At the end of the meeting, after a short rest, Wu Hao and the others, led by Yu Chengwu and Zhou Xiangming, came to the new rocket launch command and control center.
Compared with last year's temporary center, the new rocket launch command and control center is larger and has more complete facilities.
Walking into the command and control center, it was still busy inside. After seeing them walking in, everyone who was busy stood up and clapped to welcome them.
Upon seeing this, Wu Hao smiled and pressed his hands, indicating that everyone should continue working. In fact, he is quite disgusted with this kind of formalism, but the current trend is such that he cannot avoid it. Therefore, he advocated simplifying it as much as possible so as not to delay everyone's normal work.
Especially as the rocket launch approaches, there are so many things that need to be done, so everyone must seize the time and strive to complete everything before launch. Therefore, for scientific research and technical personnel, every minute and every second is very important.
Together with Yu Chengwu, they arrived at the command position, where they could see the entire command and control hall.
Compared to the neat and orderly atmosphere of the official aerospace control center, this place is still divided into multiple areas as before. Each area has one or several departments, which are clearly divided.
And the same is true on the three walls, with three huge high-definition LCD screens displaying various data information.
After looking around, Wu Hao and the others focused their attention on the full view of the launch vehicle that was being monitored in real time on the large screen in front.
I saw two steel towers standing on the endless desert. And between the two towers, what was captured and surrounded by the mechanical arms on the tower was the 'Jianmu-1' low-cost commercial launch vehicle they launched this time.
Through the ultra-wide-angle lens, everyone can also feel the majestic appearance of this rocket standing on the desert through the screen.
Facing everyone's gaze, Yu Chengwu proudly introduced to everyone: "This is the 'Jianmu-1' ultra-low-cost commercial launch vehicle we developed.
The rocket is 28.6 meters long and 3.02 meters in diameter. The take-off mass is 164.7 tons. The total thrust is 3090 kN.
Its carrying capacity in low-Earth orbit can reach 2.7 tons, and in sun-synchronous orbit it can reach 1.4 tons.
The rocket adopts a secondary structure and all uses semi-solid foam propulsion fuel developed by us.
This material has the characteristics of high density, light weight, high capacity, large thrust and low cost.
And this semi-solid foam propulsion fuel has passed the safety and environmental protection assessment of the aerospace technology department and the environmental protection department, and complies with the relevant regulations formulated by our country.
The aerospace technology department is also very interested in our semi-solid foam propulsion fuel and wants to cooperate with us. "
Hehehe... everyone laughed when they heard this.
Looking at the smiling Wu Hao, Yu Chengwu and Zhou Xiangming felt extremely excited and admired in their hearts. Although it is said that this semi-solid foam propulsion fuel is the result of their research, in fact both of them know that the relevant fuel formula comes from Wu Hao.
Just when they were in trouble and worried about fuel technology research, an internal email from Wu Hao made them feel like they had found a treasure and were very excited. Based on the content of this email, they soon made a breakthrough in this area and quickly developed this semi-solid foam propulsion fuel.
Subsequently, excellent results were achieved in ground thrust experiments and real arrow launch experiments. This not only made them, but also made their entire team excited.
As industry practitioners, no one knows the value of this semi-solid foam propulsion fuel better than them. With it, they have the capital to support their foothold in the field of aerospace technology, and they also have a powerful trump card.
Because of this, the admiration and admiration for Wu Hao in their hearts became even deeper. It can be said that the two of them are now Wu Hao's little fans.
"What level is this rocket at?" The person who spoke was Zou Xiaodong. He didn't know much about launch vehicle technology. He couldn't help but ask when he heard Yu Chengwu reported this multiple data all at once.
Zhou Xiangming smiled and replied: "It belongs to the internationally advanced level.
Regardless of the rocket's carrying capacity, new materials and fuels, reliability and cost, this rocket is at the forefront of international rockets of the same level. "
"How does it compare with the SPX Falcon 9 rocket?" Zou Xiaodong asked casually.
Forehead……
After hearing his words, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Zhou Xiangming didn't know how to answer for a while, but at this time Yu Chengwu said with a smile: "This is not the same level, ours is a light launch vehicle, and theirs is a medium-heavy launch vehicle.
Ours is a disposable rocket, while the Falcon 9 is a partially recyclable launch vehicle.
Our rocket is only 28.6 meters, more than 3 meters thick, and has a take-off weight of more than 100 tons. The Falcon 9 is seventy meters tall, more than twice as tall as us. It is much thicker than ours, weighs more than 500 tons, and its golden-earth orbit has a carrying capacity of more than 20 tons.
So, this is basically two levels of things. Just like a boxing match, we are lightweights, maybe only fifty-five or sixty kilograms, while they are heavyweights weighing over eighty or ninety kilograms.
No matter what the competition is, it is impossible for players from these two levels to compete on the same stage. "
After Yu Chengwu explained this, everyone who came with Wu Hao couldn't help but nodded to express their understanding.
As for Wu Hao, he glanced at Zou Xiaodong, then smiled at everyone: "Everyone has a beginning, and the Falcon Rockets also succeeded after experiencing countless failures.
It depends on who we compare with. Compared with other aerospace technology companies, our research and development progress and the quality and performance of this rocket are far ahead.
And you should also take a look at how many high-launch rockets there are in the world. Let’s not talk about companies. Just count the countries that independently develop launch vehicles. I think the top leaders can count them all.
Therefore, there is a gap, but this is not a reason or excuse for us to feel inferior or feel inferior, but rather a motivation for us to work hard.
We've done a great job, there's no doubt about that. Then we will do better next time.
At this stage, we must strive to successfully launch this rocket. In the future, we must actively catch up with and surpass those leaders, not just Falcon 9, not just SPX, there are many better than it.
Isn't there a popular saying, our journey is the stars and the sea. Yes, our goal is the stars and the sea, this is just our first step into this industry. It is also our first step towards the sea of stars.
In the future, we will not only develop heavy-lift launch vehicles with greater thrust and stronger carrying capacity, but we will also develop truly recyclable launch vehicles.
In addition, we also need to study spacecraft and land on the moon and Mars. We will even build scientific research bases on the moon and Mars. In the future, we may also build a real city on the moon and Mars, so that we humans can truly migrate to other planets.
During the holidays in the future, you will have one more travel destination, and that is space, the moon, and Mars! "
