Great warships

Chapter 1183 Number One in the World

The news that Starship Company is going to manned the moon has quickly spread all over the world. Countless people are excited: if we land on the moon now, we will land on Mars in the next ten years! Starship Company is mighty!

Some are starting to get sour.

Asan Space Research Organization responded immediately.

"Within three years, we will definitely launch the first lunar probe! We will develop manned spaceflight, space stations, and manned moon landings in the future!" A San wearing glasses faced reporters, Promise.

"This is our Chandrayaan-1. It will be equipped with various advanced sensors to detect the moon, and then transmit various detected data back to the earth." The man continued: "We will use the self-developed An improved model of the Polar Orbiting Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket will be used for launch, which is currently under intensive planning.”

Ah San is proud. After all, they have this plan, while other countries are just talking about it and have no corresponding plans at all.

Other countries have remained silent. The oaths they once made turned out to be false, and they are embarrassed to continue to express their opinions at this time.

This also includes NASA.

Since the rise of the Starship Company, NASA has begun to decline, because all the technical personnel have gone to the Starship Company! More than half of the personnel involved in Starship's moon landing program are former NASA employees.

If those people had stayed at NASA, they would certainly not have achieved what they have achieved now. After all, NASA is short of money.

This is also the current weakness of the Starship Company: they do not have the ability to train astronauts themselves. The astronauts are all from the national team, and many astronauts in the national team have training experience with Lao Maozi.

"Hmph, if they destroy the cultural relics we left on the moon, then wait until they go to court. We will demand high compensation."

"I'm also very lucky that we have so many like-minded people." Qin Tao finally saw that Carlos is obviously a die-hard fan of Starship Company. Although he is not young, he has a strong body and looks Just like people in their thirties and forties, it is good to have money.

At this time, in the Starship Company, Qin Tao saw the team that was about to set off.

When the Americans started developing GPS on the earth, they gained a head start. Now it is still the largest satellite navigation and positioning system on the earth. But what about the moon? There is still an uncultivated virgin land there!

The Orientals have developed this system. In the future, any country or organization that wants to land on the moon will have to use this system. This means that they have to be at the mercy of the Orientals. Originally, in the space field, NASA had the final say.

Zhao Dong and Pan Chun have been there more than once, and they also set off to the lunar orbit for the first time. This time they will land on the moon, and they are also the main force.

"The training is very good." Carlos nodded: "I completed all the training subjects like others."

"That's right, fight for your dreams!" Carlos nodded: "Mr. Qin, I'm very glad that I live in such a great era!"

Everyone expressed their opinions, but they all avoided one topic: When will we return to the moon?

They don't know, because they don't have the ability at all now. Needless to say, returning to the moon and returning to space is not easy. The space shuttle has been retired, and they don't even have the tools to enter space.

This is of course impossible. If the selection of astronauts is truly based on the standards of astronauts, ordinary people will have no chance at all. However, as aerospace has entered the era of civilianization, many civilians can go to space, and in the future they will fly on civilian airliners. It's just as convenient. As for current passengers, they only need to meet the basic training requirements. They have insurance anyway.

Including Carlos, who bought the boat ticket this time, he also went to Damao for training and had relevant experience.

"This is the mission of our Starship Company and our Mingzhou Group." Qin Tao said: "Our mission is to let more people realize their dreams. We are all a group of people who strive for our dreams."

"Mr. Qin, thank you Mingzhou Group. Without your funding, there would be no Starship Company. Without Starship Company, there would be no way for me to go to the moon this time."

Carlos was very excited.

"That's good. I hope your trip to the moon goes smoothly. We will watch your steps on the moon for the first time on earth." Qin Tao said.

However, due to many trips to heaven, the two of them have long been used to it, but the other person is different.

As someone who spent 2 billion to buy a ticket, Carlos has many privileges. For example, he must be the first to get out of the cabin, the first to step on the moon, and he must be the first person to land on the moon!

Seeing Carlos's excited look, Qin Tao also became interested: "Mr. Carlos, I'm a little jealous. I also want to be the first one."

"Their most powerful thing is not manned landing on the moon, but the deployment of a satellite navigation system on the moon." An engineer said: "In this way, any country that wants to carry out exploration activities in the future will need to use their satellite navigation system. . We lost a huge advantage."

Da Mao's space agency was very generous and sent a congratulatory message to express condolences. It also suggested that the two sides can have more cooperation opportunities in space exploration. If necessary, Da Mao can also help train astronauts.

"Yes, this is a small step for me, but a giant leap for mankind!" The meaning of Carlos's words is also very obvious. He also does not believe in the Apollo moon landing decades ago. In his eyes, It seems that those are just science fiction movies shot in a studio.

"Mr. Carlos, how is your training going?" Qin Tao continued to ask.

"President Qin, you can be the first person to land on Mars." Carlos said.

Qin Tao glanced at the people around him: "I'm afraid Max won't be willing. He definitely wants to be the first person to land on Mars."

"Yes, no one can compete with me. I would rather pay for the ticket myself than be the first one. But Mr. Qin, if you want to go, you can. I will be the first one to set foot on Mars. When I come back, you will Be the first to leave the cabin, and you will be the first to come back from other planets."

Everyone laughed.

In fact, this is just a joke. Landing on Mars is so dangerous, what if you can’t come back? This kind of space exploration definitely requires professional astronauts to be great pioneers, and it will definitely not be top leaders like Qin Tao and Max.

The moon landing operation was proceeding in an orderly manner, time passed quickly, and soon it was time to launch the first starship.

November 05, 11, at eight o'clock in the evening.

The entire Qiongzhou Satellite Launch Center is busy. Various calls continued, everyone was in their positions, and on the big screen, the brackets on the rocket launch pad had been unfolded.

"Half an hour countdown, get ready!"

As a tourist, Carlos was allowed to observe here. Anyway, he had to wait until the second starship to go up to the sky. At this time, Carlos was very excited.

"It's about to be launched. This rocket is equipped with the equipment we need to land on the moon. I have been training on it for three months!"

In fact, Carlos trained on an identical simulation cabin, and the main training was on exiting the cabin. Because he wanted to be the first, he couldn't rely on others to help.

"The moon's gravity is only one-sixth that of the earth. How did you train in this state?" Qin Tao was curious.

If there is no gravity at all, you can use buoyancy in the water to offset gravity, or you can use an airplane to dive in the sky to simulate weightlessness. However, how to simulate this one-sixth?

"You don't understand this, do you?" Carlos was so excited when he talked about this that he was spitting out foam.

"When we are training, we will be suspended sideways and walk, jump and run along the inclined wall. The angle of sideways suspension makes the force between us and the wall equivalent to one-sixth of the previous gravity. one."

This training was inspired by NASA. NASA used this method when training astronauts who landed on the moon. Because there was no precedent at the time, they had to conduct a lot of research to find fatigue limits, energy consumption and movement speed. It proved useless, and the first group of astronauts to land on the moon soon discovered that it was not as easy to jump as to walk far.

It's like the first animals to go into space were orangutans and puppies. Let these animals experience the space journey. If they see no problem, then people can go up. But since they have tested and there is no problem, then there is no need for the latecomers. , when our Shenzhou went to space, we no longer needed animals. We first used a dummy to go up, and then used real people after there was no problem.

But after all, Carlos has to be the first to go up, and he still has to do the training that needs to be done. Moreover, these items are chargeable, so that Carlos can feel that it is worth his money.

At this time, Carlos was talking endlessly, and time was slowly passing by.

"Ten minutes to prepare!" "Three minutes to prepare!"

The launch is getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere is getting more and more tense.

The countdown method comes from a certain science fiction novel, but it is more realistic, so this method was used after humans officially started space activities.

When the countdown reached zero, the starship's rocket engine sprayed out blazing flames, pushing the entire starship away from the launch pad. The engineer responsible for monitoring said with an excited voice: "All engines are working normally, adopt plan No. 1 , you can fly directly to the moon!”

The starship uses a large number of engines, eighteen of which are used on the first-stage rocket. The need for system redundancy was taken into consideration during the design stage. If one of the engines stalls, the other symmetrical engines can be shut down, or even Using the swinging nozzle to correct the flight direction has high reliability. Even if three units are turned off, the flight mission can still be completed.

Now, all engines are working normally, which means that the thrust is very strong, strong enough to fly directly to the moon!

"Attention, all units pay attention! Use plan No. 1 and fly directly to the moon! The aerospace survey ship at sea must accurately measure the orbit and adjust all postures during the first half of the flight!"

At this moment, everyone is very excited, the best plan!

"The first-stage rocket fell off and is returning. The second-stage rocket ignited."

"The second-stage rocket is working normally! Continue working for thirty seconds and then shut down!"

"Yuanwang 2 reports that the measurement and control data are normal! It meets the requirements of Plan 1."

Everyone was very nervous because they knew that they were creating a miracle!

If the thrust is not strong enough, we can only fly around the earth a few more times, increase the speed each time it passes perigee, and slowly reach the gravitational balance point between the earth and the moon. This is what Asan did back then. However, if the thrust is strong enough, then the bricks will fly with great force, just once!

Countless measurement and control instructions are being issued continuously, and countless people are busy preparing. They know that they are about to create a miracle!

"The lunar module will reach perigee in three minutes. Attention, the second stage rocket is preparing for the second ignition!"

Countless Loongson computers are performing careful calculations, and they must ensure success the first time!

Carlos watched all this with excitement on his face. The lunar module went up, and it was their turn next!

"Fire!" the command sounded again, and with this sound, the lunar module began to accelerate.

A trajectory image appeared on the big screen. After the lunar module went into space, it circled half a circle around the earth and began to accelerate on the back side of the earth. The original circular orbit began to reduce its arc and turned into an ellipse, heading straight for the moon!

The second-stage rocket completed its final mission, separated from the lunar module, entered the atmosphere and burned while the lunar module was flying to the moon.

This process is very slow, so slow that people want to help and make the lunar module go faster. This process is also very fast. As time goes by, the lunar module continues to fly forward, and finally crosses the earth and the moon. The gravitational balance point between them begins to be captured by the moon's gravity!

"Attention, our lunar module is flying towards the moon, accurately measuring the orbit, and preparing to slow down at the appropriate time!"

The navigation satellites orbiting the surface of the moon began to work to accurately position the lunar module. Especially when the lunar module entered the back of the moon, no observation equipment on the earth side could see it and could only rely on the navigation satellites. After accurately determining the orientation, the relay satellite sent instructions, and the lunar module began to slow down and adjust its attitude.

"Accurately enter the lunar orbit!"

When this sound came, everyone cheered excitedly.

The earth and the moon are 11.2 kilometers apart. At the second cosmic speed, which is kilometers per second, dividing these two data, you can get about nine and a half hours. However, this is just the time between the earth and the moon. It's just a straight line distance. No aircraft can be launched from the earth and fly to the moon in a straight line. The fuel consumption in that way is definitely not small.

When Apollo 11 went into space, it took more than seven days to change its orbit. Finally, on the eighth day, it entered the lunar orbit through the Homann orbit. At the time, this was already an incredible speed. .

But what about now?

From launch to entering lunar orbit, it only took 13 hours in total!

Although everyone was hungry for a long time, no one went to eat and kept busy. They started busy after the launch and found that all the engines were igniting normally. They have been busy until now and finally succeeded.

The lunar module has been accurately placed into orbit and is just waiting for the launch of the second orbital module!

"Now, I declare that the launch of the lunar module was a complete success!" Max said excitedly: "Next, we have to hold a press conference!"

It was originally agreed to wait until the astronauts came back before holding a press conference, but Max couldn't wait any longer. This created a new miracle!

"Also, send back the footage captured by the lunar module for everyone to see!"

In case someone doesn’t believe it and accuses us of cheating!

There were reporters waiting outside for a long time. It was supposed that after the lunar module was successfully launched, someone should come out and announce it, but they didn't wait until they didn't know what the people inside were busy with. As reporters, they could have a keen sense of what was going on. There must be big news.

"The launch must have failed and it did not successfully enter orbit. They are looking for a solution!" A Western reporter made a judgment.

"No, it is impossible for the launch to fail. Starship Company's rockets have a high degree of redundancy. We have also heard that the first-stage rocket has been recovered normally." Another reporter immediately retorted.

"Then it may be that the second-stage rocket had an accident."

"If there is an accident, it will be a big trouble. After all, Starship Company is going to launch two rockets. If the lunar module cannot reach the lunar orbit, then the subsequent orbital module will not be launched." A third reporter Open your mouth.

"Yes, this is a big trouble. By then, the entire plan will be delayed. Speaking of which, the Apollo rocket plan is more suitable. It only needs one rocket to launch the orbital module and the lunar module together. Two rockets are too twists and turns."

"The Apollo moon landing plan was a fake. We built a dozen of them at once, but now we can't build even one."

Just when everyone was in chaos, suddenly, someone came out!

Max walked up to the microphone with a cheerful expression on his face.

"Dear journalists, thank you for your hard work! Now I have good news to tell you that our lunar module has successfully entered orbit!" As soon as Max said this, many people present did not react.

Into orbit? In what orbit?

"It seems that there was indeed an accident. After all the efforts, we finally entered the earth's orbit. However, I don't know how much fuel was consumed and whether there is any extra fuel to carry out the moon landing mission." The Western reporter became sour again: "This makes I think of Apollo 13, when power was lost and the lunar module's engine was ignited in an emergency to return home safely."

"Yes, the number 13 is the most unlucky number in the West, so if this rocket fails, the level of directors in Hollywood is high."

At this time, Max also realized that what he said was unclear and continued: "Currently, our lunar module is already orbiting the moon, and the first batch of images will be sent back soon."

"What? This is impossible!" Western reporters immediately shouted: "It's only been ten hours, and you've already flown to the moon? Even Hollywood wouldn't dare to shoot like this."

"Yeah, Hollywood can shoot Apollo, but it can't shoot our starships because our technology is too advanced and Hollywood directors don't have these ideas." Max will not save face for NASA.

"Everyone, look at the big screen, the first batch of photos are back!"

The image is very clear, almost as good as a 4K blockbuster. It has a time stamp on it, and combined with the moon's orbit at that time, professional astronomers can tell whether it is true or false.

"This is simply a miracle. We used to think that the moon was very far away, but now we know that it is very close. It takes about the same time as taking an intercontinental flight on a passenger plane!"

"Yes, if you have two billion, you must buy a boat ticket." An amazing voice sounded from below.

"Everyone, we will launch the orbital module tomorrow, and we will bring you more surprises then!"

(End of this chapter)