The hearts of everyone watching on the sand dune had already jumped into their throats. Many people began to pray secretly in their hearts, hoping that the landing would be successful.
Three huge parachutes also slowly landed, and it seemed that the entire return experiment was about to come to a successful end.
But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "The umbrella is not detached, the umbrella is not detached!"
Just as this person was shouting, suddenly everyone present heard a loud noise, and everyone's hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.
"Quick, cut off the parachute!" Yu Chengwu quickly commanded. At this moment, he also lost his ability and began to rush toward the rocket.
"Come back and stop for me."
Wu Hao frowned when he saw this, and then shouted: "We still don't know what's going on with the rocket. It would be very dangerous to get so close."
As he spoke, he said to Yu Chengwu next to him: "As the commander-in-chief of the scene, you must be calmer at this time and not cause any trouble. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Ming, I understand!" Yu Chengwu, who came to his senses, nodded with some shame, then waved his hands and shouted at everyone in his hoarse voice: "The ground recovery team immediately went to the scene to check the situation of the rocket, pay attention to safety.
Others retreat beyond the safety line and are prohibited from approaching. "
"Do you need to call the fire department?" Li Wenming appeared next to Wu Hao and suggested to him.
On this trip, Li Wenming came with him as his driver and assistant, but he had been silent before. Now that he saw the chaos at the scene, he stepped forward to follow Wu Hao to prevent possible accidents.
"There is no need for the big desert. It will only cause chaos when it comes. Let's check the situation first." Wu Hao shook his head, and then continued to stare at the cloud of smoke and dust in the rocket landing area and the approaching technicians.
By the time the technicians got closer, the smoke and dust had almost dissipated, and everyone could see the condition of the rocket.
The rocket did not land smoothly on the sand, but fell to the ground and was dragged by the parachute for more than ten meters, leaving a mark on the ground.
Fortunately, all the parachutes have landed and the rocket is no longer dragged.
"Failed!" Someone began to discuss in a low voice, but Yu Chengwu and the others stood on the sand dune and looked straight at the rocket, with heavy faces and did not say any words.
At this time, several more cars drove over from the direction of the control center, and the ones who jumped out of the cars were Zhou Xiangming and others who had been staying in the control center before.
Seeing Yu Chengwu and others standing there with solemn faces, Zhou Xiangming did not speak, but nodded to Wu Hao, then got back into the car with the technicians wearing red protective suits like him, and then drove towards the rocket.
"Okay, okay, what's there to discuss? How can the experiment be smooth sailing? We already thought of this result before our experiment.
Don't be depressed, everyone. The situation is still unclear. Let's wait for the preliminary investigation results. "Wu Hao comforted everyone present in as relaxed a tone as possible.
After Yu Chengwu heard what he said, he woke up from his trance, then turned to look at him, but quickly avoided Wu Hao's eyes.
After struggling with Chu Na for a while, he slowly walked over to him. After walking up to Wu Hao, he said solemnly in his hoarse voice: "Mr. Wu, I'm sorry, the experiment failed."
Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "It's already very successful, just a little bit short."
"Yes, we succeeded just a little bit." Yu Chengwu's face showed a very unwilling and affectionate expression.
Wu Hao stepped forward and patted his arm, then smiled and comforted: "Okay, don't think about it, it's just a failure.
You are the on-site commander, and there are still many follow-up tasks waiting for you to arrange. Don't let everyone stay silent in this bad atmosphere for a long time.
Besides, you haven't had a good rest in a while. After you feel busy, finish your work and then go on vacation to rest for a few days.
We will continue to work hard after we have regained our spirits. I believe we will definitely succeed. "
"Yes." Yu Chengwu nodded heavily, then glanced at the rocket in the distance, and then walked towards the crowd.
Wu Hao looked at Yu Chengwu's figure and shook his head slightly, then walked over to Zhang Jun who was still observing the rocket with a telescope, gave him a hammer and said: "Let's go, there is nothing interesting to see, how to go back."
Hearing this, Zhang Jun put down the telescope and quickly followed: "Don't you want to see it? I don't know the result yet."
"They are a little uncomfortable with us here, so don't disturb them. They will report it as soon as the results come out." Wu Hao stretched, then looked at the blue sky and the already dissipating Rocket trail clouds.
The experiment failed, and he was naturally a little disappointed, but he soon returned to normal. As he said before, they had already thought of this result before the experiment.
Moreover, such a difficult technology cannot be achieved casually. If it were so easy to succeed, wouldn't this technology have already spread all over the world? How could it be that only one company has developed it until now?
Although Wu Hao gave Yu Chengwu and others a lot of technical information and related 'pointers' on this return rocket, the entire project was still led by Yu Chengwu and others. And it’s not just technology that can lead to success, there are many other factors that must be considered.
This is like building an aviation turbofan engine. Everyone knows the technical principles, but why are only a handful of people able to build the engine? Another example is nuclear bombs. The Internet has long been flooded with principles and technical information, and how many can be produced.
Besides, not everything has failed today. First of all, the first low-cost disposable rocket using 3D printing technology and materials has been a complete success, which is already half the battle.
This retractable rocket failed when it finally landed. But the first 80% or even 90% of the stages have been successful, which is already a good gain.
As for the final failure, just identify the fault, analyze the cause, and solve the problem.
Moreover, this experiment is also a rare opportunity for the entire scientific research team to gain experience. I believe that after this failure experience, the team members will definitely become more mature. From another perspective, this also exercises the entire team and accelerates their growth.
"Why didn't the parachute detach?" Zhang Jun couldn't help asking him, and it was obvious that he was still struggling with this issue.
"have no idea."
Wu Hao shook his head and said: "There are many reasons why the parachute did not detach, such as system failure, mechanical device problems, natural environment effects, etc.
Okay, let’s stop guessing and wait for the results with peace of mind! "
