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Chapter 1109 Because It's There (First Update, Please Subscribe)
In fact, when the whole world was cheering for their space heroes, while the space heroes were still in space, a new competition began.

In the Kremlin, although Khrushchev felt a little disappointed, he still called Korolev and said to him:
"Comrade Korolev, the Russian winter has always been like this. Sometimes, it is our friend, and sometimes, it is our enemy. This time, the Nanyang people used their spy planes to discover our rockets and spacecraft and learned our secrets. But it doesn't matter. We are still number one in the world, at least in some aspects!"

When Korolev received Khrushchev's call, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he had been mentally prepared to face all of this since he discovered the spy plane in Southeast Asia!

He even worried that the launch might not be successful.

After all, according to the plan, they were supposed to conduct 7 unmanned launches, but so far, they have only carried out 5, in order to test and develop the Vostok rocket series and space capsules. Although these missions have achieved varying degrees of success, Korolev has his own concerns - because the Soviet space launch rate so far is 75% (20 failures in 5 launches), one Vostok failed to reach orbit due to a carrier rocket failure, and another failed in orbit.

In fact, compared to another world, Korolev should feel fortunate - in that world, the Soviet Union's space launch rate was 50%, 24 of 12 launches failed, and 7 of the 4 tests of Vostok failed - two failed to enter orbit and two malfunctions occurred in orbit.

He even suffered from chest pain and anxiety because of it. After all, that’s more than half the failure rate!
But during this launch, the failure rate was "only" 40%.

Fortunately, he succeeded!
"But you heard that the Americans have issued a new challenge - the moon. What do you think? My comrade Korolev, can we send our people to the moon before they do?"

So when asked, Korolev gave a direct answer.

“We can do this!”

When making this decision, Korolev's tone was firm. He knew that this time he had to win the competition no matter what.

After getting the answer from Korolev, Khrushchev was silent for a while and then spoke.

"Comrade Korolev, the entire Soviet people are waiting for good news from you!"

At the same time, the command center of the Baikonur launch site.

The people here were still calling Gagarin anxiously - because there were no overseas ground stations, and there were only two warships serving as transit stations in the Mediterranean and the Pacific, so every time Gagarin circled the earth, he was basically out of contact for half a circle.

Finally, after reconnecting with Gagarin, they eagerly asked about his situation, and Gagarin's answer was:

“The Earth looks so beautiful!”

After listening to Gagarin's answer, Korolev, like everyone else, just smiled and walked out of the launch center.

At this time, it started snowing again in Baikonur.

Looking at the snow outside and the launch pad in the snow, Korolev's brows were furrowed. He smoked silently, standing in the snow. A general walked up to him and said.

"Comrade Chief Engineer, the Nanyang Aerospace Agency has announced that their spacecraft will end its flight in space..."

Then the general paused and continued:
"The one that appeared here before must have been a spy plane from the South Seas. They used the spy plane... to discover our secrets, so they got there before us! Otherwise..."

Okay, everything is clear now, they are from Southeast Asia.

It’s not the Americans, but how did the people in Southeast Asia know about the existence of this launch center?
After all, in order to maintain secrecy, not only are there a large number of Ministry of Internal Affairs troops stationed here, they even built a fake launch base in another Baikonur to confuse the outside world.

But the Nanyang spy plane still found this place and discovered the secret they were about to launch. Then the competition started quietly.

But none of that matters now.

He took a puff of his cigarette, looked into the distance, and looked at the transmission tower standing in the wind and snow, but Korolev said.

"Their flight has ended, and ours has just begun, Comrade General. Now we have a new mission."

Korolev's answer startled the general, who asked:

"A new mission? What is it?"

“To the Moon!”

Looking up at the sky, Korolev said:
"We will pick ourselves up and, from here, send our astronauts to the moon and plant our flag on the moon."

Looking up at the sky, Korolev said in a light tone:

"Now, space is a new arena where we will win new victories, and the moon is our next goal."

On this day, the two superpowers, under common stimulation, simultaneously launched a march towards the distant moon, and this will be the beginning of a new round of competition!

……

A month later, a C707-30 passenger plane was flying over the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is the ultra-long-range version of the C707. It not only redesigned the aerodynamic shape and redesigned the wings, but also improved the tail design to reduce resistance. The new wing design also improved the range, and the cruising speed was also improved. Its range reached an astonishing 12380 kilometers. It is the first aircraft that can fly directly from Chang'an to North America and London without transfer - it can fly directly to almost any country in the world. Of course, it is also the first "Air Force One" in Nanyang, and this is also the first time that Li Yian has taken it abroad. However, it was not a visit, but a trip to Stockholm to receive an award.

Once again, Li Yian won the Nobel Prize.

Nobel Peace Prize!

Because of his mediation, the "Hungarian Crisis" disappeared without a trace, and Europe once again stepped out of the brink of war.

In short, he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

But now, the passengers on this "Air Force One" are not just him, there are also three other Nobel Prize winners - Yang Zhenning, Li Zhengdao and Wu Jianxiong, who jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.

Everything was as expected, but unlike the other world, this time, Chien-Shiung Wu’s contribution was not erased—Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao were the proposers of the theory, and Chien-Shiung Wu confirmed their theory, which was the prerequisite for them to win the Nobel Prize!
When the plane flew over the plateau, the bright moon hanging high in the sky could be seen through the porthole. While Li Yian was gazing at the bright moon in the sky, Li Shiyun followed her father's gaze, looked at the bright moon, and asked.

“Dad, are we going to the moon?”

Those big, deep eyes just looked at the moon.

"Well, you should ask Uncle Yuan about this. He knows more about Nanyang's space program."

Li Yian pointed at Yuan Jialiu who was chatting with his wife and children, and said, "Professional matters should be left to professionals." Nodding, Li Shiyun stood up and walked over, then asked the same question.

"Uncle Yuan, now the United States and the Soviet Union are implementing moon landing plans. Do we have such a plan?"

Faced with Li Shiyun's question, Yuan Jialiu fell silent, while Wu Jianxiong looked at the "princess" in front of her. As the eldest daughter of the Li family, her appearance inherited the advantages of her parents. At the age of eleven, she was surprisingly beautiful, with a mixed-race temperament revealed between her eyebrows and eyes. Her beautiful face was set off by her snow-white skin, and she looked like Snow White from a fairy tale.

But then again, your children, whether boys or girls, have perfectly inherited the advantages of their parents and have outstanding looks.

Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao also seemed very interested, and they all turned their eyes to Yuan Jialiu. Facing the questions from everyone, Yuan Jialiu first turned his eyes to Li Yian, who was looking out the window. After thinking for a while, he answered.

"Many years ago, British explorer George Mallory, when asked by a reporter, 'Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?', replied, 'Because it's there! '"

Well, no more answers are needed.

Yes, because it is there.

After getting this answer, Li Shiyun thought for a while and then said:

“I wish you success. It doesn’t matter whether we are first or not. What matters is that we get there!”

The princess' words made everyone stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. Until now, there is still a debate about who was the first, Wang Baoxian or Gagarin, if it were not for the weather factors. Even in the Soviet Union, some people ridiculed Nanyang's space journey as "a flea's leap" because Wang Baoxian stayed for a short time.

It was not until a few months later, when the Americans sent their astronauts into space, that people knew what a real "flea hop" was - that is, going into space for a while, without even flying around the earth.

Even so, Americans were still excited about it - after all, Americans went into space.

Well, even if it was just a "flea leap", it was still entering space!

“Yes, being first is not important, what’s important is that we get there!”

Li Yian said with a smile, then held his daughter in his arms and pointed at the moon.

"In the future, we will not only reach the moon, but also build a space station there. Then, using the moon as a base, we will march toward Mars. Mars..."

Li Yian pursed his lips, thinking of the fantasy of a big capitalist in another world, and said:

"Perhaps one day, in the near future, we will migrate to Mars. Perhaps it will also be a transit station for us to embark on a new journey. We can go there and reach the more distant deep space. Maybe we are not the only intelligent creatures in space, but who knows? Space...it is there, so we must conquer it!"

Yes.

The most important thing is to conquer it, and in the near future, space must be conquered.

Listening to her father's description, Li Shiyun's eyes were fixed on the starry sky, looking at the sky full of stars...

At this time, a plane appeared outside the plane window. It was a plane sent by Russia to escort them. In addition to the escort, it also brought greetings from Khrushchev, but that stingy guy did not issue an invitation to visit.

Corn Emperor is such a stingy guy. He just gave himself a Nobel Peace Prize!

(End of this chapter)