I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Tengyun Project is a long-term aerospace aircraft project planned by the space agency.

Specifically, it consists of two stages. The lower stage is a large aircraft that can take off from the ground and fly to close space above 30,000 meters relying on a turbine-ramjet combined engine.

On its back is a small space shuttle similar to the H1, but with a larger take-off weight of about 30 tons.

When the assembly flies to the edge of the atmosphere, the small space shuttle breaks away and ignites, using its own power to fly to low-Earth orbit to perform space missions.

Both the large and small aircraft can eventually return to the airport intact. They only need to be refueled after maintenance and can continue to perform tasks repeatedly.

It would be a good idea for the space agency to collectively call this system an aerospace plane. Anyway, the results are almost the same.

The kind of aerospace plane that takes off from the ground and flies all the way to space in science fiction movies is still too difficult, and for the space agency, the investment is not proportional to the results, PASS.

So far, this is the space agency’s idea of ​​cheap spaceflight. It is expected to be completed between 2025 and 2030. Thank God for the Tengyun system.

I have also thought about and discussed the idea of ​​rocket recycling. There are still many plans and ideas, but in the end I judged that it is not necessary and too difficult to realize. Anyway, the cost of launching a disposable rocket is not high at the price of China. Everyone can accept it. No Like Aramco and the European Space Agency, it can cost more than a billion dollars at a time.

Now the successful recovery of Xinyuan-1B is equivalent to a slap in the face of the space agency, at least from their perspective:

A private aerospace company simply completed the rocket recovery. It is not as complicated as we think!

This is a denial of the previous route and decision-making, but the space agency will definitely not bite the bullet and not engage in rocket recovery, but it will definitely develop its own recovery technology immediately.

The heads of several affiliated research institutes were called to the capital for a meeting at the same time. The space agency will re-examine Xinyuan Aerospace Power and its future route.

On the Internet, Xinyuan Aerospace’s reputation has finally skyrocketed.

The video of the entire recovery process of the Xinyuan-1B rocket was edited and reposted everywhere, reaching the top spot for several days in a row.

Most people don't understand technology, but when they see someone catching a rocket falling from the sky and landing it on the ground, they can clearly perceive the huge difficulty and extreme technical power involved.

At the end of 2014, the 4G network had not yet been fully rolled out, but the Internet at this time was relatively mature, many high-quality forums were still alive, and a higher proportion of netizens had high knowledge.

In this era where public knowledge is prevalent and people still feel inferior and refuse to acknowledge their own efforts, Xinyuan Aerospace has gone against the trend and received a lot of praise.

Lin Ju even saw the words "Light of Humanity". That was a word that was originally used to call the Aramco Space Agency and was later given to Kong Cha. Now some people started to use it to praise Xinyuan.

Even those people who never forget to ridicule in their busy schedule have stopped and either expressed dry celebration or pretended to be dead.

Mankind's first vertical recovery of a launch vehicle, creating history, has undisputedly fallen on Xinyuan Aerospace.

Of course, the greater certainty comes from the official side.

On the night of the successful recovery, CCAV Central News broadcast the news of the successful recovery of Xinyuan No. 1B with a few simple pictures.

On the second night, CCTV reporters went to Xinyuan Factory in person, shot a large amount of material, and also came to interview Guo Shen and Lin Ju.

Now Lin Ju has suddenly become a legend. He has created miracles one after another at a young age, turning a tractor factory into a rising star in the aerospace industry.

With his back against the glass that separates the corridor and the workshop, Lin Ju was interviewed by reporters here.

Reporter: "Mr. Lin, our interviews will be reviewed before they are broadcast. This interview is relatively simple, so you can relax. Can you start now?"

Lin Ju: "Thank you, I'm ready."

Reporter: "You once studied abroad in Aramco for a year. Is this the reason why you founded the aerospace company?"

Lin Ju: "This has been a dream of mine since I was a child. At first I wanted to be an astronaut. When I grew up, I discovered that individuals can also enter aerospace. Coupled with the opening up of the domestic aerospace market, I finally decided to do so."

Reporter: "We have noticed that Xinyuan Aerospace has a very high technical level, has repeatedly created miracles, and has become the first company in the world to complete the vertical recovery of the first stage of a rocket. What do you think of this?"

Lin Ju: “I am not an aerospace expert, but I have used my faith to find like-minded partners. Many of them are outstanding talents who have worked abroad in the aerospace field. We have returned to our motherland for our common ideals.

Moreover, Huaguo has a huge talent reserve, allowing us to form a dynamic technical team, so that we can maintain continuous innovation. "

Reporter: "Xinyuang Aerospace has achieved the first domestic private spaceflight rocket into orbit and the first successful recovery of the rocket within three months. These were projects that were previously considered impossible. Does this mean that Xinyuan Aerospace Is it possible for the rest of the large-scale plans to be realized?”

Lin Ju: "Making PPT... We are serious about scientific research, including the long-term moon and Mars plans, which all exist and have been rigorously verified. And here I can reveal a little secret."

Reporter: "Oh? What kind of little secret is it?"

Lin Ju: "The next step for Xinyuan Aerospace Power is the manned space program. Our new manned spacecraft is in full swing and will make its first flight within 7 to 9 months.

Three astronauts have already begun training, including two non-professional scientific researchers. "

reporter:"……"

"Mr. Lin, is this true?"

The reporter obviously didn't believe it and suggested that if Lin Ju was bragging, she would have someone edit it out. After all, he was going to be on CCTV.

Lin Ju: "Definitely and definitely, this is indeed our next plan."

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"...The next step for Xinyuan Aerospace Power is manned spaceflight..."

An interview with Lin Ju was broadcast on the news. Lin Ju in the picture was young and confident, and when he spoke, it made people feel unbelievable.

This feeling comes from Xinyuan's many successes, and also from the fact that others were shocked twice in a row. It has the ability to deceive investors.

But the big boss of the space agency didn't come to see this. He turned off the TV and looked at the people sitting on both sides of the long table again.

Wherever he looked, everyone lowered their heads. They were all old men with gray hair, but at this moment they were all like children who had done something wrong.

"Come on, no one is worse than me in terms of technology. Let's talk about it from your perspective. Why is it that the result of our argument is a dead end, but others suddenly find a solution?

It’s not about blaming anyone or looking for someone to take responsibility. Let’s discuss rocket recovery technology again! "

There was a bang on the table, and everyone had to speak one by one. Especially those who had previously argued that the rocket recovery was impossible could only bite the bullet and overturn their views bit by bit.

The benefits of reusable rockets are obvious. If it can be realized, there is no reason why the space agency cannot follow suit.