Homo sapiens.

The cargo-carrying model of the second stage is currently being integrated by Space Exploration Corporation. Its designed near-Earth payload is about 130 tons, the launch thrust is about 4173 tons, and the height and total weight will be 117 meters and 2948 tons respectively. .

In the later stage, there are plans to develop a model with a near-Earth payload of 165 tons.

Therefore, Homo sapiens borrowed from the Space Launch System launch vehicle technology, and then added its own technology.

Chapter 362

Although the payload of the ape-eating eagle-class launch vehicle is already very strong.

But Li Qingye was not too satisfied with this.

The reason is very simple. The payloads of the Ape-eating Diao-class launch vehicle are: 150 tons in low-earth orbit, 100 tons in synchronous orbit, and 63 tons on the moon.

According to Antonio's introduction, Li Qingye understands that the current ape-eating eagle-class launch rockets are all designed on the basis of manned spacecraft.

Although Homo sapiens' cargo-carrying launch vehicle can lift a payload of about 20 tons, the overall payload is still very small.

To complete the Guigong project within two or three years, the payload of the launch vehicle must be increased by an order of magnitude before it is barely enough.

Now Homo sapiens launches satellites and unmanned equipment into outer space, all using giant cannons.

It is indeed difficult for a slow carrier rocket to compete with the cannon launch system in terms of launch efficiency.

Now the launch vehicle project invested by Homo sapiens is mainly for manned spaceflight, and the delivery of goods is only incidental.

After all, the giant cannon can launch hundreds of tons of materials into low-Earth orbit in a day. No matter how fast the launch vehicle is, it is impossible to launch it once a day. Once a week is the limit, and it depends on the weather conditions.

Compared with the blueprint of the Guigong Project, the carrying capacity of the launch vehicle is a drop in the bucket.

Fortunately, Homo sapiens' biotechnology is relatively powerful. After arriving on the lunar surface, it can use bio-enrichment technology and biosynthesis technology to obtain materials on the moon, avoiding wasting valuable payloads on materials such as building materials.

Antonio also knew about the Guigong Project. Of course he understood that the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle could only transport people and a small amount of sophisticated equipment to the moon.

"Mr. Chairman, I think we should build a near-Earth space station first."

Li Qingye stroked the thorny stubble: "Is it because of the environmental adaptation of bioconcentration and biosynthesis technology?"

Antonio nodded: "As the chairman said, the company's biotechnology must be designed based on the earth's environment. I am worried that if it is directly used on the moon, it will not be acclimatized."

"Your concerns are justified. It seems that a near-Earth space station needs to be built first."

Antonio hurriedly suggested: "Mr. Chairman, if we want to build a space station, we can use the Ape-eating Eagle class launch vehicle to launch several cabins directly, and then use the giant cannon to replenish part of the fuel and culture medium."

"You start a space station design team first, and then make a plan, and then send it directly to the space department for review."

Antonio nodded.

This is one of the reasons why he likes to stay with Homo sapiens.

As a scientific researcher, Antonio is a typical straight man in science and engineering. He is extremely tired of the intriguing internal social interaction.

For a little research funding, it is necessary to please those who manage scientific research funds. Originally, Lucia's scientific research system is like an old man in his dying years. Under such a bad management model, he can only do some archaeological scientific research.

After Antonio came to Homo sapiens, he realized that this place is simply a scientific research paradise.

There are a large number of high-quality talents, sufficient resources, various unique advanced technologies, and a nearly transparent internal operating system.

Talented people come to the fore quickly.

Antonio's research institute in Lucia, for many years, has been a second-rate researcher like salted fish.

However, the reason why he is like a salted fish is because he doesn't want to beg for help in a humble manner, and several times, his research results have been taken by the person in charge of the research institute.

After coming to work in Homo sapiens, Antonio seemed to have been completely reborn.

With the support of sufficient resources and a large number of new human employees specializing in aerospace, he has produced a lot of high-value aerospace technologies.

For example, the cold recovery system of the first-stage launch vehicle developed by Antonio before.

This technology is different from the heat recovery of the Falcon launch vehicle. After the first stage of the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle is separated from the second stage, it will directly open the unpowered hang glider device, and then use the motor to adjust the hang glider, so that the second stage The first stage re-flyed back to the recovery field near the launch site.

Using this technology, the disadvantage of the Falcon launch vehicle, which is the problem that the payload is crowded by the recovery system, can be avoided.

Sometimes the impact of the scientific research environment on scientific research is greater than the impact of funding on scientific research.

Under the system of Homo sapiens, only truly talented people can stand out, and those who are vegetarians will basically not have the right to speak.

It looks very cruel, this is a typical academic ability, without any human touch.

But this is the core philosophy of Homo Sapiens Science Division.

Science is science, science is either black or white, and there is no ambiguity.

To stand out in the management system of the Science Division, the first element is scientific research ability and academic achievements. Other working years, who the teacher is, and what international awards they have won are actually irrelevant.

Even if it is a Nobel Prize winner, it may not be possible to get mixed up in Homo sapiens.

There is a very critical problem, that is, most of the scientific researchers of Homo sapiens are in their 30s and 40s, and only a few are over [-] years old.

Antonio is only 38 years old this year.

And the winners of many international awards often start at the age of five or sixty. This is already an old man, and it is okay to teach, but it is really not as good as young people to engage in scientific research and creation.

What's more, the Homo sapiens company does not recognize the Nobel Prize internally, and the academia of the Homo sapiens company, which has become a self-contained company, has a very serious gap with the international academic community.

In particular, the creation of scientific terms and the use of multilingual mixed writing papers have almost caused the academic circles of Homo Sapiens and the international academic circles to part ways.

Antonio despises the international academia very much. Since he came to work in Homo Sapiens, he has firmly believed that only Homo Sapiens has a pure academic world.

Many of the guys in the international academic circle rely on nepotism and teacher-student relationships, plus cliques in various regions, as well as the black box operations of various capital forces, they have already been turned into a mess.

Those who really devote themselves to scientific research, without the support of teachers, classmates and behind-the-scenes bosses, it is actually very difficult to get ahead.

Antonio is a living example. After his teacher passed away, he was marginalized by the institute.

In Homo sapiens company, as long as you are capable and work hard enough, even if you don’t please your boss and colleagues, you can still get promoted without worrying about other issues at all.

Antonio can become the chief engineer of the Port Ramon Space City because of his own talent and hard work.

He wrote down Li Qingye's arrangement, and continued to take Li Qingye to inspect the assembly workshop of the manned spaceship.

Because the biotechnology of Homo sapiens is very powerful, the design of the manned spacecraft is simpler. After all, the special equipment made by biological cells has the ability to repair itself.

On the other hand, conventional spacecraft, despite having a triple-redundancy design, have electronic chips and precision instruments that cannot repair themselves, and failures are inevitable over time.

On the side of the manned spacecraft assembly workshop is an auxiliary training ground, which is specially set up for astronauts to test the manned spacecraft.

More than a dozen astronauts wore special space exoskeleton equipment with several layers inside and outside. These spacesuits also have self-healing capabilities.

They were wearing special space suits at this time, and they were at the bottom of the swimming pool at a depth of 5 meters, simulating the impact of the microgravity environment on their actions.

Chapter 363 Restoring the Historical Version

Noon, 12:30.

Li Qingye came to the ground command center after eating in the cafeteria of Medan Island Space City.

Jose, Antonio and others are busy.

He didn't bother, but sat down in a VIP room and quietly watched the big screen outside. Through the big screen, he could see the ape-eating eagle No. 1 on the launch tower.

The launch tower is 4.5 kilometers from the command center.

The sky is cloudless at this time, which is very suitable for space launches.

As the first show of the ape-eating eagle-class carrier rocket, the one officially launched is a brand new body, not the one used in the previous test, because that test rocket has been reused 6 times.

Soon the preparations for the launch were completed, and everyone in the command center performed their duties and began the countdown.

Li Qingye in the VIP room also saw the countdown on the big screen beating.

[10...]

[5...]

drop……

boom!Four sturdy methane liquid oxygen engines and two auxiliary solid rocket boosters of the Ape-eating Eagle 1 spew out light blue hot flames.

Zizizi... In the cooling pool at the bottom of the tower, a large amount of cooling water was instantly evaporated by the high temperature, and a dense white mist emerged.

The auxiliary brackets of the launch tower quickly bounced to the sides.

Ape-eating Eagle-1 soared into the sky, with a thrust of up to 4500 tons, pushing the rocket all the way to outer space.

"Start adjusting the flying posture."

The engine nozzle adjusted its direction slightly, and then the Ape-eating Diao-class No. 1 tilted a little to the east. This is to take advantage of the angular velocity of the earth to allow the launch vehicle to fly out of the atmosphere with less effort.

Everyone in the ground command center stared at their computers.

Although after the previous 6 test shots, there was basically no problem with the Ape-eating Eagle 1, but when things came to an end, they still couldn't help but get nervous.

Li Qingye was not too nervous, after all Homo sapiens company could afford to fail.

You must know that after mass production of the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle, the average cost is only about 637 million gold dollars.

The resources, manpower, and technology invested by Homo Sapiens in the aerospace field are converted into gold dollars, which is about 23 billion gold dollars in 2534 years.

This investment is almost dozens of times that of NASA, and the capital efficiency of the two parties is different.

Inside Homo sapiens, every penny was really spent on practical things.

NASA is no longer the NASA of the last century. Now they have lost their ability to develop and manufacture spacecraft, and need to engage in spaceflight through bidding.

This means that the money spent by NASA needs to give up a large part of the profits to contractors such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, General Electric, Boeing and Locke Martin.

Will private companies treat themselves badly and help America develop aerospace?

Don't dream, they won't engage in spaceflight if there is no profit.

The pursuit of profit is a nature that is difficult for all private companies to overcome before they develop into giant companies.

Even if the Council of the City on the Hill came forward to let the major companies lower some of the inflated prices, the profits that should be retained should still be retained.

After all, this is the foundation of America. In the process of capital operation, profits are always pursued. If profits are not pursued, it is not in line with America's values.

Of course, due to the rise and squeeze of Homo Sapiens, the City on a Hill Council has to make changes, and no longer continue to engage in new freedom. In fact, it cannot continue.

In order to fight against the fierce competition from Homo sapiens, big capital families such as Morgan, Rockefeller, Cleveland, DuPont, and Mellon also took the lead in paying taxes, and at the same time forced the middle class, the small rich, and the emerging rich in North America to pay taxes.

For example, people such as Musk and Buffett have been charged a large amount of taxes.

Now the comprehensive tax in North America has been raised to about 63% of their personal income.

The City Council on the Hill has no choice.

Thomas Morgan, who leads the Wall Street financial group, looked around the world, and silently summoned the speakers of other big families, and decided to increase the intensity of harvesting in North America.

The reason why Thomas Morgan made such a decision was very simple, because he found that America could no longer cut meat from other regions.

The Europa Consortium has just been cut by them once, and now there is only a skeleton left.

Lucia had been decimated by the harvest in the 90s of the last century, and she hasn't recovered yet.

Japan and South Korea are not big enough, and their blood cannot feed America.

The only blood bag that can revive America with full blood is another old chess player who is not slippery.

As for West Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America in other marginal areas, there is not much meat to cut at all.

Coupled with the fact that Homo sapiens is now eyeing up, once America harvests too hard, it may force the other party to Homo sapiens.

It seems that Thomas Morgan can only look at the North American mainland that was parasitized by them in the end.

To be precise, it is looking at the middle class, the small rich and the emerging rich.

In fact, Thomas Morgan was very envious and jealous of the Homo sapiens company model.

The current predicament in North America is actually that wealth has been enriched, but it has not been fully enriched.

The major capitalist families and the rich and small occupy about 80% of the assets and wealth in North America. Under such circumstances, they automatically formed groups such as Wall Street financial groups, military-industrial complexes, and emerging technology companies.

Then it can be further subdivided according to concept, region, race, and industry.

This has led to the formation of hundreds of large and small groups (more influential groups) in North America, and they are growing wildly in this free land of North America.

However, resources are limited after all. When they find that they cannot meet the interests and needs of various internal groups by plundering the outside, it means that fierce fighting will break out within them.

Although this kind of fighting did not appear on the surface of the war, its tragic degree was even worse.

Now Thomas Morgan feels that the mechanism of the council has limited the strength of North America, and many resources have been consumed in unnecessary internal friction and waste.

Homo sapiens do three things for one penny.