After leading the team to improve the electronic system framework of the anti-gravity spacecraft, Wang Hao handed over the work to others, and he personally went to the spaceflight base.
Having not been to the Tianjin Aerospace Base for a while, Wang Hao has a lot of work to deal with.
After he arrived at the base, he inspected the construction and installation work of cabins, equipment, etc., and paid attention to the replacement of materials in each part.
Tianhang-01 implements the voyage plan, which is a true space vacuum voyage into the solar system. To deal with a large number of high-energy cosmic rays and solar radiation, the outer layer is coated with high-end radiation-proof coating.
The radiation-proof coating material is the latest development. It is not a single material, but several materials, which are spread layer by layer.
It also includes brown gold, which is used to absorb cosmic radiation. There is also a layer of silver foil in the middle outer layer, which is used to reflect cosmic radiation. There are also anti-oxidation layers, anti-magnetization layers and heat insulation layers inside. Each of them is the latest
High-performance materials developed and containing first-order elements.
When Wang Hao checked the performance of various materials, he also found that the cabin's light-transmitting hole material was somewhat substandard, so he immediately suggested the introduction of moissanite.
"Carbonite is the latest material produced. It has very good light transmission properties and very stable chemical properties. It is several times stronger than conventional light transmission materials..."
He gave a simple explanation.
This suggestion was naturally accepted. In fact, after the results related to carbon silicon crystal were released, the Tianjin Aerospace Base hoped to introduce carbon silicon crystal. However, the relevant materials were not available at all and could only be obtained through Wang Hao.
Get enough moissanite.
This material is also very luxurious.
The strong S-wave technology is very efficient in manufacturing moissanite, but only the equipment in the experimental base can be used to manufacture it. It can only last for half an hour at a time, and requires maintenance every time.
If it is to manufacture carbon silicon spar to supply the Tianhang base, it will only meet the needs of Tianhang-01, and it will need to be run at least three times.
In other words, the production capacity of strong S-wave equipment operating for ten days must be supplied to Tianhang-01. The cost does not seem high, but it is definitely a luxury.
Moissanite has not yet been sold to the outside world because the strong S-wave equipment is in the experimental base and is not focused on material manufacturing. Most of the time is spent on research and development of new materials.
If it is sold normally, even if it is not a 'crystal-like' material, the price will be very high because it involves a lot of scientific research value.
After Wang Hao finalized the replacement of carbon silicon spar with light-transmitting materials, he also paid attention to other aspects of work, including the performance of new equipment, satellite release plans, and planned exploration work in the solar system, etc.
Then I talked with Zang Chunlai, Zhu Qiqiang and others about the voyage plan of Tianhang-01.
They initially discussed the mission of the voyage plan and also discussed the issue of candidates to board the ship.
The captain of Tianhang-01 to carry out the long-distance voyage plan has been finalized. He is Major General Huang Youkun appointed by the military. He is only 44 years old. He is a rare talent with both civil and military skills. He has personally served as a fighter formation commander and has demonstrated extraordinary ability.
Excellent leadership skills.
In addition, he is also proficient in aerospace information technology and led the team to encrypt and decipher the first-order radar information transmission, ensuring the smoothness and confidentiality of radar information transmission.
In addition to the captain, there are operators at all levels, launchers, small spacecraft control pilots, etc.
These are all included in the spacecraft company's personnel list, and others include top engineers responsible for troubleshooting and emergency response.
Next, there is the technical consultant.
Tianhang-01 has too many cutting-edge technologies, and the position of technical advisor is crucial. When encountering difficult-to-solve problems or making technology-related decisions, technical advisors are needed to grasp and make decisions.
Technical advisor, position equivalent to deputy captain.
In this regard, the theory team is needed to provide talents, and only the theory team, that is, within Wang Hao's team, has talents who are proficient in various technical theories.
Wang Hao couldn't stand Paul Phil Jones's appearance, but he still gave the spot to Paul, mainly because Paul was the most suitable.
Needless to say, Paul's theoretical level is also involved in the development and construction of Tianhang-01.
Whether it is various high-end technologies or electronic systems, Paul Phil-Jones is involved.
He is the most suitable candidate.
Wang Hao also appointed a replacement candidate - Ding Zhiqiang. Ding Zhiqiang's qualifications seemed somewhat insufficient, but he was the only suitable candidate left in the theory team. He also worked at the Tianjin Aerospace Base for a period of time and was proficient in various technical theories.
The replacement candidate may not necessarily be able to board the ship.
If the voyage plan is short of manpower, or if Paul Phil Jones encounters an unexpected situation and is unable to participate in the plan, Ding Zhiqiang will take his place and participate in the plan.
In fact, Wang Hao believes that the most suitable candidate is He Yi. He Yi does not understand the theory, but he is very proficient in various technologies. He has always been at the forefront of experiments.
Unfortunately, the voyage plan requires participants to be under 50 years old.
Tianhang-01 will sail at high speed in space, and the gravitational field technology can make the gravity in the cabin continue to be stable, but it will not be without any feeling.
No technology is 100% effective. For older people, maintaining health will be a big problem when they go into space.
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Soon, forty days passed.
The electronic system of the anti-gravity spacecraft corrected faster than expected.
On this day, the anti-gravity spacecraft passed various tests and conducted a new test flight.
The test flight test is not just about flying, but directly ascending to space and then returning to the ground.
The hardware of the spacecraft has been tested many times and passed various high-pressure tests. Basically, there will be no problems. The main test is the electronic system.
The flight test was conducted very quietly.
When the anti-gravity spacecraft flew high in the sky, some people in the surrounding area also saw it, but they still thought it was an empty spacecraft and had no idea it was a spacecraft that could enter space.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The anti-gravity spacecraft successfully rose to an altitude of 130 kilometers, hovered at the corresponding altitude for about half an hour, and then successfully returned to the ground.
The entire test process is very simple, which is to let the anti-gravity spacecraft take off, enter space, perform various flight missions, and then return to the ground.
Compared with the light pressure engine, the takeoff and landing of an anti-gravity spacecraft is too easy, and it even looks smoother than an airship flying saucer.
This is mainly because the anti-gravity spacecraft uses Hall thrusters, which have insufficient power and relatively slow acceleration. However, the absorption improves the balance system and makes its operation more stable.
After conducting a space test, only three days passed before the spacecraft underwent the next test.
Continuous testing, continuous correction...
Within a month, the anti-gravity spacecraft conducted seven flight tests. The next three were piloted by pilots, and its internal electronic systems gradually became more complete.
In the last test, the anti-gravity spacecraft landed directly at the spaceflight base.
Wang Hao watched the landing process of the spacecraft and couldn't help feeling that the aerospace carrier really needs small spacecrafts. In comparison, anti-gravity spacecrafts are much more flexible, and their landing process is even faster and more stable than fighter jets.
When hovering in the air, it also appears to be very flexible and can fly freely in all directions.
Such a spacecraft is suitable for landing on planets to perform missions.
The next step is to dock the anti-gravity spacecraft with Tianhang-01. The docking of the electronic system has been completed halfway. The anti-gravity spacecraft will then land stably in the spacecraft cabin of Tianhang-01.
Afterwards, the Tianjin Aerospace Base conducted various tests on the anti-gravity spacecraft.
After confirming that there were no problems, the spacecraft company and its team finalized a cooperation agreement with the space agency. The preliminary agreement was to order four anti-gravity spacecraft, and the spacecraft codename was determined to be 'Thousand Falcons'.
In addition, ten small spacecraft with only superconducting batteries and Hall thrusters and special functions were ordered.
These spacecraft are used to perform missions in space, and some are even disposable products specifically used to release detectors.
The total order volume finalized in the cooperation agreement is as high as 15.3 billion, of which the price of each Thousand Falcon spacecraft is 2.7 billion.
The biggest cost of the Thousand Falcon spacecraft comes from two aspects, one is the material, and the other is the manufacturing process.
Among them, the material cost is the largest part. Whether it is the internal superconducting material or the external coating, it will be very expensive when used in aerospace.
However, the material costs are also digested internally. Large amounts of materials are purchased from Superconducting Materials Company and Annihilation Technology Company. The high-end materials provided by these two companies account for more than 800 million in costs.
Even so, the space agency can still make a huge profit.
Of course, purchasing the Thousand Falcon spacecraft for 2.7 billion is definitely not expensive, but the space agency can only sell it internally, because the technology they use is not independently developed, and is even provided by Wang Hao's institutions.
Superconducting batteries and lateral anti-gravity are two core technologies developed by Wang Hao’s team.
Therefore, it is absolutely acceptable to achieve a certain profit.
This cooperation is also very important to the space agency. It can be said that their previous research had no profit at all, and all funding depended on financial allocations.
Now that we can get certain benefits, the development of the space agency will have a new future.
They can set their main direction on the research and development of small spacecraft, and then rely on the profits achieved to continuously invest in research and development.
With the support of funds, technology can be improved, and only when technology is improved can we be competitive.
The final signer of the cooperation between the two parties was Mr. Zhu.
In fact, Mr. Zhu has already lived a retired life, but the space agency has not yet decided on a new person in charge, so he signed a cooperation agreement on behalf of the space agency.
After completing the signing, Teacher Zhu said with emotion to Chen Jiahe, "I'll be counting on you from now on."
To be continued...