Super technology leader

These criticisms were not just a small ripple, and they made Tang Chao deeply understand once again that "aerospace development is not just technological advancement."

After all, the 'Kerbal Space Program Moon Landing Department' he led was right at the crest of the wave.

Especially after the announcement of the 'Chu Hang No. 1' launch vehicle's upcoming test launch, they were already flying high even before the rocket took off.

"Wow, awesome, this speed is incredible! Is this the first rocket to be test-flown in the Lunar Grand Prix?"

"Pretty much. There are four other teams developing their own rockets, but they are still in the design and parts manufacturing stages."

"Amazing, amazing! Looking at the data, it's about the level of the Long March 3B, or even a bit better. The Model Worker 3 has sent two probes to the moon, so this one should be able to as well."

"A liftoff mass of 400 tons, that's quite something. Is this the most powerful private aerospace company rocket in China?"

"That's right, it's the strongest in the domestic private aerospace field. They're so fast, did they have a plan a long time ago?"

"They should have, otherwise how could they be so fast?"

"Hehe, this test launch is directly carrying a lunar payload, and my name is on it! And it's not millions of names compressed onto a chip, it's directly engraved on the payload."

"Oh, a fellow traveler! I'm on there too, maybe engraved right next to you."

"Heh, what era is this? Still not doing recovery. Rockets that can't be recovered are trash, they're outdated as soon as they're built."

"Exactly, some people shouldn't brag. This is just showing off domestically, internationally it's just bottom of the barrel."

"Let's wait until it flies first. Launching a lunar payload on the first test flight, I think Starlight Navigator is crazy."

This was the domestic reaction, basically just netizens and some media discussing it. There were good and bad comments, but the scale was small, far behind the international scale.

Not only was the scale different, but the organizational ability was too.

Foreign countries are different from China. Many of their government officials also serve as company managers, or they go to a certain company to be a manager while in office. After they retire, they like to write books and record some industry 'insider' information, becoming public commentators.

For example, people who retire from the American Aeronautics and Space Administration like to reveal the secrets of the space agency, writing books about aliens, conspiracies, corruption, struggles, and so on.

Whether what he writes in the book is true or not, his books are very popular, many people like to read them, and he makes a lot of money.

Those teams that withdrew from the Grand Prix are also similar. Although they withdrew, every message they released or news they made was related to the Lunar Grand Prix.

You can understand it as蹭热度 (cèng rè dù - riding the popularity), but some people like to find them to record programs and let them tell some 'truths' in the programs.

This way, they get appearance fees, the program gets traffic, and ordinary people get the pleasure of knowing secrets.

As the team that achieved the earliest rocket test launch in the Lunar Grand Prix, the focus naturally shifted to them as soon as the information was announced.

Most people still have a supportive or indifferent attitude towards the "Kerbal Space Program Moon Landing Department" team's rocket launch, but these teams that accepted interviews and appeared on shows don't think so.

Even if they said some good things, the information and videos published would definitely not be the original intention, because those are meaningless bullshit to the media. What they want is news, hot topics, and explosive news that can stir up public emotions!

Tang Chao was very open to these things, and their bullshit didn't affect his emotions at all.

From the initial entry into Kerbal to now, he has stayed in Kerbal intermittently for more than two years.

Especially the recent year or so of study in Kerbal, not only did he learn various aerospace technologies, but he also learned how to calm down.

Of course, the little green men also contributed. Facing the often silly little green men, if he hadn't learned to calm down, he would have been angered to death when the twentieth rocket was blown up because of the little green men.

Not to mention the thirtieth and fortieth rockets later on.

He was calm, but some people were not happy. However, these people were not angry because the retired teams commented on the 'Chu Hang No. 1' rocket, but because the Kerbal Space Program Moon Landing Department's ranking was getting better and better.

The Lunar Grand Prix Management Committee launched a competition ranking guess activity. If you guess correctly at the end, you can participate in a lottery with exquisite gifts and unexpected surprises, so the people who participated in this ranking vote were quite active.

Before the voting deadline, everyone can vote based on the performance of each team. Once the vote is cast, it will be locked, and if the team is eliminated, the voter will also be eliminated.

With the outstanding performance of Tang Chao's team, his ranking has become higher and higher. Recently, when he announced that the rocket for the competition was going to be test-fired, his team's ranking directly topped the list.

The competition has only started for a few months, and the voting deadline is still far away, but some people have already entered the second half of the competition.

What the hell!

Fortunately, an employee was smart and said it was a lottery, not that everyone who won would get a prize, otherwise the committee would have to sell their underwear.

The committee's mood was okay, but the American Aeronautics and Space Administration was not.

The director of the space agency was furious.

Because he had just returned from meeting with Don the Wise, who had yelled at him.

"Who was it, who approved this 'Kerbal Space Program Moon Landing Department' team? Were you smoking weed back then?"

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"What about your brains, did zombies eat them? How could this game plan be put into an aerospace technology competition!"

"Now it's good, our American competition, the team with the most votes is actually a team from Tianxia. Mr. President pointed his finger at my nose and called me dog shit, I think you are the dog shit!"

The people sitting below were the ones who were responsible for the screening at the time. They looked at their noses, their noses at their mouths, and their mouths at their hearts, all with their heads lowered, looking like they were repenting. In reality, they were also cursing in their hearts.

If it were those engineers, this guy would definitely not dare to scold them like this, he would only scold them, these little clerks.

They all knew this guy, he was Don the Wise's old舔狗 (tiǎn gǒu - licking dog, sycophant), he didn't have any real ability. This was the result of many unit heads resigning or being dismissed since Don the Wise came to power.

Now that this guy is scolding them so fiercely, he must have been scolded even worse by Don the Wise.

Thinking about it this way, the corners of some people's mouths curled up.

Fortunately, they were "lowering their heads to admit their mistakes", otherwise this director would have been pissed to death.

"That, Director," someone raised his head and said, "this ranking is just chosen by the audience, they don't understand the current progress of each team, but we are very clear about the progress of those big companies, the final winner will definitely come from them."

"Yes, Director, when it comes to technology accumulation and capital investment, no team can compare with those big companies. The audience's vote is only based on the publicity they see."

"No one knows technology better than us, Director. We can say hello to the competition committee and let them publicize the 'Kerbal Space Program Moon Landing Department' less, wouldn't that be good?"

"Yes, and let those big companies release more news, find some senior aerospace commentators to comment, and the ranking will soon be reversed."

After hearing these ideas, the director thought it made sense.

To be honest, as the director parachuted in by Don the Wise, he really couldn't afford to offend those engineers who had strength and were related to large projects.

Many of the space agency's current projects are inherited from the past. After all, this is a space project, and the preparation cycle is very long, plus those that are delayed, the time is even longer.

The projects are permanent, the directors are temporary.

Very normal.

So he can only start with these small fries, slowly infiltrating and improving his control.

And this competition was launched by Don the Wise, and it is also the first major project in his term. He doesn't want to screw it up.