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Chapter 837 Opening a New Track (First Update, Please Subscribe)
On this day in Southeast Asia, the United States, Europe, and all over the world, hundreds of millions of people walked into their yards. Regardless of their social status, they walked into the courtyards and parks. Even the dances that evening were cancelled. Everyone stood there looking up at the stars.

People gaze at the only moving "star" in the night sky, and their feelings are different. Some are depressed, some cry, some are excited, some are eager, some are imaginative, and some...

In the Air Force Academy, like many of his classmates, Gao Binghan was staring at the starry sky.

"Is that the Sputnik-1 satellite?"

"Correct."

Looking at the "stars" moving in the space, Gao Binghan had only one thought in his mind - I want to go to space.

“Why weren’t we making it?”

"It's us……"

Gao Binghan said with some excitement.

“It’s an artificial satellite made by us humans.”

"We humans..."

On the same day, in the aerospace town of Wanhujiao, this town has a very high level of security and ordinary people cannot enter the town.

The most outstanding rocket experts, engineers and related technicians in Southeast Asia live and work here with their families.

Qian Fukang and his family also live here.

Many people also came to the yard after learning that the Russians had launched a satellite.

Just like that, everyone stood in the courtyard and quietly looked at the sky full of stars. Among the motionless stars in the sky, there was only one point of light moving quickly there.

"Is that the satellite?"

Standing next to her husband, Mrs. Qian asked curiously.

"Yes."

"It's a Russian satellite."

"Ah."

When answering his wife's question, Qian Fukang's expression looked very complicated.

"Fu Kang, you seem to be in a very depressed mood today."

Looking at his childhood sweetheart and wife, Qian Fukang nodded and said.

"We did have a chance, really."

As a rocket expert, Qian Fukang knew very well that even the Wanhu IV, let alone the Wanhu V, would be able to send a satellite into space.

But they didn't, because they were waiting for a better satellite. Just a radio transmitter.

"what chance?"

The wife asked curiously.

"Satellites, satellites. We could have launched satellites earlier than them if we wanted to,"

Qian Fukang's tone became a little lost, and at this moment his son Yonggang, who was standing next to him, asked excitedly.

"Dad, does that mean we can also launch satellites?"

"Yes, we will also launch artificial satellites in the future, in the future..."

As he finished speaking, Wu Yaozu, who lived next door to him, also walked onto the lawn in his yard.

"Rehabilitation, you know."

Wu Yaozu's tone was also filled with disappointment.

"I know……"

For a moment, the courtyard fell into complete silence. Everyone was there, looking up at the starry sky and the fast-flying satellite without saying a word.

"But it's no big deal."

Suddenly, Wu Yaozu broke the silence in the courtyard and said.

"The Russian satellite has nothing but a radio transmitter inside it. It has no use at all except for beeping radio signals. But our satellite is different. When our satellite is launched into space, they will know to what extent it will change everyone's life."

Then Wu Yaozu took a deep breath and said.

"We don't compete with them for the first place, we just do the best. Yes, we just do the best."

At this moment, everything seemed relieved, but the loss in my heart was hard to conceal.

After all, the feeling of missing out is extremely painful. We could have done it...

On this day in Nanyang and in many places, this thought emerged in the minds of all those who knew about the Nanyang space program and the Nanyang rocket.

Yes, we could have...

Despite some disappointment, the Soviets' success stimulated them, stimulated everyone, and made them go all out in the hope of winning new victories in this game.

"us……"

Suddenly, Qian Fukang said.

"We can not only send satellites into space, but also send people into space!"

The sudden words stunned Wu Yaozu. He looked at his old friend in surprise and asked.

“Sending people into space?”

“It’s about sending people into space.”

Faced with the Russians' pursuit of first place, Qian Fukang took over and opened a new track.
"We can send satellites into space, and we can also send people into space."

On this day and this evening in this courtyard, a new race track was opened.

……

Sitting in the courtyard, von Braun didn't even know how to describe his inner feelings. On the one hand, he was happy that humans had sent a satellite into space.

On the other hand, he knew that he could have put a satellite into space years ago if only the Americans had supported him.

But now?
“They just don’t believe us.”

His colleagues who were sitting in the courtyard like him, gazing at the stars, couldn't help but complain.

"Those Americans always say we are Nazis. They never believed us. Otherwise, the satellites in space would be made by us."

Brown nodded, and just looked up at the starry sky, at the fast-moving point of light, against the motionless stars in the sky.

As early as 20 years ago, Braun longed for all this. Now, his dream has come true, but it has been realized in the hands of the Russians.

“In fact, this is not a bad thing for us.”

After taking a sip of beer, Braun continued.

“It will let those Americans know that if they don’t go into space, the Russians will.”

"You mean the Americans will go into space."

The colleague asked with some confusion.

"Not will, but definitely will. They will definitely go into space. After all, the Russians have now challenged them. If... the Americans don't want to become a laughing stock in the eyes of the whole world, they will definitely launch their own satellites, but..."

After a slight pause, a faint smile appeared on Brown's face.

"The Americans don't have the right rockets right now."

"It seems to be true. Their research has almost come to a standstill in the past few years."

As the founders of the US rocket program, although they have been kicked out, they still have a certain understanding of the level of US rocket technology.

The Americans' rocket technology is very backward because they do not attach importance to the development of ballistic missiles at all.

"So now they need us, more than ever, to help them catch up with the Russians."

When von Braun finished speaking, another colleague beside him said.

"In that case, the Russian satellite is a good thing for us."

“It’s really a good thing for us.”

Von Braun nodded in agreement.

"It's not just a good thing for us, it's actually a good thing for all of humanity, of course it depends on how you understand it."

After he finished speaking, von Braun once again turned his gaze to the starry sky. This time, looking at the moving satellite, his eyes were full of desire, which was the desire that only humans would express when looking up at the starry sky.

The sky in October was destined to be extraordinary. On this day, the whole world was changed! Many people did not fully realize what a pioneering feat this was at the time. But a new era of human spaceflight had begun.

"Sputnik 1" marked the beginning of the US-Soviet space race.

From now on, the silent space...is no longer lonely!

(End of this chapter)