There are some things that you really can’t do even with extra money, such as progress, which cannot be solved quickly with money and requires a lot of time.
In fact, the Americans have been clamoring to return to the moon since 2004, and have formulated a rough stage. They will have to send people to the moon by 2020 at the latest, but why is it still at this progress after 2025?
Due to lack of money, the U.S. monetary system and trading system were slowly eroded by other rising forces, and its dominance was far inferior to that of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, there was really no market for this project and it was not profitable, so it was slowly shelved.
Restarting suddenly is equivalent to starting all over again, and it will take a few months to get it done. Is it possible? Obviously impossible!
The person in charge of the project held a meeting with the top management of the United States. After being scolded, he held a meeting with his subordinates when he came back. He did not scold anyone. At least he had scientific knowledge, but his face was full of sadness and his hair was about to fall out.
"There are currently two main problems. The first is that the cargo capacity is seriously insufficient, and the second problem is that there are no satellites orbiting the moon to check. Even having a relay can reduce the difficulty a lot."
The United States has to do so many things at once. In addition to carrying people and cargo, the rocket cannot be squeezed in. Those necessary equipment can no longer be shrunk.
For example, planting soil, compressed air, fire extinguishing equipment, as well as detection, communication, lighting systems, so many things are piled together, and there are two or three tons of scattered things!
Is there any equipment for going to the moon that is not heavy? For the sake of performance, no one dares to reduce the structure, and even needs to create a few more backup means. If this one doesn't work, that one will work, otherwise we will have to wait for death.
This is not over yet, the fuel for the return journey must be left behind, right? If the fuel belt is not enough, how to escape the moon's gravity and reach the predetermined orbit and be captured by the earth's gravity?
In this way, the self-esteem cannot be reduced at all.
Two or three tons doesn’t sound like much? In fact, it’s quite an exaggeration. A lunar exploration satellite weighs three tons when fully loaded. The new cargo warehouse being developed by Mao Xiong only has a load capacity of 700 kilograms. The United States has a load of more than two tons.
I can't take it with me at all.
Another problem is also very difficult, that is, the lunar relay satellites. The United States does not have lunar satellites, but those satellites have long exceeded their service life, some are sometimes inoperable, some are not used for communication at all, and some are not used for communication at all.
It was simply scrapped. Calculated in this way, its help to the moon landing plan was almost zero.
The trouble is not just that. Even though the moon-orbiting satellite is still usable, it has seriously exceeded its age and is still functioning externally. In fact, its internal functions are difficult to adapt to modern requirements.
"Don't be so optimistic. In fact, those satellites orbiting the moon have all finished, and the photos released from time to time are all stored in advance..." Someone in the corner spoke dullly, and this blow stunned everyone.
"What? You all dare to lie about such a thing? When did it happen!"
"Actually, you should know in your heart. The moon does not have stable atmospheric pressure, so its orbit will naturally not be very fixed. The lifespan of these satellites is quite short. After running for a year and a half, the mission will be completed. But after so many years
After that, don’t you think it’s strange that photos are still sent back from time to time?”
Everyone was silent again. Many people had already thought about this possibility, but the moment it was confirmed was still very uncomfortable.
The vehicles for carrying people and cargo are not powerful enough, and there is no satellite relay between the earth and the moon. How can this be done? How could the Americans successfully land in the past? There were relatively few satellites in the sky at that time, so the choice was huge. If we launch now,
You have to calculate the gravitational force between the earth and the moon, and you also have to avoid the satellites that are all over the sky. Many satellites have been sent to this position for a long time, which is convenient for observation. If you want to land, you have to get other people's orbit data and cleverly avoid them.
, this matter is a long story, I really need to think about it carefully, otherwise I will hit the satellite in space and land on something.
At this point, the most serious problems have been listed, and the next step is to think about how to solve them.
"If a single warehouse can't fit in it, then we can build two vehicles at once, launch two rockets at the same time, and land them one after the other. What do you think?"
"Not so good! The GPS positioning of the earth has an error of one or two meters. If you go to the moon, you will know whether the positioning is accurate. The earth has a magnetic field, which will affect the detection results. You don't know, right? The most serious thing is that astronauts go to the moon
After reaching the moon, I had to travel half a moon to find another warehouse!"
This possibility is really not small. Without the friction of the atmosphere, it is very difficult to adjust the position of the warehouse. If the positioning is not accurate, it may go anywhere.
"Then there is only one way. Ask Xia Guo to borrow a relay satellite. I haven't found it before..."
This proposal immediately met with strong opposition. Xia Guo's lunar satellite is the latest one and must be operating normally. The United States did ask Xia Guo for help in the past, but now it is life-and-death. It's shameful.
But if you don’t look for Xia Guo, who else can you look for?
The whole world is no longer involved in this project. Dongyang was very ambitious at the time, and after working on it for more than ten years, it stopped. It has been more than ten years since it started, and things have been lost long ago.
The situation is similar on the other side of Europe. It is unreliable for the whole of Europe to be tied up to carry out such a project. When it comes to paying for it, each one will be poorer than the other.
It's hard enough for couples to sleep in different beds, but in Europe, where a bunch of couples can sleep on the same bed? This project is essentially useless.
After thinking about it for a while, no one can use it, so I can throw another one in advance. Fortunately, this kind of thing is not particularly difficult. I have the star chain at hand, and the modification should be able to be useful in a short time, but
It is impossible to completely replace the role of relay satellites.
Looking at Xia Guo's lunar satellite on the back side of the moon, tears of envy flowed into my mouth. That place was not affected by the earth's magnetic field, and the communication was quite stable. Not to mention that Xia Guo was engaged in quantum communication. Everything was fine. It was not necessary.
What are the five Lagrangian points looking for?
The decision was made to launch the relay satellite in advance. Without this as a premise, the chance of landing on the moon is very small. Then we have to decide one more thing, that is, whether to build two rockets, one to send people and one to send objects.
The more direct approach is to increase thrust, increase the limited space of the rocket, fly bricks with great force, and solve it directly. This is quite difficult, the production line is fixed, and there is an upper limit on what can be produced. If you want to increase the size, you have to build a bigger one.
Models, larger furnaces, and wind tunnel experiments need to be done. It is not just a matter of making it thicker, adding some side wings, and tying fuel on it.
So building a new rocket has been rejected, so we can only try to reduce the number of things as much as possible, don’t bring so many gadgets, don’t bring so much equipment for scientific research, just do research and bring it back. The main goal this time is to go up and build a base.
And lived for a period of time. Based on this concept, the weight has been reduced a lot, and the approved load is getting closer and closer.
However, the scientific researchers kept shaking their heads. They were putting the cart before the horse. Spending so much money just to send people to build a shack? Without on-site research equipment, it is really inconvenient.
However, no one dares to say this, because the proposal to launch the relay satellite in advance was passed after being scolded bloody. Now who dares to talk about launching two rockets at the same time, that obviously requires more preparations.
All right.
"The ration is one month, and the seeds can grow edible crops in two months. Is this reliable? This little soil, this little nutrient solution? And this little oxygen production equipment and green plants?" Three unlucky astronauts
The captain felt numb when he looked at his supply list. A rocket was not enough to carry only his own food, but it also had to carry construction materials.
"We will continue to launch rockets to transport supplies to you in a month. Don't worry. You can't carry so many things at once. Please be considerate."
The astronauts were dumbfounded. They were so inconsiderate that their own lives were not guaranteed. Is this a human thing? The follow-up operation of sending supplies has never been done before. Whether they can get the supplies smoothly is a huge problem.
"Let's not worry so much. If we ask to return after half a month, we will just say that the lunar equipment is broken!"
"I agree, this time it's really messy!"
"It feels like we might even have gotten lost halfway through!"
The three astronauts are very pessimistic. This project to return to the moon has been unreliable from the beginning. Many contents were launched without rigorous experiments. Their journey will definitely be thrilling. The three brothers
I have long since sorted out my suicide note, disposed of my property, and deleted all browsing history from the browser. I just keep the mobile phone in my hand. I rely on this to use my ancestral skills. The main thing is to be clean.
The day is approaching day by day, and new news will come from Xia State from time to time, which is what the top management of the United States does not want to hear. Judging from these aerospace news, Xia State is making very fast progress, the foundation is still stable, and it can be launched at any time.
If the moon hadn't been originally set for a special date, I'm afraid it would have been launched long ago.
Not to be outdone, the top management of the United States agreed to the dual-rocket launch for the first time, saying that they wanted to show their technological power to the world. This decision was made with a slap on the butt, which undoubtedly made the people under them busier, but the project leader
I feel a little relieved, at least the survival of these people after going to the moon should not be a problem.
Just throw the equipment into another rocket, and the construction materials and food are bound to the astronauts. If it doesn't work, you can still hold on for a while, right?
However, the gold content of dual rocket launches is indeed very high. They have made relevant plans. If it fails, they will prepare the materials and try again.
On April 26, at 7 a.m. U.S. time, the launch ceremony took place on time. This was also deliberately arranged by the U.S. authorities. This time happened to be the time after Xia people returned home from work. A good show cannot be without an audience, right? The entire launch process
The whole process will be broadcast live and the whole world will see it.
It was not until this moment that the United States revealed that this time it was a dual rocket launch and landing, which caused a lot of exclamations. There is only one main control system, and the capacity is fixed. It is difficult to control the equipment if you have people in charge, so it is generally not done like this.
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"We do this because we have enough confidence in our own technology. After the two rockets enter space, they will always be in contact with each other and positioned. The cargo warehouse has a very high degree of autonomy and will be adjusted according to the real-time position of the astronaut cabin. After landing,
The accuracy is about 100 meters." The spokesperson of the American Aerospace Corporation was very proud. After so long, the United States finally showed its face for once, and he is the spokesperson and walked on the stage of history. How can he be dissatisfied?
It is rare to see such a confident spokesperson, and everyone can only wish him success. Then when it came to interviewing the astronauts, the three astronauts were obviously not very interested, and their answers to questions were quite dogmatic, as if
The standard answer is set in advance.
Generally speaking, they are talking about scientific and technological progress, returning to the moon, and the United States becoming strong again. It sounds like they have said everything, but in fact they have said nothing. Anyway, everyone has held a meeting and knows exactly what situation is being described.
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This time the rocket is Musk's Space
While checking the instrument, Musk was interviewed.
He was high-spirited, more energetic than the spokesman, and looked like a smooth and proud big rooster.
"It is not easy for Space Company to get to where it is today. It has continuously accumulated technology step by step, and finally ushered in the opportunity to land on the moon. We are fully confident that we can complete this launch mission, and mankind will remember this day. Technology changes the world, and we create history.
!" Musk doesn't talk much. Compared to his square-faced brother who lives far away in Xia, he talks less and values technology more.
But after he said this, his face became serious, his family knew about his affairs.
The rockets of Space Company cannot be regarded as dedicated moon landing rockets at all. They are all directly modified, which makes people very worried.
Modern aerospace attaches great importance to system control, but it does not mean that basic rocket principles are not important. In recent years, the direction of space development in the United States has gone astray. It always feels that the system is up to date.
Because of these messy reasons, the space shuttle is slowly being retired. This kind of thing is indeed relatively useless at this stage, but it cannot be denied that this thing must be developed. What if one day humans start to go into space?
Can you be squeezed into a small space capsule and unable to move?
Shaking his head subconsciously, Musk was powerless. This launch was a big show to regain face for the Americans, and no one could raise objections.
The countdown to the launch of the rocket entered, and everyone began to become nervous, especially the three astronauts.
When the time is up, the tail flame spurts out immediately, and the surrounding water curtain jets out rapidly, and the water vapor completely covers the launch base.
The powerful pushing sensation made the astronauts extremely nervous, and they communicated on the internal channel.