After the National Day, the weather gradually cooled down, and it was about to enter late autumn, and the chilling north wind was blowing from the north.
Huaxing Aerospace is about to launch a satellite again. This time it is a new rocket with a near-Earth carrying capacity of 35 tons. This is currently the rocket with the largest carrying capacity in China.
Not only Jianghua will go to this launch, but all relevant experts from Huaxing Aerospace will go, and even relevant leaders and experts from the space agency will go.
At the Huaxing Space Launch Base in the north, Jianghua was very nervous. After all, this rocket was a new model and it was the first launch. Even the experts at the base were not completely sure whether it could succeed.
He and the person in charge of Huaxing Aerospace looked at the display screen nervously. The launch procedure had not yet entered. Experts from Huaxing Aerospace and the space agency were nervously conducting a final inspection of the rocket.
The leader of the space agency stood behind Jiang Hua: "Jiang Hua, your steps are really big. This rocket has surpassed our Long March 5 in one fell swoop. If it succeeds, it will be the rocket with the largest carrying capacity in our country."
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"So I'm very nervous right now." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "This is making history, but history is not so easy to create."
"Relax, it doesn't matter even if you fail. If you fail, you can learn a lesson. If you succeed, it's even more gratifying."
"Bah, bah, bah." Jiang Hua said with a smile, "Boss, although I'm not superstitious, I hope you can say something auspicious at this moment."
The leader said with a smile: "Science requires rigor, and auspicious words will not work. Of course, I hope you can succeed. The greater your carrying capacity, the bigger our space station will be. In our preliminary planning,
Our space station is smaller than existing space stations, and it is completely limited by the carrying capacity of the rocket."
Ma Hui said smoothly: "Actually, we also have a rocket with a carrying capacity of nearly 60 tons."
The leader asked excitedly: "Really?"
Ma Hui nodded: "Of course it's true, but it's still on paper for the time being. The first launch may have to wait until the year after tomorrow or the year after that."
The leader held his chin in his hand and thought for a moment: "Have you passed the theoretical certification?"
"Passed." Ma Hui said with a smile: "Thanks to our eldest son, our propeller has made further progress, otherwise the launch of the launch vehicle would still be far away."
"Oh, it's the credit of the high-temperature coating." The leader suddenly realized: "Jiang Hua, I am here to formally request cooperation. The significance of this heavy-duty launch vehicle is not ordinary, so the space agency wants to cooperate with you and launch this vehicle one day early.
The heavy-lift launch vehicle is mature."
Jiang Hua looked at Ma Hui and nodded: "Okay, but does your space agency have to show something?"
"Ask us for funds. Our funds are very tight."
Jiang Hua laughed dumbly: "Leader, you don't want to talk secretly in front of people. Five billion US dollars have been transferred to your account a few days ago, which is nearly 40 billion. You said you are tight on funds."
"We have already made a budget." The leader shook his head excitedly: "We can support your best team of experts, which is something that cannot be measured by money."
"If you really don't have any money, then the ownership of this launch vehicle belongs to us alone." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "If your space agency wants it, you have to spend money for me."
"It's too cunning." The leader said with a smile: "Can't you be more generous? After all, we also helped, can't it be free?"
"We are a private company and we have to make a profit, otherwise we will not be able to operate and the company will not support idle people. Do you think we will give it to customers for free? Can we give it to customers for free?"
"Stingy." The leader smiled and said, "Can the technology be shared?"
Jiang Hua looked at the leader: "You have sent experts to conduct in-depth research. Can I hide my technology from you?"
"Look at what you said, then we are an official organization after all and we are not allowed to respect intellectual property rights."
Jiang Hua nodded: "If you say that, then I won't be sleepy anymore. We can have a good chat about the licensing fee."
"It's boring if you talk about money all the time. Can you have some big feelings, a big picture, and a big feeling for your family, country, and world?"
Jiang Hua shook his head: "If I don't talk to you about this, it would be too expensive."
"It's okay to be cheaper, right?"
"We can talk about this."
In fact, everything has rules and regulations, and you just have to follow the rules and regulations. The reason why these two people chatted like this was to relieve the tension before the launch.
The scheduled launch time is finally approaching, and there is a tense atmosphere in the entire launch control room. The last electronic inspection is being carried out in an orderly manner, and of course everything is normal in the end.
As the commander-in-chief issued the order, all on-site staff evacuated, and the launch officially entered the countdown. Jiang Hua's heart suddenly tightened again.
The leader patted him on the shoulder: "Relax, don't be nervous."
"To put it lightly, what if it's a space agency project?"
The leader nodded with approval: "Indeed, if it were a space agency project, I would probably be more nervous than you, but it's useless even if you are nervous. You have to trust the scientific researchers."
As the commander's voice sounded without any emotion, the countdown began, nineteen eighty-seven, slowly going to five-four-three-two-one.
"ignition."
The commander-in-chief gave the order, and his brother pressed the button. He saw on the big screen that the rocket's butt began to burst into flames. After a short pause, the rocket began to soar upward.
Everyone at the scene was worried. This is the most critical time. Most rocket accidents occur within the range above the launch site.
Watching the rocket climb steadily upwards, Jiang Hua's heart dropped little by little. In the end, only a small bright spot could be seen in the sky, and it eventually disappeared.
Inside the command post, cheers immediately erupted.
"Successful."
The commander-in-chief was very sober: "Now is not the time to celebrate. Pay attention to the flight attitude of the rocket immediately. Only when it successfully enters orbit can it be considered a success."
The scientific researchers immediately returned to their respective positions and began to pay close attention to all the data and the news from various observation stations.
The leader said with satisfaction: "In my opinion, this rocket has been successful. The next step is to build this heavy-lift rocket."
Ma Hui said with a smile: "Actually, there is another goal. We want to realize the recycling of heavy-lift rockets. It is a one-time thing, which is too expensive."
"This is not easy."
Jiang Hua smiled and said: "It's not easy but it has to be done, but SpaceX is already studying it, so we can't lag behind others."
