After staying in the launch site command and control center for a while, Wu Hao came out. As the launch was approaching, everyone was under a lot of pressure, so he didn't want to affect everyone in any way. The sky was getting dark, and a white weather balloon quickly flew into the sky.
This is a mid- and high-altitude weather observation balloon at the weather station in the base. There are relevant observation and sensing equipment tied under the balloon, which is used to observe and record mid- and high-altitude meteorological information, such as temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed, etc.
The launch is approaching, so the density of such weather balloons is relatively high, basically one every hour. In the hours before reflection, this observation density will increase to ensure that the meteorological support team of the command center can grasp real-time meteorological information in the launch site and surrounding areas.
I went to the base and held a working meeting with the leaders of each project, and briefly listened to their recent work and project progress.
Then, I went to the restaurant to have a meal with some employees. Wu Hao immediately returned to the hotel in the base, which is the guest house, to rest.
In fact, although there were some similarities, he did not rest immediately. Taking advantage of this before going to bed, he also needs to deal with some work matters, and then read some books, mainly about management and operations, to recharge himself.
At 6:30 in the morning, Wu Hao was woken up by the alarm clock, washed up, and then headed to the staff restaurant in the base with his entourage who had been waiting for a long time.
Today is launch day, and it is also an important day in the base, so today's food is very rich, and the standard is twice that of usual.
Wu Hao picked up two big meat buns, a bowl of sweet potato polenta, an egg pancake with cabbage, and a few side dishes.
The steaming steamed meat buns are bigger than an adult's fist. They are stuffed and juicy. When you bite into them, the juices will explode. That kind of texture, that kind of taste, makes people feel happy.
Sweet potatoes are small sweet potatoes with yellow hearts brought from the Loess Plateau in northern Qin, and corn is dry corn that grows in the local sandy land.
Both of them grow in areas that are drier and have longer sunlight hours, so they have higher sugar content. Even without sugar, it is already very sweet. Moreover, the graininess of the corn and the softness of the sweet potatoes are refreshing.
After a delicious breakfast, take a short rest. It was still early, so he, accompanied by the person in charge of the base, went to check some of the base's infrastructure and material logistics support.
The heating of the base mainly uses boilers, and the fuel used in the boilers is local coking coal. Although this coking coal heating method has begun to be phased out in North China and most cities in the north, in the northwest, it is still an important local heating fuel in winter.
Of course, in order to reduce emissions as much as possible, they use the latest coking coal boiler technology, which can emit less waste gas to the outside world and is very environmentally friendly.
Although there are solar power plants around the base, the intensity of sunlight is weak in winter, so the power generation is insufficient. It is enough to maintain the base's normal electricity consumption, but it is not enough for heating.
As for natural gas, it's not that they don't want to use it, but it's far away from the city. Natural gas needs to be transported back and forth, and the storage conditions of natural gas are relatively harsh, so using coking coal as fuel is the best choice.
Secondly, there is another reason, that is, there are many winter weather here, and extreme weather such as heavy snowfall may occur. Snow accumulation often sets in very late, causing ground traffic to be completely disrupted.
As a result, their land transportation was basically cut off, and supplies had to be transported by air. So they will store a winter's worth of coking coal before winter arrives to prepare for such extreme weather conditions.
In addition to these, in fact, the most important and precious resource next to this desert is drinking water. To this end, they built hundreds of kilometers of drinking water pipelines.
These pipelines will bring river water hundreds of kilometers away here and gradually form a lake. And around this lake, many trees were planted.
However, it is now a cold winter, the plants are withered and yellow, and the lake has frozen into thick ice.
This artificial lake is the water source of the base, so it is very well protected and the water quality is excellent. Therefore, I heard from the person in charge that many birds are attracted here in autumn, and there are more and more animals around.
Some employees have encountered a wolf pack while working in the field, and it was a large wolf pack. There were simply a lot of people in their group, so the wolves stayed away after seeing them.
To this end, al-Qaeda personnel conducted an inspection of the surrounding area and organized base security personnel to conduct inspections. To this end, they also applied for a shotgun from the local forestry police to deal with possible dangers.
In this vast desert, it is difficult for wolves to survive. They generally migrate following the migration of animals. Sometimes you may have to travel hundreds of kilometers just to catch a prey.
The presence of wolves here shows that the ecological environment here is improving, especially the formation of the lake, which attracts many small animals that need water, and naturally also attracts wolves.
The local conservation station often stops here to check on relevant animals.
In the next step, with the continuous introduction of water sources, the area of the artificial lake will be further expanded. Around this artificial lake, an ecological oasis will be established.
Then, they came to the material storage and logistics support warehouse of the base, which is responsible for the operation of the entire base. It is the foundation of the entire base here, so it is very important.
The entire warehouse also adopts a standardized design, and the material storage is very rich. The warehouse stores food needs that can meet the entire base's personnel for one month, as well as eggs, poultry, meat and vegetables for about two weeks.
Some shelf-stable vegetables, such as potatoes, onions, cabbage and other winter vegetables, store more.
In addition, there are emergency food reserves. This type of food is mainly military food rations, including various cans, self-heating rations for individual soldiers, compressed biscuits, vacuum foamed bread, etc.
This kind of emergency reserve food will only be distributed to everyone in times of extreme crisis, such as extreme weather, heavy snow blocking roads, and inability to get supplies in, etc.
In fact, this is what Wu Hao asked for, and this is what worries him the most. If this happens, it will have a great impact on them.
At that time, no matter who in the base says something online, it will cause huge waves. After all, setting up a base in such an inaccessible place is incomprehensible to everyone.
At that time, no matter who in the base says something online, it will cause huge waves. After all, setting up a base in such an inaccessible place is incomprehensible to everyone.
