Chapter Summaries

After the Shennv returned intact from its first test flight, Chen Mo discussed the next flight and the aircraft’s technology with Li Chengzhi. Li Chengzhi planned to report Chen Mo’s 24-billion-per-aircraft price to the higher-ups.

• Chen Mo ordered the test flight to return and said the Shennv would need to reach the Thermosphere and Exosphere before the test counted as a success.
• Experts and staff inspected the intact Shennv, while Chen Mo received the flight data from a robot and handed it to Mo Nv.
• Li Chengzhi asked how long the aircraft’s battery could keep it flying, and Chen Mo said about a month.
• Li Chengzhi asked what substance modified the battery crystals, and Chen Mo revealed it was indium, Element 49.
• Li Chengzhi asked whether the Shennv was for sale, and Chen Mo agreed to sell it for 24 billion per aircraft.
• Li Chengzhi said he would report the price to the higher-ups, and Chen Mo invited the experts to eat.

After foreign media exposed test flights of Chen Mo’s mysterious aircraft, he agreed to reveal details in an interview with Feng Qingrui. He disclosed that the aircraft was a spaceplane and that Flying Ant Aerospace Center planned space tourism and commercial launch services.

• Foreign reports and online photos of the aircraft at Flying Ant Aerospace Center drew public attention and prompted reporters to seek information.
• Chen Mo and Zhao Min suspected the leak was meant to provoke a response, then decided to release information about the aircraft and promote the aerospace center’s plans.
• Feng Qingrui interviewed Chen Mo about rumors, online abuse, and his work during the controversy; Chen Mo said he had been developing the aircraft in the laboratory.
• Chen Mo revealed that the aircraft had entered test flights and was designed as a spaceplane for future space exploration.
• Chen Mo announced plans for Flying Ant Aerospace Center to offer space tourism, commercial satellite launches, and other space-related services.
• After Feng Qingrui left to process the interview, Chen Mo asked Mo Nv to arrange another media interview.

Chen Mo sent the Goddess spaceplane on its second test flight, aiming to prove it could operate beyond the mesosphere and explore the moon. The Goddess entered the Exosphere with all systems functioning normally, and the command center celebrated its success.

• Chen Mo revealed Ant Army Group’s spaceplane, drawing widespread public attention and concern from foreign leaders about Huaxia’s growing lead in space.
• Chen Mo approved the Goddess’s second test flight after its inspections and simulations showed no problems.
• The Goddess took off from the Flying Ant Aerospace Center as tourists and passersby stopped to watch and record it.
• The Goddess climbed through the atmosphere, and Chen Mo insisted it continue past the 400-kilometer altitude toward the Exosphere despite Hua Xing’s concerns.
• The Goddess reached 500 kilometers and entered the Exosphere with its systems operating normally, prompting cheers and applause in the command center.

After the Goddess Spaceplane completed its successful test flight, Chen Mo agreed to cooperate with China Aerospace Group on a mission to transport experimental equipment to the Ling Xiao Space Station. Flying Ant Aerospace opened applications for space tourism and commercial satellite launches, while the partnership was publicly announced.

• Xiao Wushuang visited Chen Mo after the test flight and asked to ride his spaceplane before Xiao Yu took her away.
• Zhang Jianfeng offered to share lunar exploration data with Chen Mo, who said he planned to cooperate on a moon landing in the future.
• Hua Xing proposed that the Goddess Spaceplane carry experimental equipment to the Ling Xiao Space Station in one week, and Chen Mo agreed.
• Ant Group and Flying Ant Aerospace announced the spaceplane's successful second test flight, opened applications for space tourism, and solicited commercial satellite launch missions.
• CCTV showed Chen Mo and Hua Xing signing a cooperation agreement for the spaceplane to transport equipment to the Ling Xiao Space Station.

As foreign critics argued that Huaxia was outpacing them in space exploration, Chen Mo prepared the Shennv and nine satellites for the Ant Army Group’s first space mission with China Aerospace Group. Xiao Man asked to livestream from space, and the chapter ended with the joint launch date arriving.

• Foreign media and researchers criticized their governments for lagging behind Huaxia in space exploration and scientific investment.
• During a barbecue, Xiao Man asked Chen Mo to let her go into space and livestream; he agreed that she could begin training for Space Tourism.
• Chen Mo prepared nine communications, navigation, reconnaissance, climate, and resource exploration satellites for the mission.
• Hua Xing told Chen Mo that CCTV wanted to livestream the mission, and Chen Mo agreed.
• The launch date for the first space collaboration between China Aerospace Group and the Ant Army Group arrived.

Lou An livestreamed Goddess Spaceplane’s first public mission as it departed Flying Ant Aerospace Center for South China Sea Launch Site. The aircraft’s unfamiliar engines stunned viewers and aerospace experts worldwide as it disappeared toward the South China Sea.

• Lou An met Chen Mo at the aerospace center, and Chen Mo told him there were no filming restrictions but warned him not to touch the cabin buttons.
• Chang Meng and his roommates gathered to watch the broadcast, while Xiao Yu and Wushuang watched Chen Mo and Mo Nv board the aircraft at home.
• Lou An showed viewers Goddess Spaceplane emerging from its hangar, and Chen Mo and Mo Nv boarded as the aircraft prepared to depart.
• Goddess Spaceplane lifted off while the outside cameraman broadcast its ascent, and experts around the world focused on its unfamiliar engine design.
• NASA’s Jim and other experts concluded that the engines relied on new technology, while the aircraft climbed, accelerated toward the South China Sea, and vanished beyond the horizon.

Lou An livestreamed the Shennv’s flight and revealed its cargo, satellite deployment plans, and supersonic speed as it headed for the South China Sea Launch Site. The broadcast alarmed foreign powers and prompted the United States to push its Falcon Project, while Hua Xing and the launch-site staff prepared to receive Chen Mo’s Spaceplane.

• Lou An livestreamed the Shennv’s cabin, revealing that it carried supplies for the Ling Xiao Space Station and nine Ant Army Group satellites for deployment into orbit.
• Lou An reported that the Shennv was flying at about Mach 1.5 at an altitude of one hundred thousand meters, prompting viewers around the world to react.
• The White House ordered NASA to publicize its Space Station plans, and Jim contacted the European Space Agency and the Island Nation Aerospace Research and Development Agency.
• Shanahan visited the secret Rocky Mountains base, where Kane said the Falcon Project would be ready for a test flight within a month and demanded War Robots.
• Hua Xing and the South China Sea Launch Site staff prepared to load the Shennv with supplies and equipment, and the Spaceplane arrived and descended toward the designated landing spot.

Chen Mo announced that he planned to personally take the Goddess into space, then took command as the spaceplane began its first mission. The Goddess lifted off successfully, and the chapter left its crew and engineers monitoring the flight data.

• Lou An interviewed Chen Mo, who said the Goddess could carry people and that he intended to fly it into space himself.
• Zhao Min watched the interview and called a meeting of A1-level executives and above, while Xiao Yu showed Wushuang Chen Mo on the news and prepared a kindergarten she had bought.
• Chen Mo and Hua Xing went to the South China Sea Launch Site command center after the Goddess had been loaded with supplies.
• Hua Xing persuaded Chen Mo to serve as chief commander, and Chen Mo began the ten-minute preparation for the flight.
• Chen Mo counted down to liftoff, and the Goddess rose into the sky as crowds cheered and engineers watched its data.

The Shennv successfully docked with Ling Xiao, delivered supplies, and deployed nine satellites, marking a major success for Ant Army Group. As celebrations spread, NASA announced a new multinational space station project, and the Pentagon prepared another major announcement.

• Fei Jun, Liu Yanyun, and Rovfsky watched the Shennv approach Ling Xiao and prepared to receive it.
• The Shennv docked successfully, and Fei Jun opened the hatch after the docking module’s pressure returned to normal.
• Rovfsky and Liu Yanyun entered the Shennv and met its pilot robots, Rat and Ox.
• The Shennv completed its satellite deployment mission, placing nine satellites in their designated orbits.
• NASA announced a second-phase international space station project involving eighteen countries, with the Zeus core module scheduled to launch in ten days.
• The Pentagon issued another announcement that drew even greater attention.

America’s Falcon Plan and competing space-station projects intensified global competition in space. Meanwhile, Chen Mo and Xiao Yu took Wushuang to her first day at kindergarten, and Chen Mo considered how to prepare for a coming technological upheaval.

• The Pentagon announced that it would launch the Falcon spacecraft within a month, while SpaceX, Japan, Europe, and Huaxia revealed plans to expand competing space stations.
• SpaceX launched Zeus aboard a Falcon 10 rocket, and NASA announced that the module had reached orbit while the rocket returned successfully for reuse.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu walked Wushuang to Seaside Kindergarten, where she tearfully said goodbye to them and began her first day.
• Chen Mo told Xiao Yu he would prepare early-education material for Wushuang, and Xiao Yu said she would handle their daughter and household matters.
• Chen Mo reflected on how emerging technologies and international tensions could trigger a global upheaval, and resolved to prepare to survive the coming chaos.

The United States successfully launched the Falcon space-based weapons platform aboard Titan 1, shifting the global balance and prompting China to order four Spaceplanes from Chen Mo. The chapter ends with Chen Mo asking to buy thirty thousand mu of coastal woodland to expand his space center as he prepares for lunar exploration.

• Shanahan and Kane oversaw Titan 1’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, sending the Falcon into orbit successfully.
• The Pentagon announced the Falcon’s successful deployment, drawing international condemnation and increasing concern about the United States’ space-based weapons.
• Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo that his superiors had ordered four Spaceplanes at 24 billion each, and Chen Mo accepted the order.
• Chen Mo offered to hand over a Spaceplane already under construction if Li Chengzhi arranged the sale of thirty thousand mu of woodland for expanding the space center.
• Chen Mo went to the research institute to prepare for his next goal of reaching space and the moon.

After two months of professional astronaut training, Chen Mo earned top marks and prepared to travel into space aboard the Spaceplane. He planned to launch lunar-orbit satellites and first needed data from the Chang'e Project team.

• Chen Mo examined the Sci-Tech Ball and reflected on the technology needed to unlock its higher authority.
• The Second Phase International Space Station took shape as more countries joined the Ling Xiao space exploration project, and Huaxia hinted that the Spaceplane had become strategic military equipment.
• Chen Mo completed two months of astronaut training, earning A ratings in both theoretical knowledge and physical fitness.
• Ou Cheng praised Chen Mo's abilities, while Zhao Min acknowledged that he was ready to go into space.
• Chen Mo told Zhao Min he planned to enter space in about ten days and launch lunar-orbit satellites after obtaining data from the Chang'e Project team.

Chen Mo received decades of lunar exploration data from Zhang Jianfeng and prepared to launch lunar satellites, including his own relay satellite, Jianmu-1. He announced that he would make the Goddess Spaceplane’s first crewed flight on the 23rd, drawing public attention to his planned journey into space.

• Zhang Jianfeng delivered the Chang'e Project’s lunar and relay-satellite data to Chen Mo, and they discussed cooperation on future lunar exploration.
• Chen Mo showed Zhang Jianfeng the prepared lunar satellites and said he planned to launch them during his trip into space, including Jianmu-1.
• Chen Mo told Zhang Jianfeng that he intended to land on the moon after studying conditions there, with lunar resources and a possible base among his goals.
• Zhao Min questioned the risks of Chen Mo’s spaceflight, and Chen Mo joked that he would take her on a space date in the future.
• Ant Army Group announced that Chen Mo would board the Goddess Spaceplane on the 23rd for its first crewed spaceflight, prompting widespread public discussion.

Chen Mo personally boarded the Goddess Spaceplane for its first manned flight, with Mo Nv piloting and Xiao Yu and Zhao Min seeing him off. The aircraft climbed toward space as the world watched, while Jim ordered a public announcement of a planned Moon landing.

• Western and Huaxia media presented opposing views of Chen Mo's decision to fly, and public debate grew as the launch approached.
• Xiao Yu and Zhao Min said goodbye to Chen Mo, who promised to video call from space and waved to the others before boarding.
• Chen Mo entered a safety capsule in a spacesuit, and Mo Nv prepared to pilot the Goddess Spaceplane.
• The Goddess Spaceplane took off under a global live broadcast and climbed past one hundred kilometers as Chen Mo monitored the data and spoke with Mo Nv.
• Jim watched the launch and, after discussing Huaxia's potential advantage with his assistant, ordered a public announcement that they were preparing a Moon-landing plan.

Chen Mo adjusted to weightlessness aboard the Goddess after it entered orbit and reassured the anxious command center that he was safe. Zhao Min and Xiao Yu arranged for him to livestream from space the next day, including a broadcast for Wushuang and the children at Binhai Kindergarten.

• Chen Mo left the safety cabin, changed into a form-fitting space suit with Mo Nv's help, and went to inspect the core cabin.
• At the Flying Ant Aerospace Center, Xiao Yu and Zhao Min discussed Wushuang and waited anxiously for the Goddess to contact Earth.
• Mo Nv established a connection, and Chen Mo appeared on screen to tell the command center he had successfully entered space and was feeling well.
• Chen Mo spoke with Xiao Yu and Zhao Min, promised to bring Xiao Yu to space another time, and asked Xiao Yu to prepare his favorite food for his return.
• Zhao Min proposed a livestream for company employees, and Xiao Yu asked Chen Mo to broadcast for Wushuang and the children at Binhai Kindergarten.
• Chen Mo agreed to livestream the next day while he stayed in space for a few days.

Chen Mo launched four satellites and a lander toward the Moon while the Ant Army Group announced his successful arrival in space. The announcement spurred major powers to declare new lunar missions, escalating the global space race as Chen Mo's upcoming speech drew worldwide attention.

• Chen Mo ordered Mo Nv to deploy four lunar satellites and the Moon God 1 lander from the Shennü, and they set course for the Moon.
• Mo Nv estimated the craft would reach the Moon in thirty-five hours and explained that Jianmu-1 had to enter lunar orbit before Moon God 1 could land on the far side.
• Zhao Min had Lan Xi announce a company-wide day off and a live broadcast of Chen Mo's speech after Chen Mo confirmed he had safely entered space.
• Ant Army Group employees celebrated the news, and media coverage spread Chen Mo's spaceflight around the world.
• Israel, India, NASA, Russia, and the European Space Agency announced or hinted at new lunar missions, prompting global speculation about a race to the Moon.

Chen Mo addressed Ant Army Group employees from the Shennv spacecraft, setting out expectations for innovation, talent development, and responsible conduct. He declared that the company's short-term goal was to reach the Moon and its long-term ambition was to become an interstellar company.

• Employees and executives across Ant Army Group gathered to watch Chen Mo's rare internal speech from space.
• Chen Mo urged employees to innovate, think ahead in research and development, and avoid outdated approaches.
• Chen Mo announced plans for a top-tier academy to train talent and provide employees with opportunities for further study.
• Chen Mo warned employees and managers to serve users fairly and said misconduct would be dealt with without mercy.
• Chen Mo described the coming space age and set the company's short-term goal as reaching the Moon, with the starry sky as its long-term destination.

After Chen Mo announced plans to take the Ant Army Group to the Moon and establish a university, public attention focused on his ambitions and the coming energy revolution. In space, Moon God 1 entered its designated low lunar orbit and prepared for an autonomous landing at Wisdom Sea.

• Chen Mo's speech became public, prompting speculation that the Ant Army Group would build a lunar base and develop the Moon's resources.
• Media coverage also revealed Chen Mo's plan to establish a world-class institution of higher learning.
• Jianmu 1 Satellite and the other lunar-orbit satellites reached their designated orbits, while Moon God 1 continued adjusting its course.
• Chen Mo learned that Moon God 1 had entered low lunar orbit and was preparing to land autonomously at Wisdom Sea.
• Chen Mo reviewed Moon God 1's planned missions to deploy exploration robots and collect lunar soil for research, then waited as it approached its landing point.

Chen Mo watched Earth from space as Moon God 1 began its lunar landing, which succeeded on the far side of the Moon. The lander deployed exploration robots and began collecting samples while Zhao Min prepared footage for public release.

• Chen Mo spacewalked on the Goddess until Zhao Min urged him to return, and he promised to come back the next day.
• Moon God 1 completed its landing sequence and successfully landed at 28.3 degrees south latitude and 159.6 degrees east longitude.
• Staff at the Capital Aerospace Flight Control Center watched the landing data, and Zhang Jianfeng and his team marveled at how smoothly Ant Army Group's mission had gone.
• Chen Mo confirmed the lander's systems were functioning, then ordered Mo Nv to deploy the two exploration robots.
• Chen Mo ordered the robots to collect lunar soil and rock samples, while Zhao Min directed technicians to prepare footage for public release.

Ant Army Group stunned the world by announcing that four lunar satellites and the Moon God 1 lander had reached their destinations, with Moon God 1 landing on the far side of the Moon. Chen Mo returned from space to a warm welcome, but was taken to the Rehabilitation Center for examinations before he could go home.

• Jim learned that Ant Army Group's four lunar satellites had entered orbit and Moon God 1 had landed on the far side of the Moon, and he initially doubted the report.
• Jim's assistant showed him the released photos and footage, and Jim concluded that Chen Mo must have launched the lunar craft during his spaceflight.
• The successful mission stunned the space exploration community and established Ant Army Group as a leading space power.
• Xiao Yu, Zhao Min, Wushuang, Chen's Father, and Chen's Mother waited at the Flying Ant Aerospace Center for Chen Mo's return.
• Mo Nv carried Chen Mo out of the Goddess in a princess carry, prompting Wushuang to joke about it and Xiao Yu and Zhao Min to laugh.
• Xiao Yu reassured Chen's parents that Chen Mo needed examinations after returning from space, and staff took him to the Rehabilitation Center.