Military Technology

After a while of pleasantries, Wu Hao was immediately invited to the command and control hall by Wei Hongyu and the others. There are still a few such halls here, which are the same as those on the TV, but compared to the TV screen, he actually came and saw more things that he couldn't see on the TV.

The middle picture on the big screen is the Jianmu-2 modified rocket with its protective cover opened, and it is standing quietly in front of the launch pad at this moment.

Compared with Wu Hao's own launch vehicle in the Northwest R\u0026D Center, the launch site in the launch center is naturally much more majestic.

As the commander-in-chief of this launch mission, Gao Jinguang introduced to Wu Hao without hesitation: "Currently, all preparations before our launch are being carried out in an orderly manner. According to the preliminary plan, we have set the launch window for tomorrow morning. Twenty-seven minutes past eleven o'clock, less than twenty hours before the launch."

Wu Hao looked at the countdown time on the big screen, then nodded involuntarily. This launch mission has attracted so much attention, to be honest, Wu Hao is also a little nervous and uncertain.

Although speaking of the previous launch missions, this Jianmu-2 rocket performed well, and it can be said that it hits every shot. But no launch, no one knows the result. The launch success rate of the rocket is only 50%. This is not the case with their Jianmu-2 rocket, but it is the case with all other rockets.

The success rate of a rocket launch is only 50%, it either succeeds or fails, there is no other option.

So for every launch mission, everyone will be very nervous, including these seniors who have been sticking to the launch position all their lives. Faced with such a launch mission, everyone is not at ease.

In addition, the rocket launched this time is an improved model of Jianmu-2. In addition to the huge changes in the second-stage rocket, other parts of the rocket have also been improved and optimized accordingly, and some new technologies have been used.

Whether such improvements and optimizations work, and whether these new technologies are reliable, is also an unknown.

Seeing that Wu Hao did not speak, Gao Jinguang went on to say: "Actually, we originally suggested that the launch time be at night or in the early hours of the night, because this makes it easier for the rocket to be tracked by ground telemetry equipment.

However, considering that this launch is a retractable rocket, it means that after the launch, the first-stage rocket body of the rocket will be recovered from a different place, and the fairing will be recovered in the air.

As for the rocket's secondary rocket body, it is also necessary to conduct a fixed-point landing test.

So for the sake of convenience, we set the launch window at noon, which is also conducive to the live broadcast and more people watching. "

Let you bother. Wu Hao smiled and thanked.

Where, this is what we should do. Gao Jinguang said with a smile: "To be honest, I have been dealing with rockets all my life, and being able to launch your Jianmu-2 rocket this time can be regarded as making up for a gap in our careers.

In addition, I also want to witness history. You know, this is the first truly retractable commercial launch vehicle. "

Hahahaha, Wu Hao shook his head with a smile and said: "You are joking, we are still far from what you said. This time we are only conducting a fixed-point landing of the second rocket. To put it bluntly, it is a controlled fall, similar to a missile. , if we really want to achieve recyclability, we are still far from it.

And we are all engaged in rockets, and we also know that in addition to the carrying capacity of the launch vehicle, the cost is the most important. How to launch the space payload with the greatest mass at the lowest cost is a difficult problem that all of us are studying.

And our recyclable reuse technology is just opportunistic. If the cost of recycling is much higher than the cost of manufacturing by then, then this project will be meaningless. "

It still makes sense.

After listening to his words, Wei Hongyu said with a smile: "First of all, let's not talk about the cost,

It is this launch vehicle reuse technology that is very meaningful and valuable.

It may be that the advantages of this technology cannot be shown in normal times, but once we encounter an emergency and we need to launch a large number of satellites or other spacecraft into the sky, then this ready-made rocket can play a very critical role.

Secondly, all technologies are the same, and the cost investment may be relatively high at the beginning, and some of them cannot make ends meet. But this is only temporary, as the technology improves and optimizes, its advantages will gradually emerge.

Many equipment, many products, and many technologies are like this. There are many examples.

Finally, the development prospects of this technology are very broad. As countries pay more and more attention to space, and the earth's resources are gradually dwindling. So the arrival of the great space age may be much later than you and I imagined.

Just like a great voyage, now we lack a sharp weapon that can enter space. I think this technology of yours may be a key or a ferry that opens us humans to enter the universe on a large scale. "

You are joking.

Wu Hao shook his head with a smile, then looked at several people and said with a smile: "I have similar views with yours, I think the era of great space travel may come earlier, especially now that all countries have proposed ambitious space programs.

So I predict that the next two decades will be a critical period for our mankind to enter the space age on a large scale.

If we miss this crucial twenty years, then we may have to be locked on the earth by others, and repeat the tragedy of more than 500 years ago, and may have to repeat it.

We have already missed the era of great navigation, and we must never miss this era of great spaceflight. "

Wu Hao's words made everyone present nod in unison. Gao Jinguang said with a serious face: "You are right, we really can't miss it.

If we miss it, our entire country and the road to national rejuvenation and rise may be completely ruined.

This universe is too vast, and there are really too many treasures hidden in it. "

Wei Hongyu laughed even more when he heard Gao Jinguang and said, "I just said, your worries before are completely unnecessary, we will definitely have something in common with Xiao Wu."

Speaking of this, Wei Hongyu said to Wu Hao, "Before you came, Lao Gao was worried that you were younger and difficult to get along with. Now it seems that it is really a waste of worry, and it is completely unnecessary."

I was thinking too much. Gao Jinguang said with a smile, then looked at Wu Hao and said with a smile: "The worries I had about you before were completely superfluous, now I see that it is too late for us to meet each other.

Come on, let's sit down and have a good chat. I would like to hear more from you about our country's aerospace technology and development direction. "

After saying that, Gao Jinguang couldn't help but grab Wu Hao and walk to the lounge. This made Wei Hongyu behind shake his head again and again, and then quickly followed.