Chapter 760 The Experiment Was Successful!

At 2:47:13 a.m. on August 7.

Chang'e-3, after flying in the universe for nearly 100 hours, was captured by the gravity of the moon at 2:47:13 a.m.

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

After that, 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 turned off, and Chang'e-3 successfully entered the "far moon orbit".

At this time, the average distance from the lunar surface was 100 kilometers.

After that, Chang'e-3 will need to spend about four days to find the right time to change the orbit to the "near moon elliptical orbit".

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

After a short thrill, the command center returned to the state of "standing SEE", waiting for the opportunity.

Many people slept on the floor in the command center, and their Buddhist style revealed tension.

But on the other side, it was thrilling.

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August 8, cloudless.

Several off-road vehicles are moving on the mountain road.

They are heading to the "landing area" closest to the Xichang base.

Staged rockets, flying and throwing, will naturally fall down. More than ten tons of things, falling from tens of thousands of meters, if they accidentally hit someone

then the medical insurance card will be maxed out.

Therefore, the landing areas are relatively remote, and there are special "landing area staff" who will patrol and evacuate regularly according to the instructions of the Space Administration.

The "landing area" is generally equipped with a small "observation station".

But how to say it, the desolate mountains and ridges are still the hardest jobs in the aerospace system.

It's almost the same as the mountain guards.

This high-altitude simulation requires the Space Administration to mobilize "landing area personnel" to make room.

In the car, Zhou Rui is holding a computer and is still working every second. Shan Chunyuan and Che Gan are also in the car.

Their destination is not inside the landing area, but a high mountain on the edge of the landing area.

There, they can safely observe the entire experiment.

Several cars followed the winding mountain road and came to the commanding heights. There was a small tower here, which was one of the observation stations under the Space Administration.

Zhou Rui came to the edge of the cliff, where the view was excellent and the landing area was in full view.

"The visibility is extremely high, and the wind force is level 2. It can be said that the time and place are favorable."

Looking at the time, there were still two hours before the scheduled time, and Zhou Rui asked everyone to prepare.

First, he borrowed the equipment from the "observation station", and second, he brought some with him.

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

Zhou Rui on the side raised his eyebrows: "You still smoke?"

Shan Chunyuan said: "No smoking 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's the reason?

Shan Chunyuan's situation cannot be considered as a smoking addiction, but only as a pastime. He looked at the wasteland below the mountain and was a little absent-minded.

The work intensity these days is not low, and the most important thing is that it is very coherent, without any chance to "think about random things". Waiting for the gift from the sky at this time is a precious gap.

"Will there be any problems with the model?"

Zhou Rui smiled: "If there is a problem, it will be your fault. You did the safety check."

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

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

The fuel used is the same "unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine" and "nitrogen 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 precise calculations, it is almost consumed when it lands to avoid pollution 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 already made and the design work completed in advance, the main highlight of the past few days is to make this model.

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

The things were taken to Xichang Airport last night, which is a dual-use military and civilian airport, and Wang Tao and others accompanied them.

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

I’m afraid that if there is a problem on the plane, it will be a big sin.

Of course, Zhou Rui knocked on it before sending it away, and Shan Chunyuan also had as many as seven comprehensive inspections.

This time, Zhou Rui applied for a "Il-76" instead of a Kunpeng, because Kunpeng is positioned as a bomber, and its load capacity is reflected in the form of a "bomb bay", which is not suitable for transporting large and special-shaped items, so the one that came was an "Il-76".

Of course, he had other choices, namely the "Yun-20" equipped with "Bifang-modified" and "Sixiang stealth" technologies that Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation just tested this year.

It is said that the route is so wild that the general assembly feels that it is a waste of talent to make a transport aircraft.

But that thing is precious now, so there is no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken.

Shan Chunyuan took a deep breath of smoke. In the end, he was still a little nervous. Following Zhou Rui's work, the pace was too fast.

So fast that there was no time to "calm down", and he could only choose to trust Zhou Rui's judgment.

And believe in his own level.

In this regard, the mentality of the confidants was much better than his. Those people trusted Zhou Rui unconditionally. If the boss said it could be done, it would definitely 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 asked everyone to get ready.

In the next half an hour, everyone stood on the edge of the cliff under the scorching sun, and all kinds of measuring and shooting equipment were set up at the angles.

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

Everyone held their breath and waited.

Finally, when there was still one minute, a small black dot was approaching from a very high place.

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

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

Vaguely saw that the melon seed kernel opened its buttocks and something fell down.

At first, it was a vague outline.

Vaguely, because of the influence of the airflow, the object was constantly swinging as soon as it fell out.

But soon, there was a faint glow of the propeller around him.

This was the "intelligent attitude regulator" on his body working.

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

Although it was not clear, according to the setting, the wind plate should have been activated at this time.

Everyone stared at the model that was becoming clearer and clearer.

Some used infrared, some used cameras, and some used naked eyes.

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

Finally, when the model fell below 5,000 meters, it became clearer and clearer.

At this time, the deceleration brake began to work.

The flame of the thruster became bigger and bigger. With the blessing of aerospace fuel and the hand-made design of the engine master, the heavy model was getting slower and slower.

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

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

In the end, the white model slowed down more and more, as if the anti-gravity special effect was turned on. The last distance was even less than 5 meters per second.

Three meters above the ground, the wind plate at the bottom was bent downward at a large angle to form a simple support frame.

The model landed on the ground steadily.

They were on the cliff, and they saw it clearly, as if a steel white tree had appeared in the forest.

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

"Oh!! Success!"

"It really works! Awesome!"

As soon as the voice fell, the white model was seen slowly tilting

To one side

"Bang!"

The top of the mountain became completely silent

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