Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 580
Chapter 581 The Moon Landing Deviates
During the entire Spring Festival, the most lively thing is not the Spring Festival Gala, not the Chinese Lantern Festival, but the key link in the "Return to the Moon Program" of the United States, which is called the "Pathfinder" probe by NASA. According to NASA's constant omissions, this time The mission of the 'Pathfinder' probe is threefold.

One is the "Pathfinder" probe, as its name suggests, it is for pathfinding, to find the way for NASA to return to the moon from the earth, and to verify a series of technologies.

The second is the "Pathfinder Probe". The most important thing is to prepare for NASA's return to the moon at the end of 2026. It can be regarded as a prelude to NASA's manned landing on the moon. Astronauts are sent to the Moon and astronauts are brought back safely from the Moon to the Earth's surface.

The third is that the "Pathfinder" probe will conduct mission detection on the surface of the moon and further accumulate NASA's research on the moon.

Although it is not a manned moon landing this time, it is still attracting worldwide attention. Under the overwhelming publicity of major media, it is well known to the world, as if this is not a lunar probe, but a manned moon landing, and it is a complete success. .

After the "Pathfinder" probe was successfully launched, it successfully entered the earth's orbit 12 minutes later, and after flying around the earth for one and a half circles, the probe entered the earth-moon orbit. After more than three days of flight, the probe flew over the earth-moon Lag At the Langri point, there are only 28000 kilometers left from the moon.

Then, the "Pathfinder" probe flew over the surface of the moon. After 11 hours of flight, the probe began to separate, and a communication satellite orbited the moon in a synchronous orbit. The situation of the probe is sent back to the earth, and the NASA ground command center can also control the probe through two communication satellites orbiting the earth and the moon.

This communication satellite will also play a major role in NASA's manned landing on the moon.

Finally, counting from the time of launch, after 102 hours and 45 minutes, the probe finally successfully landed on the front of the moon.

It's just that when NASA advertised that this was a huge victory, what made the world a little weird is that the whole world watched the report of the "Pathfinder" probe, not NASA, but Huaxia, the "Pathfinder" probe From launch to successful landing on the surface of the moon, the entire process was captured by China's relevant satellites. The clarity of the video and photos was much higher than that announced by NASA, and the speed was even faster.

News has a characteristic of timeliness. The sooner anyone can report it, the greater the value of the news and the greater the sensation it will cause.

As a result, there were many live broadcasts and special reports, and people watched the reports of relevant Chinese media instead of those TV stations in the United States.

"From the earth orbit to the moon orbit, we can see that NASA took more than three days, and China's time is far less than this time. From this point of view, the Chinese space agency chose The Earth-Moon migration orbit is superior to NASA."

"We have seen that when the probe landed on the surface of the moon, the 'Pathfinder' probe had obvious bumps, and it looked like the probe was overturned, and Huaxia started from the Chang'e [-] probe, and the landing of the probe was very stable. .”

"It's over, the 'Pathfinder' probe has made a mistake in opening the solar charging sail. If this problem is not resolved, the launch value of the 'Pathfinder' probe will be discounted by at least [-]%!"

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China's major media have made special reports one after another, and even some key nodes have been broadcast live, and the 'Pathfinder' probe has been compared with China's previous lunar probes and the 'Chang'e' spacecraft when it landed on the moon. Compared.

From the time of the earth-moon migration, the state of the probe's landing, etc., and even the earth-moon communications have been compared in detail.

And every comparison brings 9999 points of crit to the self-confident North American people, especially when they find that no matter how much their own "Pathfinder" detectors boast, it is an indisputable fact that the time is much longer than China's , and the signal from their own detectors returned to the earth, and the stuttering phenomenon was very serious.

However, the "Pathfinder" probe successfully landed on the surface of the moon and began to perform detection missions. This is definitely a success. Those who can do this will not exceed the number of slaps in the world.

Since the failure of the "Return to the Moon Program" a few years ago, the "Saturn V" turned into a ball of fire, like extremely brilliant fireworks, and the "Chang'e" spacecraft successfully achieved manned landing on the moon, then no matter how stubborn people are , I have to admit that CNSA is temporarily ahead of NASA in the aerospace field.

Qin Yuanqing also kept paying attention to NASA's "Pathfinder" probe. He easily mobilized China's communication satellites and probes to check the detection data of the "Pathfinder" probe. In fact, it is very conservative, basically migrating along the earth-moon orbit recorded by them in the past when they sent probes to the moon and the legendary Apollo, and did not optimize and choose a new route at all.

The suffering of NASA this time is not only reflected in the migration of the earth-moon orbit, but also in the landing of the probe on the surface of the moon. After the probe made seven full circles around the moon, it began to land on the surface of the moon.

However, Qin Yuanqing was keenly aware that the technical experts of NASA were really out of touch. The moon landing point was a bit far away, probably more than ten kilometers away from the moon landing point calculated by NASA at the beginning!
Landing on the moon is a test of the ability of aerospace technicians and the ability of engineers to operate and control.

China's "Chang'e" series of probes and the "Chang'e" spacecraft can achieve a perfect landing because Qin Yuanqing's calculations are very accurate, and the accuracy of this calculation is even to ten decimal places.And the engineers on the earth control follow the procedures and maintain a very high level of operation, which even takes into account the delay time of the earth-moon information transmission.

Don't think that the moon point shifting by ten kilometers is nothing, but you must know that one of the missions of NASA's "Pathfinder" probe is to have a small life capsule to prepare for the manned moon landing later, with small life Only the astronauts can stay on the surface of the moon for a while after the manned landing on the moon. Otherwise, the astronauts will not be able to stay on the surface of the moon for a long time relying on oxygen and anti-aircraft suits.

For example, on Apollo 17, the astronauts landed on the moon in three times, that is, after landing on the moon in the lunar module, they returned to the lunar orbit for resupply before the oxygen and other living materials were exhausted. Three times before and after, the total time spent on the moon Just 74 hours, 59 minutes and 40 seconds, and the lunar surface travel time is only 22 hours, 3 minutes and 57 seconds.

These records are far inferior to the 'Chang'e' spacecraft.

According to Qin Yuanqing's estimate, even if the United States succeeds in manned moon landing, it is estimated that the life system sent to the moon will not be needed in all likelihood.

"It seems that even if the United States really conducts a 'manned moon landing' this year, it may at most be another legendary Apollo, and it may not be able to make any new breakthroughs." Qin Yuanqing predicted in his heart.

From the "Pathfinder" probe this time, combined with the BFR rocket, Qin Yuanqing has almost been able to calculate the next manned moon landing in the United States.

In such a short period of time, the United States probably will not deploy relay satellites between the earth and the moon. As for quantum communication satellites, the quantum communication technology of the United States is still very general.Under such circumstances, it is very difficult to build an earth-moon communication system. This can be seen from the signal transmitted from the "Pathfinder" probe back to the earth command center. The delay time is very obvious, much like The communication situation in Huaxia more than ten years ago.

Not to mention, a flawless landing, and the deployment of more lunar rovers ahead of schedule.

Half a century ago, Qin Yuanqing did not dare to say absolutely whether NASA landed on the moon, because at that time, the United States also belonged to the era of technological explosion, and many great scientists were born, and a group of experienced and creative engineers were born. The United States has invested a lot of money. The entire Apollo program cost 255 billion U.S. dollars. At that time, the annual GDP of the United States was less than 1 trillion U.S. dollars, which was equivalent to more than 2% of GDP.At that time, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the United States cost US$40 billion, and an Apollo program was equivalent to building more than six most advanced aircraft carriers at that time.

Therefore, from a certain point of view, it is possible for the United States to achieve a manned moon landing at that time.

Of course, NASA's manned moon landing may also be a Hollywood special effect, because there are too many mysteries in it, and NASA has given explanations for these mysteries, but it is still unconvincing.

So many people think that all those classics are just special effects shooting in Hollywood studios, and those astronauts are just movie kings, not real astronauts.

After the Lantern Festival, the Chinese New Year is almost over, and people are gradually shifting from vacation to work, instead of fishing like the previous week, the whole person is listless and always thinking about the New Year.

It was also at this time that the superior finally officially approved Qin Yuanqing's resignation as the commander-in-chief of the 'Golden Crow Project' headquarters, and the red-headed document was announced.

It's just very strange that there is no such thing as the red-headed document, who is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the 'Golden Crow Project' headquarters.

However, Qin Yuanqing has already received the news that the headquarters of the 'Golden Crow Project' has not been maintained, but has been disbanded. Each of the deputy commanders has been appointed. .

The original R&D personnel have basically completed their placement.

This is an important manifestation of strong organizational capabilities. A single document has strong authority, allowing various units and people to implement it whether they want it or not.

Qin Yuanqing can also move away from the 'Golden Crow Project'. With the smooth start of the Narcissus Nuclear Power Plant renovation project, the next step is nothing more than accumulating experience and training more nuclear technicians and managers. When the accumulation is enough, it will not take many years. Nuclear power plants can truly meet China's needs.

Even, the surrounding border provinces can build a fusion nuclear power plant, which can not only meet the power needs of the province, but also supply power to overseas.

Electricity, seemingly cheap, is actually a very expensive energy source.It may only cost 1000 or 400 cents to sell electricity per kilowatt-hour, but it cannot withstand the large volume. [-] billion kilowatt-hours of electricity is [-] billion yuan, and it is still a seller's market, not a buyer's market.

From a certain point of view, electricity, like oil in the past, is actually an indispensable energy source for industrial development.

The reason why electricity seems to be less important than oil is only because there are only a handful of cases where electricity is sold outside, and the amount is not large.The electricity generated by each country is not enough for its own use, and it is simply reluctant to supply electricity to the outside world.

A very important reason why Huaxia can realize industrialization is that Huaxia has built a large number of thermal power plants and hydropower stations, otherwise, it would not be able to realize industrialization.

Look at ten years ago, with the realization of lithium-air batteries, electricity consumption increased sharply, and Huaxia spent so much money to build large-scale hydropower stations and nuclear power stations, because the lithium-air batteries were useless no matter how good the electricity was.

Take a look at some countries in recent years. Although new energy vehicles are also used, with the sharp increase in electricity consumption, the power supply is insufficient. As a result, power outages continue to occur.

Although Qin Yuanqing resigned as the commander-in-chief of the 'Golden Crow Project' headquarters, he is still very busy, because the anti-gravity technology and plasma engine have also entered a critical moment, and the anti-gravity device has begun to enter the construction stage. Can it be stable, sustainable and effective? Providing anti-gravity will be a focus this year.

Anti-gravity technology, creating anti-gravity is only one aspect, whether it can be effectively controlled is another dimension.

Power, only if it is mastered by human beings, is it a good power!

Otherwise, it's a double-edged sword, with the front foot making a huge difference and the rear foot being a huge disaster.

The same situation also exists on the plasma engine. Whether the plasma engine can run safely and be controlled accordingly will determine whether the aerospace fighter can officially make its first flight successfully.

The plasma engine, which is equivalent to an aero engine, needs to carry out experiments, tests and inspections before it is loaded on the plane. Only when it is ensured that there is no problem at all, and it is carried on the plane, can the space plane succeed in its first flight.

Otherwise, if the plasma engine fails, it will be fatal to the aerospace plane, just like the failure of the aircraft's aeroengine, and it will easily cause the plane to crash.

This year, the project department will build a large-scale plasma engine and conduct experiments. During the experiment, problems will be found and solved. Next year, three plasma engines will be built at one time for testing.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is an important task this year, which is to compile the second manned mission to the moon, and begin training and selection of astronauts for the second manned mission to the moon, so as to prepare for the second manned mission in the coming year. Man prepares for landing on the moon.

The manned moon landing is as long as 38 kilometers, and there are a lot of unknown dangers. The cost of a manned moon landing is billions of dollars. The loss is several billion yuan, or even tens of billions of yuan. It is definitely a heavy loss, and there is no room for loss in any link.

　I'm sorry, I'm too busy on the first day of the new year, I will update after twelve o'clock, and try to update more tomorrow
　　
　
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