Chapter 3069: The envisaged experimental plan for the first manned flight around the moon
"I see the progress is going well. Can it be launched next year?" Wu Hao turned around and looked at the big guy in front of him, and then asked with a smile.
Hearing Wu Hao's words, Yu Chengwu and Zhou Xiangming looked at each other, then shook their heads at Wu Hao and said: "I still can't guarantee you this, because it depends on the specific development progress. In addition, there are
A series of subsequent testing work will follow.
You also know that once such a big thing is launched into space, it is conservatively estimated that it will take ten years to operate, so it must be ensured that it is safe and reliable enough.
Therefore, the entire development process including the subsequent testing process is very strict, even harsh. We do not allow the Lunar Express cis-moon transfer spacecraft to carry any problems to space, even if it is just a little bit.
Because once something goes wrong with the Moon Express Earth-Moon transfer spacecraft in space, it will have serious consequences.
Even if it does not cause serious consequences, it is extremely time-consuming and laborious to repair. It is okay inside the cabin, but outside the cabin, astronauts need to be organized to conduct an extravehicular space walk. The resources and funds consumed by this space walk alone are very huge.
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Therefore, we must ensure that it is reliable enough before we can launch it into space."
Speaking of this, Yu Chengwu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This project can be said to be groundbreaking. There is no experience to follow, and the technical difficulty is very huge. To be honest, from the establishment of the project to the present, our entire project team is under tremendous pressure.
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We are also vague about what that project represents. It is just you. Now all parties are paying attention to that project, so you must act steadily and steadily, and you can take even the slightest risk.
According to the plan, if everything goes well, you are scheduled to launch from early October to early November in early winter next year. However, excluding the influence of other factors, the launch plan has been postponed.
Hearing Zhang Jun's words, Zha Taoshu explained with a smile: "Of course, the technical difficulty is the same. The overall technical difficulty of your Lunar Slow Earth-moon transfer spacecraft is dozens to hundreds of times that of the manned spacecraft.
There is no reference, so you have to figure it out by your own way, and the development will naturally progress quickly.
After listening to Zhou Xiangming and Zha Taoshu's impassioned speeches, Zha Tao and Zhang Jun also showed expressions of opposition. Indeed, we have not been blinded by fame and fortune, and we can still stick to our mission as scientific and technical personnel.
The bottom line, and the conscience of an entrepreneur and business executive, that is very difficult.
Seeing the reactions of the seven people, Zhou Xiangming continued with a smile: "Even if the manned experiment cannot be carried out, you can still land on the moon immediately.
Besides, it is meant to carry people. As long as it involves the danger of people, there is no difference or less. You must ensure the risk of people before you dare to worry about putting it into use. That is your responsibility for life.
That process may last for several months, or even half a year, until the lunar locomotive Earth-lunar transfer spacecraft including the entire system is running, there are no problems, and it passes the review and evaluation of the relevant expert group.
Only then can you carry out the real manned lunar landing experiment and verify the success again before it can be put into use."
Except for landing on the moon, the other processes are exactly the same as the lunar landing mission.
Moreover, there is no precedent for a manned spacecraft to follow. You and others have a reference. As for the Earth-moon transfer spacecraft, and the kind of Earth-moon reciprocating permanent transfer spacecraft, there is no precedent to follow.
When the Lunar Local cis-lunar transfer spacecraft arrived in Earth orbit and flew around the Earth's orbit, the astronauts transferred from under the Lunar Local lunar transfer spacecraft to underneath the Walker manned spacecraft.
It may be that some people who are obsessed with profit may wantonly attach importance to the so-called results in order to seek the smallest profit, to make money, and to grow stocks, and are too slow to encourage those projects, while ignoring the most fundamental things.
In the end, it can only end in a tragic victory.
It’s just that there are still some technical difficulties that need to be overcome, and some of them are not related to materials, so it is relatively similar to others.”
There is only 840,000 kilometers between the earth and the moon. The lunar slow train Earth-moon transfer spacecraft is equivalent to the ferry between the seven. The starry sky 840,000 kilometers away is like a torrent.
If something goes wrong during the flight, it will be catastrophic, so you have to be careful."
Because your landing descender is still under development, and the Zhihai Lunar Surface Scientific Research Station still cannot meet the conditions for occupancy of personnel.
Even if you will launch the Lunar Locomotive Earth-moon transfer spacecraft by then, you will still need to perform on-orbit performance tests for a long period of time, allowing it to fly back and forth along the Earth-moon orbit to verify its overall reliability.
And during the test process, you will also have to perform several docking experiments, including your docking and separation with the manned spacecraft in earth orbit, and your docking and separation with the landing ascender in lunar orbit.
After hearing Zhou Xiangming's introduction, Zha Tao immediately asked: "How is the development progress of this lunar landing and descending vehicle?"
Just like the official moon landing process, the astronauts participating in the test flight need to take off on your Walker manned spacecraft, and then retract and dock with the Lunar Slow Earth-lunar transfer spacecraft below the Earth's orbit.
Transfer to the Lunar Locomotive Earth-lunar transfer spacecraft.
Then the Lunar Locomotive Earth-Moon transfer spacecraft started, completed its retreat into the lunar orbit, and then retreated toward the moon. Before reaching the moon, it would terminate its retreat and decelerate and then fly around the moon.
Therefore, in the first manned test phase, you will adopt the plan of manned flight around the moon and select a few astronauts to conduct the first flight test around the moon.
After staying below the lunar orbit for about two days, the Lunar Local Earth-Moon transfer spacecraft will start again, then retreat into the lunar-Earth transfer orbit and return to the Earth orbit.
Then the Voyager manned spacecraft and the Lunar Local lunar transfer spacecraft retreated and separated, carrying the astronauts back to the surface of the earth. The whole process lasted about 17 days, and the total distance reached 4.4 million kilometers.
That is also for you to do later rehearsal work and accumulate experience for your current lunar landing mission. Last time, the Lunar Slow Earth-lunar transfer spacecraft will carry the lunar landing descender to the moon and perform a real lunar landing.
Mission accomplished.”
Hearing Wu Hao's inquiry, Cha Taoshu smiled and nodded and said: "We are not in the main development stage yet, so withdrawing from the exhibition is still a mistake.
It’s so troublesome, but it feels less complicated than a manned spacecraft! After hearing Zhou Xiangming’s introduction, Zhang Jun frowned and said.
