Looking at the gradually dissipating smoke column in the sky, Henry's Adam's apple slid up and down for a long time before closing his mouth.
"Did it really succeed...?"
Of course he heard the cheers just now, but he was unwilling to accept this incredible fact.
No need for a three-stage rocket? Directly use a two-stage rocket to put the satellite into orbit? Technically, this is not impossible, but have they considered the cost? Carrying extra weight requires more fuel... Wait, the size of their rocket
It’s not very big, the total length is about 33 meters. It’s unbelievable!
However, no one paid attention to him at this time. Zhu Tian went to be interviewed by the media outside the launch center, while Kerwin directed the staff sitting in front of the computer to turn on the solar panels, check the working status of the satellite, and collect first-hand weather
Receipts and other operations.
"In the future, Palau's weather forecast can be completed by Palau's own meteorological satellite. Thank you to the Australian company for always providing weather forecast, thank you."
The lights flickered, and Zhu Tian was almost used to the feeling of being pointed at by a camera.
"May I ask Mr. Zhu Tian, what prompted you to invest in the aerospace field?"
"Interests still have prospects." Zhu Tian stretched out a finger, pointed to the place where the rocket just flew, and smiled in front of the camera: "The future of mankind is there."
If an ordinary person said this, he would definitely be laughed at as being pretentious. But because this sentence came from the mouth of a technology tycoon, it is fortunate to be remembered as a famous saying.
While accepting such an interview, Zhu Tian couldn't help but wonder, if one day, Ming Trading really completes the blueprint in his mind, and human activity space moves towards the synchronous orbit again after moving from land to sky.
When the moon, or even Mars, is outside the solar system, will anyone remember this moment as the .asxs. of everything?
Will his gesture of pointing to the sky and saying "Where is the future of mankind" be cast into a bronze statue and displayed in the Museum of Earth Civilizations?
After the interview, Zhu Tian sent away the United Nations observers from New York. Instead of leaving the island immediately, he found Kerwin who had just completed the launch mission. In just a short while, he saw that these technicians had already opened the
The champagne was prepared and the party started in the canteen of the Aerospace Science and Technology Center.
Champagne foam was spraying everywhere. Although it was not a festival, it was quite festive.
Seeing Zhu Tian, Kerwin's eyes lit up and he immediately picked up two bottles of champagne and greeted him.
"Haha, boss, you have to drink a bottle before leaving today."
"Yes, yes! This is our first rocket! Did you notice the observer's expression? Haha, it's like he ate a fly."
"What a relief, hahahaha!"
Due to the atmosphere, Zhu Tian smiled and took the champagne from Kerwin's hand, thinking that he wouldn't have any reservations later. He bit off the bottle cap and blew on the bottle.
Seeing that the boss was so good at drinking, the fun-loving young man on the side whistled, clapped and cheered. The female employees looked at him like rare animals. His movements were quite reserved, but his ability to clap and cheer was not inferior to that of the men.
Compatriot. When the boss drank a bottle of wine, Kerwin showed no sign of weakness. This unshaven technician didn't look like he could drink, but he didn't expect to drink quite well.
There is no benefit of drinking and drinking here. It is just a group of technicians celebrating their achievements. The equipment and parts were all "bought" by Daming Trading, but
The entire rocket was assembled by them themselves, just like their children.
By the time the boys have had enough trouble, it's getting dark outside. Their homes are all on Anga Island, which is relatively close to here. They commute to and from get off work every day by a fixed number of ships. Only a few of them choose to live on the island. Staff dormitories, such as Kerwin who wants to sleep in the laboratory, and employees who apply for overtime.
After cleaning up the messy canteen, the celebration banquet was finally over. Watching the young men arm-in-arm getting on the boat, Zhu Tian found Kerwin who was about to return to the dormitory.
"The launch was pretty good today."
"Thank you for the compliment." Kerwin smiled, but sighed: "Even so, the design of that rocket seems to have nothing to do with us from beginning to end."
"Don't think so," Zhu Tian smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "You are just a little advanced. I have handed over the relevant technologies to you. I look forward to you using these technologies to design
A rocket with better performance than that!"
In terms of technology, the two worlds are not equal. But when it comes to creativity and imagination, there is no difference between people in the two worlds. Aerospace is a cutting-edge field full of imagination. With the same technology,
The rockets he designed may not be inferior to Kong Jie's masterpieces.
Of course, the premise is that he must put in more effort.
"Yeah, I promise." Kerwin grinned.
There is no need to commit at all, aerospace itself is his dream. Zhu Tian provides him with the technology and platform, and he has no doubt that he can turn this dream into reality.
"Today's launch mission is a success, and this is all due to you technicians. To express encouragement, I will contact the finance department to allocate a bonus of two million US dollars to you. Half of it is yours, and you can watch the other half being distributed."
"You should have said this at the celebration banquet. Those young men might praise you to the heavens." Kerwin teased.
He was not short of money. When Zhu Tian paid a premium to acquire his company, he had already received a profit of 10 million US dollars.
"Hahahaha, that's really a pity." Zhu Tian laughed.
After a pause, he looked at Kerwin and said seriously.
"In the first half of next year, you are expected to have 12 rocket launch missions, which may be quite busy. I hope you are prepared."
"On average, two rockets a month? Are you sending dumplings to the sky?" Kerwin exclaimed.
Launching a rocket is no joke. Although they have also mastered the first-stage rocket recovery technology, the launch cost of the Daming 1 rocket just now was more than 50 million US dollars.
"Are you scared?" Zhu Tian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"On the contrary, you can't ask for it." Kerwin responded directly to Zhu Tian's provocation, with an obvious smile on his lips.
Just kidding, the most worrying thing about the aerospace department is the low profits from commercial launch missions and the inability to get budget. Zhu Tian’s words undoubtedly dispelled his worries. With sufficient financial support, let alone 12 rocket launch missions. That’s the number.
Double it again and he won't even blink!
In the waters 200 nautical miles east of the Palau Islands, under the escort of a frigate modified with a Type 50 electromagnetic gun, two engineering ships deployed pontoons on the sea and recovered the first-stage rocket that slowly fell under the action of retrojet.
Not far away, you can see several coast guard ships without flags, keeping a safe distance, monitoring the return of the first-stage rocket from Daming Trade.
Finishing work. Because it was on the high seas, the frigates of the Ming Dynasty paid no attention to these monitors. They just pointed their guns at a distance as a warning and then made no further moves.
When the first-stage rocket successfully landed and was carried onto the engineering ship, the coast guard ships evacuated.
You can guess with your feet who sent these patrol ships. The United States and the United States disdain Palau's aerospace technology, Australia does not care about international affairs, and the only countries operating in this sea area are New Guinea and the Philippines.
.The economic and trade cooperation between New Guinea and Palau is becoming increasingly close, so they will naturally not make such unfriendly temptations.
The Philippines has always been wary of the rise of Palau. When Palau applied for a rocket launch project, they were the first to oppose it. It was not out of consideration for national security. They did not think that the total population did not have as many as their army soldiers.
What impact can such a large number of small countries have on their national security? It is due to the abnormal psychology of a poor neighbor who cannot see that this small country, which he once looked down upon, can have aerospace capabilities that are beyond their reach.
Of course, I'm afraid they will suffer even more now. Because Daming Trading has not only mastered the ability to independently launch satellites, but also mastered the cutting-edge technology of first-stage rocket recovery.
Palau's rocket launch undoubtedly severely damaged their national confidence.
But what Zhu Tian couldn't understand was why the Philippines was still so good at looking for trouble when it already had too much to take care of itself.
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Daming Bio's nutritional mixture is widely praised in the international market. In order to cater to the diversified market, General Manager Yang Ming combined the formula provided by Zhu Tian and launched nutritional mixture a, b, c, d and other models to improve the utilization of raw materials.
While improving efficiency and output, it also opened up the low-end market.
Now the monthly shipment volume of nutritional mixture production plants has reached four million boxes. After deducting production costs, the average profit per box is 371.1 US dollars, and the total after-tax profit is as high as 1 billion US dollars! The profitability is close to that of Daming Technology. This is completely unbelievable
It exceeded Zhu Tian’s expectation.
Regarding the development of Daming Bio, Yang Ming is full of ambitions. He pats his chest and promises Zhu Tian that the nutritional mixture will be a healthy instant food in the 21st century. The reason why he is so enthusiastic comes from Zhu Tian.
The proposed equity incentive plan. For him and Zhan Shijie, who is in charge of production, each of them was given a 3% dividend reward. As long as they continue to serve the Daming Group, they will continue to enjoy this dividend reward.
On the other hand, the order from the Russian Ministry of Defense has also brought considerable profits to Daming Biotechnology. However, compared with the popularity of the civilian market, the income from this military order is obviously not enough. In this regard, Yang Ming suggested to Zhu Tian that
Do not increase prices, or simply stop renewing orders with the Russian Ministry of Defense to maximize profits per unit of production capacity. After all, Russia, whose economic situation is becoming increasingly severe, does not seem to be a generous buyer.
However, Zhu Tian did not nod to his proposal. After all, as the chairman of Daming Group, he needed to consider more than just the interests of one department. Although Russia was not a generous buyer, it was an ally that could cooperate.
Although Yang Ming didn't quite understand this, he still obeyed the chairman's decision. However, he seemed to have some strange misunderstanding about Zhu Tian's motivation for insisting. He also expressed one meaning euphemistically - don't fall for the opponent.
The beauty trap.
However, Zhu Tian looked confused and had no idea what he was talking about.
It wasn't until Zhu Tian left the company that day that he happened to catch a glimpse of a magazine open on the table while passing by the lounge. Because the person illustrating the picture looked familiar, he casually flipped through it.
It didn't matter. After reading it, his expression suddenly became wonderful.