Chapter 424 (Part 2) The Largest Confrontation in History

On the dawn of November 20, 1999, as the command "Ignition" was issued, the Long March 2F carrier rocket released a blazing flare from its base and detached from the launch tower. The rocket, carrying the experimental spacecraft, soared into the sky like a rising fire dragon, roaring towards outer space.

On the desolate Gobi Desert, the morning twilight rising at the edge of the sky shattered the night's silence and darkness, illuminating the vast land brightly with the rocket's tail flame.

Amidst the breathless anticipation of countless people, about ten minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-1 spacecraft successfully separated from the carrier rocket and entered its predetermined orbit accurately.