Chapter 252 The Best Stimulant
The call came from Sean O'Donnell, George's former direct leader at Rocket Lab and the chief engineer of the entire Electron rocket.
"Boss, hasn't our project been stopped? Did Peter get investment again?"
George was surprised when he heard it. He knew that their project was very difficult, and Xing Xing The advantages over ships are limited.
Essentially, there are too many technical routes in the aerospace field, and it is difficult for you to determine which ones are worth pursuing.
Just like SpaceX's recyclable rocket. If SpaceX hadn't made it, this technical route would be heretical.
Peter Baker is their founder and CEO.
"Yes, we have money now, and this is not a small amount of money.
Have you watched the Chinese live broadcast?" Sean changed the subject.
George said: "Look, the Chinese space recovery device is almost exactly the same as our idea.
The only difference is that they only completed the painting of the insulation material once in space, and in addition to the insulation material, we also need to use 3D printing technology to supplement some lost parts.
Are you saying we can start the rocket recovery device program? ”
“Yes. Sean said, "So I'm ready to come back to work. This is a big project." ”
Rocket Lab’s Electron rockets have always been committed not only to recycling most of the rocket parts, but also to the rapid and automated manufacturing of rockets.
Their rockets are produced in large quantities Using 3D printing technology, Rocket Lab hopes to shorten the manufacturing time of a rocket to 7 days
You heard it right, they hope to build a rocket in 7 days.
It was precisely because of the highly automated manufacturing process of 3D printing that they came up with the idea of a rocket recovery device.
Place a device in low-Earth orbit, and the rocket is recovered by the device, then refurbished and launched back to Earth.
This is exactly what Huaguo Aerospace and Guangjia Aerospace did in this live broadcast.
“Wow, did NASA invest in us?” George pumped his fist excitedly, md China still had to step in to stimulate those people at NASA, he thought to himself, Laos, China, and the United States are the best Good stimulant.
In Americen, not SpaceX or Blue Origin, it is particularly difficult for small companies like them to get money out of NASA.
It will be different when the Chinese take action. Once the Chinese achieve technological breakthroughs, then Amerikan research institutions or companies in this field will simply take money from the hands of the Congressmen. Just as easy.
Researchers like those in Korea who are working on the room-temperature superconducting material LK-99 have to work in a residential building in a miserable environment. After China took out the GJ-01, these people immediately exchanged their guns for guns, and Amerikan directly instructed the Blue House to allocate funds to them.
As for why it is Cheong Wa Dae who allocates funds instead of the White House, and who benefits if Cheong Wa Dae allocates funds, there is no need to ask.
"It's not NASA, it's the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense will directly allocate funds to us, a total of 3.5 billion US dollars, which will be received soon." Sean said.
"Boss, even 3.5 billion may not be able to do it.
The rocket recovery device is not that easy. From a technical point of view, it is no more difficult than the lunar return module." George said.
The rocket recovery device can be built with 200 million US dollars. This is just a bragging made by George on Quora.
“This is not something you need to worry about. They gave us US$3.5 billion. Even if we burn through the US$3.5 billion and still don’t get anything done, won’t they continue to give us US$3.5 billion?
Impossible, as long as we can produce phased results, satisfy them, and know that our contribution and progress are worthy of the money, the money from the Ministry of National Defense will continue to come
So what you need to do is come back as soon as possible and get to work! "Sean was very high-spirited on the phone, and there was no hint of the desolation he felt a year ago when the shutdown was due to lack of funds.
This time China's recyclable rockets caused serious irritation to Amerikan.
< br>So much so that many aerospace projects that were originally lacking funds have regained funds and continue to advance
American has set off a wave of investment in commercial aerospace
Because of this rocket. The high degree of automation of the recyclable device proves that space mining is feasible and is expected to be realized in our lifetime
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou?" The black man in uniform waved his hand in front of Zhou Jin.
Only then did Zhou Jin react, “Wow, is this a new technology from NASA?
It’s so advanced and full of technology, it’s like something out of a science fiction movie.
< br>Two huge mechanical arms grabbed the chunky rocket, like a spider catching insects.
After being caught in the 'spider' body, it should be painted. A layer of thermal insulation paint, right? And then launch it back to Earth.
This is so imaginative. NASA is still very strong in the aerospace field, and we still have a lot to learn. "Zhou Jin talked eloquently.
The interrogation room is separated by a layer of glass that leaks light in one direction. Zhou Jin can't see anything when looking out, but from the other side, he can see the scene in the interrogation room. Gotta be clear.
“Is he mocking us? "Edward turned to look at the two colleagues next to him.
The three people here monitoring the interrogation process were from NASA, a special agency and Washington. Among them, Edward was from NASA, and he complained in a low voice: "It doesn't matter that the LOGO of Light Armor Aerospace is not easy to spot, but he should have noticed the red Chinese flag next to it, right?
The Stars and Stripes are not that red. "
"Ask him directly, can't you see the LOGO on the satellite? "Griffin, who comes from a special agency, put the microphone to his mouth and asked the black man in the interrogation room to ask as he said.
"Oh, sorry, didn't notice, I just paid attention All the focus is on how it captures the rocket, then paints it, and finally launches it back to Earth.
The whole process is so exciting. For an aerospace practitioner, I don’t want to miss it for a second.
As for the LOGO or national flag, I really didn’t notice it.
Is this Chinese technology? I finally understand why you are so nervous. As an American, I would be nervous too.
Or 40 years ago, Chinese astronauts must have had the same feeling when they saw Armstrong landing on the moon.
This is indeed a bit too advanced, so advanced that you have no hope of catching up. "
Zhou Jin is not Lin Tianmin. He wants to be unscrupulous. After being separated for interrogation, Lin Tianmin will say whatever he wants, while Zhou Jin will bring a lot of personal emotions into it.
He is very Clearly, his answers will be transmitted to the background, and many people will analyze his remarks
So he tried every means to poke the old beauty's lung tube.
As much as it hurts.
You are allowed to detain me and not allow me to mock you? Zhou Jin has always had this idea.
"I, you, these Chinese people are so abominable!" Edward didn't know how many times he felt unhappy while listening to Zhou Jin's interrogation.
It’s either anger or dissatisfaction. It’s the dissatisfaction you feel after your powerlessness in the face of reality is exposed by your competitors.
When I was in college, I was repeatedly defeated by my competitors in rugby games, and I felt so unhappy after being ridiculed by my competitors for being too weak.
Griffin is not unhappy, because this is the fact, and this fact is not caused by him or his department.
Since the Cold War was sanctified by both sides in public opinion, aerospace has always been regarded as a concentrated expression of a country's science and technology. Later, the computer technology spilled over from aerospace technology brought about the third industrial revolution.
This sanctification has been further aggravated. Even the successful recyclable rockets of SpaceX after continuous explosions have not disenchanted this sanctification. On the contrary, because SpaceX is an American company, it has further deepened this sanctification. Sanctify.
Why American was able to give birth to a company like SpaceX is precisely because American’s scientific research soil is good enough. This logic is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people around the world.
The emergence of light armor aerospace has given China the same aura. This live broadcast of the rocket recovery device has made the aura of China's technological leadership even bigger and brighter than that of Amerikan.
This time, there is no need for Douyin bloggers to do external interviews. Which country has the most advanced technology? The BBC conducted an interview on the streets of London after the successful recovery of the Shenzhou-Guangjia, saying that China's technology is leading The proportion is as high as 60%.
Not everyone in the remaining 40% says that Americen Technology is leading.
Griffin believes that it is the insects of NASA that have jointly created the current passive situation of the Federation, and Edward next to him is one of the insects.
“Ask him and there is news that Wright is very knowledgeable about the research work in any direction during his internal work in Guangjia Aerospace, and will make specific suggestions or even directly participate.
Wright also often gives classes and meetings to his subordinates to talk about some of his ideas.
Ask him if Wright has talked about anything related to this rocket recovery technology. "Griffin instructed again.
The Chinese Embassy has visited them more than once and told them that there are no trade secrets and they can tell Amerikan what they know. They will not be held responsible for anything.
Even so, Zhou Jin still didn’t want to say, “Sir, I would like to ask, does this matter have anything to do with this murder?
Could it be Dr. Wright who killed Matt? ”
It wasn't until the third day after being imprisoned that Zhou Jin learned that the black man who died at their door was named Matt.
Zhou Jin once suspected that even this name was fabricated by Amerikan.
"This is very helpful for us to understand the deceased and find the real murderer. If the real murderer is caught as soon as possible, you will no longer need to stay here for interrogation." The black man said.
Zhou Jin sighed, thinking of the magical era when even Prime Minister Neon could "commit suicide" one after another. It was completely understandable that he was framed in such a clumsy way.
“Well, Wright mentioned various ideas.
There are too many of these ideas, among which building a recycling device in space to recycle most of the rocket's parts is just one of the many ideas he has proposed.
Before seeing it, I couldn’t believe that Wright actually realized his idea.
Because the space recovery device is so difficult, it has many difficulties to overcome. ”
(End of this chapter)