Great warships

Chapter 1190: Disrupting the International Space Station

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A precious photo was born under the hands of the photographer. This photo soon spread all over the world, making everyone talk about it. Look, these are the astronauts who landed on the moon for the first time. They are all heroes!

Why is there an old man in the middle? This old man doesn't look like a professional astronaut.

Yes, he spent money to go there. This incident fully tells us that making money is the last word. As long as you have money, you can go where you want to go!

Needless to say, you can go to the moon and Mars!

Relying on this successful journey to the moon, Starship Company has become the most dazzling existence in the world. Starship Company's stock has increased more than 20 times in one month. Those who originally invested in Starship Company stock have all It was a huge profit, and when faced with the additional shares issued by Starship Company, they started to grab them like crazy.

If you buy it, you will make money. There is never a loss in Starship's stocks, only making money, and even more money!

The three astronauts underwent a physical examination at the landing site and after confirming that they were fine, they were flown directly to the capital by a special plane of the Mingzhou Group, where they held a press conference.

"Dear journalists, I am very happy today. Our Starship Company has finally successfully completed the moon landing. This is just the beginning. There will be more moon landings in the future. At the same time, the moon is only the first step in our long journey of thousands of miles. Our journey is across the stars and the sea, and our next step is Mars!”

In the past, when Max said he wanted to land on Mars, some people would always laugh at him. But now, no one dares to laugh at him anymore. Everyone knows that Max is not joking, he really wants to land on Mars!

Max has this ability, Starship Company has this ability!

"In order to land on Mars, we are about to develop a new starship MK2 system. This starship will rely on our new liquid oxygen methane engine with a thrust of up to tons."

"Yes, we don't have a share in the International Space Station, so we will build it ourselves. The overall quality of our space station is not as good as the International Space Station, but our scientific research equipment must keep up, and we must innovate in many places, especially the propulsion system of the space station. We must Engage in electric push, and the project is currently progressing smoothly.”

This kind of electric push is one of our own characteristics.

"In order to develop this kind of starship MK2, we decided to issue an additional one billion shares. All the funds raised will be used to develop this kind of super starship and fly to Mars. Our starship company promises that within twenty years, we will be able to send humans Send it to Mars!”

The main body of the space station is more than 60 tons. Even if it is used by the Long March 5, it will have to be launched several times. If it is used by a starship, it can all be sent up at once.

One billion shares, even if each share is 100 yuan, this is still a huge amount of 100 billion yuan. With this fund, it is enough to go to Mars, not to mention Pluto! This kind of fund-raising would be a joke if it were any other company, but for Starship Company, it is now the same. It doesn’t need to say one billion shares, it can be hundreds of billions of shares, it doesn’t need to say one hundred per share, it can be one thousand. They can drain the idle funds from society at any time.

In order to maintain the orbit or perform orbit changes, the space station needs a propulsion system. This system requires energy supply and needs to frequently launch cargo spacecraft to replenish fuel. If it is replaced by electric propulsion, it can consume very little fuel. To achieve sufficiently stable propulsion capability.

A big thing with a diameter of nine meters and a height of 120 meters sounds unbelievable.

"We have to work harder." Yang Gong, the person in charge of the space station project, said: "In the original task assignment, their Starship Company was responsible for deep space exploration, and we were responsible for the space laboratory. Now that they are making such rapid progress, we are also responsible for You have to hurry up.”

While Max was introducing, the design drawings were also put on the big screen. The combined height is 110.6 meters, which is definitely the largest spacecraft in the history of the world. After all, the total height of the Apollo rocket is only 2 Meters, although the thickest part is ten meters in diameter, this kind of rocket gradually becomes thinner upwards, and the starship MK in front of us is the same thickness from top to bottom.

"No, Starship Company follows the commercial route. Unlike us, we cannot give up our independence no matter when. However, in order to build our space station as soon as possible, I think we should ask Starship Company to help us Launching the space station will reduce our need for multiple docking operations."

"Underneath this system is a super-heavy rocket with a diameter of nine meters and a height of 70 meters. This rocket uses ten engines with a thrust of 800 tons to propel the starship above. It can also return after completing the mission to conduct The second launch mission will be completed within ten days at the earliest!"

"You think, do these projects count as duplication? If we join forces with Starship Company..."

With the successful experience of landing on the moon, Starship Company's new generation super-heavy transportation system can finally officially start construction! Only this kind of system can truly fly to Mars!

"Well, our mission is to build a space station. Now, we are working hard. The first module of the space station must be launched next year."

For the East, this is just the relationship between the national team and the private team, but for other countries, the relationship is much more complicated.

Capital, national team.

"As for its upper stage, it is a starship with a diameter of nine meters. The height of this starship is fifty meters. After it is launched into the sky by a super-heavy rocket, it will have sufficient power to fly to Mars. Of course, This kind of starship is also capable of flying to the moon. At that time, there will be no need for complicated operations, and it can easily fly to the moon and return under its own power."

Looking at Max who was talking eloquently, everyone had a feeling: The space age belonging to Starship Company has really arrived. They have taken the route of the market and the route of high-tech development, and now they have finally reached their peak!

"Well, we are also developing advanced heavy-lift rockets. The Long March 5 is progressing smoothly, and then we will also develop the Long March 9. This rocket will give us a powerful enough carrying capacity, whether it is launching a space station or detecting We will not lag behind the moon or even Mars!"

The Shenzhou spacecraft has become mature and reliable, and the next step is the space station, which can perform missions in space for a long time. This is also good for the Starship Company. It can accumulate experience for their long mission to Mars in the future. They all complement each other.

Max said that if he wants to fly to Mars, he can definitely do it!

As always, Lao Maozi sent a congratulatory message to congratulate Starship Company on its achievements. Anyway, Lao Maozi has never sent anyone up, and now he has no idea of ​​exploring the universe. It would be great if we can join forces to build the International Space Station. This still has to be done. The West has to pay for it.

The Europeans remained silent. They were just bragging and promoting their moon landing plans. In fact, they had never actually done it. Are you kidding? It costs money to go to the moon, and it costs a lot of money. There are all these They can't spend the money well. Besides, Europe doesn't have manned space technology at all.

Ah San seemed to be insulted and continued to formulate a more ambitious moon landing plan: Ten years later, Ah San must send people to the moon!

With Asan’s technology, there is a question mark over whether we can send people to space within ten years, let alone send people to Mars! Don't even listen to what Ah San said, let alone take it seriously.

As for NASA, which has the most say, it has remained silent. No matter what they say at this time, it is wrong.

Eastern, Starship Corporation.

The mission was over, and the orbital module was taken directly back to Qiongzhou by An-225. Everyone also returned to Qiongzhou together. Qin Tao personally hosted the celebration banquet.

"Everyone has worked hard. This manned moon landing mission has been successfully completed. Our Starship Company has become the most dazzling existence in the world. I am proud of you. Let's drink this glass of wine!"

Qin Tao's drinking capacity is astonishing. Everyone knows that usually no one dares to compete with Mr. Qin for a drink. After all, not everyone is as good at drinking as Mr. Qin. But today, no matter what he can drink or what he can't drink, he will drink it. After taking the wine glass, let’s toast together first, and then toast Mr. Qin later. Today’s wine must be drunk with Mr. Qin!

Qin Tao drank it all in one gulp.

"Come on, let's drink this second glass of wine to the future of our Starship Company!" Qin Tao drank a glass of wine and then raised his second glass of wine: "We are going to land on Mars. Next, everyone must continue to work hard. , the projects our Mingzhou Group has done before have all been done by others, and we are following others. Only in this aerospace industry, we are at the forefront of the world! We have to lead others forward!"

"That's right, Mr. Qin, in the aerospace industry, we are number one, and no one else is as strong as us!" Max raised his glass: "We are number one in the world, and in the entire solar system!"

Those outside the solar system don’t dare to brag, after all, there may be aliens, but within the solar system, no force can surpass the Starship Company in aerospace!

"That's right, cheers to us for being number one in the entire solar system!" The guys drank it all in one gulp again, and then went to prepare the third glass of wine. After three glasses of wine, it was time to play freely. However, for these people, After three glasses of wine, he may be in trouble. It is not easy to toast Qin Tao with a glass of wine.

On the third glass of wine, of course we have to talk about bonuses.

"Mr. Qin, Lao Maozi has sent a video connection request." At this moment, Xu Zhengyang walked up to Qin Tao and said.

"Get in."

So, on the big screen in the dining hall, a figure of Lao Maozi appeared with a smile on his face: "Mr. Qin, it's a pleasure to speak with you. I am Osta Pianko, the head of Da Mao Space Agency. Hey, are you celebrating together?"

"Yes." Qin Tao raised his glass: "Mr. Ostapenko, we are here to pay tribute to you."

Everyone else also raised their glasses. Aren't these greedy old men? Lao Maozi loves drinking, and he needs to be able to actually drink. Now that he can only watch but not drink, he is definitely coveting the other person.

Sure enough, Ostapenko on the opposite side swallowed his saliva and forced a smile on his face: "Salute to you."

Here, the big guy raised his head and drank the third glass of wine into his stomach.

"Mr. Qin, I am here to talk to you this time because I want to deepen cooperation with you in aerospace."

Hearing this, many Easterners present were filled with emotion.

After the collapse of the Red Empire, the relationship between Dongfang and Da Mao was very good. Naturally, they also hoped to have more opportunities for cooperation in the aerospace field. However, when the big guys went over enthusiastically, they were poured cold water on them.

Da Mao is unwilling to play with Dongfang. In their eyes, only the United States is equal to them, and other space agencies are trampled under their feet.

Da Mao has developed three generations of spaceships, built a third generation space station, and has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of more than 100 tons. What is there in the East? Dongfang’s most powerful rocket has a carrying capacity of less than ten tons in low-Earth orbit. It has no manned spaceflight and no global positioning system. In their eyes, Dongfang is just a primary school student, the same as Mao’s level in the 1960s and 1970s.

Da Mao doesn’t want to play with us, so we work hard on our own. After years of development, we have everything!

We have manned spaceflight, we have navigation satellites, we have a space station plan, where is Da Mao? They have been standing still over the years and have been overtaken by our national team, not to mention our private team!

We are already number one in the world! Now, Da Mao is rushing over again, thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi.

"Really? How do you want to cooperate?" Qin Tao asked.

"We want to launch a lunar probe and need your relay satellites and navigation satellites."

"Of course, no problem. Is there anything else?"

"Also, if possible, we hope to send our astronauts to carry your spacecraft to the moon. This is very important to us."

Everyone present was very proud. It took a lot of courage for Lao Maozi to say that he would carry our spaceship. After all, Lao Maozi is the strongest being in this regard.

Now, Lao Maozi bows his head to Dongfang and seeks help from Dongfang.

"Of course it's no problem, just pay the boat ticket."

Are you kidding? If you say it will be carried, it will be carried. Doesn’t it cost money? If you want to come up, you have to pay two billion US dollars. We have seen how you have ripped off Americans over the years.

The American space shuttle is unreliable. If you want to enter space, you have to rely on Lao Maozi's Soyuz spacecraft. Of course, Lao Maozi will not be ambiguous. The time has come to kill him!

At the beginning, the price for Americans to take the Soyuz spacecraft to space was 30 million US dollars per seat, and it soon rose to 80 million US dollars per seat. NASA was swallowing it with broken teeth.

The existence of the Damao Space Agency depends entirely on blood transfusions from the Yankees. If the Yankees no longer use their spacecraft, the Damao Space Agency will have to live a miserable life.

NASA naturally knows that this cannot continue, so it is also funding its own domestic companies, especially the leader Boeing. Unfortunately, Boeing is not living up to expectations, or Boeing has no intention of quickly launching it. They want to increase funding again and again. NASA has been going back and forth. After spending billions on it, the answer they finally got left them speechless: Boeing's quote for a seat was US$90 million, which was more expensive than Lao Maozi!

This is just going to space and circling a few times near the earth, which is right at your doorstep. It is impossible to compare with going to the moon, which is 380,000 kilometers away.

To go to the moon, you have to spend two billion dollars for a ticket!

Lao Maozi can't take it out properly.

"Mr. Qin, our Damao Space Agency has a close cooperative relationship with you Dongfang, we are the closest friends!"

"But you are building the International Space Station with the Americans, and you are not allowing us to join!" At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from below.

The technicians are all bored, holding back whatever they have to say and doing research. Today I drank a few more glasses of wine and became bolder. I saw that the old man was so shameless and came to us to ask for low-priced ferry tickets. , couldn’t bear it anymore.

Aosta Pianko was suddenly embarrassed. He thought for a moment and said, "Everyone should know that this has nothing to do with us. This is a proposal from the Yankees."

"Mr. Ostapenko, it is an extremely wrong decision for you to cooperate with the United States to build the International Space Station." Qin Tao naturally seized this opportunity and began to deceive the other party: "It is impossible for you and the United States to trust each other. After all, you have many conflicts with each other. To put it simply, when the Americans go out for activities outside the cabin, are you afraid that they will use an electric drill to drill a hole in your cabin?"

Some people wanted to laugh. Mr. Qin was so imaginative that he actually fooled the old man like this! No matter how useless the Americans are, it is impossible for them to do such a thing. The interior of the space station is all connected. If they drill through Lao Maozi's cabin to release the pressure, then their American cabin will also leak!

However, Osta Pianko on the opposite side took it seriously.

"Yes, Mr. Qin, what you said is really possible!"

Americans can do any bad thing!

"So, I suggest that you separate from the American part of the space station. Your side is independent anyway. Even if you leave the American section, you can continue to operate."

The construction of the International Space Station began in 98, and now the first phase of the construction project has come to an end. Lao Maozi launched the Shuguang multi-functional module, which is the core of the International Space Station. It not only provides power supply, but also provides propulsion and other operations. . The Xingchen service cabin that was docked later mainly provided daily services.

Therefore, in later generations, Lao Maozi broke up more than once, and each time the Yankees were very embarrassed, because without the Yankees, this part of Lao Maozi can still operate normally and can be used as a space station in space. But if Lao Maozi leaves, Maozi’s cabin and the American cabin cannot operate independently.

Now that it's come to this, Qin Tao is going to fool Lao Maozi and break up with the Americans as soon as possible! Qin Tao is going to mess up the International Space Station project!

"After leaving the American cabin, we can dock with our Starship Company's cabin. If we want to fly to Mars, we need sufficient energy. Our starship needs to be refueled in Earth orbit. If you are willing, we You can cooperate, and you can also offset the cost of the ticket to the moon that you want to fly to."

(End of this chapter)