Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

Early morning on August 7th.

Chang'e-3, which flew in the universe for nearly 100 hours, was captured by the moon's gravity at 2:47:13 in the morning.

There is a slight error with the calculated time, but fortunately it is within a controllable range.

Afterwards, the command center remotely entered the orbit change parameters, and the thrusters carried by Chang'e-3 were ignited for the first time.

After working for six minutes, the thrusters were shut down and Chang'e-3 successfully entered the "far lunar orbit."

The average distance from the moon's surface at this time is 100 kilometers.

After that, Chang'e-3 will need to spend about four days looking for the right time to change its orbit to a "near-lunar elliptical orbit."

By then, the minimum distance between the orbit and the moon will be only 15 kilometers, and the conditions for landing on the moon will be met.

After a brief thrilling moment, the command center returned to a "Standing SEE" state, waiting for the opportunity.

Many people were laying on the floor in the command center, and there was tension among the people.

But on the other side, it was thrilling.

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August 8th, cloudless.

Several off-road vehicles were traveling on the mountain road.

They are heading to the "drop zone" closest to the Xichang base.

If a staged rocket is thrown while flying, it will naturally fall down. If something weighing more than ten tons falls from an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, it will accidentally hit someone.

That medical insurance card is going to be maxed out.

Therefore, the landing areas are relatively remote, and there are dedicated "landing area staff" who will patrol and evacuate regularly according to the instructions of the space agency.

The "drop zone" is usually paired with a small "observation station".

But how can I put it, working in the wilderness is still the most difficult job in the aerospace system.

Very different from the mountain guardian

This high-altitude simulation requires the space agency to mobilize "landing area personnel" to free up space.

In the car, Zhou Rui was holding a computer and working every second. Also in the car were Shan Chunyuan and Che Gan.

Their destination was not inside the landing zone, but a high mountain on the edge of the landing zone.

There, the entire experiment can be observed safely.

Several cars walked along the winding mountain road to the commanding heights. There is a small tower here, which is one of the observatories affiliated with the Space Administration.

Zhou Rui came to the edge of the cliff. The view here was excellent and the landing area was unobstructed.

“The visibility is extremely high and the wind is level 2. It can be said that the time and location are perfect.”

After looking at the time, there were still two hours left before the scheduled time. Zhou Rui called on everyone to make preparations.

First, I borrowed the equipment from the "observation station", and second, I brought some of my own.

After working for a long time, the sunshine on the top of the mountain was a bit poisonous. Shan Chunyuan took off his coat and work clothes, revealing a relatively strong body. He stepped on the railing with one foot and took out a cigarette with the other hand and lit one.

Zhou Rui on the side raised his eyebrows: "Are you still smoking?"

Shan Chunyuan said: "We never smoke in the base, otherwise it will be difficult to manage. Do you smoke?"

Zhou Rui shook his head: "I don't smoke, but if you give me one, I can keep it."

Shan Chunyuan was stunned for a moment, what does this mean?

Shan Chunyuan's situation could not be regarded as a cigarette addiction, it could only be regarded as a pastime. He looked at the wasteland at the foot of the mountain, a little lost in thought.

The intensity of work these days is not low, and the most important thing is that it is very coherent. There is no chance for "wild thoughts". It is a rare time to wait for the gift from heaven.

"Is there something wrong with that model?"

Zhou Rui smiled: "It's your fault if there is any problem. You did the safety inspection."

In order to obtain the most realistic effect, the model sent to the sky is based on the real data of the "Er Pie" first-level sub-arrow.

The weight, size, center of gravity, and appearance are all the same.

The fuel uses the same type of "dimethylhydrazine" and "nitrous tetroxide". The injection and storage conditions are much easier than liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, and the amount carried is very small, and the fuel tank is much smaller.

After careful calculation, almost all of it will be consumed upon landing to avoid contamination or fire.

The remaining weight is missing, and other fillers are used to balance it according to the center of gravity distribution.

It can be said that with the preparations and the design work completed in advance, the most important task in the past few days is to make this model.

Even with Zhou Rui + a group of confidants + a rocket engineering team + a large number of parts ready to order, it took several days before they dared to pull the plane into the sky.

The things were taken to Xichang Airport last night, which is for both military and civilian use. Wang Tao and others accompanied them.

It doesn't matter if the experiment fails and it falls down. Even if it explodes, it doesn't matter because there is very little fuel left.

I'm afraid that if something goes wrong on the plane, it will be a big sin.

Of course, Zhou Rui checked before sending him away, and Shan Chunyuan also conducted comprehensive inspections as many as seven times.

What Zhou Rui applied for this time was not Kunpeng, because Kunpeng is positioned as a bomber, and its load capacity is reflected in the form of a "carrying magazine", which is not suitable for transporting large and special-shaped items, so it is an "Il-76" ".

Of course, he had another choice, which was the ghostly version of the "Yun-20" equipped with "Bifang-Change" and "Four-image Stealth" technologies that Shaanxi Aircraft just tested this year.

It is said that the road was so wild that the final assembly felt that the transport plane was an inferior job.

But that thing is so expensive now that you don’t need a knife to kill a chicken.

Shan Chunyuan took a deep breath of smoke. After all, he was still a little nervous. He was following Zhou Rui, and the pace was too fast.

It was too late to have time to "steady my mind", so I could only choose to trust Zhou Rui's judgment.

And believe in your own level.

At this point, the mentality of the confidants is much stronger than him. Those people trust Zhou Rui unconditionally. If the boss says it can be done, it will be done.

Zhou Rui looked at his watch and saw that there was only half an hour left before the scheduled time. He turned around and told everyone to get ready.

For the next half hour, everyone stood on the edge of the cliff under the bright sun, with various measuring and shooting equipment set up at the right angles.

After a while, Zhou Rui shouted: "There are still 10 minutes!"

Everyone waited with bated breath.

Finally, with one minute left, a small black spot was approaching faintly at a very high place.

At this distance, the sound of the plane can no longer be heard.

Zhou Rui immediately raised the telescope, but even inside the telescope, the plane was only the size of a melon seed.

I vaguely saw that Guaziren’s buttocks were opened and something fell down.

At first, there were vague outlines.

It can be vaguely seen that due to the influence of airflow, the object is constantly swinging as soon as it falls out.

But soon, there was a faint glow of propeller fire all around.

This is the body's "intelligent posture adjuster" at work.

After a brief posture adjustment, and the inertia carried when thrown was gradually offset by air resistance, the model became almost vertically downward, falling vertically.

Although it can’t be seen clearly, according to the settings, the wind adjustment panel should also be activated at this time.

Everyone was staring at the increasingly clear model.

Some people use infrared, some use cameras, and some use naked eyes.

And they all felt keenly that posture adjustment seemed to be effective.

Finally, when the model dropped below 5,000 meters, the view became clearer.

At this time, deceleration braking begins to take effect.

The flame of the thruster is getting bigger and bigger. With the blessing of aerospace fuel and the hand design of the engine master, the speed of the heavy model is getting slower and slower.

Faintly, they could already hear the sound of the propeller.

Compared with the rocket's own propeller, it is much thinner and weaker, but still pleasant to the ear.

In the end, the speed of the pure white model became slower and slower, as if the anti-gravity special effects were turned on. The last distance was even less than 5 meters per second.

At a height of three meters from the ground, the adjusting wind plate at the bottom is bent downward at a large angle to form a simple support frame.

The model landed firmly on the ground.

They were on the cliff and saw it clearly, as if there was an extra steel white tree in the woods.

On the top of the mountain, there was a huge cheer

"Oh!! It worked!"

"It can really happen! Awesome!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I saw the white model slowly tilting

Fall to one side

"Poof!"

On the top of the mountain, it became silent

Zhou Rui coughed dryly: "There is no way, the ground is uneven, don't panic, there should be little fuel left, there will be no problem."