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

"Today's news is... the second manned launch mission of the International Space Station in 2015. The Lucia Soyuz TMA-17M spacecraft was suspected of being hit by a meteorite or space debris during the launch, causing a fire in the service module. Three people from Aramco and Lucia were involved. The astronauts from West Asia and island countries were in danger, which touched the hearts of countless people.

In the only 10 hours of rescue time, under the leadership of a joint command composed of multinational space agencies, the H1 space shuttle Unity, manufactured by my country's Xinyuan Aerospace Power Company, was used as the rescue spacecraft to carry three astronauts into space. Go on a rescue mission.

Deng Lei, Zhang Zhiguang, and Li Sheng are all astronauts who have had space experience. Zhang Zhiguang conducted my country's first spacewalk mission. After the danger occurred, he signed up immediately and was not afraid of difficulties and sacrifices. , and also...

Seven hours after the start of Operation Vostok and three hours after the launch of Unity, all six astronauts landed safely, with good vital signs and no injuries.

The central government decided to award the three astronauts the honorary title of ‘Space Heroes’ and issue special medals for this rescue mission. The award ceremony will be held in the near future, and many countries will..."

The Central News on August 2 was extended by more than ten minutes, almost all of which was about the rescue operation. Of course, the most worthwhile one was the one-minute appearance of Lin Ju.

In the picture, Lin Ju stood together with a group of engineers and gave a serious message to the three astronauts. The image was particularly positive. Later, it was also reported that Xinyuan Company had become a model enterprise and that all personnel involved in the rescue operation had varying degrees of success. award.

On the Internet, Lin Ju also became famous. The useless title "Light of Humanity" added a third party to the battle between NACA and SpecaX, and it seemed to become the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Lao Ma tweeted his appreciation and support for this rescue operation, and said that Chinese companies are actually freer than Aramco.

It also stated that every subsequent launch of the second-generation Dragon spacecraft will carry rescue components including a robotic arm.

The importance of the space robotic arm is clearly reflected in the local mission. It is no wonder that the reputation of the space shuttle has reversed after the mission.

Although a space shuttle that is heavy enough, stable enough, and can use a robotic arm may be expensive, it is still more reliable than a spacecraft in an emergency!

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August 4, Beijing.

Cheng Nankai landed at the Capital International Airport with two young students and saw the sign held by the greeting staff.

Cheng Nankai, 39, is a student in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, School of Physical Science and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. After graduating at the age of 23, he went to Europe to study and worked as a professor at the University of Bordeaux.

As a scientist in a sensitive field, there is no obstacle for him to return to China.

The reason is very simple: Cheng Nankai's level can only be considered average, and his emotional intelligence is still poor. He relied on relatives abroad to find a way to find a teaching position. His own level can only be said to be mediocre. He can teach students, but his scientific research ability is not. Not prominent.

Someone from the University of Bordeaux commented: "Cheng works hard, but he obviously does not have the little but crucial inspiration required for high-energy physics."

So after Xinyuan extended an olive branch, he quickly decided to return to China. Anyway, Lin Ju was willing to sign a 20-year guaranteed contract. If he could work for two years, he would be able to retire.

Also leaving were two assistants from China, and Xinyuan also offered high salaries to retain them.

According to the schedule, he was originally going to transfer directly to Xinyuan, but since Lin Ju was attending the medal ceremony in Beijing, he decided to meet him and return together.

Sitting in the luxurious business car, Cheng Nanxin was actually very nervous.

I know his level well, and Xinyuan definitely did not hire him to teach students, but when it comes to scientific research, he is destined to be the kind of person who does hard work, and there is no hope of taking the lead in innovation.

This salary is so hot... I turned around to look at the two assistants. They were so excited that they thought they were Maxima meeting Bole, and they had no self-awareness at all.

The business car drove for a while, and Cheng Nankai suddenly heard a lot of noise outside. After opening the window, he heard the driver say:

"The three aerospace heroes have just returned to Beijing. In front of them is their float, and police cars are clearing the way to escort them!"

Deng Lei, Li Sheng, and Zhang Zhiguang were sitting on an open float, wearing casual clothes, waving to both sides constantly.

"Operation Eastern" is highly valued by superiors and has gained a lot of initiative and voice for the government's international exchanges. Naturally, it needs to be vigorously promoted, and these three astronauts have indeed received the honor. No matter how exaggerated it is, it is reasonable. of.

After they got off the plane, they were first warmly welcomed by the space agency, then had a short parade on the street, and finally were awarded the honors in the General Assembly Hall.

Naturally, Cheng Nankai was not qualified to enter. He waited in the hotel for three full days and only saw Lin Ju who was beaming with joy late the next night.

Lin Ju is very happy, how happy is he?

First, he was in the first row to participate in the awarding ceremony, and then he was named and praised. The leader in charge of awarding the award gave him the title of "Model Entrepreneur", and then he had the opportunity to have an interview.

The result of talking to the real talker was different. All of Lin Ju's hopes: large-scale participation in the national aerospace project, NAPE and A100 nuclear propulsion technology research, international business cooperation support, etc. were all discussed simply and straightforwardly, and it took just a few minutes. There is no need for any formalities to finalize something.

Although it is just setting the tone, with a nod from above, this matter will definitely be done, but the specific arrangements need to be discussed.

Even though the communication time in several days did not exceed three hours, Lin Ju still gained a lot. He broke all resistance for Xinyuan and even made an exception to go for a drink.

Back at the hotel, Lin Ju called together two system engineers, Cheng Nankai and his two assistants, and dumped the nuclear propulsion research. Then he saw Cheng Nankai's confused eyes.

The latter looked at the words "sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor" and "plasma confinement". Although he could understand them, he felt despair just thinking about the amount of work.

He is not Bohr or Heisenberg, nor is he Einstein or Oppenheimer. Why does Lin Ju think he can handle these horrible things in 36 months?

Lin Ju finally appreciated the time he and his two assistants spent as ordinary humans, and then decisively used the upgrade card.

After 1 minute, the B+ level nuclear physics/high energy physics scientists in the System Research Institute will get +1, and the B level nuclear physics engineers will get +2.

"What now?"

Cheng Nankai felt that his brain had never been so clear before, and he only felt that he was as stupid as a blind pig in the past.

"With complete technical information, I need the first investment of 8 billion yuan for infrastructure construction and preliminary preparations. The entire plan is expected to consume about 20 to 30 billion yuan, with no less than 100 C+ level personnel, and We need the full support of the entire institute!”

Seeing the confident Cheng Nankai and the two young but B-level assistants, Lin Ju was very satisfied and happily agreed to his request.

As for the money, he managed to collect it in four years. If he didn't have it, he would get a loan. With his face, it shouldn't be a big problem to get one or two hundred billion from the four major banks. At worst, he would be shameless and go to the boss to hug him.

When Lin Ju was arranging the next phase of tasks, good news also came from the international community.

After a battle of wits between NACA and members of Congress, Lindgren marching around to accuse, and Ma Yilong’s financial support, Congress passed two resolutions at the same time:

1. Begin to support its own company’s manned spacecraft project, with the goal of using the Aramco spacecraft to replace the Lucia “Soyuz series” to perform manned missions within two years. NACA’s budget has increased again to accelerate the reversal of the unfavorable situation in the space competition.

2. The International Space Station ISS will open more launch missions to private space companies to improve efficiency, including Chinese companies, but they must be 100% private companies without official background, and they will be excluded from the Wolf Clause. However, special review is required.

At the same time, NACA's ISS director Montal announced that the original plan to deliver three more astronauts to the International Space Station on September 2 will be postponed, and spacecraft other than Soyuz spacecraft may be considered to perform the mission;

The Soyuz TMA-17M accident investigation team will award special commemorative medals to all six astronauts on this mission, as well as a substantial bonus.

At the same time, it will pay a total of US$200 million in rescue expenses for this Unity rescue mission, including rocket launch, space shuttle use, extravehicular activities of the three astronauts, and supporting personnel services.

This money was paid out by all ISS member states, but the proportions were different. Lucia paid the most, followed by Aramco and the island nation. Other member states paid it forward no matter how interested they were.

Lin Ju originally did not want to accept the rescue fee, but the space agency suggested that he accept it. Now there is no need to rely on money to put pressure on public opinion. Moreover, emergency launch missions are different from ordinary launches. The figure of 200 million US dollars is not only reasonable, but even a bit cheap. .

But he is not very concerned about money, but he is very concerned about the international manned space launch mission scheduled for September.

The original Alliance TMA-18M spacecraft is unlikely to be used, so the only ones that can still undertake the mission are Lao Ma's Dragon spacecraft and Xinyuan's H1 space shuttle.

Now, it’s time to grab an order.