Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

2016 2 Month 8 Day.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

However, many people from Venusstar Technology stayed in the company and did not go home.

As long as the salary is sufficient, everyone can accept occasional overtime work during the New Year.

While many people were greeting each other during the New Year, at the Qiongzhou Launch Center, the Starship spacecraft was ready to take off.

The live broadcast room was also very lively.

Especially by noon, most people have finished paying New Year's greetings.

Have free time to eat melons.

The launch of such a special rocket as the Starship spacecraft naturally attracted everyone's attention.

"Mr. Cao, today is also a historic moment for the development of China's aerospace industry."

"If the Starship spacecraft succeeds in its first flight, it will be easy to go to the moon or Mars in the future."

"Our Chinese aerospace industry is completely ahead of the world."

Qian Junfeng also stayed in the command hall of the Qiongzhou Launch Center with Cao Yang today.

Although the product was not developed by their aerospace technology, the launch site belongs to them.

If I must talk about it, it does have something to do with them.

The most important thing is that Aerospace Science and Technology is an institution in China's aerospace field that integrates corporate and part of the industry management functions.

It is normal for Qian Junfeng to come to participate in the launch of the starship spacecraft at this time.

"The progress of other countries' aerospace technology has been relatively slow over the years, especially the polar bear and the United States. Since there is no confrontation and competition between the two sides, everyone's investment in this area has been much smaller."

"Even some high-thrust rockets that were produced decades ago may not be produced again if you ask them to do so now."

After Cao Yang said this, Qian Junfeng couldn't help but nodded.

This is indeed the truth.

In the aerospace industry, it will be difficult to achieve new technological breakthroughs unless you continue to invest various resources.

Why did the polar bears and America achieve such great results in just a few decades?

It is because both superpowers are devoting their whole national strength to developing the aerospace industry and both want to compete for the right to speak in this field.

With greater investment, the output will naturally be greater.

"That's true. Others invested less, but we invested more, and the difference gradually became apparent."

"We didn't realize before that the aerospace industry actually has a significant driving effect."

"Especially for some breakthroughs in high-tech fields, the effect is very obvious."

"It is even more significant that Venustech can achieve profitability despite such a high investment."

"This is equivalent to revitalizing the entire industrial chain, allowing them to operate on their own and develop normally."

Qian Junfeng no longer has much jealousy towards Venusstar Technology.

There is no way. The gap between us is too big and jealousy is meaningless.

On the contrary, by fully cooperating with each other and jointly developing and strengthening China's aerospace industry, they have some achievements to show for themselves.

"It was an accident that attracted investment from those Middle Eastern countries."

"In fact, these countries are willing to invest in Venusstar Technology's projects. In addition to the fact that our technology is relatively advanced, it also has a lot to do with the continuous improvement of China's overall strength."

"To a certain extent, this is also the money they pay to save their lives."

"When some emergencies occur in the future, we Chinese will definitely stand on their side. This is also very important to them."

Cao Yang naturally has a very thorough understanding of the problem.

Venustech's profitability is certainly a big contribution of its own, but the overall background of China cannot be ignored.

Otherwise, if Venusstar Technology was a company of a small country, the attitude of those wealthy countries in the Middle East might not be as friendly as it is now.

What people spend is, to a certain extent, truly life-saving money.

"No matter what the reason is, judging from the final result, Venusstar Technology can be regarded as a model enterprise for the development of high-tech in China."

"Not only within our system, but even higher-ups are praising you highly."

Qian Junfeng often attends meetings organized by relevant departments, so he naturally knows more about the opinions of various leaders on Venusstar Technology.

At the beginning, he was a little envious.

But I got used to it later.

There's no way, the gap is too big.

"Boss Cao, the countdown to the launch will begin in a few minutes."

"Our live broadcast screen will also switch to the flight control hall from time to time."

Mi Ying reminded from the side.

The implication is that you should stop chatting because the starship launch is about to begin.

Of course, the most important thing is that the camera also started to point at Cao Yang, so Mi Ying naturally had to remind Cao Yang to pay a little attention.

To prevent him from having a good time chatting with Qian Junfeng and making some actions or words that are not suitable for live broadcast.

Soon, the launch work entered the final confirmation stage.

After all parties confirm that the preparations are complete, the countdown begins.

On the Internet, the number of viewers directly exceeded 1000 million.

This is a very exaggerated statistic.

In the live broadcast room, the host explained the progress to everyone while explaining the various preparations made by Venusstar Technology for the starship launch.

The foundation of the launch platform alone has been thoroughly processed.

The uneven places are filled with reinforced concrete to form a complete sandwich water-cooled steel plate system, so that the entire bottom of the launch pad is covered with steel plates with hollow interlayers and flow channels inside the steel plates.

When the "Starship" is launched, a large amount of cooling water flows through the interlayer, which quickly takes away the huge heat from the engine jet.

At the same time, the steel plate is equipped with a large number of water spray holes according to the distribution of the engines, which sprays water curtains upward when the "Starship" is launched, thereby reducing temperature and noise.

In addition, Venustech has also set a special indicator: the water-cooled steel plate can be used a maximum of 30 times.

In addition, since the explosion during the first static test of Starship, Venustech has conducted a series of rigorous reviews and optimizations on the rocket and its launch system to ensure that every tiny link is absolutely safe.

Against this backdrop, the launch officially began.

As the countdown began, the starship's engines began to move.

At 2:8 China time on February 13, the Starship assembly ignited and took off successfully.

One minute after takeoff, the rocket reaches maximum aerodynamic pressure.

Two minutes after takeoff, the Starship spacecraft and the Super Heavy rocket successfully achieved thermal separation. At the same time, the Super Heavy rocket performed a flip maneuver and back thrust ignition.

Four minutes after takeoff, the thermal separation ring was ejected.

Seven minutes after takeoff, the super-heavy rocket successfully splashed down in an area of ​​the Pacific Ocean.

Eight minutes after takeoff, the Starship spacecraft's engine was successfully shut down and the spacecraft successfully entered Earth orbit.

So far, the first phase of the starship's launch mission has been successfully completed.

The next step is to wait for the starship to enter return mode and start the recycling test.

"Boss Cao, will the process of the starship re-entering the atmosphere also be broadcast live?"

Qian Junfeng breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt like continuing to chat with Cao Yang.

The spacecraft re-entry process has always been regarded as a mysterious and dangerous area.

Because in this process, the spacecraft will produce violent friction with the atmosphere, generating high temperature and high pressure, leading to communication interruption and forming the so-called "black barrier zone".

However, in this live broadcast by Venustech, this mysterious black barrier area seemed to be completely unveiled.

No wonder Qian Junfeng was so curious.

"Yes, the most shocking part of this live broadcast was the live broadcast of the 'black barrier zone' when the starship passed through the atmosphere."

"After some simulations, we feel that the problem is not serious."

Cao Yang is still very confident in the starship.

This is a product that I personally participated in developing.

Moreover, Venusstar Technologies is now even stronger than the previous Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.

There is no reason to do worse than others.

Soon, it was time for the real return.

In the picture, the starship spacecraft was like a bright meteor, cutting through the sky, passing through the clouds, and finally landing steadily at the designated location in Qiongzhou.

During this process, the appearance and posture of the spacecraft as well as the surrounding environment and atmosphere were all captured clearly and in full view.

This live broadcast effect not only makes the audience feel as if they are on the scene, but also gives them a deeper understanding of aerospace technology.

I won’t go into detail about the various lively comments from netizens in China, but just over in America, a group of people from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation watched the live broadcast, and no one spoke for a long time.

Finally, it was Musk who asked Max.

"Is this test by Venusstar Technology considered a success?"

Musk's mood was very complicated.

On the one hand, the success of Venustech means that there is no problem with this path.

On the other hand, SpaceX has not even finalized the design of its Starship spacecraft, but Venus Technologies has already completed its maiden flight.

Although this first flight is only in Earth orbit, there will definitely be various tests to be carried out later.

But it is already a huge historical breakthrough.

After all, this starship is more than 100 meters high, just like a building, and it was actually launched directly into space.

This alone is remarkable.

"As a phased achievement, this launch is undoubtedly very successful."

"Whether it is the initial ignition and launch, the flight in space, or the successful recovery, they are all huge breakthroughs."

"In this field, Venustech is undoubtedly the world's number one. It will take us at least three to five years to reach this level."

Max was also filled with shock.

He had a vague feeling that this was the spaceship he wanted to design.

That tall and straight figure is really fascinating.

"Why did China not have any outstanding achievements in the field of aerospace before, but has made such great breakthroughs one after another in recent years?"

Musk asked a question that puzzled many people.

However, Max obviously couldn't give a response that would satisfy everyone.

"Musco, I think the company needs to raise more funds and talents to conduct faster research."

"Otherwise, once the starships of Venustech are put into use on a large scale, the impact of this advantageous position will be enormous."

Musk understood what Max meant.

However, even though he understood it, he still had no confidence that he could get it done.

Compared to the troubles of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, the polar bear United Rocket and Space Corporation has simply calmed down.

"Dmitri, even if we have another ten years, we won't be able to design and produce a rocket ship like this, right?"

Grotin is well aware of the threshold for reusable rockets.

There are companies within Polar Bear that are conducting research in this area, but the issues surrounding recycling confuse them.

In particular, the larger the rocket, the more trouble this will cause.

Even the rocket recovery problem like Morningstar 9 has not been solved, let alone the Starship series.

The key is to produce super-large rockets such as Starship, which involves all aspects of the industrial system.

With the polar bear’s current strength, there is no way to deal with these things.

Both Grogin and Dmitri actually understood this.

"In this world, currently, apart from the United States, which has the potential to produce similar starships, other countries do not have the ability to do so."

"At least in the next 20 years, we will not have this capability."

Demetrius gave his judgment very affirmatively.

It’s not that I’m not good enough, but that everyone else is not good enough. Everyone’s level is about the same.

"It seems that when we discuss cooperation with Venusstar Technology in the future, we need to make appropriate adjustments to the various negotiation methods."

"China today is no longer what it was back then."

Grogin misses the days decades ago when polar bears were very powerful.

At that time, whether it was various R&D funds, various research results, or the treatment of these people, they were all very good.

But now...

I feel like I'll just cry if I say too much.

"Fortunately, our relationship is still good now. If we want to participate in some projects, it is still possible."

"The relevant departments are now putting all their funds into nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. It is difficult to get research and development funding for such a large rocket."

Demetrius knew that to develop a product like the Starship spacecraft, the R&D investment would cost tens of billions of dollars.

He was not sure whether Venusstar Technology had spent so much money.

But if America or the polar bear were to do it, it would cost about the same amount of money.

This is a scary number for any country's spending.

No wonder he simply gave up the challenge and accepted the unacceptable reality.

As the video of the Starship's first flight quickly spread, this launch that shocked the world began to have various impacts.