Rebirth of science and technology academic master

At this point, there will be no problem for astronauts to ride the lunar module to and from the command module. After all, the moon's gravity is small, and the lunar module can easily fly into a synchronous orbit around the moon. In this area of ​​technology, China has experienced 20 years of development. After years of continuous exploration, we have already mastered very mature technology and have never failed so far.

In this mission of the 'Chang'e 2' spacecraft, the astronauts stayed on the lunar surface for more than 30 days. In addition to the round trip time, experiments on the spacecraft in lunar orbit, etc., the overall 'Chang'e 2' spacecraft will be within the lunar range. It will take 35 days to officially set sail back to Earth.

Qin Yuanqing also breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was according to plan and nothing went wrong. He can also relax and wait for the Chang'e 2 spacecraft to set sail and return to Earth in more than a month.

Qin Yuanqing came to Chang'an. At this time, in the first half of the assembly plant, the "Shenlong" aerospace aircraft K1 stayed there, full of beauty. The beauty of the lines made people attracted by it at first sight, and then became obsessed with it.

The 'Shenlong' aerospace plane will be China's standard space combat aircraft in the next 30 years. It has two missions. One is to defend the construction of the 'Double Ring Space Station', and the other is to become a carrier-based aircraft for the 'Double Ring Space Station'. It can depart at any time. Enter the atmosphere from space and launch an attack on the target.

Another point is that the Shenlong aerospace plane will also be responsible for training astronauts, training more astronauts to enter space, fly the Shenlong aerospace plane, and lay the foundation for the next "Space Force". There are not enough Astronauts are not a 'Space Force' at all.

At this time, the second Shenlong Space Plane K2 also officially entered the construction process. During the construction process of the first aircraft, a set of construction procedures and management systems were explored, which significantly accelerated the construction speed of the second aircraft.

"Deputy Commander Yang, how is the construction of the transport aerospace plane?" Qin Yuanqing asked about the construction status of the transport aerospace plane.

In addition to standard combat aerospace aircraft, 300-ton transport aerospace aircraft are now also entering the construction process.

"Commander-in-Chief, the construction of the transport aerospace plane officially started half a month ago. I am personally watching over it. The construction of the standard aerospace plane has been handed over to Chief Engineer Gu!" Yang Yue said: "It is estimated that by 2031 , the transport aerospace plane can be built."

"There is a problem now. I am very worried that material production and device production will not be able to keep up. If so, the production progress will be greatly affected." Yang Yue expressed concern about this.

After all, the materials used in aerospace aircraft are all new materials and are not just like cabbage. For example, the output of titanium alloys, tungsten alloys, composite materials, graphene materials, etc. is very limited.

A 50-ton standard combat aerospace aircraft consumes a large amount of new materials, while a 300-ton transport aerospace aircraft is much larger than a combat aerospace aircraft. Putting the two together, they are quite large. The gap between fighter jets and strategic transport aircraft is equally huge. Transport aerospace aircraft will naturally require much more new materials.

This is a 300-ton transport aerospace aircraft. When it comes to a 500-ton transport aerospace aircraft, it is even more exaggerated! The cost budget for a 300-ton transport aerospace plane is 30 billion yuan, and the cost budget for a 500-ton transport aerospace plane is 70 billion yuan. The cost budgets are far higher than those for combat aerospace planes.

"Don't worry about this. With the previous accumulation, the production of new materials will increase sharply in the future, which will be a ten-fold or a hundred-fold increase." Qin Yuanqing waved his hand and said with a slight smile.

New materials, as one of the symbols of the fourth industrial revolution, have also achieved breakthroughs here in China. Driven by the three major century projects of the 'Golden Crow Project', 'Anti-Gravity Technology' and the 'Double Ring Space Station', new materials The demand is very strong. There is no cost saving in this aspect. The most important thing is to spend money. By throwing money, we can just create technology and production lines.

The power of capital is powerful enough!

Even if it is national capital, it is the same!

This has resulted in the field of new materials popping up like mushrooms after a rain. Both state-owned and private enterprises are willing to spend money in the field of new materials. Even if the money invested is lost, policies and support can be made up for it in other ways. .

Technology has been developed and there is huge demand. When supply exceeds demand, new material companies continue to smash production lines and production capacity, which causes production capacity to begin to increase.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to start building a transport aerospace plane at this time.

However, in general, new materials in the aerospace field are mainly manufactured by state-owned enterprises, supplemented by private enterprises, because the quality control of new materials in the aerospace field is very strict, and there are various strict access qualifications. , so there are always only a few private enterprises that can stand out from competitors and obtain qualifications.

"I'm relieved!" Yang Yue nodded. As the deputy commander-in-chief, his responsibility is to be responsible for aerospace aircraft, so his attention is also focused on the manufacturing of aerospace aircraft. He is not very familiar with the domestic industry chain. clear.

But Qin Yuanqing is different. Regardless of the previous 'Golden Crow Project', the 'anti-gravity technology', or the 'Double Ring Space Station' which is now officially entering the high-speed advancement period, Qin Yuanqing wants to look at the whole country, or even the whole world. Many technologies have come out, and Qin Yuanqing has to be the driving force behind them to promote the industrialization of technologies and spawn new companies to produce. After all, people always need to do things, and it is not enough to rely entirely on state-owned enterprises, because state-owned enterprises also have their shortcomings. The old problems are always there.

Even some students with business acumen were driven by Qin Yuanqing to open companies in order to introduce catfish, create a catfish effect, and promote the development of the industry.

In the past few years, despite the sluggish world economy, China's economy has been able to develop rapidly and maintain a high growth rate of 8%. In addition to the pull of controllable nuclear fusion, a very important reason is the rise of emerging industries, which has become an important factor in economic development. New engines, quantum computers, artificial intelligence, new energy, graphene, holographic projection technology, quantum information technology, virtual reality, new material technology and other emerging industries have created a large number of new giants and more jobs. .

For example, virtual reality was first used in the training of astronauts and pilots to simulate real-life situations and train astronauts and pilots. Later, it gradually entered civilian use and gave birth to new applications. Every shopping mall has a virtual reality experience. The museum also has game development, allowing players to play games in virtual reality, as if they were reborn in a new world.

"These test pilots are very hardworking. Most of them are on the aerospace plane. They have food and accommodation on the aerospace plane to become familiar with every button and every function." Yang Yue and Qin Yuanqing came to the spiral staircase of the aerospace plane. , couldn’t help but praise the test flight team.

Qin Yuanqing smiled.

It is difficult to find such excellent Chinese astronauts in the world, especially this group of young astronauts. The physical fitness and technical accomplishment of each of them are far superior to their predecessors. They are young and the easiest to accept. New things.

In fact, with automation, the operation of aircraft is becoming easier and simpler, and many of them are automated. For example, during the flight of the Chang'e 2 spacecraft, most of the time it is in automatic flight mode according to the set procedures. .

The aerospace aircraft is more automated and intelligent, equipped with quantum computers and artificial intelligence, making it much simpler to drive than traditional fighter jets, transport aircraft, and bombers. Even the cockpit is in flight because of the The anti-gravity device makes the pilot actually not feel the feeling of overweight or weightlessness, and the pressure on the body is naturally greatly reduced.

If not allowed, Qin Yuanqing would have wanted to fly a space plane to space, and personally look at the earth and the stars in space.

"Commander in chief!" When Qin Yuanqing and Yang Yue entered the space plane, Yang Fang and the astronauts all saluted Qin Yuanqing with a military salute.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Qin Yuanqing looked at this group of young people in their twenties and saluted back.

Unknowingly, he was already a 38-year-old middle-aged uncle. Although the years seemed not to have left any traces on him, Qin Yuanqing still felt that he was really old. Each of the students he once led set foot on his own path. I went to work alone.

The former post-00 generation also stepped out of society and gradually became a central force in society. Even those born in 10s have already stepped out of society.

Time makes people grow old!

But if these back waves want to beat the front wave to death on the beach, it's still too early!

At least for now, no matter which field, no young scientist has emerged that interests Qin Yuanqing.

"How's it going? Are you all familiar with it?" Qin Yuanqing asked.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, we are already familiar with the Shenlong aerospace aircraft and are ready for the first flight at any time. We will definitely be able to complete the mission!" As the leader of the test flight group, Yang Fang replied firmly and forcefully.

The first flight of the 'Shenlong' aerospace plane has been scheduled for February 9, 2028. This day happens to be the traditional Chinese festival of the Lantern Festival. We will present a unique Lantern Festival gift to the people across the country and celebrate the Lantern Festival together. .

At that time, CNSA will also hold a press conference to officially announce that the third manned lunar landing will be held on January 1, 2030, and the spacecraft for the third manned lunar landing will no longer be the 'Chang'e' spacecraft. , but carried out by the 'Dragon' aerospace aircraft.

And this will also be the first time that the "Shenlong" aerospace plane meets the people of the whole country, and it will also be the first time that it appears in front of the world, allowing people all over the world to see this epoch-making aerospace plane with their own eyes.

"Very good, I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to seeing the successful first flight of the 'Shenlong' aerospace plane! I will personally hold a celebration party for you then and treat you to a celebration drink!" Qin Yuanqing said. For his fellow countryman, Qin Yuanqing is still very fond of him. The admirable and standard post-00 generation is already a well-known aerospace hero around the world. I don’t know how many people regard her as their idol, and I don’t know how many young people she has influenced to pursue the aerospace career.

We visited the interior of the Shenlong aerospace aircraft together. Qin Yuanqing never walked in in person before. They all looked at it through design drawings, models or holographic projection technology or virtual reality technology. Today, it was the first time to look back.

The 'Shenlong' aerospace plane abandoned all chemical fuels and corresponding engines and used plasma engines as its engines, which freed up a lot of space.

The energy core is based on the miniaturized 'Golden Crow Device' and the magnetic fluid generator unit, which provides a steady stream of energy to the spacecraft.

Although the Shenlong aerospace plane is expensive to build, the cost of use is greatly reduced. Its fuel cost and energy cost for one trip from the earth to the moon are less than 100,000 yuan.

And this is also because China has continuously brought back helium 3 from the moon over the years. Helium 3 can be used as fuel, otherwise there is no way to achieve this miniaturization.

For the miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion, the fuel must be helium 3, which is no choice.

Qin Yuanqing once again used Level 1 authority to check the status of the entire "Shenlong" aerospace plane through the artificial intelligence "Kuafu". So far, the "Shenlong" aerospace plane is in good condition and has not made any mistakes.

After getting off the aerospace plane with Yang Yue, Qin Yuanqing and Yang Yue chatted about the manufacturing of aerospace planes. In the next ten years, China will have 5 standard combat aerospace planes, 1 bomber-type aerospace plane, 2 A 300-ton transport aerospace plane and a 500-ton transport aerospace plane. It can be said that the construction task of aerospace planes is very heavy.

The existing team of engineers is definitely not enough, and we need to expand our recruitment and adopt automated and intelligent production.

"Commander-in-Chief, would it be too tight to make the first flight during the Lantern Festival? Would it be more appropriate to postpone it for a month or two?" Yang Yue hesitated for a moment and then said.

"There is only so much time, no delay! Moreover, the Shenlong aerospace aircraft has not had any problems during inspections during this period. We must have confidence in it!" Qin Yuanqing said calmly: "If the first flight really fails, The machine is destroyed and people are killed. It can only be said that failure is the mother of success, but it cannot stop us from moving forward!"

Although Qin Yuanqing is very confident in the "Shenlong" aerospace plane, he is actually prepared to accept the possibility of failure in the first flight. After all, no one knows what accidents may occur with a brand-new, epoch-making aerospace plane.

Throughout the years, dangers abound during the first flight of an aircraft. No one can guarantee 100% safety and success, not even God!

The only thing they can do is to do their best to check carefully and ensure the condition of the aircraft as much as possible, and the rest must be left to the unknown - fate!

In the past, Qin Yuanqing did not believe in fate. He felt that fate was unfounded and untrustworthy. Instead of placing his hope on such a false thing as fate, it was better to work hard and believe in himself.

But when he was close to 40 years old, Qin Yuanqing felt that there really was a destiny in the dark. From the beginning of a person's life, his destiny was doomed. For example, a short skater appeared on the sports field. Originally, the most important thing was to do well and participate. He was prepared to be eliminated from the beginning, but inexplicably, the player who was far ahead of him either fouled or fell down. This kind of scene happened again and again, even in the finals, allowing him to win directly won the Winter Olympics gold medal.

Therefore, Qin Yuanqing has recently gained a deep understanding of one sentence - do your best to obey fate!

Even Zhuge Kongming, who is as witty as a demon, has to lament that "man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation"!

Therefore, what people can do is to try their best to do what they want to do. Whether they can succeed depends on whether they are lucky.

If you don't have luck, no matter how good you do, it won't matter!

"Get ready for the first flight. When the time comes, let me watch it soar together and fly out of its era." Qin Yuanqing said.

Once the 'Shenlong' aerospace plane succeeds in its first flight, it will definitely be sensational. This sensation will definitely exceed the first flight of the F22, America's first fourth-generation aircraft, and it will definitely surpass China's first manned spacecraft. The Shenzhou 5 will also exceed the Chang'e spacecraft that was the first manned moon landing.

Because it represents the true arrival of a new era—the space age!

If anything can be compared, perhaps it was the successful ignition of the ‘Golden Crow Project’ for the first time!

And for this first flight, all aspects of work have been started as early as two years ago. Even the new runway for the first flight has been built, and now we are waiting for the first flight!

"Deputy Commander Yang, be confident. We must have confidence in the products we have built with all our strength, and we must also believe that the test pilots can be qualified for the first flight mission!" Qin Yuanqing said: "If we don't have confidence, how can we do it? Let other people have confidence in it.”

After leaving the final assembly plant, we came to a larger one, where 300-ton and 500-ton transport aerospace aircraft will be carried out here. It is said to be a final assembly plant, but in fact it covers a very huge area. Both the steel structure of the final assembly plant and the equipment here are at the leading international level. After all, the construction of aerospace aircraft is an ultra-high-precision job. The precision far exceeds that of fighter jets, transport aircraft, and bombers, even The construction requirements of the Phantom strategic bomber are much inferior to those of aerospace aircraft.

At this time, there were not many people in the assembly plant, only a hundred.

"This assembly plant can complete the manufacturing of a 500-ton transport aerospace aircraft!" Yang Yue introduced.

As for the industrial chains involved, there are thousands of them. The components are produced in other companies and then assembled in some companies, such as gangways, pulleys, miniaturized 'Golden Crow Device', 'Anti-Gravity Device', Quantum computers, etc. are all built and then transported here for final assembly.

Aerospace aircraft manufacturing includes the manufacturing of airframe components, component assembly, and final assembly of the entire aircraft. In this assembly plant, the final assembly of the entire aircraft is completed, and the construction cost of such a final assembly plant is tens of billions.

Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly. He knew that the next 300-ton and 500-ton transport aerospace planes were produced and assembled here. Even the 150-ton bombing aerospace plane was also assembled here. This It is the most advanced assembly plant in the world.