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February 8, 2016.

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year.

However, many people in Venustech stayed in the company and did not go home.

As long as the salary is sufficient, it is acceptable for everyone to work overtime occasionally during the Chinese New Year.

When many people were paying New Year's greetings, the Starship spacecraft was ready to go at the Qiongzhou launch site.

The live broadcast room was also very lively.

Especially at noon, most people had finished paying New Year's greetings.

There was free time to eat melons.

The launch of such a special rocket as the Starship spacecraft naturally attracted everyone's attention.

"Mr. Cao, today is also a historic moment for the development of China's aerospace industry."

"If the Starship spacecraft successfully completes its first flight, it will become easy to land on the moon or march to Mars in the future."

"Our Chinese aerospace industry is completely leading the world."

Qian Junfeng also stayed in the command hall of the Qiongzhou launch site with Cao Yang today.

Although the product was not developed by their aerospace technology, the launch site is theirs.

If you must talk about it, it is still somewhat related to them.

The most important thing is that Aerospace Science and Technology is an institution that integrates the management functions of enterprises and some industries in the field of Chinese aerospace.

It is normal for Qian Junfeng to come to participate in the launch of the Starship spacecraft at this time.

"The progress of aerospace technology in other countries has been relatively slow over the years, especially in the polar bear and the United States. Since there is no confrontation and competition between the two sides, everyone's investment in this area has been much smaller."

"Even some high-thrust rockets that could be produced decades ago, if you ask them to produce them again now, they may not be able to produce them."

After Cao Yang said this, Qian Junfeng couldn't help but nodded.

This is indeed the truth.

In the aerospace industry, if you don't keep investing various resources, it is difficult to have new technological breakthroughs.

Why did the polar bear and the United States achieve such great results in just a few decades?

It's because the two superpowers are developing the aerospace industry with the whole country's strength and want to compete for the right to speak in this field.

With a large investment, the output will naturally be more.

"That's true. Others invest less, and we invest more, so the difference is gradually reflected."

"We didn't realize before that the driving role of the aerospace industry is actually quite large."

"Especially for some breakthroughs in the high-tech field, the effect is very obvious."

"With such a high investment, Venustech can achieve profitability, which is even more significant."

"This is equivalent to revitalizing the entire industrial chain, allowing them to operate on their own and develop normally."

Qian Junfeng no longer has much jealousy towards Venustech.

There is no way, the gap between everyone is too big, and jealousy is meaningless.

On the contrary, they can fully cooperate with each other to develop and expand China's aerospace industry together, and they can also say that they have some achievements to show.

"It was an accident that attracted investment from those countries in the Middle East."

"In fact, these countries are willing to invest in Venusstar Technology's projects. In addition to the advanced technology we have, it is also closely related to the continuous improvement of China's comprehensive strength."

"To a certain extent, they are also paying for their lives."

"When some emergencies occur in the future, we in China will definitely stand on their side. This is also very important for them."

Cao Yang naturally sees things very clearly.

Venusstar Technology's profitability is certainly a great contribution to itself, but the overall background of China cannot be ignored.

Otherwise, if Venusstar Technology is a company of a small country, then the attitude of those wealthy countries in the Middle East may not be as friendly as it is now.

To a certain extent, what they spend is really life-saving money.

"No matter what the reason is, judging from the final result, Venusstar Technology is a model enterprise for the development of Chinese high-tech."

"Not only within our system, but even higher-level people have praised you."

Qian Junfeng often attends meetings organized by relevant departments, and naturally knows more about the views of various leaders on Venusstar Technology.

At the beginning, he was a little envious.

But he got used to it later.

There is no way, the gap is too big.

"Mr. Cao, the countdown to the big launch will begin in a few minutes."

"Our live broadcast screen will also switch to the flight control hall from time to time."

Mi Ying reminded him from the side.

The implication is that you should stop chatting, the starship launch is about to begin.

Of course, the most important thing is that the camera also began to point the lens at Cao Yang, and Mi Ying naturally wanted to remind Cao Yang to pay a little attention.

Lest he chat happily with Qian Junfeng and make some actions or words that are not suitable for broadcasting in the live broadcast.

Soon, the launch work entered the final confirmation.

After all parties confirmed that the preparations were completed, the countdown began.

On the Internet, the number of viewers directly exceeded 10 million.

This is a very exaggerated data.

In the live broadcast room, the host explained the progress to everyone while explaining the various preparations made by Venusstar Technology for the starship launch.

The foundation on the launch platform alone has been fully processed.

The uneven areas are filled with reinforced concrete to form a complete set of sandwich water-cooled steel plate system, so that the entire bottom of the launch platform is covered with steel plates, and there are hollow sandwiches and flow channels in the steel plates.

When the "Starship" is launched, a large amount of cooling water flows through the sandwich, which quickly takes away the huge heat of the engine jet.

At the same time, the steel plate is equipped with a large number of water spray holes according to the distribution position of the engine, and a water curtain is sprayed upward when the "Starship" is launched, which plays a role in cooling and noise reduction.

And Venus Technology has also set a special indicator: the water-cooled steel plate can be used up to 30 times.

In addition, since the explosion of the "Starship" in the first static test, Venus Technology has conducted a series of rigorous reviews and optimizations on the rocket and its launch system to ensure that every tiny link is absolutely safe.

Against this background, the launch officially began.

With the countdown, the engines of the Starship began to move.

At 13:05 on February 8, China Time, the Starship assembly ignited and took off smoothly.

One minute after takeoff, the rocket reached maximum aerodynamic pressure.

Two minutes after takeoff, the Starship spacecraft and the super-heavy rocket successfully separated thermally, and at the same time the super-heavy rocket performed a flip maneuver and back-thrust ignition.

Four minutes after takeoff, the thermal separation ring was ejected.

Seven minutes after takeoff, the super-heavy rocket successfully splashed down in a certain area of ​​the Pacific Ocean.

Eight minutes after takeoff, the Starship spacecraft engine was successfully shut down, and the spacecraft successfully entered the Earth's orbit.

So far, the first phase of the Starship launch mission has been successfully completed.

The next step is to wait for the Starship to enter the return mode and start the recycling test.

"Mr. Cao, will the Starship's re-entry into the atmosphere be broadcast live later?"

Qian Junfeng breathed a sigh of relief and finally had the mood to continue chatting with Cao Yang.

The re-entry process of a spacecraft has always been regarded as a mysterious and dangerous area.

Because in this process, the spacecraft will produce intense friction with the atmosphere, generating high temperature and high pressure, resulting in communication interruption and forming the so-called "black barrier zone".

However, in this live broadcast of Venusstar Technology, this mysterious black barrier area seemed to be completely unveiled.

No wonder Qian Junfeng was very curious.

"Yes, the most shocking thing about this live broadcast is the live broadcast of the 'black barrier area' when the Starship spacecraft passed through the atmosphere."

"After some simulations, we think there is no big problem."

Cao Yang is still very confident in the Starship.

This is a product that he personally participated in the development of.

And Venusstar Technology is now stronger than the previous Space Exploration Technology Company.

There is no reason to do worse than others.

Soon, it was time for the real return.

In the picture, the Starship spacecraft was like a bright meteor, cutting through the sky, passing through the clouds, and finally landing steadily at the designated location in Qiongzhou.

In this process, whether it is the appearance and posture of the spacecraft, or the surrounding environment and atmosphere, they were all captured clearly and at a glance.

Such a live broadcast effect not only makes the audience feel as if they are on the scene, but also gives them a deeper understanding and understanding of aerospace technology.

I won’t say much about the various lively comments from netizens in China. On the American side, a group of people from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation watched the live broadcast, and no one spoke for a long time.

Finally, Musko asked Max.

“Is this test of Venusstar Technology considered successful?”

Musko’s mood was very complicated.

On the one hand, the success of Venusstar Technology means that there is no problem with this path.

On the other hand, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has not even finalized the design of the Starship spacecraft, but Venusstar Technology has completed its first flight.

Although this first flight is only in the Earth’s orbit, there will definitely be various tests to be continued in the future.

But it is already a huge historical breakthrough.

After all, this Starship spacecraft is more than 100 meters high, just like a building, and it was actually launched directly into space.

This alone is already very remarkable.

"As a phased achievement, this launch is undoubtedly very successful."

"Whether it is the early ignition and launch, the flight in space, or the successful recovery, they are all very huge breakthroughs."

"In this field, Venusstar Technology is undoubtedly the world's number one. If we want to reach this level, it will take at least three to five years."

Max was also shocked.

In a vague way, he had a feeling that this was the spacecraft he wanted to design.

The tall figure was really exciting.

"Why did China not have any outstanding achievements in the field of aerospace before, but has made such great breakthroughs one after another in recent years?"

Masco asked a question that many people were confused about.

But Max obviously couldn't give a satisfactory answer to everyone.

"Masco, I think the company needs to raise more funds and talents to carry out faster research."

"Otherwise, once Venusstar Technology's starships are put into use on a large scale, the impact of this dominant position will be very huge."

Masco understood what Max said.

But even though he understood, he was a little unsure about when he could get it done.

Compared to the troubles of Space Exploration Technologies, Polar Bear United Rocket and Space Corporation was flat on its side.

"Dmitri, even if we have another ten years, we can't design and produce such a rocket ship, right?"

Grotin knew the threshold of recyclable rockets very well.

There are companies in Polar Bear that are also conducting research in this area, but the problem of recycling can confuse them.

In particular, the larger the size of the rocket, the greater the degree of trouble in this regard.

Even the recovery problem of rockets like Venus 9 has not been solved, let alone the Starship series.

The key is that the production of super-large rockets like Starship involves all aspects of the industrial system.

With the current strength of Polar Bear, there is no way to do these things.

Both Grotin and Dmitri actually understand this point.

"In this world, except for the United States, which may produce similar starships, other countries do not have this ability."

"At least not in the next 20 years."

Dmitri gave his own judgment very affirmatively.

It's not that he can't do it, but that no one else can do it. Everyone's level is about the same.

"It seems that when we discuss cooperation with Venus Technology in the future, various negotiation methods need to be appropriately adjusted."

"Today's China is no longer what it used to be."

Grogin missed the days when polar bears were very powerful decades ago.

At that time, whether it was various R\u0026D funds or various research results, or the treatment of these people, they were all very good.

But now...

I feel like talking too much is all tears.

"Fortunately, our relationship is still good now. If we want to participate in some projects, it is still possible."

"The relevant departments are now putting all kinds of funds into nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. It is difficult for such large rockets to obtain R\u0026D funding support."

Dmitri knew that to make a product like a starship, it was estimated that the R\u0026D investment would be tens of billions of dollars.

He was not sure whether Venustech spent so much money.

But if the United States or the polar bears were to do it, it would cost about the same amount of money.

This is a very scary number for any country's expenditure.

No wonder he gave up the challenge and accepted the unacceptable reality.

As the video of the first flight of the starship spread quickly, this launch that shocked the world began to have various different effects.