"Whether you are going from Anxi to the Northwest Space Launch Center, to the Longcheng Satellite Launch Center, or to the Southwest Satellite Launch Center, you have to go through large and small railway tunnels. The size of these tunnels is limited and not enough to support large rocket bodies. transportation.
Although highway transportation has been attempted in recent years, road transportation is more flexible than rail transportation, and the restrictions on tunnels will be much looser. However, the load capacity of roads and bridges is limited, and there are many height-limiting devices on the roads, and the vehicles are densely packed, making transportation difficult.
Apart from anything else, the toll station cannot be passed under normal circumstances. The toll station needs to be dismantled, which is too costly.
This is one of the reasons why our country chooses to launch large rockets in the South China Sea. Of course, the advantages of launching at low latitudes are unmatched by high latitudes. "
After hearing Yu Chengwu's words, Zou Xiaodong immediately asked: "Then can we also launch in the South China Sea?"
Hearing this, Yu Chengwu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "We are an enterprise after all, and we certainly cannot be compared with national projects.
In order to be able to transport cargo through the South China Sea, the national aerospace department has specially built special docks and special transfer ships. Moreover, the heavy rocket manufacturing base was chosen to be built in Tianjin.
If we want to launch rockets in the South China Sea, we must either build the rockets in Anxi. Then transport it by land to the river mouth, the nearest water and land hub to us, or directly along the Longhai Line to the seaside, and then change ships to transport it to the South China Sea.
Both methods have their own advantages, but without exception, we must first solve the problem of large rocket body transportation. Land transportation is very difficult.
The only solution is to choose to establish a rocket manufacturing base at an inland shipping hub such as the seaside or Jiangkou.
Of course, the cost will likely increase a lot in this way. "
After hearing Yu Chengwu's words, everyone nodded. Indeed, this is a thorny problem that has long restricted the development of our country's aerospace technology.
It is also in recent years that as the country's national strength has increased, more funds have been allocated to the aerospace sector. It was only with sufficient funds that the aerospace department was able to establish a new rocket launch center in the South China Sea and develop a new generation of advanced launch vehicles in one go.
Wu Hao looked at the rocket towering in front of him, thought for a while, and an idea emerged in his mind.
"Could we build the rocket right here and then go to the Northwest Space Launch Center via road transport.
I remember that from here to the Northwest Space Launch Center is a desert with basically no tunnels. It should be easier to transport. "
Hearing his words, Yu Chengwu and Zhou Xiangming nodded.
Zhou Xiangming smiled at Wu Hao and said: "We also have this idea, but there are still many problems to be solved.
First of all, although it is relatively flat from here to the Northwest Space Launch Center and there are few tunnels, transportation is still relatively difficult.
Secondly, rocket manufacturing is a very complex and precise job. Although the facilities here are already very good, they are still a long way from manufacturing rockets.
Furthermore, in terms of talents, although the conditions here are already good, many outstanding talents are still unwilling to come.
Finally, the advantages of low-latitude launches are unmatched by high-latitude launches. Launched at low latitudes, the same rocket has much more carrying capacity.
Therefore, in the long run, we are still more inclined to launch medium and heavy rockets at the Nanhai Launch Center.
And another advantage of the launch is that all the rocket debris fell into the sea, which is relatively safe and will not pose a threat to people living on the ground. "
After hearing Zhou Xiangming's words, Wu Hao thought for a moment, and then said: "So we are going to build another rocket manufacturing factory. As for the location, which one do you prefer?"
Yu Chengwu responded: "In fact, it is best to build it on the seaside, but we want you to consider other factors. So we think it is most suitable to build the rocket manufacturing factory in Jiangcheng. Jiangcheng's shipping is relatively developed. After the rocket is put on the ship, it can be transported all the way along the river. It is transported to the merchant sea along the Yangtze River waterway, and then transported to the South China Sea by transshipment.
Of course, we can also choose a transport vehicle that can be used both inland and sea, which can be transported directly from Jiangcheng to Nanhai. "
"Jiangcheng!" Wu Hao muttered.
Jiangcheng is relatively close to Anxi. It is also a national central city and a new first-tier city. It is considered a leader in the entire central region.
Moreover, Jiangcheng's economy is relatively developed, with numerous universities and colleges, and its scientific and technological strength is among the best in the country.
More importantly, as Yu Chengwu said, Jiangcheng is an important shipping hub on the Yangtze River. The more important the central hub of aviation, land, and railway transportation, it has become a thoroughfare for nine provinces.
Seeing him thinking, Zhou Xiangming couldn't help but said: "Actually, the cost of building such a rocket manufacturing factory is not high, it is just a few factories, where parts purchased from various places are put for assembly.
Taken together, the cost is not high, and we initially estimate it to be around tens of millions. "
Wu Hao smiled when he heard this, and then did not agree directly, but said to the two of them: "Write me a detailed feasibility report later. I need to discuss it at the company's board of directors and listen to other shareholders. Views."
After speaking, Wu Hao looked at Zou Xiaodong, but Zou Xiaodong smiled and said nothing.
In fact, Wu Hao can handle tens of millions of dollars now, but he can't do this.
On the one hand, it is to avoid leaving the other party with the impression that it is easy to ask for money, so as to facilitate future management. On the other hand, necessary procedures still need to be followed. Although he can decide this matter, he still needs to talk to everyone and go through the process. This is the most basic respect for other shareholders.
Finally, Wu Hao also needs to think carefully and seek opinions from other parties, especially the aerospace department, before making a decision.
Seeing that Wu Hao did not respond directly, the two of them were a little surprised, and even more disappointed. Wu Hao or everyone else present saw this, but no one mentioned it again.
As for Zou Xiaodong, he came out at the right time to change the subject and said: "I see that the sand in the desert is quite strong, so it doesn't matter if you just leave it like this."
Hearing Zou Xiaodong's question, Yu Chengwu glanced at him, and then answered enthusiastically. They all know who Zou Xiaodong is, and he is also one of the founders and shareholders of the company. To put it bluntly, the matter they mentioned just now requires Zou Xiaodong to participate in the vote, so how dare they not take good care of it.
"Don't worry at all. We have taken into account various factors that can affect the rocket at the beginning of the design and manufacturing, so we have carried out special design and manufacturing..."
