Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Everyone in the industry knows the importance of industrial software.

Even though Cao Yang seemed to be very calm, other friends and businessmen who didn't know the specific situation were more worried.

Especially the European Space Agency has just signed a large order with Daystar Technology.

If their Starlink satellites are unable to be launched as planned, something big will happen.

So as the director of the European Space Agency, Werner personally called Zhao Siyu.

"Zhao, are you really cooperating with North Korea and Persia to provide them with technical consultation on ballistic missiles?"

Many ideas in Europe are actually quite consistent with those in the United States.

Even if Werner called Zhao Siyu, the first question was not whether the launch of Venus 9 would be affected.

"Werner, our Venus Technology is a private enterprise. Have you ever seen any Chinese private enterprise that would research ballistic missiles?"

"If I hadn't read the press statements of relevant departments in the United States, I wouldn't have known that Venus Technology has mastered ballistic missile technology."

Zhao Siyu was speechless and complained on the phone.

Although rocket technology and missile technology are interlinked, and Venus Technology also produces micro missiles, they really do not have a dedicated team to research big things like ballistic missiles.

Even among the Venus 9 design team, there are people who have been engaged in ballistic missile design before, but that is just their previous work experience.

This time, the relevant departments in the United States really hacked Daystar Technology.

The key is that it’s hard to prove your own innocence about this kind of thing.

After all, it is true that Daystar Technology is preparing to launch reconnaissance satellites to North Korea and Persia, and they are not prepared to change their decision because of U.S. sanctions.

"It's best if you don't have it!"

"This kind of thing is too sensitive, and often involves the development of nuclear technology. I suggest that Venus Technology should be more cautious."

Werner's words were quite well-intentioned.

But it’s hard to say whether Zhao Siyu will listen or not.

"Don't worry, Venus Technology has always been a private enterprise, determined to meet the various reasonable requirements of customers from all over the world."

Zhao Siyu didn't want to talk to Werner about this topic for too long, as it was of no practical significance.

"This time, relevant companies in the United States will no longer provide industrial software to Daystar Technology. Can you really find alternative software?"

"Will it have any impact on the launch mission of Venus 9?"

Werner wasn't stupid either. He could tell that Zhao Siyu didn't want to continue the topic, so he simply asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Daystar Technology is more resilient than everyone thinks. We will not fall because of sanctions imposed by the United States for generalized reasons that endanger security."

"As for the launch of Venus 9, it will not be affected in any way."

"Our launch control system is all independently developed."

"If you want to speed up the deployment of Starlink, our launch frequency can be further increased."

Zhao Siyu gave his reply very definitely.

This is not a lie, although the development of the starship may be affected a bit, and the schedule will be delayed for about half a year.

But for the already relatively mature Venus 9, the launch mission will not be greatly affected.

After all, all kinds of software that need to be used during launch are basically self-developed.

Unlike when developing parts and rockets, many parts were developed by American companies.

"If it can be speeded up, that would be the best."

"We are thinking about whether we can start formal small-scale networking next year so that all member countries can feel the benefits of Starlink. This will be more beneficial to the next development."

Werner didn't worry about whether what Zhao Siyu said was true. Anyway, these things could be confirmed soon.

Of course, he will definitely arrange for people to conduct detailed investigations to understand the subsequent development of Daystar Technology.

If something goes wrong, the European Space Agency will definitely take some action internally.

At the same time, he also has to consider some ideas from NASA to prevent the other party from stumbling upon him.

Without waiting for NASA to cause trouble for everyone, Venus Technology is preparing to release a large satellite.

"Mr. Cao, is our space station plan going to be officially announced now?"

"Relevant design preparation work has just started this year. If it is to be officially launched, it will take another two years."

"Should we wait until the project is more clear before announcing it to the public?"

Cao Yang called Zhao Siyu to his office and briefly explained his thoughts on building a space station.

If Venus Technology wants to move towards the sea of ​​stars, it is very necessary to have its own space station in space.

This can be regarded as a first practice to build a geosynchronous orbit space station, which will be less difficult.

The next step is to build a space station in lunar synchronous orbit, which is preparing for the moon landing.

If a company could send goods or even people to the moon, that would be great.

This is definitely a very meaningful thing for Daystar Technology.

In the future, it can even be set up as a separate subsidiary like the Starlink plan, and then find financing from relevant institutions and companies.

There are many things that can be done on the space station, including space tourism, testing of scientific research projects, and even developing mineral deposits on the moon after building a base on the moon in the future.

As long as the rocket's capacity is sufficient, these things are achievable.

With the continuous development of Venus 9, MAX and Starship, the number of recycling times will continue to increase.

By then, the cost of a single launch will definitely continue to drop, causing the cost of rocket transportation capacity to continue to drop.

Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. After the launch capacity increases to a certain level, the entire space pattern will undergo huge changes.

The series of impacts brought about by this incident are absolutely huge.

"We are a private enterprise. Unlike aerospace technology companies, we don't have such concerns."

"As long as the project is feasible, announcing it to the outside world early will not only eliminate the need to worry about the adverse effects of poor progress in subsequent projects, but will also attract more talents to join Venus Technology."

"The space station is nothing new. There are still many related technical talents around the world."

"But overall, the enthusiasm of various countries to build their own new space stations is still not high."

"This has resulted in some talents not being able to find a suitable stage even if they want to display their abilities."

“For poaching these people, what we need to provide is not very high salary, but a good platform.”

"From this perspective, it is very meaningful to come up with the plan of our space station as soon as possible, finalize the design of the space station as soon as possible, and then officially start launching related components."

Cao Yang stood in a different position and thought about the problem from a different angle than Zhao Siyu.

Nowadays, no one is very optimistic about the development of Daystar Technology. They feel that America’s move in industrial software has hit the fate of Daystar Technology.

But Cao Yang wants everyone to know that Daystar Technology is not that easy to bully or that weak.

If you suppress me, not only will you not be able to knock me down successfully, but you will also make me stronger!

After figuring out what his boss was thinking, Zhao Siyu had an idea.

"The Aerospace Science and Technology Department has been building the space station project since 2011, but it is estimated that the actual implementation will only start five or six years later."

"It is estimated that large-scale formation will not begin until the Long March 5 is successfully launched."

"So the one that really has reference significance at this stage is the International Space Station. If we want to give you some impactful content, then it is best to plan this space station to be larger than the International Space Station."

"With the launch advantages of our recyclable rockets and our own cost advantages, the construction cost of our space station should be less than 20%, or even 10%, of the International Space Station."

Zhao Siyu knew that the International Space Station cost more than 100 billion US dollars.

Although there are various moistures here, the money spent is actually quite a lot.

But Venus Technology certainly cannot waste so much money just by building a geosynchronous orbit space station. Then how will we carry out more important projects such as lunar synchronous orbit space stations and lunar bases in the future?

No matter how much money the brother company can make, it can't afford to burn money like this.

Therefore, according to his vision, the cost of Venus Technology's current space station project must be controlled within 10 billion US dollars. It is best if it can be completed within 10 to 20 billion yuan, which would be ideal.

"When the International Space Station was built in the past, many technologies were not as mature as they are now."

"We can use T1100 and T1200 carbon fiber composite materials on a large scale to build the International Space Station."

"In addition, in terms of some electronic instruments, Nanshan Precision can also be used to use gallium nitride power components on a large scale in some instruments and equipment on our space station."

"As for the modular design, you can reserve more space, and at the same time, fully consider that if the function of a certain part is damaged or is impacted, other parts can also work normally."

"Our space station project must have enough impact."

Cao Yang is not a person who likes success, but if he wants to use the space station project to stimulate NASA and relevant departments in the United States this time, he must make a bigger noise.

As for whether many people think that Venus Technology is messing around and trying to spread the pie, there is no need to worry at all.

Because he can quickly speak with facts, leaving those who have questioned Daystar speechless.

The Internet has memory, let’s see what those people say when the time comes.

"Okay, I will integrate it with the space station project team after I go back and come up with the concept map as soon as possible, and I will slowly improve the rest."

Promote it first and then implement it slowly.

Just like when a car company develops a concept car, the final model is quite different from the concept car, so it doesn't matter at all.

As long as the concept car is attractive enough, it has fulfilled its historical mission.

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Daystar Technology moves quickly.

Anyway, it’s just a conceptual diagram first, and the details can be continuously adjusted later.

It’s not like Cao Yang suddenly ordered Daystar Technology to pursue this project just now.

So after Zhao Siyu returned, it only took him a week to complete a beautiful conceptual diagram of the space station.

This time, Daystar Technology did not directly use the official announcement method to release its space station construction plan. Instead, Cao Yang directly posted this picture on his Weibo.

[Stars and sea, here we come! Venus Technology’s geosynchronous orbit space station project has been officially approved and will be put into use within the next three years! 】

A short paragraph and a picture convey extraordinary information.

Cao Yang himself is a big V with tens of millions of fans. Even a random post on Weibo can easily become a hot search, let alone something as impactful as the space station.

If other big Vs posted such a picture, no one would take it seriously.

But when it comes to Cao Yangfa, it's different.

In particular, it specifically mentions the space station project of Venus Technology.

"Mr. Cao, do you really want to build a space station?"

Qian Junfeng called immediately.

Aerospace Science and Technology officially launched the space station project in 2011, and so far it has only completed the early work.

According to their plan, it will take a few more years before the first batch of core modules are launched into space and the space station is formally established.

But according to Cao Yang’s Weibo post, Venus Technology’s space station will be put into use in three years.

This speed is obviously much faster than that of Aerospace Technology.

So even though Qian Junfeng had heard Cao Yang say that Venus Technology was going to build a space station before, he was still full of surprise.

"This is still fake."

"I have officially sent out the conceptual drawings."

As soon as Cao Yang finished speaking, Qian Junfeng immediately asked: "Your conceptual diagram of the space station doesn't have much information about size, weight, etc., but it looks quite big."

Everyone is a technology savvy person.

Even if the specific dimensions are not released, some general contents can be inferred from some information.

For example, by comparing the size of the core cabin in the conceptual diagram with the size of other surrounding structures, you can roughly deduce the overall size.

After all, part of the size information of the core warehouse can still be guessed.

For example, you must at least allow people to stand and walk normally inside, right?

And different people have different heights. You can't design a core cabin that can only allow a person of 1.6 meters to work normally inside, right?

Based on this calculation, the height of the core cabin must be at least two and a half meters.

After all you need to consider the internal space and part size information of the core capsule itself.

In this way, some overall information can be slowly inferred.

However, some of the information Qian Junfeng deduced himself was quite different from that of the International Space Station.

So I also want to communicate with Cao Yang directly to see if I can learn more.

"Our space station, after completion, will weigh about 200 tons, be about 100 meters in length, about 50 meters in width, and about 20 meters in height."

"Although the length and width are slightly smaller than the International Space Station, and the weight is less than half of the International Space Station, our volume is twice that of the International Space Station."

During the design process of Venus Technology's space station, it was obvious that it had considered the requirement to exceed the scale of the International Space Station.

Otherwise, how can it bring a huge impact to everyone, and how can Venus Technology attract more high-end technical talents?

“How can you achieve greater volume with smaller size and less weight?”

Qian Junfeng is now full of curiosity.

They are also designing a space station project, but everything is just beginning to be designed and has not yet been finalized.

Now that Venus Technology has come up with such a thing, the pressure on him has increased.

It can’t be that by then the space station built by aerospace technology will not be as big as that of a private enterprise, right?

Daystar Technology has built a space station, so does it still make sense for aerospace technology to continue spending huge sums of money to develop it?

Can it be merged with Venus Technology’s project?

At this moment, Qian Junfeng had countless thoughts popping up in his heart.

"This is hard to say, but easy to say."

“We have newly developed solar cell sail panels produced using gallium nitride power components.”

"After using gallium nitride solar panels, only about 10% of the original size can be used to generate electricity with the same power."

"In space, sunlight is not affected by the atmosphere, and the power generation efficiency of gallium nitride solar panels is higher."

"And after the size is reduced, the weight is also reduced simultaneously, not to mention the volume."

"The corresponding folding and extending of the solar sail panels has become much more convenient, and the related structures have also been greatly simplified."

"The design of this part alone can be several levels ahead of the International Space Station."

Cao Yang immediately released a shocking news!

Gallium nitride solar panels are truly unmatched by the International Space Station.

After all, the International Space Station was built by 16 countries starting in 1998.

There was still a gap between the solar panel technology at that time and the current technology, not to mention that Venus Technology cheated by using gallium nitride power components on the solar panels.

In this way, one of the most critical energy source issues in the daily work of the International Space Station has been well solved.

This improvement is also very meaningful for saving overall costs.

After all, every additional kilogram launched into space costs a lot more.

This set of equipment from Daystar Technology can save weight and volume that would make those on the International Space Station green with envy.

"Gallium nitride solar panels? Mr. Cao, you really can think of it."

Qian Junfeng suddenly had a picture in his mind.

This design is really a huge innovation.

After Nanshan Semiconductor mass-produced gallium nitride power components, the impact was really huge.

"Not only that, our space station will also use a large amount of high-end carbon fiber produced by Nanshan Carbon Fiber, and the overall weight will be greatly reduced by then."

"We were able to achieve less than half the weight, but the internal space is twice that of the International Space Station, and the use of carbon fiber also made a great contribution."

Cao Yang once again mentioned an advantage of Daystar Technology.

That’s carbon fiber!

As the carbon fiber company with the most advanced technology and largest production capacity in the world, Nanshan Carbon Fiber will obviously be deeply involved in the space station project.

By then, this space station will be a huge display platform for the technological strength of Nanshan Group enterprises.

There is no way to quantify this advertising effect simply with money.

"carbon fiber?"

"The space station is so big, how dare you use a lot of high-end carbon fiber?"

In Qian Junfeng's mind, the cost of high-end carbon fiber is still very high and processing is very difficult.

However, even though he said this, he immediately understood in his heart that the plan Cao Yang mentioned was very feasible.

Others can't handle so many carbon fiber parts, so Nanshan Carbon Fiber can't handle it?

If Nanshan Carbon Fiber can't handle it, then no company can.

"Mr. Qian, if Aerospace Technology is interested, they can continue to purchase more high-end carbon fibers from Nanshan Carbon Fiber."

"Our T1200 carbon fiber has also entered mass production."

At this time, Cao Yang also did not forget to promote materials for Nanshan Carbon Fiber.

After all, aerospace technology is considered a major customer.

"We must continue to purchase carbon fiber materials from Nanshan Carbon Fiber, but you really have a few brushes."

"Gallium nitride solar panels, large-scale use of high-end carbon fiber materials, and the use of recyclable rockets."

"These three innovations alone can make the construction cost of your space station much lower than that of the International Space Station."

Qian Junfeng knows his stuff.

This space station of Venus Technology was a bit unreliable before.

After all, there has never been a space station in the world that was built by one company.

For such a large investment, the return rate is very low, and no company is interested in doing this thankless thing.

Just like some large-scale physical experimental equipment, they are often officially invested by various countries.

Very few private companies will do it.

But Daystar Technology just wants to come up with something a little different.

The key thing is that they really did it.

"hey-hey."

"Mr. Qian, we don't just have these brushes."

"At that time, the space station's communications and network will also be integrated with the Starlink satellite system."

"Even our space station will have some innovations in its structure, making it easier to build and modify."

"In the future, we are also planning to open this space station to some countries and companies, especially since there are several specially built test cabins inside, which can complete many meaningful experiments."

The more Cao Yang said this, the more interested and confident Qian Junfeng became.

Emotional Venus Technology has released a large satellite this time. It is not there to fool people, but to bring something real.

I just don’t know how the United States will react this time.

They had just taken action against Daystar Technology, but as soon as they turned around, they came up with a huge project.

I just want to tell you that I am developing very well and I am not afraid of you messing with me.

"Mr. Cao, I think the two sides can have a good exchange on the space station project, and maybe there will be more cooperation possibilities!"

Qian Junfeng was ready to report to the relevant departments immediately to adjust their own space station strategy.