Chapter 509: Attitude comes from strength
To this day, Xu You is full of confidence in what he said.
If Sam had taken the initiative to propose such a cooperation plan before our moon landing plan was launched, we would have agreed without hesitation.
However, now that we have successfully completed the launch of Zhengtu-9, all the data show that our lunar landing plan is very mature and thorough.
At this time, even if SAM Space Agency is willing to provide us with some technology, it will not be of much help to us.
Hearing Xu You's words, Johnson quickly replied:
"But, Professor Xu You, after all, you have not yet successfully landed on the moon, and we have had many successful moon landing experiences. You will definitely not suffer any loss if we exchange our technologies with each other."
"If that's the case, then why did you go through so much trouble to re-implement the moon landing plan?"
"this……"
Faced with Xu You's sharp question, Johnson didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Xu You naturally knew that Sam’s previous moon landings were real moon landings and there was no false part.
Otherwise, they would have been caught long ago and been ridiculed and despised by the whole world.
As for the reason, it is simply that the way of landing on the moon in the last century is difficult to replicate.
It’s not that modern people don’t have the ability, but such a huge investment would be extremely time-consuming in terms of manpower and material resources.
In this era, the feat of landing on the moon must be accomplished through more efficient and lower-cost methods.
Johnson explained it over and over again to Xu You, but Xu You became more and more impatient.
"Commander Johnson, if you are not sincere enough, I don't think there is any need for us to continue the discussion. I took the initiative to send you the analysis of the accident just out of kindness, hoping that you can find the cause of the accident as soon as possible. But from your response, I think I thought too highly of you."
Xu You's words were so righteous that Johnson had nothing to refute.
"No, Professor Xu You, you misunderstood us. We just..."
"Well, I don't think we need to waste any more time on this. If there's nothing else, let's stop here for today."
Xu You did not give Johnson a chance to continue his explanation and ended the conversation.
Due to the private nature of the conversations, they will not be made public.
However, every second of the conversation was fully recorded and archived permanently.
Xu You's strong response to Johnson excited everyone at the Aerospace Institute who heard the recordings.
"Old Xu, your attitude towards them is really too tough! I only knew that you were a genius in the field of scientific research, but I didn't expect that you could be so tough in dealing with foreign countries!"
After listening to these recordings of Xu You and Johnson, Hu Shucheng couldn't help but look at Xu You with admiration again.
"Old Hu, you have to know that toughness comes not only from attitude, but also from our strength. Only when our strength is truly strong, can we have the confidence to talk to others like this. Otherwise, it is just bluffing."
"That's right. There's no point in just arguing. What you say and what you do are two completely different things. I guess they didn't expect that you would be so decisive in refusing the temptation to exchange technology."
"There is no reason to hesitate. We are fully capable of landing on the moon, while they have not yet solved the problem of launching the new system. This is obviously an unequal exchange, so we naturally have no reason to agree to it."
In fact, the decisions made by Xu You were not just Xu You's ideas.
Long before talking to Johnson, Xu You had discussed these issues with several other senior executives and determined how to deal with each problem.
It can be said that every word of Xu You was carefully prepared and represented the overall opinion of the team.
"The lunar mission has now been a complete success, and all tests have met ideal standards. It is estimated that the official launch date of the Starry Sky 1 spacecraft will be determined soon."
The Starry Sky series of spacecraft are our manned spacecrafts heading to other planets in the universe.
The purpose of Starry Sky 1 is to send humans to the moon, marking our first step towards an extraterrestrial planet.
"By the way, Lao Hu, our astronauts have arrived at the Zibei Satellite Launch Center now, right?"
"Yes, because the date of the official launch of the spacecraft is very close, in order to adapt to the environment here earlier, they have come here. I guess they are currently undergoing training."
Because astronauts have to face extremely challenging environments in spacecraft, they need to undergo various high-intensity training every day.
And this time, landing on the moon will be an even greater test.
"Lao Hu, I want to go over and take a look."
"Why, do you want to say something to the astronauts?"
"Well... there's not much to say. I would rather see their training environment and experience it myself in advance."
"ah?"
When Hu Shucheng heard Xu You's words, his mouth opened wide in surprise.
"Old Xu, you don't want to be an astronaut, do you?"
In fact, before this, Xu You had never thought in this direction.
However, considering that we already have the ability to send astronauts to outer space, it is unrealistic to say that I don’t have any ideas in my mind.
Xu You is not satisfied with just being a scientist studying various technologies behind the scenes.
If possible, it would be a very nice thing to visit an alien planet.
"It's definitely not possible now , but when our space technology is more mature, traveling back and forth between the Earth and the Moon may not be such an unusual thing. It wouldn't be a bad idea to learn about the astronaut training program at this time."
"Yes, I wouldn't have thought about it if you hadn't told me. So when the technology matures, how about we go to the moon together?"
"It was supposed to be a romantic thing, but when I go with you, it doesn't feel that way anymore."
Hu Shucheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "I know you definitely want to take your sister-in-law with you. I'm not kidding, this is not impossible. In fact, there is one thing I have never told you."
"What?"
"Old Xu, have you never taken your sister-in-law out for a trip?"
After hearing what Hu Shucheng said, Xu You also felt guilty.
"Does it count this time?"
