Marching Toward the Moon

Magic was by no means omnipotent, but once there was a defined goal and direction for development, it was the most useful tool.

After the return capsule had been recovered, the other three headmasters had no intention of going back to work. They simply settled into Hogwarts, ate a little each day, and threw themselves wholeheartedly into the work.

Andrew was no exception—he had originally planned to get some proper rest, but with that thing sitting right there, who could possibly resist?

Aside from remembering to send out a batch of wedding gifts, he spent practically all his time fully immersed in testing the spacecraft and designing new ones.

Thanks to Transfiguration, the Flying Charm, Alchemical enchantments, and a whole range of other magic, even the wildest ideas were not impossible in the Wizarding world.

Especially after Mr. LeMei joined the experiment with a pleasant surprise, the plan Andrew had laid out advanced at breakneck speed—a group of top-tier wizards was simply perfect for this sort of work.

Fudge came by once. After taking a look around, he snapped a photograph that still had to remain classified and was promptly chased off, though he also poured in a huge amount of Galleons.

With those Galleons behind them, the entire space exploration team even produced a second-generation aircraft before the Lunar Explorer was completed. Accompanied by Dumbledore, they made several round trips into space, and every one of them went up at least once.

That greatly accelerated the experiments. By the time summer vacation was nearly over, a brand-new explorer was already resting at Hogwarts.

"It's divided into two sections. One is for lunar exploration, while the other is for getting us to the moon. That way, if there's a design flaw or something gets damaged along the way, we'll have