Technological Hegemony

This place is not far from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base. Along the road, in the vast Gobi, there are huge white factory buildings. They are the industries under Xingchen Technology, Xingchen Launch Vehicle Assembly and Testing Company.

The rocket parts are produced in several factories of Star Technology located across the country, and then transported to a place not far from the launch site for the final assembly test. If the test passes, the rocket will be erected on a platform deep in the desert , choose a sunny day, and launch into space.

After Luo Jia got off the plane, he was taken directly to the factory by the company's car. When he walked into the warehouse, he saw a whole row of Xingchen A1 engines. In other warehouses, there were also carbon protective shells, balancers, communication terminals, etc. Component.

Wang Zhiyu, the person in charge of the rocket assembly plant, introduced to the Luo family: "These twelve engines are the first batch just shipped from the factory, and with the start of full-scale production, the factory's production speed will be faster and faster. , in the end, we will maintain a reserve of no less than 500 A1 engines. After all, although the A1 engine is said to be infinitely reusable, it needs to be cleaned up after each use. A sufficient number of engines can be stored to maximize the speed of the launch vehicle. emission efficiency."

"Not only the A1 engine, but other components will also be optimized according to the maximum launch efficiency. Although this will cost the company a lot of money, I think it is worth it. After all, the data given to me by Mr. An is 13,000. Thousands of tons of cargo are waiting to be sent into space."

Luo Jia didn't say much. The near-Earth space station, the synchronous space station, and the first space elevator, 13,000 tons are definitely not enough. What Enron gave was only a conservative figure. With the rapid advancement of the space program, this The numbers will also gradually increase.

Just wait until the first space elevator is built. As the old saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as there is the first elevator, although its power may not be so high and its carrying capacity may not be so large, as long as it can be built When you get up, you can ditch the rocket and transport it into space quickly and continuously at an astonishingly low price.

As for the rocket, Lao Maozi and the Lighthouse Kingdom can play as they like. The Chinese people still like to take the elevator, so I won't accompany it.

"How's the test going?" Roja asked.

"It went very well." Wang Zhiyu said excitedly: "Seven engines have been tested, and all of them passed at the first time. The craftsmanship of the Nantong factory is really amazing! The test data of each engine is almost exactly the same. I have been engaged in aerospace for a lifetime, and I have never seen one. Such a great product with consistency.”

Wang Zhiyu was full of praise for the quality of the A1 engine, and Luo Jia said with a slight smile: "The reason is not difficult to understand. First of all, the mechanical department under the company has produced the world's highest precision five-axis and seven-axis linkage machine tools, and the machine tool industry The core strength of the company comes from our ultrasonic motor, and now the performance of the motor we manufacture has far exceeded the harmonic geared motor of Neon Teijin Group.

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"The second is because of the high-precision robotic arm and 3D printer. The robotic arm can improve the quality of the final assembly, and the 3D printer is even more powerful. It can handle those complicated and difficult components that cannot be completed by a five-axis machining center."

Wang Zhiyu was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise, "How come our 3D printing technology has suddenly become so powerful? I haven't heard of it before!"

Luo Jia said with a smile: "I must correct you, our 3D printing technology is not suddenly powerful, unless you are irradiated by gamma rays and suddenly become a Hulk, or are bitten by an ancient spider and become a spider Xia, otherwise in this world, no one would suddenly become powerful."

"Wen Chengling is the world's top laser expert. With his joining, we have solved the technology required for ultra-ultraviolet laser hybrid lithography machines, and the laser technology used in lithography machines continues to be derived, which is the laser engraving required by 3D printers."

"In addition, Zhang Yuechuan's optical team solved the problem of optical measurement, Zheng Lin and Bai Xianyong's team solved the intelligent industrial software needed by 3D printers, coupled with the high stability of ultrasonic motors, the material science team developed All kinds of machine-resistant metals and carbon, all the results together, so we have the most powerful 3D printing system in the world."

"At present, the 3D printing sector is still expanding rapidly. I believe that in a few years, we will be able to use 3D printing technology to print out the entire launch vehicle. That will be another great start no less than the industrial revolution."

Listening to Luo Jia's passionate words, Wang Zhiyu's heart was full of turbulent waves, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

As Luo Jia said, everything is difficult at the beginning, Star Technology has passed the most difficult stage of survival, entered the stage of rapid development, and has come to the harvest season.

All the previous research and development results are the foundation of the company. The company grows rapidly on the foundation, and every now and then, it will come up with some black technology and bring a little shock to the whole world.

After the shock, everyone thought about it carefully. In fact, there may not be many truly brand-new technologies. Just recombining the original technologies is enough to scare everyone.

In the past, we always felt that the West was so unattainable and insurmountable.

But looking at the world now, we find that Westerners are actually very lazy and hypocritical, and have body odor that can kill people, like a group of animals that have not fully evolved, so we call Westerners white pigs, All kinds of dislike for them.

From the foreign man to the white pig, the change in the middle is not because the West has changed, but because we have gradually completed the accumulation of industry and technology. In the end, the gap will gradually disappear, and we will see the world from the same height as the West.

Only after people are equal, what they see and feel will approach the truth. This is like the relationship between a teacher and a student, or a relationship between a subordinate and a boss. Modern psychology tells us that there are factors of entitlement worship, and another example When you go to Africa, black girls will definitely die for what you like. This is also a phenomenon of rights worship, one of the inherent attributes of human beings.

"The engine test will be carried out in the afternoon, Mr. Luo, do you want to take a look in person?" Wang Zhiyu suggested to Luo Jia.

After thinking for a while, Luo Jia happily nodded and agreed, "Okay."

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The A1 engine was placed flat on the machine platform, with the nozzles facing the desert outside. The mechanical structure itself was connected to densely packed pipelines and cables, which were in turn connected to the central computer in the control room.

The data on the screen shows that the total weight of the A1 engine is 1.03 tons. Everything has been prepared and is waiting for the test to start.

Yes, the A1 engine with a thrust of 550 tons has a total weight of only a little more than one ton, while the same liquid oxygen methane engine, Lao Maozi's RD-171 has a thrust of 800 tons and weighs close to eleven tons, more than ten times heavier than the A1 engine.

The slender and slender fuselage is glowing with dull gray black. The reason why the A1 engine can be so lightweight is mainly due to the credit of the material department. It also far exceeds the existing synthetic metals.

Unless the legendary alloy artifact three titanium alloy comes out, the graphene and carbon fiber of Star Technology are destined to be unparalleled.

As for the slender and slender engine structure, it is mainly designed for multi-machine joint operations.

The so-called multi-machine joint operation, a simple and crude explanation, means bundling a row of engines together.

In principle, the multi-engine combination is not difficult, but the linkage system is difficult. Through complex calculations and precise control, each engine is controlled to direct the vector nozzle to the most correct direction without even a millimeter of error. The injection system Perfectly controlling the release and reduction of thrust, these techniques are the most difficult.

The first test is the vector nozzle and various static parameters. Commands are issued from the control room, and the nozzle rotates continuously according to the command. Driven by the micro-ultrasonic motor, the angle is quickly adjusted. At the same time, the computer collects engine data and checks it with the original data.

"The static test has been completed, Mr. Luo, please light the fire."

After Wang Zhiyu finished speaking, he pointed to the biggest red button on the console.

Luo Jia paused for a moment, then stretched out his right hand, and pressed down lightly. After a short damping feeling, there was a popping sound in his ear, followed by a loud bang outside the control room.

The bright blue flame in the red-infrared layer of the inner core suddenly roared out, like a Vulcan arrow shooting into the desert, tearing through the air, roaring like a beast, burning all the substances around the flame, and making the water in the air Molecules evaporate instantly.