Hearing Zou Xiaodong's words, Zhang Jun immediately started laughing and scolding: "You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Do you know how much this project will cost?
Put it on the agenda as soon as possible if you ask for it, and you'll pay me. "
Why should I pay for it? Isn’t this project already planned? Zou Xiaodong replied casually.
"It's been decided, but we have to follow the plan. Do you know how huge the entire manned program is? So far, there are only a few countries that can independently send astronauts into space.
Is it because the technology is not good? The technology of many European countries in the aerospace field is not bad. What is the final reason? It’s still up front. The cost of the entire project is so huge that it cannot be sustained by a company or a country without strong economic strength.
We have made some money in the past few years, but the more we make, the more we spend. Not to mention anything else, the monthly, no, daily salary of our company's more than 40,000 employees is a very astonishing figure. In addition to wages, there are also various operations of the company, which are also very expensive. "Zhang Jun complained endlessly from the side.
Indeed, if a large company puts him in charge of management and operation, one can imagine the pressure on Zhang Jun.
Okay, okay, why are you so excited? Wu Hao picked up the beer and smiled at Zhang Jun, Zou Xiaodong and a few others: "Here, let's touch one."
When everyone saw this, they immediately picked up the beer and touched it with him. After taking a swig, Wu Hao put on his gloves, then picked up a spicy crayfish and began to peel it while greeting everyone.
Eat shrimps, eat shrimps, it’s such a big plate, it’s a waste if you can’t finish it.
At his greeting, everyone immediately put on their gloves and joined the team of peeling shrimps.
While chewing shrimps, Wu Hao smiled at everyone and said: "The manned space project is imperative. If we want to go further into space, even deep space, the moon, Mars, and even the asteroid belt, etc. Wait, then we must have our own manned spacecraft.
You may have also read my interview at the Northwest Launch Center. In the future, if we want to build our own commercial space station, and if we want to attract space tourists and commercial scientific research projects, we must also have our own manned spacecraft, so that it can be more convenient, good less affected by other factors. "
"I watched your interview live. Is it true, as you said, that we will skip the manned spacecraft and start developing aerospace planes instead?" Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows.
Hearing Zhang Jun's words, Yang Fan shook his head and said: "The current development of aerospace aircraft is not mature enough in terms of technology or conditions. I am not optimistic about it."
Wu Hao smiled and nodded: "I didn't say we would develop aerospace aircraft now. Such a huge project is not something we can support now.
However, in terms of long-term development, aerospace aircraft will definitely be the development trend of manned spaceflight in the future, so necessary pre-research and exploration work must continue.
So we have to learn from Musk and develop our own commercial manned spacecraft. To put it bluntly, they are copycats. Judging from the several manned launches of SPX in the past few years, the performance of the Dragon spacecraft is still very good, which is worth learning from.
Of course, we are not completely copying them. We must also apply what we have learned and fully combine our own technical advantages and practical conditions to develop our own Dragon spacecraft.
So in this case, our entire manned spacecraft development cycle and development costs will be reduced a lot. "
Copy, copycat?
After hearing these two words and Wu Hao's words, everyone was in a daze. These two words have never been uttered by Wu Hao, and he has always insisted on self-innovation. Why did he take the initiative to bring it up this time?
Looking at everyone's expressions, Wu Hao laughed and said, "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Everyone looked at each other, and then shook their heads in unison.
When Wu Hao saw this, he smiled and said: "I'm not a stubborn person, and I'm not that stubborn. Although I personally don't like borrowing ism, but sometimes, I have to admit that 'bringing ism' is really delicious.
In addition, what I said is to apply what I have learned and learn from each other's strengths, not to completely plagiarize and copy them.
In fact, in my opinion, the Dragon spacecraft is not perfect, and it also has its own problems.
So can we absorb and learn from its advantages? As for its shortcomings, there is no need for us to copy them. We can use our own technology to make up for them.
Finally, it is about saving money. Aerospace technology is a very expensive project, and there will be many places to spend money in the future. So, for us, we can save as much as we can.
Since such mature technology already exists, why don’t we copy it and use it directly instead of spending so much money and energy on developing it ourselves? "
After hearing his words, everyone present nodded. Indeed, they are a private enterprise, and this is also a commercial project. Naturally, they are pursuing cost minimization and profit maximization.
So if there is a way to save money, why not use it.
But how do we obtain these technologies? Regardless of whether Musk will sell the technologies to us, Lao Mi will definitely disagree. Tong Juan said worriedly.
In response, Yang Fan smiled and waved his hand: "We have no intention of selling technology from Musk. This is definitely unrealistic.
We are just making reference and learning accordingly based on its mature technology. We still have to develop the specific related technologies ourselves. "
Zhang Jun nodded slightly, then glanced at Wu Hao, then turned to ask Yang Fan: "Then how much funding do you think is needed for this manned project alone?"
Hahahaha, upon hearing this question, Wu Hao, Yang Fan and everyone else couldn't help but chuckle. As expected, what Zhang Jun cares about most is money.
Yang Fan thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I really can't say this. This is a systematic project, very complex, and it requires careful calculation to know the budget."
I didn't ask you to get a precise number, I just gave you a rough idea. Zhang Jun waved his hand and asked.
Hearing Zhang Jun's inquiry, Yang Fan opened his mouth, and finally looked at Wu Hao: "I really can't tell you this matter, let Brother Hao do it."
Okay, this has kicked the ball to me again. Wu Hao smiled bitterly, and then said to Zhang Jun: "Don't worry, the investment in the whole project is not too much.
And in comparison, the benefits it brings are undoubtedly huge. We should not just look at the present, but look at the long term. "
In response, Zhang Jun curled his lips and said: "I can't see the long-term, I can only see the present. I have to spend money again, and it's a lot of money."
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