Rebirth: Fight For Life

  Chapter 663 The rocket launch that shocked the world

   All of these competitions are actually about money.

  Because under normal circumstances, only enough money input can feed enough scientific research and industrial population and provide enough production capacity.

   All these normal situations do not apply to Gu Song now.

  The weight of money is already heavy enough, but it no longer accounts for such a large proportion. Gu Song alone is worth the investment of trillions.

   Such unequal competition is naturally welcomed by Gu Song.

   For Baojiaqi... the country doesn't seem to have to invest anything extra.

   They want to follow, and the result will be better... If they don't follow, they also have a strategy to deal with it as originally expected.

   It's just that in the face of Gu Song's huge idea, a group of people were speechless.

   This is really an unprecedented giant enterprise, doing aerospace with an unprecedented scale of investment.

   Does the Flint Group have enough financial resources? Four trillion-level listed subsidiaries, plus other unlisted industries with equally good profits, are enough to provide sufficient funds.

  What about technical strength? That is the existence of the leader now.

   Only such an enterprise can build itself in such a critical position, and even become an important point of contention in the future changes in the world pattern.

  …

   After the negotiation, Gu Song sent Feng Xiaolong to participate in the witness.

   Gu Song was amazed by the arguing between the two sides every time. They are not like Gu Song, all of them are full of energy, patient and professional, and give full play to the style of the carnivorous rabbit.

   Taking advantage of a little information asymmetry conveyed by Gu Song, the content of the negotiation seems to Gu Song, and Hua Guo’s side is almost finished with a smile.

  Huaguo is considered to have quantum computing technology that is already very destructive. In order to limit the use of this technology, the opposite side really spared no effort and gave a large number of threats to hedge.

   But everyone in China knows that these threats will only stay on paper for the time being and will not be implemented. Therefore, holding a smile, using the attack power of this quantum computing technology as a bargaining chip, thinking about how to get more tangible benefits from them.

   Both sides use this issue as a wrestling field in which to test the other's attitude.

   Added a new bargaining chip to this negotiation is a world-famous Flint space rocket test launch.

  This rocket launch is full of weight in the eyes of insiders.

   The insiders here are not those who received reports of such a launch from the relevant agencies, but those who really know some peripheral details of this launch.

   For example, Zhang Liwei and Ye Heng of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, as well as the leaders of China.

   This is the first time that the Aerospace Science and Technology Group did not play any role in the launch link, and they only cooperated in some production links.

  In the interior of Flint Aerospace, this is a concentrated show of all efforts in the three years since its establishment.

   In the eyes of Howard, who has been staring at the Flint Group and Flint Island, he never thought that the new rocket Candle Dragon 2 of Flint Aerospace would be such a terrifying guy.

   That's right, "the strongest rocket in history", this concept has only been heard by some high-level figures inside the Huaguo Aerospace System.

   In the past two months after so many big incidents, how could they have imagined that such a tough guy would be included in the usual shipment to Flint Island?

   So, from this island in the Solomon Sea, the brightest rocket tail ever bloomed. When it ran firmly towards the sky, the huge sound and shining track were witnessed by all the surrounding countries, and were subsequently captured by observation equipment around the world.

  …

   "What monster is this?"

   “ohmygod…”

  The observed data can be fed back to the size of the monster.

   How long has it been since a rocket of this magnitude was launched on the surface?

   Those space shuttles took off, of course, it was spectacular. But a single rocket like this actually has more terrifying parameters than the space shuttle launch.

   Right now, they can't judge the real data of this rocket. But the preliminary analysis and judgment have been stunned.

   This is likely to be beyond the existence of Saturn 5!

  NASA's side, seeing the data in front of him is already a bit spartan.

   They urgently contacted some friendly cooperative units to exchange data, and immediately called Huaguo Space Administration and Flint Aerospace to inquire about rocket information.

   Now the rocket is still in the process of launching, who has time to take care of them.

   Then, in the eyes of everyone in disbelief, they found that this huge rocket actually began to enter the return procedure after separation.

  The familiar trajectory and the familiar way make people think of rocket recovery technology in an instant.

   A huge rocket of this level can be recycled?

   For a time, I don't know how many scorpions are galloping in the minds of astronauts all over the world.

The payload part of the   rocket also began to ignite to adjust the orbit. In such a high-speed operation, no one knows what that huge load is.

  Unprepared, capturing a live image of a satellite that has just launched without any orbital data requires a series of tasks.

   First, precise orbit determination must be completed. This requires enough satellite orbit data to first determine the initial orbit through short-arc orbit determination, and then continue to observe the satellite orbit data and make constant corrections.

  With basic orbital data, we can use various optical equipment with sufficient precision to try to capture high-speed satellite images.

   And right now, its orbit is still being adjusted, who knows what it is?

   But something launched with a rocket of this level can't be a small thing, right?

   Considering this tonnage... With such a massive spacecraft in low Earth orbit, there is currently nothing else but the International Space Station.

   So far, apart from Flint Aerospace, even the officials of China don't know what it is.

   Unlike the lunar exploration mission, which has such a long time period, soon, observation agencies everywhere observed the completion of the recovery of the rocket. No sign of a big bang was detected, so was it a success or a failure?

   And that spacecraft has entered orbit and is running.

  Under the emergency calculations of various parties and the full operation of various optical observation equipment, after a long time, a latest impact was sent to the big guys.

   "…what is this?"

   "Preliminary judgment...is a module of a space station."

   "What's the function?" Mapo's face was heavy.

   "I can't tell, the solar truss is still unfolding, and the currently observed length has already exceeded 80 meters. The diameter of the cabin should exceed 6 meters, and the length should exceed 15 meters..."

   "Have you observed other extravehicular instruments that may determine the function?"

   "Not yet, but the pairing interface was found. On the observable side, 2 were found."

   There was silence in the office for a while, and Mabao made a voice: "Let's send an official letter to ask. Space is a domain shared by all human beings. For behaviors of this magnitude, key data must be disclosed to the outside world."

  All kinds of letters came in one after another at a time.

  Gu Song also received many calls, Zhang Liwei's level is not enough.

   "The press conference will be held soon, elders, for further information, I will report to you separately after the press conference."

  …

   The headquarters of Yanjing Flint Group is located in the large conference hall on the 2nd floor, and the number of people is still increasing.

  Since the Flint Group released news on Weibo and the official public account, various media have dispatched the most competent reporters to this place immediately.

   It has been more than three hours since the launch. At present, some specious data and news have come out.

  Right now, people all over the world are waiting for an answer from Flint Aerospace.

   In the parking lot downstairs, several OB vans were parked there, and the media signs outside the cars were painted, all of which conveyed the message: a big event is happening here.

   Far away on the other side of the ocean, Musk has also been standing in front of the TV, watching the live broadcast.

"Not long ago, China's Flint Aerospace conducted a rocket launch on Flint Island in the Solomon Sea. According to the information currently known, this is a huge launch, regardless of the mass of the rocket or the fact that it has been delivered to Earth. The quality of the spacecraft in orbit is far beyond people's imagination. Now we are outside the headquarters building of the Flint Group, preparing for their upcoming press conference. While waiting for the press conference to start, let's listen first. Space expert, Mr. Jonson from NASA, explains some of the unusual aspects of this launch."

   "Hello, viewers. In fact, I'm just guessing at this point, but there's no question that this was a historic launch because the rocket's energy was beyond imagination..."

   Similar commentary was performed on different TV programs before the official release.

   Zhang Liwei happened to be in Yanjing, and he had already rushed over.

   He knew some things, but he didn't know how capable this thing that finally went to heaven already had.

   Importantly, the pattern of spaceflight has changed.

   Next, how to cooperate with Flint Aerospace?

  Time passed minute by minute, and finally Gu Song appeared at the press conference.

  The crowd was crowded, the spotlights were flashing, but there was no noise.

  Everyone is listening to what he has to say.

  Gu Song sat down, showed a smile to the cameras below the stage, and then said: "Relax, the press conference is not short, the reporters in the front row, please sit down first."

  The reporters looked at him with a look of admiration and awe. According to the information at hand, this is really an unimaginable achievement.

   This man is really practicing his spaceflight dream with an unfathomable persistence.

   And now, this step is too big to believe.

   Just over two months ago, he had just suffered a huge setback. The whole world is talking about how he might adjust his strategy and move forward with his space career more conservatively and pragmatically.

   Who would have thought that he had already planned bigger plans.

   For now, this launch is by no means a temporary decision after the last giant satellite crash. Such a huge project should have been underway for a long time, and may even have been started several years ago.

   At that time, Flint Aerospace was just getting started, right?

  Have you planned such a high-tech high-thrust rocket at the stage of preparation and establishment?

   Facing the eyes from the audience, Gu Song said with a smile: "I'm very happy to share with you that the first launch test of our Zhulong 2 rocket was successful!"

   (end of this chapter)