Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Chapter 710 Daystar No. 9, earth-shattering, slander, hostility, tension...

Cao Yang remembered that there was a picture of a rocket launch in his previous geography book.

Although it is just a picture, the scene makes people feel like they are actually there.

five four three two one!

emission!

The countdown to launch that appears in my mind is exciting.

There was a huge roar, and the rocket rose from the ground.

The launch center in the picture is located among the mountains. There was a huge roar and the rocket rose from the ground.

The shock brought by the rocket tail flame combined with the huge roar makes people feel excited and their eyes moist.

The huge rocket streaked across the sky like a meteor, emitting thousands of golden lights in space.

Since Daystar Technology Group regards recyclable rockets as its "third bomb", it is natural to produce some renderings.

Then add the animation of the simulated rocket launch scene, and the visual impact will be very different.

After the relevant pictures were released, many employees of Nanshan Group naturally forwarded them one after another.

When Cao Yang forwarded it, he simply wrote: [The high-thrust recyclable rocket Venus 9 is coming soon! 】

In less than ten minutes, Daystar No. 9 became a hot search topic.

Not only did it instantly reach number one in popularity on Weibo, but it also ranked among the top among the most popular words on Du Niang.

The black Venus No. 9 gives people a different feeling, with a stronger sense of technology and more mystery.

"This rocket looks a little special, doesn't it?"

"Why are there black rockets? Is the editor too perfunctory?"

"Recyclable rockets? Is Mr. Cao too ambitious?"

"Mr. Cao wants to learn from Masco. Be careful if you step too hard and you may tear your balls!"

"When will any private enterprise in China be able to produce rockets?"

"Are you sure this isn't a picture from the game? Why was I a little surprised when I saw it?"

"Just build a car and build a rocket. It's not your job!"

"Mr. Cao has so much money and no place to burn it, he actually went to make recyclable rockets!"

“I didn’t expect Daystar to want to pick up the technology that Polar Bear had given up back then.”

"Why does such a long thing look like a large intercontinental missile to me?"

"Nanshan Group has just been split up and started causing trouble."

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There are all kinds of comments, some are slanderous, some are hostile, some are nervous, everything is there.

For Chinese netizens, it seems unreliable no matter how you look at it, a private company has started to develop rockets, and it is still a high-thrust recyclable rocket that seems very difficult.

"Mr. Cao, is this the rocket used to launch our Starlink satellite?"

"It looks very domineering and makes people's blood boil."

Li Su called Cao Yang immediately.

Although Geely does not have a large shareholding in Venus Aerospace, it is still one of the shareholders.

He must be very concerned about when the Starlink system can be formally established.

Li Su felt honored to be able to participate in such a great thing.

"Yes, one of the main missions of Venus 9 in the future is to launch Starlink satellites."

"Later rockets with greater thrust will be considered to go to the moon and Mars, allowing us to completely extend our footprint into space."

Since Cao Yang is going to spend a lot of money to develop the Rockets, he must get this thing done well.

Nanshan Group has been developing for more than ten years and has accumulated profound technical accumulation in all aspects.

Coupled with his personal participation in it, and under the "guidance" of cheating, the rocket development speed can definitely be faster than that of the Space Exploration Technology Company.

Don't look at the sky, which is endless and has no end.

But the airspace suitable for satellites is actually limited.

If the Starlink system of Venus Technology Group is successfully established, it will basically occupy all the airspace above the earth suitable for satellites to stay.

It will be interesting then.

Will other countries launch satellites again?

Will the satellite collide with the Starlink satellite when it is launched? Or is there a risk of collision if the satellite is too close?

There are actually a lot of tricks and stories that can be used here.

Why is Cao Yang so anxious now to try to build Venus 9 this year and start the official launch next year? Isn't it just to seize the opportunity?

Although humans have been engaged in satellite research for decades, the number of satellites that have actually been launched is actually not very many.

If the Starlink system deployed more than 10,000 satellites, it would be much more than the number of satellites that other countries in the world have put together over the past many years.

This meaning is absolutely extraordinary.

"Mr. Cao, how long will it take to produce this Venus No. 9?"

Li Su is also a person who has fantasies about space.

He can't wait to see the day when Venus 9 is launched into space.

"If it's quick, it can be produced in the second half of this year. The preliminary design work has been completed. The next step will be to start making parts soon."

"After the sample is produced, some assembly verification and testing will be carried out, and finally a test launch will be carried out."

"After the problems discovered during this process are improved, we can formally mass produce them, and then carry our Starlink satellites for official launch missions."

Compared with rocket development, satellite research is much easier.

After all, the technology in this area is relatively mature, and the satellite developed by Daystar Technology Group this time is not that special.

The main thing now depends on when the Rockets will get it done.

Otherwise, launching satellites will be like launching fireworks, which will be bad.

"So fast?"

Li Su was shocked.

Although he knew that before the establishment of Daystar Technology Group, Nanshan Group was already recruiting people to develop aerospace-related products, but he still couldn't believe it when the results came out so quickly.

Starting from its establishment in 2002, it took 8 years for the Space Exploration Technology Company to successfully launch the Falcon 9.

This is still the Falcon 9 without the recyclability function, not a later improved model.

Now Venus Technology Group is indeed more than twice as fast as others, and will start trial production of Venus 9 this year.

It's really unbelievable.

Could it be that the technical strength of Nanshan Group has really reached this level?

Li Su suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

It seems that Geely Automobile will no longer have to compete with Nanshan Automobile Group in the future.

Everyone's technical background is not at the same level at all.

If you force yourself to compare, you will only make yourself uncomfortable.

"It's not very fast. It took several years and so many technicians worked together. It's normal to produce samples this year."

"When Venus 9 is launched, Mr. Li, you have to come and watch it together."

Cao Yang was very calm and not worried at all about failure when the time comes.

Even if it fails due to an accident the first time, as long as it is improved, it will definitely succeed in the end.

After all, this Venus 9 itself borrows some designs from the mature Falcon 9 of later generations and optimizes them on its basis.

For example, the rocket shell abandoned cheap stainless steel and replaced it with high-end carbon fiber.

This change alone has a very large effect on the weight reduction of the entire rocket.

The thrust of Falcon 9 is less than 2,000 tons, but Venus 9 can achieve about 2,000 tons.

The difference here is quite big.

Of course, this solution can only be used by Daystar Technology Group. If it is placed on the Space Exploration Technology Company, if T1100 carbon fiber is used in large quantities, the cost of Falcon 9 can be directly doubled.

That is certainly not an outcome that Musko can accept.

"I will definitely go and watch it live!"

"Mr. Cao, if there is any way I can help, please don't be polite to me!"

Li Su really wanted to do something for Daystar, which would give him a greater sense of accomplishment.

Of course, Cao Yang would definitely not be polite to him later.

There is no harm in getting Geely to do some things together.

Anyway, it is difficult for Daystar Aerospace to make a profit in a short period of time. Even with the Twin-Tailed Scorpion business, it will be difficult for the entire group to make a profit.

As for Nanshan Equipment and Nanshan Robotics, which are affiliated to the group, their profits have little to do with Daystar Aerospace.

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"Old Zhao, is that high-thrust recyclable rocket Venus 9 the project you will be responsible for after you go to Venus Aerospace?"

As a leading company in China's aerospace field, Aerospace Science and Technology naturally paid attention to the hot search for Venus 9 at the first time.

General manager Qian Junfeng personally called Zhao Siyu to confirm the situation.

There is no way, the Venus 9 announced by Cao Yang is really a bit earth-shattering, it is like dropping an atomic bomb in the Chinese aerospace field.

"The design work of Venus 9 was completed before I left my job. After I arrive, I will first be responsible for the trial production and testing of the first model, and then I will be responsible for the design and development of other models of Venus 9."

Cao Yang had already announced some information to the public, and Zhao Siyu and Qian Junfeng simply exchanged some content, so naturally there was no big problem.

Anyway, a rocket is so complicated. Even if Zhao Siyu wanted to tell Qian Junfeng all the technology, he would not know how to convey the information on the phone.

This kind of information cannot be conveyed over the phone.

Besides, Zhao Siyu didn't have any thoughts in this regard.

The current research and development tasks of aerospace science and technology are also very heavy, and there are many types of products that need to be developed.

Therefore, there is definitely no manpower or material resources to develop high-thrust recyclable rockets.

Especially when Daystar has already started to develop it, it becomes even more impossible to develop it there.

“No country in the world has realized such bold and avant-garde designs and concepts.”

"As early as 1959, the space movie Polar Bear showed scenes of rocket recovery, sea landing platforms, and grasshopper-legged landing gear."

"But later the polar bears themselves gave up on this technical solution and instead developed winged flyback technology."

"However, this solution has high requirements on the overall design of the rocket and return control technology, and flying back with wings requires adding wings, landing gear and other structures to the rocket. The weight of these structures and other factors will cause the rocket to lose about 40% of its carrying capacity."

"These ultimately proved unreliable."

Qian Junfeng is naturally very familiar with the history of the Rockets.

Now I couldn't help but complain to Zhao Siyu.

However, Zhao Siyu will definitely not give up his current job just because of Qian Junfeng's complaints.

"This time, that time."

“The current level of science and technology is completely different from what it was a few decades ago.”

"I believe that Venus 9 can be successfully developed and bring a huge surprise to everyone, thus bringing the domestic aerospace industry to a different stage."

Although Zhao Siyu has just joined Venus Aerospace Technology, as the company's general manager, he can view all the technical information and is naturally full of confidence in Venus 9.

There was no way for him to tell Qian Junfeng specifically about these things, otherwise the secret would be easily leaked.

Although private companies' management of leaks is not as exaggerated as that of aerospace technology, Zhao Siyu's long-term habit does not allow Zhao Siyu to take any risks.

No one could ask for more information, so Qian Junfeng could only say a few sincere blessings in the end, and then hung up the phone.

Li Su and Qian Junfeng are definitely not the only people in China who care about Daystar No. 9.

And certainly not everyone is full of curiosity and blessings about Daystar 9.

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"Mr. Yang, I feel that after the split of Nanshan Group, Cao Yang's focus seems to be on a subsidiary of Venus Technology Group."

"I think Cao Yang contributed 80% of the credit for the Honor mobile phone to be what it is today. I heard that Cao Yang was personally involved in even the appearance design of the phone."

"Now Cao Yang's focus is not on Honor phones, which is definitely a good thing for us."

As the head of Lenovo's mobile phone business, Zhang Rongji has been under a lot of pressure in the past year.

The mobile phone businesses of Samsung, Honor and Warwick are much better than that of Lenovo. In particular, Honor mobile phones are completely the new leader of domestic independent brands.

This role used to be for Lenovo mobile phones.

Therefore, Zhang Rongji has always been hostile to Honor mobile phones. Once he can find an opportunity to slander the other party, he will never give up.

"Nanshan Group's turnover has exceeded the trillion mark. Normally this is a very good foundation."

"If it were me, I would definitely continue to make the automobile and mobile phone businesses bigger and stronger."

"However, Mr. Cao is probably a little carried away and thinks his company is already very good."

"So I started to work on illusory high-thrust recyclable rockets."

"Such an approach can certainly help him attract a group of fans back among young people. It is said that his number of Weibo fans has now exceeded 30 million."

"But it is actually very harmful to the development of the company."

Yang Erqing obviously also felt that Cao Yang was not doing his job properly and was messing around.

So he couldn't stand it.

Of course, the most important thing is that Yang Erqing felt a kind of neglect from Cao Yang's messing around.

It was Cao Yang's attitude that I can beat you even if I don't care about anything, which made Yang Erqing feel aggrieved.

"The development of things like rockets relies on the efforts of the whole country. Even so, there is still a big gap between related rockets and the international community in terms of high-thrust rockets."

"Daystar 9 will break this situation as soon as it comes out. I estimate that even if it burns dozens or tens of billions of yuan, there may not be any products in the end."

"If it drags on for too long, fans' confidence will be almost eroded, and then Cao Yang will start to taste the consequences."

Zhang Rongji maliciously imagined the future scene, feeling that Cao Yang would definitely be unlucky.

How could a Chinese private company make any progress in high-thrust rockets?

Take a look at the rankings of high-thrust rockets in the world to know how much you weigh.

The top-ranked Polar Bear N1 rocket is 105 meters high and has a maximum thrust of 4,620 tons. However, due to the hasty death of its designer, the father of Polar Bear Aerospace, Kromyov, the N1 ultimately failed in all four test launches and ended miserably.

The second-ranked Polar Bear Energy launch vehicle has a thrust of about 4,000 tons and a maximum near-earth transport of 88 tons. It has been successfully launched once out of two times.

The following high-thrust rockets are all products of NASA in the United States.

There is no high-thrust rocket that can be achieved by relying on a single company.

In particular, the accumulation of private enterprises in China in this area is even weaker.

If it was the United States or the polar bears, he still felt there was some possibility of success.

"If they want to make trouble, let them do it."

"Anyway, we just have to work hard on our computers and mobile phones."

"After a few years of work, time has been wasted. Cao Yang will probably regret it when he thinks about going back to cars and mobile phones."

In Yang Erqing's view, if the new groups of Nanshan Group were not led by Cao Yang, there would definitely be problems.

Or maybe deep down in his heart he wished that something went wrong with the Nanshan Group, so he thought this way.

But Cao Yang didn't know what they had in mind.

Even if you know it, it doesn't matter.

Because it doesn’t take long for Daystar Aerospace to teach people how to behave.

Of course, not everyone thinks that Daystar No. 9 is a joke like Yang Erqing and Zhang Rongji.

Far away in the Space Exploration Technology Company over the Pacific Ocean, Masco and others looked at the pictures sent by Cao Yang, but their moods were a bit heavy.

"Diles, do you think there is a possibility of mass production of Daystar 9?"

Masco crossed his arms, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, looking at the pictures projected on the projector, without any smile on his face.

"Judging from the current information, the power layout of Venus 9 and our Falcon 9 are relatively similar. They both use nine engines and only have a one-stage structure."

"But the other party said that Venus 9 is a recyclable rocket. This is difficult to see from the pictures."

"As for the black appearance, it is probably because the other party uses carbon fiber as the shell of the rocket."

"After all, Nanshan's carbon fiber technology is considered world-leading, and they have the confidence to use carbon fiber to produce rocket casings."

As the head of research and development of Falcon 9, Diels is naturally very professional.

He was once a senior technical expert at NASA. After joining the Space Exploration Technology Company, he has been responsible for the development of Falcon 9.

Now that he saw that China actually had a similar rocket under development, he felt a little complicated.

Although a large number of technologies on Falcon 9 are not registered patents, Venus 9 cannot be said to have infringed on their patented technology.

But the appearance of the two is still very similar, which makes Diles feel stuck in his throat.

The most important thing is that if Venus 9 really achieves recyclable launch earlier than Falcon 9, it will be even more embarrassing.

"We have not been dealing with Nanshan Group for a day, and even their future cars still compete with my Tesla to a certain extent."

"But their Nanshan equipment supplies large-scale die-casting machines to Tesla."

"This company is different from ordinary Chinese companies. I think it is very likely that Venus 9 can be successfully developed."

Masco made a bolder judgment.

Of course, he was also a little nervous.

Space Exploration Technology Company has burned a lot of money. If the recyclable rocket is developed by Daystar Aerospace in the future, it will definitely be a huge blow to the valuation of Space Exploration Technology Company.

"I will arrange for someone to further inquire about the other party's information."

"However, it is necessary to speed up the development of our recyclable Falcon 9."

After Diers said this, he looked directly at Masco.

"I will arrange for someone to transfer new funds as soon as possible."

Masco naturally knew what the other party meant.

To speed up development, more people and more funds will definitely be needed.

For Musko in early 2012, the financial pressure was actually quite high.

After all, he didn’t have Tesla, a new energy giant, to give him a blood transfusion at this time.

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"John, the high-thrust rocket of Daystar Aerospace can be an advanced ballistic missile with just a few changes. I think this may be a dangerous signal."

As a Boeing employee, David looks at problems from a different perspective than ordinary people.

Many people have the impression that Boeing produces passenger aircraft. In fact, it produces a series of missiles and satellites, including various cruise missiles and GPS satellites.

"That's not true, is it?"

"I feel like they are just as innovative companies as SpaceX."

John said a little unsurely.

As a representative of the Pentagon, he has been dealing with companies such as Boeing and Knopp all year round, and he has knowledge of various military products.

Although in terms of size, Venus 9 is comparable to the Minuteman ballistic missile produced by Boeing, but some things cannot be compared so simply, right?

"It's hard to say. If an ordinary Chinese company released such a few pictures, I wouldn't even bother to pay attention to it."

"But Daystar is a company that used to belong to the Nanshan Group. This company is very different from ordinary Chinese companies."

"We can't use common sense to speculate on some of their things."

When David said this, John couldn't help but nodded.

In his many years of career, he has never encountered a more special existence than Nanshan Group.

However, it is too early to draw conclusions just because of David’s words.

So he just said that he would pay attention to this matter, and then put it aside for the time being.