Vol 2 Chapter 1194: Era of Space

After a period of greetings, Wu Hao was invited by Wei Hongyu and the others to the command and control hall. There are a few such halls here, the same as those on the TV, but compared to the TV screen, he actually arrived and saw more things that were not visible on the TV.
The middle picture on the big screen is the Jianmu-2 modified rocket that has opened its protective cover, and it is standing quietly in front of the launch pad at this moment.
Compared to Wu Hao's own launch vehicle in the Northwest R&D Center, the launch site in the launch center is naturally much more majestic.
As the commander-in-chief of the launch mission, Gao Jinguang of course refused to let Wu Hao introduce: "At present, our pre-launch preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner. The preliminary plan is that we will set the launch window for tomorrow morning. At 11:27 minutes, the launch time is less than 20 hours."
Wu Hao looked at the countdown time on the big screen, then nodded involuntarily. This launch mission has attracted so much attention, to be honest, Wu Hao is also a little nervous and unsure.
Despite the previous launch missions, this Jianmu-2 rocket performed very well, and it can be said to have hit a hundred shots. But without the launch, no one knew the result. The rocket's launch success rate is only 50%. This is not the case with their Jianmu-2 rocket, it is the same with all other rockets.
The success rate of rocket launches is only 50%, either success or failure, there are no other options.
Therefore, for every launch mission, everyone is very nervous, including those seniors who have been sticking to the launching post all their lives. Faced with such a launch mission, everyone is not relaxed.
In addition, this launch is an improved Jianmu-2 rocket. In addition to the huge changes to the second-level rocket, other parts of the rocket have also been improved and optimized, and some new technologies have been used.
Whether such improvements and optimizations work, and whether these new technologies are reliable, is also an unknown.
Seeing Wu Hao didn't speak, Gao Jinguang continued: "In fact, we originally suggested that the launch time should be in the evening or midnight, because this makes the rocket more convenient for tracking by ground telemetry equipment.
However, considering that this launch is a retractable rocket, it means that after the launch, the first-stage rocket body of the rocket needs to be recovered off-site, and the fairing needs to be recovered in the air.
As for the rocket's secondary body, it will also undergo a fixed-point landing test.
So for convenience, we put the launch window at noon, which is also conducive to the live broadcast and more people watching it. "
Let you bother. Wu Hao smiled and thanked him.
Where, this is what we should do. Gao Jinguang said with a smile: "To be honest, I have dealt with the Rockets all my life. The ability to launch your Jianmu 2 rocket this time can be regarded as filling a gap in our career.
In addition, I also want to witness history. You know, this is the first commercial launch vehicle capable of being collected in the true sense. "
Hahahaha, Wu Hao smiled and shook his head and said, "You joked, we are far from what you said. This time it is only a second fixed-point landing of the rocket. To put it bluntly, it is a controlled fall, which is almost the same as a missile. , We are still far away if we really want to be recyclable.
And we are all engaged in rockets, and we also know that in addition to carrying capacity, cost is the most important. How to launch the largest mass space payload at the lowest cost is a difficult problem that all of us are studying.
And our recyclable and reusable technology is nothing more than speculation. If the cost recovered by that time is much higher than the manufacturing cost, then this project will be meaningless. "
It still makes sense.
After hearing what he said, Wei Hongyu said with a smile: "First of all, let's not talk about the cost. The technology of reusing the launch vehicle is very meaningful and valuable.
It may be that the advantages of this technology cannot be shown in normal times, but once we encounter an emergency and we need to launch a large number of satellites or other spacecraft into the sky, then this kind of ready-made rocket can play a very critical role.
Secondly, all technologies are the same, and there may be more cost inputs at the beginning, and some of them cannot make ends meet. But this is only temporary. With the improvement and optimization of technology, its advantages will gradually become apparent.
Many equipment, many products, and many technologies are the same, but there are many examples.
Finally, the development prospects of this technology are very broad. As countries pay more and more attention to space, and the current earth resources have begun to gradually decrease. Therefore, the arrival of the great aerospace era may be much more than you and I imagined.
Just like a big voyage, now we lack a weapon that can enter space. I think this technology of yours may be a key or a ferry for us humans to enter the universe on a large scale. "
You laughed.
Wu Hao smiled and shook his head, then looked at a few people and said with a smile: "I have the same views as you. I think the era of the great aerospace may come early. UU reading www.uukanshu.com especially now all countries have proposed it. An ambitious space program.
Therefore, I predict that the next 20 years will be a critical period for our human beings to enter the aerospace era on a large scale.
If we miss these crucial twenty years, then we may have to leave others locked in the earth and repeat the tragedy of more than five hundred years ago, which may have to be staged again.
We have already missed the era of great voyage, and this era of great aerospace, we must not miss. "
Wu Hao's words made everyone present nod their heads. Gao Jinguang said with a serious face: "You are right, we really can't miss it.
If we miss it, then our entire country, the entire nation's road to rejuvenation and rise may be completely ruined.
This universe is so vast, there are really too many treasures hidden in it. "
When Wei Hongyu heard Gao Jinguang laughed, he said, "Let me just say it, your previous worry is completely unnecessary. We will definitely have the same topic with Xiao Wu."
Speaking of this, Wei Hongyu said to Wu Hao, "Before you came, Lao Gao was worried that you were relatively young and would not be easy to get along with. It seems that it is really nothing to worry about, and it is completely unnecessary.
I thought about it. Gao Jinguang said with a smile, then looked at Wu Hao and said with a smile: "The worries I had about you before were completely unnecessary. Now I think we hate each other late.
Go, let’s sit down and have a good chat. I would like to hear you talk more about our country’s space technology and development direction. "
With that said, Gao Jinguang couldn't help but walked directly to the lounge with Wu Hao. This caused Wei Hongyu behind to shake his head again and again, and then quickly followed.