This is how black technology should be used

Chapter 143 We Will!

The federal high-level meeting will definitely not be able to solve it in one go.

Not to mention that the interest groups at the meeting are too complicated, everyone has different ideas, and the interests of each representative are also different, but they still hold a lot of power, so when the director of the space agency Binal said that he would When it was 500 billion, others were mad at him.

Meetings are fine, but asking for money is not.

What's more, it costs 500 billion at the first opening, which is still federal currency!
The first meeting broke up unhappily. Those congressmen and representatives of the big group passed the news to the representative interest groups, and Rare Zong started a small meeting in the office.

As the great commander, Rare Sect naturally has its own think tank, and the people in the think tank are from all walks of life, and they are the best in their industry, so everyone is wise.

They joined forces, and Deng Zi, as the great commander, knew almost everything about the Federation and the world.

There are many power holders at the Federation High-Level Meeting, but the power holders focus on power and benefits. As for the future of the Federation, it depends on the plan of the Grand Commander.

There are many pros and cons that a real big shot has to consider, and they are also very far away. If the development of outer space is given up for the sake of short-term interests, in terms of the current world trend, the Federation is very likely to lose the moon and Mars, or even the entire solar system.

This is intolerable for the great Commonwealth.

It's just that he has to listen to a more detailed report on how to do it specifically, and then let professionals discuss it.

So after the conference ended, Rare Zong held a think tank meeting again. In addition to the think tanks, there were also Secretary of Defense Austin and his intelligence director Thomas, as well as the director of the space agency Binal and his technical director Sue. Gerd, and finally Emmalon from Interstellar Exploration Corporation.

"Your Excellency, our data is absolutely fine. Last year, Fanxing completed the research and development of a solid rocket motor with a thrust of 500 tons, and now it has super solid fuel, so a moon landing rocket with a minimum mass of 800 tons is very important for them. It’s not like starting from scratch.”

"This is very dangerous for the federal return to the moon program!"

Binal picked up the important (xia) to (ren) content and said.

After listening to him, many wise think tanks were still nodding to each other, indicating that he was right.

Especially those think tank dreams in the aerospace field, after all, they are...professionals.

The commander-in-chief sat on the main seat and looked at everyone. After listening, he put one hand on his chest and clenched his fist, and the other hand on the table. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers in turn. He didn't speak for a long time.

Those present are not urging, after all, Rare Sect is really old, and it is normal to need more time to think.

About a minute later, Rare Sect looked at Binal and asked: "When will the Federation send the heroes to the moon again at the earliest? Is two and a half years enough time?"

two and a half years?
Does it have any special meaning?
The people here were stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that two and a half years later... it's time for a general election!

By that time, the hot guy might come back with lightning.

So Xizong meant to return the Federation to the moon during his tenure, preferably before the general election, so that he could pull a large wave of votes and completely prevent the hot man from returning.

If there are four more years in office, then his various plans can produce enough results, and he won't just "clear" his plans just because he has just produced results, and then changes to a big commander.

After all, the favorite thing for the general commander after the change of term on the Federation side is to deny the "political achievements" of the previous general commander.

After thinking about this, Binal frowned and thought for a while and said: "As far as the progress of SLS is concerned, the rocket's problem is not big, and now it is mainly the problem of the moon landing equipment."

"What's wrong with the moon landing equipment?" Rare Sect asked.

Hearing this, Binal looked at Emmalon, and after seeing that Emmaron had no objection, he said, "Because the moon landing equipment involves the interstellar spacecraft super rocket that is being developed by Interstellar Exploration Corporation."

"The starship super rocket is divided into two stages. The lower 'super rocket' is equivalent to a booster, which is used to send the upper 'starship' away from the earth, and the improved version of the 'starship' can be directly from the earth. Landing equipment that flies from Earth orbit to lunar orbit and lands on the lunar surface."

"It's very advanced, but being advanced means that more time is needed for research and development. In terms of time..."

The manned return to the moon program named "Artemis" has become another major aerospace project of the Federal Space Agency after the International Space Station.

To this end, Federal Aerospace has carried out various preparations, including the development of SLS heavy launch vehicle, Orion spacecraft, lunar gateway space station, lunar module and other equipment.

Among them, the scheme selection and development of the lunar module adopted a competitive bidding model. After the audition, three schemes stood out.

The "national team" composed mainly of Blue Origin, Rockmar, Northrop and Draper, their plan is an upgraded version of the Federation's last manned moon landing equipment.

Starship's own "Moon Landing-Starship".

Dynetics, a little-known company outside the aerospace circle, has joined forces with a group of European and American aerospace companies to form a "small business team". Their plan is a "base" plan with a very low site. After opening the door, you can go down to the moon in two steps, basically without climbing up and down.

But in the final selection, it was the first to go out.

Then the "National Team" program is the most mature, and it will be successfully developed and manufactured soon after gathering the strengths of various companies. As long as the SLS rocket is completed, it will be able to carry out manned missions to the moon immediately.

It's just that the Federation considered that it was "not in a hurry" to land on the moon, so it chose the "interstellar spacecraft" of the Interstellar Exploration Company, because once this technology breaks through, it will definitely drive a series of technological upgrades.

After evaluation, the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration officially announced that Interstellar Exploration Company became the only lunar module contractor in the Artemis lunar landing program, and won a fixed-amount contract of 28.9 billion alone.

The fixed amount contract means that in principle... no additional fees will be added.

However, there are no projects in the history of the Federation without additional fees, and the SLS rocket has been added several times.

Then, NASA's approach attracted criticism.

The chairman of the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives directly expressed his disappointment with the choice of Interstellar Exploration Company by the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration, and emphasized that missions at the level of manned moon landings should maintain necessary backups.

The federal "Deep Space Exploration Alliance" expressed courtesy congratulations on the bid opening results, but did not mention the interstellar exploration company that won the bid.

The Senate Commerce Committee even passed a new bill amendment by 24 to 4, ordering the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration to select another lunar module contractor within 30 days, and increase the cumulative appropriation of 100 billion federal dollars in the next few years.

With these "fair" big boss platforms, the two losing bidders publicly questioned the bidding results and filed appeals!

During the procurement appeal period, the two losing bidders submitted a 175-page appeal application to the "Federal Government Accountability Office".

The point of complaint is that FASA improperly evaluated various aspects of the program and did not allow the other two companies the opportunity to adapt their quotations and bids.

Subsequently, the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration was under pressure to suspend contract execution.

However, after several months of "fair procedures", the Government Accountability Office rejected the protest and ruled that Interstellar Exploration's winning bid was legal, and Blue Origin's appeal was dismissed.

But Blue Origin's judicial department refused to admit defeat, and sued the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration to the Federal Claims Court with an indictment!
Requests that problems in the NASA contract to purchase lunar landers be addressed to "restore fairness, promote competition, and ensure a safe Federal return to the Moon."

In fact, the "moon landing-interstellar spacecraft" plan of Interstellar Exploration Corporation does have a lot of flaws.

Although the "interstellar spacecraft" has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 150 tons, due to its two-stage configuration, a height of 50 meters, and a self-weight of 100 tons, the dead weight of performing high-orbit missions is very large, and the loss of transportation capacity will also increase. very big.

If a single "interstellar spacecraft" flies to the moon, it is doubtful whether it can enter the lunar orbit.

In order to solve this problem, the Interstellar Exploration Company stated in the bidding plan that the "interstellar spacecraft" can be launched up to sixteen times in a row to low-Earth orbit in a week, and the remaining fuel of all the "interstellar spacecraft" will be refueled on orbit. Inside the tank of a "starship".

Then this "interstellar spacecraft" can ... easily realize the mission of flying to the moon and landing on the moon.

Low-temperature propellant will evaporate rapidly when exposed to the sun in Earth orbit, and the Interstellar Exploration Company has not mastered this technology at present, and even the interstellar spacecraft has not flown into orbit. This mode of manned moon landing undoubtedly has great risks.

Moreover, the hatch of the "interstellar spacecraft" that landed on the lunar surface is as high as 30 meters from the lunar surface, which is not convenient for astronauts to enter and exit, and elevators are needed.

In fact, the Federal Aeronautics and Space Administration did not have a high evaluation of the "Moon Landing-Starship" in the early days. The evaluation of its technology and management is only... theoretically acceptable.

However, in the face of a tight budget, "Starship" has shown outstanding advantages.

Not only is it actually conducting phased technical verification, but the price is very reasonable (pian) (yi). With its theoretically high reusability, it will make the commercial development of the moon possible.

But now the situation has changed. If the commander-in-chief wants to complete the manned moon landing before the general election to win a wave of votes for himself, then he has to bring back the previously canceled plan and offended partners.

Especially Lan Yuan's "National Team" plan is the most feasible.

In fact, it is not difficult to operate, even very simple, as long as...add money!
But the key point is that the more than 200 billion that was previously added has been distributed, and other companies will definitely not agree if they are deducted from it again.

Therefore, if the Grand Commander really wants to complete the feat of returning the Federation to the moon during his term of office, and then take the credit for himself, he must find a way to add money.

Each interest group will definitely have their own ideas for their own interests, but the commander-in-chief will definitely also think of ways for his next election.

Looking at Rare Sect's thinking, Binal knew it was a success this time, even Emmalon next to him was the same.

Don't think that Binal has brought him a competitor, but in fact, the blue source company of the bald head is not a competitor, because the "national team" plan is destined to be backward, and it was selected in a hurry, just like SLS. One-time, throw away after completing this task.

In the future, it will definitely be the world of interstellar spacecraft and super rockets.

Even Baldhead's New Glenn Heavy rocket was a far cry from his Starship Super Rocket.

When other people's eyes are still on the earth's orbit and the moon, he has set his goal on Mars, and the earth's orbit and the moon are just a transition for him.

The commander-in-chief discussed with the think tank, and finally decided to support Binal's "money increase" plan.

Not for my own seat, just for returning humans to the moon.

"No less than 1000 billion a year, let the Federal Aviation Administration deregulate you, I will fully support NASA and the aerospace industry, but you don't let me down, understand?"

Hearing this, Binal said solemnly and firmly: "Your Excellency, we promise to return the Federation to the moon within two and a half years!"

Rare Sect nodded upon hearing the words, and then reminded: "You must also ensure that the stars are one step ahead."

"Are you sure it's impossible for the other party to land on the moon earlier than us?"

"This one……"

This questioned Binal, theoretically speaking, it is absolutely impossible for Fanxing to land on the moon earlier than the Federation.

Especially now that the Federation has not only added money, but also given them the green light. In theory, they can go faster.

but……

No, there are no buts!

There was only a second pause, just like a natural pause, and Binal immediately connected.

"……completely fine!"

"If you want to land on the moon, you have to get A's in all ten courses. We have eight A's and only two B's, and there is an A+ in the stars, but there are more B's and C's, which will seriously slow down the speed. .”

Only then did Rare Sect nod in satisfaction.

"Actually, if it is possible, the heroes can be sent back to the moon at the end of October in 83. If they can participate in the general election of the federal leader on the moon, it will definitely be a moment in history!"

Faced with the commander-in-chief's instructions, Binal certainly knew what to do. As for how to ensure that all the astronauts voted for the Rare Sect, he didn't have to worry about it. There were many ways.

"Your Excellency, this is no problem..."

Seeing Binal patted his chest to reassure, in fact, Emalon next to him was a little worried.

He had a premonition that something bad might happen to that practical technology group, and Interstellar Exploration Corporation's future rival might be this technology group that had just set foot in the aerospace field.

Of course, this premonition may not be accurate, because his employees and fans know that his premonitions are usually inaccurate. He said that the timeline of rocket test flight, success, moon landing and fire landing is not accurate. Others say His timeline is not Earth's timeline.

Judging from the current situation, there is no reason for the Federation to lose. The Federation will definitely return to the moon within two and a half years.

Although he had nothing to do in the past two and a half years, and he had nothing to do with the big event of returning to the moon, but those are not important.

Compared with short-term fame and fortune, he values ​​long-term development.

After all, his goal is to colonize Mars!
………………

"Within two years, it is guaranteed to complete the manned moon landing plan!"

Li Future said at a high-level meeting of Fanxing.

"With the technical support of Practical Technology Group, the new-generation manned spacecraft, the new-generation manned rocket and the Long March [-] can all be completed quickly."

"However, their brilliance will be released within two years. After two years, it will be a new era of spaceflight."

Someone said with a smile: "Yes, judging from our performance this time, the Freedom Federation will definitely speed up the process, and now the commander-in-chief is having a hard time, and he will definitely not give up the great credit to his subordinates." One session."

"So he's definitely going to put a man on the moon in two and a half years!"

(End of this chapter)