radiothebook Chapter 472
Chapter 472
Chapter 472
As the aerospace center on the side of the Tiangong Technology Desert began production, it only took two days to re-manufacture the third-level rocket of the Tiangong-9 rocket, and it took another two days. After completing the first Tiangong-9 rocket in this industrial zone, it has been reinstalled and tested.
At the same time, the official space station section, which is a large space experiment module, was also delivered on the same day.
In addition, the laboratory sent by the official this time has many big differences from the previous experimental cabin. That is, the experimental cabin sent by the official this time is not cylindrical, but hexagonal.
It can also be seen from here that the official is making a very large degree of modification to this space station.
After all, according to the previous official design, their space station is actually no more than 100 tons, but now that the tonnage of the space station will expand to nearly 1,000 tons, the structure of the original space station must no longer be able to support the new space station. Structured.
So the official will naturally make a series of modifications to it, which includes the various cabins of the space station.
And judging from the segmentation of the experimental cabin, it is clear that the official space station has determined the use of a honeycomb structure. After all, compared to other shapes, if a honeycomb space station uses multiple overlapping segments, The structure is strengthened, the performance of the space station will be more excellent in all aspects, and the internal space utilization rate of the space station will definitely be higher.
The most important thing is that a space station of this shape is obviously more beneficial to future expansion and so on.
Obviously, the officials are still somewhat dissatisfied with the nearly 1,000-ton space station.
Naturally, Wang Bin was not unhappy about this. On the contrary, Wang Bin was actually very happy at this time. After all, even Wang Bin, he was a little worried, and the official stopped the pace of exploring space. Once the official stop, relying solely on their own power of Tiangong Technology is obviously far from enough.
After all, when it comes to exploring and developing space, the government is the main force, while private space companies, including Tiangong Technology, play a supporting role.
Therefore, on the same day that the government sent the experimental module to the desert side, Wang Bin and his team at Tiangong Technology installed the experimental module in sections on the rocket that had been erected overnight, and prepared to launch it the next day.
Fortunately, because the weather on the side of the desert is mostly sunny, so as long as it is not too windy and sandy days, it is basically possible to launch rockets.
The next night, Wang Bin and the others successfully sent the experimental module of the official space station to the scheduled orbit of space, and finally completed the docking with the core module of the space station.
Moreover, because the launch altitude this time was only 400 kilometers, the entire Tiangong-9 rocket, including the first, second, third-level rocket and the fairing, were all recovered successfully.
This made all the personnel involved in the launch of the rocket, including the technology personnel and experts dispatched by the government, very happy. After all, according to their verification by Tiangong Technology, the funds used for the launch of the space station this time, combined, Only tens of millions of yuan, that is, only the money for fuel. Sending this behemoth weighing more than 30 tons into space and docking with the core capsule of the space station is definitely worthy of joy. of.
At the same time, the reduction in launch costs also means that for China, there are no technology and other obstacles to the large-scale establishment of space facilities.
It can be said that as Tiangong Technology has thoroughly mastered the rocket recovery technology, especially the super-heavy rocket recovery technology, for China, the era of real cheap aerospace has completely come.
At the same time, in fact, Wang Bin’s effect is very clear. As Tiangong Technology has mastered the recovery technology of super-heavy rockets, the official will only increase investment in this area, and will not deter oneself.
On the fifth day that Tiangong Technology officially launched the experimental module, Tiangong Technology’s second vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Phoenix-cz1a aircraft, also officially completed the design and put into production and assembly wholeheartedly. It took only a few days to complete the assembly and roll-off of this new type of vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Moreover, the first test flight of this highly improved vertical take-off and landing aircraft was also very successful. During the test flight, there were no accidents. The test flights of all subjects successfully completed the mission.
As a result, General Qiu and other military personnel who came to watch the test flight are very optimistic about this new vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Moreover, in the case of only one test flight of this aircraft, an order was placed for 30 aircraft, and it was stated clearly that if the aircraft was well received by the pilots during its use, then they would purchase more. More of this aircraft.
In fact, President Qiu and other official representatives also have their own ideas for this aircraft.
Because at this time, both Mr. Qiu and Mr. Qin, and others, they all know very clearly that the reason why Tiangong Technology will develop this aircraft is to verify the vertical take-off and landing technology of Tiangong Technology, so that they can produce aircraft in the future. The sky plane can land on planets other than the earth.
The problem is that if the aerospace plane is to land on a planet other than the earth, it is conceivable for the pilot’s flight technology requirements. It is naturally difficult for ordinary pilots to complete such tasks. .
Therefore, in order for pilots to be more adaptable to aerospace aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing in the future, they naturally have to keep up with training. However, since there is no aerospace aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing on the earth, even Tiangong Technology. By the way, there is no such aerospace plane.
So this vertical take-off and landing aircraft is naturally the most suitable. The most important thing is that this aircraft, is it not a training machine developed by Tiangong Technology to train pilots of vertical take-off and landing aerospace aircraft?
In addition, because this aircraft has a huge fuselage, has a good carrying capacity, has a good range, and can even fly at supersonic speeds, in fact, this aircraft has a very wide range of uses. , Especially in places where there are no large airports, and at sea, it is definitely a deterrent.
It is precisely because of these many benefits that President Qiu and the others ordered 30 at one time when this aircraft was tested for the first time, and will order more in the future.
As for why it didn’t wait until Tiangong Technology made several test flights to make purchases, this is entirely through the performance of science and technology, and the situation of other models in the Phoenix-1 series has been fully recognized and trusted by the government.