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

June 25, 11 a.m., Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The Long March 6 reusable Yao-2 rocket is erected on the launch tower. The 3.5-meter fairing on the top makes the rocket look a little top-heavy.

Why not launch at the Bingzhou Satellite Launch Center? Because the place is still undergoing rectification due to the last Haruka explosion accident.

Jiuquan Base was also very nervous after hearing about this. They looked at the Long March 6 as if it was something scary and kept trying to persuade He Zheng.

"Old He, the cost of our space agency's rockets is not high. What do you think you are doing with this thing? How much money can you save by recycling it? Can you put it in your bag?"

"Director Qin, believe me, Ma Yilong has exploded so many times, and this is just one failure for us. The last failure experience will never be repeated!"

Director Qin of the launch center finally looked at the erected Long March 6, shook his head and left, leaving He Zhuang clenching his fists and muttering to himself: "Chang Liu, Chang Liu, you have to give the Eighth Institute a voice." "

An hour later, the midday news broke a news bulletin:

"...my country's newly developed Long March 6R reusable launch vehicle successfully conducted its first full-state first flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending 8 scientific experiment satellites into a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit; it is recovering The recovery failed due to mechanical failure during the operation, and it capsized at the intended landing site. No casualties or major property losses were caused..."

In the CZ6R-Y2 mission, at 11:42 that day, the attitude stabilization system worked abnormally and the correction range was too high. After the support leg touched the ground, it fell to the ground, and the rocket body broke and exploded.

The explosion did not cause obvious damage to the landing site, but there were too many debris to clean up. The director of the launch center said that it would take at least three months to clean up and modify safety regulations, and it would no longer be able to undertake the Chang-6 launch mission.

When Lin Ju saw this news, he could only wish the Eighth Academy good luck from the bottom of his heart.

…

"Slow down, slow down, this thing is very expensive. There is really no backup for this. If it is gone, it will be gone."

"What the heck are you afraid of? This is anti-seismic, okay? You're not afraid of the vibration of a rocket launch, why are you afraid of this little bump?"

At Xinyuan City Airport, a group of researchers from the Fifth Aerospace Academy in white coats were supervising the dragging of a 3X2.5X4 ultra-large experimental cabinet from the transport aircraft. Its surface was covered with a thick protective layer.

In order to complete the scientific load task specified by the system, Lin Ju has been trying to find a way to get the 3.6 tons of scientific load, but he cannot say it clearly.

So I took the lead with several colleges and universities to prepare a silly, big, black and thick thing to send up. Anyway, as long as the weight meets the standard, it will be fine!

As a result, the space agency couldn't stand it anymore.

They first saw that Xinyuan 2 Yaosan was on a mission to deliver a sports car, and then learned that Xinyuan 2 Yaosan was continuing to deliver cars, and they cursed in their hearts for wasting transportation capacity.

Then I asked Yaosan what he planned to send to the mission, and found out about the "Space Multifunctional Large-scale Vacuum-Radiation Joint Test Bed" built by several universities, with a total weight of 3,950 kilograms.

It sounds decent, but after a closer look at the indicators, the space agency collapsed. This joint test bed is just a messy combination of a bunch of experimental instruments. The nearly 4 tons of payload is completely unnecessary. One ton is enough to make a satellite. , it is simply a waste of transportation capacity.

The space agency felt that it was unacceptable to let these unprofessional people mess around, so it intervened forcefully and moved out the backup comprehensive test platform prepared for Tiangong-2.

Projects that universities want to do should be added to this comprehensive experimental platform. The space agency will provide technical support and allocate 800 kilograms to you, which is enough, and the space agency will take care of the rest.

Lin Ju has no objection to this, but there is a requirement that the total quality of the platform cannot be less than before.

The space agency said that this is also a problem? I have only seen requests for weight reduction, but not for weight gain. The final mass was simply increased to 4,200 kilograms, reaching 90% of the Progress's load capacity.

On June 28, the large-scale comprehensive test platform was shipped to Xinyuan City. Its design can be perfectly integrated with the cargo bay of Progress, and can be connected to the interior of Progress through communication lines, and scientific experiments can be conducted using the console in the crew cabin.

This will require minor modifications to the Progress, but can be completed in no more than four or five days without compromising safety.

Accompanying him this time was Academician Zhao Shu, the deputy chief engineer of Tiangong-2.

While arriving at the Xinyuan factory to cooperate in the transformation project, he also learned about Xinyuan's space station plan.

At present, Xinyuan's actual plan is only to build the XS-62 tourist module, which can be used alone. The plan is to build only two modules to be enough for commercial aerospace use, and in the future, the H1 space shuttle can be used to undertake supply tasks.

However, Xinyuan has also initially formulated its own space station standards, including basic parameters such as air pressure and temperature, and communication protocols. The latter and the size of the docking interface surprised Zhao Shu.

The first is the communication protocol. He found that the entire Xinyuan company uses the RX01 data bus. This is completely an internal standard and has some compatibility issues with the dockable modules currently in service in space.

The second is the docking port. Since the diameter of the cabin section used has reached an astonishing 7.6 meters, the size of Xinyuan’s docking port has reached an exaggerated 2.5 meters Round mouth.

Of course, these are all trivial matters. What makes astronauts like him the most jealous is such a huge space station. The 620 cubic meters of space in one cabin is already two-thirds of the total volume of the International Space Station, and it is 15 times that of Tiangong-1. There is not a single high-value scientific research equipment, all of which are used for space tourism.

30 tons of the 42 tons are for enjoyment. Everyone can enjoy a 10 cubic meter, 2 meter wide and 3 meter long curved independent bedroom, and there are four such bedrooms! It is even specially equipped with a separate porthole to sleep under the stars, which is the ultimate luxury.

In comparison, the self-designed space station sleeping cabin seems to be comparable to the small grid of the morgue...

However, in terms of cost, XS-62 is much cheaper. One expensive scientific research equipment on Tiangong-2 can build two XS-62, but it is still psychologically unbalanced!

Although Xinyuan officially entered the national aerospace project more than half a month ago, it has only acquired a few small satellites that are better than nothing. Large-scale projects are still being discussed and adjusted because there are too many departments involved, and the space station of the Fifth Academy is one of them.

For example: For example, the Chang 5 was developed for the space station mission and unmanned exploration of the moon and Mars. Now if you don’t want it, you can use Xinyuan 2, but whose initial investment counts?

So there is a quarrel within the space agency now...

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On July 3, H1 Unit 2, Unity, was launched into space by the refurbished Xinyuan 2 Yaoyi, successfully sending a Southern Motors luxury SUV worth 88 million into space.

Southern Motor has begun to promote itself in an all-round way, insisting on aerospace and elevating its brand status, and has a faint tendency to become the number one domestically produced car.

In addition, the Xinyuan-1 family also conducted two commercial satellite launches, but they were both submerged in the glory of Xinyuan-2.

Nowadays, domestic people feel numb to big rocket launches. Xinyuan 2 launches three times in 40 days. Although two rockets alternate, it is enough to prove the capabilities of Xinyuan Aerospace.

At the same time, Xinyuan officially announced its commercial manned spaceflight plan. The first group tour flight composed of Chen Weizhang and another coal boss and Taiwanese tycoon Yu Qianxue is expected to be carried out in April next year, reaching an agreement The total price is 930 million yuan, equivalent to approximately 150 million US dollars.

On average, each person only spent US$50 million to experience a seven-day tour of the space station and a daily out-of-vehicle activity. Compared with the past few paid trips by rich people, it is extremely cost-effective.

According to Lin Ju's internal calculations, as long as he receives six wealthy people for two consecutive missions, the average cost will not exceed 230 million yuan, with a single profit of nearly 700 million yuan, and a profit margin of up to 300%; the first two flights evened out the cost of the space station. , each subsequent order can earn an additional 60 million, and the profits are even more terrifying.

Lao Ma also saw Xinyuan's manned business plan and did some calculations himself. He roughly concluded that Xinyuan's profit margin is between 65% and 85%, which is quite high.

He also found that the most attractive aspects of Lin Ju’s business plan were the exclusive luxury space station and the out-of-cabin project, but SpecaX was fully capable of completing both of these projects.

So just 10 hours later, Kongcha also immediately announced its new manned space station travel plan, but their cabin was small and could only accommodate 3 people, that is, two rich people. The average price of a 7-day tour was 50 million. Dollar.

Although it is more expensive than Xinyuan Aerospace, it is at Aramco’s home court after all, so Lao Ma is still confident that it can attract people.

Since then, many Aramco private space companies such as Blue Origin, Sierra Nevada, and Virgin Galactic have expressed their own manned commercial space plans, and they have all moved closer to Lin Ju.

Xinyuan Aerospace has single-handedly forced commercial aerospace to roll up, and if it wants to make as much profit as before, it must use recyclable technology, forcing each company to upgrade its own technology.

The only one who seems to be motionless on the surface is the Space Agency, which can only pretend not to hear. Anyway, they don’t have a so-called paid manned commercial project, so let’s resolve internal matters first...

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