After staying in the command and control center of the launch site for a while, Wu Hao said goodbye to everyone and came out. As the launch was approaching, everyone was under a lot of pressure, so he didn't want to affect everyone.
The sky was getting dark, and a white weather balloon quickly flew into the sky.
This is a mid- and high-altitude weather observation balloon at the weather station in the base. There are related observation and sensing equipment tied under the balloon, which is used to observe and record mid- and high-altitude meteorological information, such as temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed and other meteorological data.
The launch is approaching, so the density of such weather balloons is relatively high, basically one every hour. In the hours before launch, the observation density will increase to ensure that the meteorological support team of the command center can grasp the conditions inside the launch site in real time.
Real-time weather information for surrounding areas.
I went to the base and held a working meeting with the leaders of each project, and briefly listened to their recent work and project progress.
Then, he and some employees went to the restaurant to have a meal. Wu Hao then returned to the hotel in the base, which is the guest house, to rest.
In fact, although he was a little tired, he did not take a rest immediately. Before going to bed, he still had to deal with some work matters, and then read some books, mainly about management and operations, to recharge himself.
At 6:30 in the morning, Wu Hao was woken up by the alarm clock, washed up, and then headed to the staff restaurant in the base with his entourage who had been waiting for a long time.
Today is the launch day, and it is also an important day in the base, so today's food is very rich, the standard is twice that of usual.
Wu Hao picked up two big meat buns, a bowl of sweet potato and polenta, an egg pancake with cabbage and a few side dishes.
The steaming steamed meat buns are bigger than an adult's fist. They are filled with fillings and have thick gravy. When you take a bite, the juices will explode. The texture and taste make people feel good.
Sweet potatoes are small sweet potatoes with yellow hearts brought from the Loess Plateau in northern Qin, and corn is dry corn that grows in the local sandy land.
Both of these grow in areas that are relatively dry and have relatively long sunlight hours, so their sugar content is relatively high. Even without adding sugar, they are already very sweet. Moreover, the grainy texture of corn and the softness of sweet potatoes are very pleasing to the eye.
The spirit was shaken.
After a delicious breakfast, he took a short rest. Seeing that it was still early, he went to check some of the base's infrastructure and material logistics support, accompanied by the person in charge of the base.
The heating of the base mainly uses boilers, and the fuel used in the boilers is local coking coal. Although this coking coal heating method has begun to be phased out in North China and most cities in the north. But in the northwest, it is still an important factor in local winter.
Heating fuel.
Of course, in order to reduce emissions as much as possible, they use the latest coking coal boiler technology, which can emit less waste gas to the outside world and is very environmentally friendly.
Although there are solar power plants around the base, the intensity of sunlight is weak after winter, so the power generation is insufficient. It is enough to maintain the base's normal electricity consumption, but it is not enough for heating.
As for natural gas, it's not that they don't want to use it, but it's far away from the city. Natural gas needs to be transported back and forth, and the storage conditions of natural gas are relatively harsh, so using coking coal as fuel is the best choice.
Secondly, there is another reason, that is, the climate here is relatively changeable in winter, and extreme weather such as heavy snowfall may occur. Snow accumulation is often very heavy, causing ground transportation to be completely interrupted.
As a result, their land transportation is basically cut off, and materials can only be transported by air. Therefore, they will store coking coal throughout the winter before winter arrives in order to cope with such extreme weather conditions.
In addition to these, in fact, the most important and precious resource next to this desert is drinking water. For this reason, they have built hundreds of kilometers of drinking water pipelines.
These pipelines will bring river water hundreds of kilometers away here, and gradually form a lake. Around this lake, many trees will be planted.
However, it is now a cold winter, the plants have withered and turned yellow, and the lake has frozen into a thick layer of ice.
This artificial lake is the water source of the base, so it is very well protected and the water quality is excellent. Therefore, the person in charge said that it attracts many birds in autumn, and there are more and more animals around it.
Some employees have already encountered a wolf pack while working in the field, and it was a large wolf pack. Fortunately, there were more people in their group, so the wolves stayed away after seeing them.
To this end, al-Qaeda personnel conducted an inspection of the surrounding area and organized base security personnel to conduct inspections. Later, the base security department also applied for shotguns from the local forestry police to deal with possible dangers.
According to local experts, it is difficult for wolves to survive in this vast Gobi desert. They generally follow the migration of animals. Sometimes they may have to travel hundreds of kilometers just to catch a prey.
The presence of wolves here shows that the ecological environment here is improving, especially the formation of the lake, which attracts many small animals that need water, and naturally also attracts wolves.
The local conservation station often stops here to check on relevant animals.
In the next step, with the continuous introduction of water sources, the area of the artificial lake will be further expanded. And around this artificial lake, an ecological oasis will be established here, which will further improve the environment here.
Then, they came to the material storage and logistics support warehouse of the base. This is responsible for the operation of the entire base and is the foundation of the entire base here, so it is very important.
The entire warehouse also adopts a standardized design, and the material storage is very rich. The warehouse stores enough to meet the food needs of the entire base for one month, as well as about a week's worth of eggs, poultry, meat and vegetables.
Some shelf-stable vegetables, such as potatoes, onions, cabbage and other winter vegetables, can be stored more.
In addition, there are emergency reserve foods. This type of food is mainly military food rations, including various cans, self-heating rations for individual soldiers, compressed biscuits, vacuum foamed bread, etc.
This kind of emergency reserve food will only be distributed to everyone in times of extreme crisis, such as extreme weather, heavy snow blocking roads, inability to bring in supplies, etc.
In fact, this is what Wu Hao asked for, and this is what he is most worried about. If this happens, it will have a great impact on their reputation.
At that time, no matter who in the base posts a few pictures and says a few words on the Internet, it will cause huge waves. After all, it is difficult for everyone to understand the establishment of a base in such an inaccessible and boundless place.