Rebirth: Fight For Life

   Chapter 645 The Moon Begins Lively

   After the first successful docking, everyone has a bottom line for the second docking.

   After all, it is unmanned and uses the same device and system, and it will not function abnormally like a human.

   After half an hour, this huge satellite like a space station was finally assembled.

   Then, it began to prepare to accelerate and change orbit when it returned to perigee again, heading for the moon.

   There will be more than two days between them.

   In the past two days, the bigwigs in the aerospace industry of China will never let Gu Song go again.

  The docking of Shenzhou and Tiangong has now entered the end of the test finalization. At this point in time, Flint Aerospace came out on top. Although they had some regrets in their hearts, they were more concerned about how to improve their confidence.

   The docking technology adopted by Flint Aerospace is very first-generation, but the data generated by the actual docking is still valuable. The control of deceleration, the adjustment of attitude, the data collected by the sensor and the processing process of the computer system can all provide them with effective analysis materials.

   Therefore, after a simple celebration feast, after Gu Song thanked them, he fulfilled his promise and started a small discussion with them.

At the end of the exchange, Zhang Liwei couldn't help but sigh: "The management is still flexible and efficient. Engineer He said many times that your research and development mechanism is good. You dug him out, how is the progress of the big rocket you are going to build? I am Changwen. The team over there said your testing grounds were always busy."

  Gu Song said for a long time, and his mouth was a little dry. Hearing Zhang Liwei ask this, many people followed the reputation and only said: "The design index is set very high, and there are still many difficulties that have not been overcome yet."

The new chief engineer of the Launch Vehicle Technology Research Institute, who took over He Anzhi's post, said with a half-smiling smile: "I heard from Zhang Dong that He Gong used to be in charge of a new generation of high-thrust rockets. President Gu said that the design indicators are set very high, then How tall is it?"

  Gu Song put down the cup after drinking the tea, and said lightly: "I am a young man, and I am very ambitious. From this giant satellite, everyone has seen it. For the new rocket, my requirement is to be the strongest in history."

   The chief engineer was stunned and asked uncertainly, "The strongest in history? Global?"

  Gu Song nodded: "The Candle Dragon 1 rocket can't support my monthly plan."

   These people remembered the grand vision of the moon camp when the monthly plan was announced.

   The most powerful launch vehicle in the history of the world... How big is that? Are there too many steps in the middle?

   Zhang Liwei looked at him with flickering eyes: "Do you need technical support from us?"

  Gu Song smiled: "No hurry. If He Gong thinks there is any difficulty, he will bring it up."

   Zhang Liwei knew that if He Anzhi had difficulties, he would definitely find Gu Song.

   As the boss of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, why is he not sure about Gu Song's strength in this area?

  If it wasn't for Gu Song, at the level of Fan Yuanbai, could he make such rapid progress in the field of satellite design?

  …

   "Chinese people... have mastered space docking technology."

Opposite Musk, a technical official from NASA said solemnly.

"The docking technology is not difficult. It is not forty years ago. Sensors, computer technology, and mechanical technology have been developed for decades. I appreciate his plan for this giant lunar exploration satellite! Magnificent pattern , strong execution, sufficient funds..."

"Sufficient funding..." NASA's technical official said helplessly: "Musk, Mabao has a different view on space exploration than his predecessors. Now, he doesn't think it's necessary to spend so much money to return to the moon. "

Musk said with a smile: "Yes, he also believes that it is better to invest money in more valuable goals such as space stations and asteroids. Moreover, our new goal should be the first landing on Mars, why return to the moon? Only with higher goals can technology evolve to a higher level."

  NASA officials expressed their intention: "A friend told me that Mabao tends to further promote the commercialization of spaceflight. You are a new star in commercial spaceflight, and we should unite together to win the support of more congressmen."

   "Oh? Peter, what are your plans, we might as well discuss."

The official called Peter was refreshed: "The space shuttle is about to retire. Since it is not going to return to the moon, even if a part of the original tens of billions of dollars of budget is cut off, some projects will still be spent. Among them, new Crewed spacecraft, extending the life of the space station, heavy rockets... these are all points where the investment can be expanded.”

   "Moreover, the Chinese people have made rapid breakthroughs in space technology. From a strategic point of view, we also need to have the ability to respond quickly. Especially the ability to quickly launch various satellites into orbit..."

   Musk heard the corners of his mouth rise gradually.

  The more NASA missions, the more contracts SpaceX has the chance to win.

   The better SpaceX's prospects are, the easier it will be to get more financing.

   A key enterprise that focuses on the future is the most secure business model.

   Like the Tesla electric car he just released last year.

   What if there is still a long way to go before mass production? The future must belong to electric vehicles.

   As for the country's space strategy under the new competitive landscape... NASA's people's imagination and pattern are still a bit worse.

   Of course, the International Space Station has to prolong its life. Now SpaceX is the most powerful commercial aerospace company... Of course, Flint Aerospace does not count, it belongs to China after all.

   But since there is a safety strategy in mind, why not go ahead and build a larger space station?

   In the face of China's breakthrough in space technology, is it not just one country that will be worried?

  Musk thinks that Mabao should be more interested in this plan. After all, he also has a tendency to promote space cooperation at the international level.

  As a well-deserved leader in the aerospace field, as a leader, the only way to spend the least money and achieve better results, isn't it?

   Those allied countries, since they don’t have technology, they should pay for it!

  …

   Flint Aerospace, which caused a strong sense of crisis to NASA, finally realized the first valuable "moon exploration" operation. This time, the giant lunar exploration satellite of Flint Aerospace finally entered lunar orbit.

  The heart-shaped satellite network does not count. It is said that it is just a useless metal block, that is, a verification satellite equipped with necessary functions such as propulsion system and communication system, which is used to accumulate lunar orbit data.

   And this huge satellite, which is officially declared to the outside world, is a genuine lunar exploration satellite.

   Now, I don’t know what kind of results this satellite will produce.

   Lunar photos? Topographic survey?

  Unfortunately, there seems to be only India's Chandrayaan 1 currently in orbit of the moon. China's own Chang'e 1 has completed its mission, falling to the moon on March 1.

   But does Chandrayaan 1 have a chance to adjust its attitude and photograph this much larger partner?

   After all, in Earth orbit, this big guy just deployed solar panels and communication antennas. Only it that is now flying around the moon is a complete body.

  Unfortunately, the world has not waited for the news that the two satellites met, but waited for the news that Chandrayaan 1 lost contact.

   In the eyes of the world, this is a pity. After all, Chandrayaan 1 has just achieved a sensational achievement in the world. The lunar mineral mapper on board found enrichment of water in hydroxyl/minerals at the lunar poles.

   Based on these data, scientists believe that they have found evidence of the existence of water on the moon.

  Unfortunately, the space environment is not safe, and human-made spacecraft are too fragile.

   The space competition between the two major powers is entering a new and intense stage, and the new plan for "Chanchuan 2" has also been released.

   Moon, lively.

   (end of this chapter)