Chapter 893 Today's Wonderful Book! Qian Xuesen Platform!
After parting with the "Successor Alliance", Zhou Rui specially found someone to properly store the six sealed volumes of "Yongle Encyclopedia" and temporarily sent them to the local bank safe.
Then he went to the conference hall to go through the formalities, which was considered to be attending the event.
When he entered, the Indian Space Agency was talking at the door, talking about the grand plan of India's manned space flight in 2020.
However, our friends who understand know that this kind of thing~ the farther the plan is, the louder the speech is, and the closer the plan is, the more subtle the voice is.
For example, the Russian bear once claimed to have a manned moon landing in 2018, the European Space Agency claimed to have a manned moon landing in 2024, the United States claimed to have a manned Mars landing in 2025, and Japan claimed to have established a lunar base in 2030.
In comparison, India only claimed to have a manned space flight in 2020, which is already very low-key.
This is still a revision. Ten years ago, India claimed to have a manned space flight two years ago.
Insiders know that it’s okay to listen to the noise, unless the speaker is Chinese.
In the afternoon, Zhou Rui left the hotel early and entered the "Xichang Rocket Launch Base". He was different from these people. These people came to watch the performance, while he was the one who participated in the "showmanship".
Tomorrow at noon, the "Qian Xuesen Platform" will be launched around 12 o'clock, and it will be live broadcast. Also, because so many observation groups from various countries have come, this process will also spread to more places in the world, and there is no room for mistakes.
Otherwise, it would be unfair to borrow the name of Qian.
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Launch day.
More than a hundred members of the observation group from various countries took a bus and arrived at the viewing platform on the southeast side of the Xichang Rocket Launch Base.
If there were only a few or even a dozen people, perhaps they could follow the way of the Wanhu Base at the beginning and open an observation room outside the command center, but hundreds of people obviously could not accommodate them, so the Space Administration prepared it in advance. This platform was originally prepared for tourists.
It has an excellent location, with a clear view of the launch tower a few kilometers away. A large screen and several small screens are set up indoors. The large screen will broadcast Yangma's live broadcast, and the small screens are some special camera positions.
Drinks and snacks are also prepared on site, and they will arrive more than an hour in advance.
The launch site is not open to the public, but the attention of TV and the Internet is not low. After more than a year of cultivation, various media have become accustomed to paying attention to and reporting on aerospace-related content, and the social participation is much higher than in the past.
Khalid held a cup of black tea, shook and looked at the huge launch silo, and couldn't help but sighed: "Industry is really great. Can you imagine that in a few years, there will be a rocket belonging to me, sending the Kaaba into space?"
Little Saman smiled and emphasized: "It's our rocket."
At this time, there was a noise from the big screen behind, as if the picture was finally connected.
"GOD, is this the command room?"
"It's so beautiful"
On the other side, the entire Xichang base has entered a state of preparation for war.
After three days of vertical assembly, the "Long March 5-Return" has become a complete body, standing in the launch tower.
But the highlight of today is not here, but in the command room of the Xichang base.
This place, which Zhou Rui is very familiar with, has undergone earth-shaking changes. The original layout of the lecture hall has become a circular structure that radiates outward in circles around the center.
The lowest point in the center is a circular platform with a hollow cylindrical structure on top.
Higher up, there are four screens facing different directions and tilting downward.
Even the staff are dressed differently, abandoning the traditional uniform white coats and turning into azure work clothes, looking energetic and young.
This is the first "mimetic command center" that the space agency has completed the transformation.
Today is also the first public appearance.
These pictures also appeared on the TV at the same time, and some people exclaimed.
Sure enough, all crows are black!
And you still say it's not a studio? !
And it's also a live broadcast! It's complete!
Everything is going on in an orderly manner in the new, high-tech command room.
Zhou Rui sat in the center of the circle, and next to him was Sun Jiadong, who was also visiting. Master Zhou did not have any fixed position here, but he needed to control the overall situation. No one here knew more about mimicry command, rockets, and mechanical platforms than him.
Under special circumstances, he could directly call a halt or issue an order.
The commander was a woman in her 30s. This position was generally occupied by men, because men's voices were more discerning, and women's voices were prone to high frequencies in emergencies, so she had to be exceptionally good to stand here.
"Start, mimicry command system!"
The next moment, in the center of the command room, there was a slight "creaking" sound of hard objects squeezing in the cylindrical structure.
Then, countless intelligent units emerged, and the metallic "ice touch" gradually spread and fell on the circular platform, immediately forming a thick plane.
After a short silence, it moved on its own and gathered into a shape of more than two meters high, the No. 3 launch tower. Even the surrounding lightning towers, trees, and roads were simulated.
Because of the change in layout, everyone is closer to the "pseudo-command" and can see more clearly.
"Telemetry data is normal."
"Fuel filling is normal."
"30 minutes before launch, start the tower departure procedure"
As the instructions were issued one after another, Zhou Rui started chatting with Mr. Sun beside him.
They were not nervous at all.
Old Sun laughed: "What a beautiful technology, very scientific beauty."
Zhou Rui: "I also use this circular command hall design at Kade Base in Ryukyu."
Old Sun was a little confused, and thought for a while and said: "Kade Base? It seems to be the name of a US Air Force base?"
Zhou Rui grinned: "Yes, that's it, it's mine now."
Old Sun was stunned, and then laughed even more happily.
Everything went smoothly before the launch. After all, the same "Jingtian No. 1" has been launched more than ten times. The command team of Xichang Base only needs to adapt to the new working environment.
At 12:18, the rocket left the tower.
At 12:36, all data was normal and the fuel was filled.
At 12:37, the swing arm swung open and the rocket was ignited.
The huge Fat Five, with an indomitable momentum, soared into the sky in the explosive white water vapor.
On the viewing platform, hundreds of people, some wearing sunglasses, and some with their hands on the awning, felt the pressure that was shaking the entire atmosphere.
The launch of the Long March 5 was magnificent and smooth, and there were no accidents during the whole process. I wonder if any of these international experts would feel sorry.
After the rocket left the sight, everyone focused on the big screen. The simulation command was still faithfully reporting the situation of the rocket, including multi-stage separation, attitude adjustment, and fairing separation. The whole scene was intuitively visible.
Even after the payload entered the orbit, it slowly unfolded, and the complex mechanical structure reorganized itself, which was also vivid.
This move alone has left the global aerospace industry behind for many years.
Experts from various countries were silent.
They were shocked
Zhou Rui's speech the night before yesterday came to my ears.
Conquering the universe is the destiny of mankind.
Then which civilization will be the one to fulfill this destiny?
And who will it be?
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The Earth's low-Earth orbit has been particularly lively this year.
Basically every half a month, someone will add bricks and tiles to the orbit.
The Nantianmen platform, which has gradually become majestic and grand, is not in this world for the time being, but the "track family" has also welcomed a new member.
A huge black cube was sent to the track.
It slowly unfolded its body and turned into several "mortise and tenon" track units and "brick" track connectors, and then immediately began to reorganize.
Under mechanical intelligence, these devices are very mature and install themselves.
About fifteen minutes later, the "Qian Xuesen Track Research Platform" was officially unveiled.
But it is different from its predecessors. According to the images fed back by the mimic command and the camera, the "Qian Xuesen Platform" is no longer a pure plane, but a double-layer structure. It looks like a flat rectangular block with thickness, similar to a "book".
The book of machinery.
This design is due to scientific research needs. Some sensors cannot go with the flow and be exposed to the sun over and over again. Some equipment also needs electromagnetic protection.
In general, this "book-type" design makes the Qian Xuesen platform have three different levels of "upper, middle and lower" areas.
In addition, the "Qian Xuesen Platform" is different from the all-black Nantianmen. Its upper surface is black solar energy, but its bottom is painted white, highlighting its civilian use, openness, and cooperation.
In the future, this thick "machine book" will gradually expand and eventually become a giant like Nantianmen.
By the way, since it is a scientific research platform, it must naturally carry scientific research payloads, even if it is the first time, it must be highlighted.
After all structural adjustments are completed and data feedback is normal.
In the middle of the Qian Xuesen Platform, a "brick" area suddenly dropped, and a three-dimensional glass cover rose after a moment.
It is a space ecological box made of special materials that can protect some electromagnetic waves.
There is organic-rich soil and water in it, which builds a microcirculation.
There is also half a cut Northeast potato.
It is definitely carefully selected.
Since we are going to do scientific research in space, let's give priority to solving the most concerned issues of the people across the country.
Try to see if you can farm.