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Compared with the relevant data of this intelligent lunar surface patrol and exploration vehicle, the mission it will perform this time is also particularly interesting.

Among these many tasks, searching for lunar surface water and detecting the distribution of lunar mineral resources are what almost all human lunar probes want to do. However, compared with other detectors, this time their intelligent lunar lunar surface patrol exploration vehicle is particularly attractive.

The main reason is that because it travels relatively far, it will conduct direct detection through sampling, which is much more accurate than those long-distance telemetry technologies.

Among the many tasks, finding suitable lunar scientific research stations and lunar city construction sites is the most attracting attention.

Landing on the moon has always been a dream of mankind. Compared with Lao Mi’s feats of forty or fifty years ago. Now, humans are igniting moon fever again.

Compared with the expensive moon trips forty or fifty years ago, which were just for taking photos and digging up some soil and stones, humans now hope and are more inclined to establish permanent human scientific research stations and permanent human settlements on the moon.

At present, various countries have established many such international organizations for lunar exploration, and everyone is actively busy. But so far, no organization has put it into practice.

Regardless of whether you are building a lunar scientific research station or a permanent human settlement on the moon, before that, you must first select a site. Which places should be built to build a lunar scientific research station and permanent human settlements, and which places are not suitable? Advance survey is required. This is not just a matter of using satellites to detect it. It requires detectors or even astronauts to detect it in person.

This time, Wu Hao and his intelligent lunar surface patrol and exploration vehicle performed exactly this task.

The outside world has several completely different interpretations of this detection mission. First of all, many netizens believe that Haoyu Technology’s intelligent lunar surface inspection vehicle must be a member of our country’s entire lunar exploration project, and will also be responsible for our country’s lunar scientific research. Preparatory tasks for site selection.

Although it is not an official detector patrol vehicle, it can also serve as an official mission. After all, our tradition is to spend the least money to accomplish the greatest things. How could the aerospace sector and experts miss such a rare opportunity.

As for the second interpretation, many netizens believe that this is a detection mission conducted by Haoyu Aerospace on its own, aiming to provide commercial lunar ground detection data for the country and even overseas countries, thereby obtaining high economic benefits.

This statement is not unreasonable. When Wu Hao and others announced their entry into the aerospace field and announced the development and launch of their own commercial civilian intelligent lunar surface patrol rover, they stated that this was a private commercial project. Since it is a private commercial project, it is understandable to carry out such a task and make profits from it.

As for the third interpretation, many people believe that this should be an important part of the entire huge space exploration mission of Wu Hao or Haoyu Technology, and it is the foundation and beginning. Wu Hao and the others have entered the aerospace field in such a large scale, and have developed so rapidly and invested so much in such a short few years. It is certainly impossible for them to go there with such a small goal.

They definitely have a bigger plan. Wu Hao and others have also said in previous interviews that they will vigorously develop the aerospace industry. They have also mentioned the idea of ​​establishing an international commercial scientific research station on the moon and a lunar city. I believe that what this intelligent lunar surface patrol and exploration vehicle is performing this time is to prepare for their lunar international commercial scientific research station and lunar city movement pre-site selection, as well as technical demonstration work.

This interpretation is indeed a bit too amazing and unconstrained. But it’s not impossible. After all, even Musk is planning to immigrate to Mars. It doesn’t seem like a big deal for Wu Hao to build an international commercial scientific research station or lunar city on the moon.

For Wu Hao and others, they would not care about these outside interpretations with a smile. Let them guess, their attention is still focused on the 'vehicle and arrow combination' that is about to undergo vertical transfer.

In the morning, the Nanhai Space Launch Site was sunny and beautiful with blue sky and white clouds.

Under a red flag, the huge revolving door of the vertical assembly test site slowly opened, revealing the beautiful figure of Jianmu-7, the latest medium-sized retractable launch vehicle developed by Haoyu Technology.

This is a giant rocket with a diameter of 3.8 meters, a height of 59 meters, and a take-off mass of 450 tons. It can transport a load of about 18 tons to low-Earth orbit, a geosynchronous transfer orbit of about 8 tons, and a load of more than seven tons to the Earth-moon transfer orbit. It can even transport four tons of payload to the Mars transfer orbit.

Of course, compared to heavy-duty launch vehicles, the data of this rocket is still relatively weak, but among international rockets of the same type, this is already very good. It can be said that it is at the cutting-edge level. Except for a few two or three countries, there seems to be no international rocket performance that can match it. Even Sanguo, which is always trying to be the best in Asia, and the self-proclaimed space rocket The first weird thing.

The main rocket is painted in white. Compared with the official paint, it looks much simpler and more elegant. In addition to the logo of Haoyu Aerospace, there is also the logo of this lunar exploration mission on the rocket. In addition, there are some national flags of partner countries on it, but the patterns are relatively small.

On top of the main rocket, in addition to the intelligent lunar surface inspection and exploration vehicle wrapped in the fairing above, there are naturally three recovery and landing folding legs on the lowest core stage. These three recovery landing folding rods are currently in a folded state, close to the surface of the core first-stage rocket, and are painted black.

When the first stage of the rocket core completes its mission and separates, the return procedure will be initiated. Compared with the parachute plus reverse thrust landing method used by Jianmu-2 and the Jianmu-5 rocket, which is an improved and upgraded version of Jianmu-2, this time, Jianmu-7 will completely adopt the landing method used by the Falcon rocket. Rocket reverse thrust landing technology.

This also means that Haoyu Technology has finally mastered a reliable rocket engine with excellent performance and long working time. This also means that the first stage of the Jianmu-7 rocket core will abandon the previous parachute design, which will also save them hundreds of kilograms of load weight. These weights will also be converted into fuel and payload weight, thereby increasing the overall economy of the rocket and reducing launch costs.

This time, the core first-stage rocket will also change its previous land landing site and begin to use a sea landing site for the first time. Compared with land landing sites, sea landing sites are more difficult to land and have higher uncertainties, so the technical requirements are more stringent, which is also a greater test for the rocket technology team.