where it was from the light blue building made entirely of steel.

Yun Shi was completely sleepy at this time, his expression was like a child who had just entered Disneyland, “God, old… Boss, this is the Jiuquan Aviation Center?”

“Nonsense!” Ye Qing laughed blankly, pointing to the slender white object protected by the blue steel building in the distance and said: “As long as you are not blind, you can recognize that it is a rocket, right?”

“Ah, let’s watch the rocket launch?” Yun Shi has already put his face on the porthole.

It is really a rocket. It is close to the height of a twenty-floor building. It is combined in sections. The bottom is fixed on the launcher, with four huge rudder wings that can stabilize the attitude.

“Let’s look at the rocket launch, and it’s a rocket launch belonging to our company.” Ye Qing snapped his fingers at her.

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When Ye Qing brought Yun Shi and two monsters into the launch center, there was already a smell of waiting.

It is not much different from what you see on the TV. The layout of this block is similar to that of a theater. The front end is a huge multi-screen combined information display wall. Opposite the display wall are rows of workers sitting.

There are a total of four rows, and each row is full of displays. Perhaps it is just because of launching a commercial satellite that is not technically difficult. Only about half of the staff sat in front of these four rows of information processing equipment.

Ye Qing was led by the two reception staff to the observatory at the top of the back. Standing here, you can clearly see all the pictures on the display wall. There are not only the Long March top three standing on the launch pad, but also the pictures of the engine tail and dazzling complex data.

The person in charge of receiving Ye Qing is Chen Fangli, the commander-in-chief of the launch mission. He looks about forty years old, wears glasses, and has a dark skin.

Like most people, when the commander-in-chief Chen Fangli saw Ye Qing, he would inevitably sigh with emotion and admiration.

Of course, there may be a chance to launch at any time. The commander-in-chief did not spend too much time feeling. After enthusiastically inviting Ye Qing to the middle seat, he took out two walkie-talkies from his jacket pocket, one in each hand. Keep asking what.

Ye Qing and Yun Shi looked around curiously.

“That’s right, Command Chen.” Ye Qing took advantage of the time he stopped and asked, and asked: “If the rocket is launched, can we watch the rocket launch outside before it is launched?”

This is a question most of the guests who walk into the launch center will ask. Yun Shi didn’t ask, but her eyes were shining.

“If you stand outside the building, I think it’s best not to.” Commander-in-chief Chen Fangli smiled honestly, “Because at the moment of launch, the rocket will eject a large amount of chemical fuel and not burn too thoroughly.”

“Although our command center is still some distance away from the launch tower, when the wind blows, the smell will always drift over.”

“In addition, our Long March top three rockets, even if there has not been an extreme failure such as a crash, we must continue to take preventive measures. Immediately before the launch, the entire site is guaranteed to be empty.”

Ye Qing nodded, feeling a little pity, watching the launch through the screen, there is always a feeling of watching TV at home.

At this time, the commander-in-chief Chen Fangli changed the conversation and said with a smile: “But upstairs we have a media shooting room especially suitable for visual observation. After a few minutes before the launch, Mr. Ye can visit there.”

“Mr. Ye, you know, our launch center occasionally sends some exciting things to the sky. Official journalists will use it to send pictures to people all over the country.”

“Command Chen, do you have a chance to launch this morning?”

“The hope is great. At present, according to the data returned by the weather radar, the high-altitude weather conditions are ready for launch. But for the low-altitude area, we have to wait a little longer.” Commander-in-chief Chen Fangli finished, and asked the walkie-talkie again.

“Weather No. 1, report on the current situation.”

After the sound of the current, a distorted voice came from the intercom, “Report to the commander-in-chief. The current wind is 13 knots. We have observed signs that the wind is weakening below 7 knots from 50 kilometers away. It is estimated that in 31 minutes, the launch area The wind dropped in the sky, which met the conditions for launch.”

“The monitoring station reports the situation.”

“The monitoring station reported that the rocket is normal, the fuel cycle system is normal, and the launcher is on standby at any time.”

“Very good!” Commander-in-chief Chen Fangli stood up and said solemnly to the microphone on the front podium: “Attention from all departments, half an hour before the rocket enters the launch, prepare for the countdown.”