v2 Chapter 625： Rocket Imagination

Bao Zixuan knew that what Qian Lao said was very subtle. As an international student with an American background, he certainly knew the importance of intellectual property rights to a company. But after all, this is related to the development of the national aerospace industry. I know that some strong people are difficult, but I still want to give it a try.

It is impossible for a person like Bao Zixuan to impress him with money, and they are not short of money at all. It is said that national development needs funds, but there is not much money available. As for patriotism, I don't know what to say. At this time, Xiangjiang has no patriotic education. I just hope to find a breakthrough and see what conditions can satisfy the other party.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "I understand what the senior means, but some technologies are not yet able to expand outward. Batumi has been staring at the Black Cloud Group, and it can be said that many things are stretched. If you don't worry about leaking the Black Cloud Group Parts can be processed for domestic satellites, and the rest can be handed over to us as long as the technical indicators and processing accuracy are given by Huaxia.”

Hearing that Qian Lao didn't say much, after all, it is difficult for the strong. It is very rare to get such a reply from the other party now, at least there is still a chance for cooperation.

Qian Lao: "I can't make the decision to promise you this. I have to explain to the above that the situation is being decided. I have seen the ground effect aircraft of the Black Cloud Group, and it is very shocking. It can be said that the Black Cloud Group has reached the world's advanced in the aviation field. The level, at least in aero engines, is no worse than that of any country. In combination with the overall layout of the company, does Heiyun Group also want to enter the aerospace field in the future?"

Although Qian Lao is only interested in the aerospace field, he still pays attention to technology companies. Huaxia had few exchanges with other countries before, but sometimes it is necessary to learn from the achievements of other countries in the field of science and technology. Only by learning from each other's strengths can we make progress, otherwise the gap will only get bigger and bigger.

Heiyun Group started with games, and then gradually entered the fields of toys, computers, home appliances, chips, CNC machine tools, digital cameras, automobiles, etc. In the past two years, it has entered the military and aviation fields. From the perspective of layout and planning, Bao Zixuan's next step is definitely to conquer space, and the earth can no longer satisfy the ambition of the young richest man. Not only does China think so, but many institutions have done such analysis. It can be said that this is an open secret, and no one can be deceived at all.

Bao Zixuan: "Heiyun Group does have such a plan, and the time is not very ripe. The cost of rocket technology is still too high. I did a rehearsal of rocket recovery when I was in college. It is difficult to achieve with the existing technology. If Launching traditional rockets is a waste of resources, and how to use rocket recycling technology to bring the aerospace industry into a healthy development is what Heiyun has to consider."

If ordinary people say that they want to develop rockets that can be recovered, it is definitely a joke. But now it is Bao Zixuan who said that, he is not only an engineer, but also a super rich man who has the ability to do whatever he wants.

Qian Lao: "Heiyun wants to go directly over the rocket to develop the space shuttle, which is a huge technological leap. I heard that the launch cost of the space shuttle is very high, which is not as ideal as imagined."

The space shuttle is a reusable vehicle that travels between low-Earth orbit and the ground. It can both take off vertically like a launch vehicle and land at an airport after re-entry like an airplane. The U.S. space shuttle consists of an orbiter, an outer tank, and a solid booster. The Soviet space shuttle itself is not equipped with a main engine, so it is only a spacecraft, not a transporter, and needs to be sent to space with the help of the energy carrier rocket.

It was originally planned that the cost of each flight should be $50 million, but in fact, the cost of each flight is as high as $500 million, and a lot of time-consuming and laborious maintenance will be required after returning, which has overwhelmed NASA's finances. Although the original intention of proposing the space shuttle was to reduce the cost of the entire manned spaceflight development and launch process, the Americans found that this was not the case in the process of implementing this plan.

Although Qian Lao has left the United States for many years, as an authority in the world's aerospace field, he can still see some clues through the data. The so-called space shuttles of the United States and the Soviet Union are not as perfect as they were designed, and they are not necessarily the direction of the future development of the space industry.

At least not in line with China's national conditions, technology is one aspect, and the most important thing is that the required funds will drag down the domestic economy. Now that he heard that Bao Zixuan wanted to do this, Lao Qian was very worried that the space shuttle would bring disaster to the entire Heiyun Group.

Bao Zixuan: "Even if Heiyun enters the aerospace field, it will not develop the space shuttle, at least not until the aerospace engine and fuel have achieved revolutionary innovations."

"What Black Cloud wants to do is to recover the rocket. After the launch, let the first-stage rocket land vertically, and use the reverse thruster to achieve a soft landing. In this way, the first-stage rocket can be reused, and multiple launches can be carried out after maintenance."

It can be said that the technology proposed by Bao Zixuan is a proper black technology in this era, and Qian Lao must have thought about these problems before; but it still feels difficult to break through the technical bottleneck.

Qian Lao: "Do you know what technical problems need to be solved to make the first-stage rocket make a soft landing! This is a complicated project. Once the bad direction is determined, the ground personnel will suffer heavy losses."

Fortunately, Bao Zixuan had prepared in advance, otherwise he would have no right to speak in front of the academic master.

Bao Zixuan: "First of all, you must control the rocket's posture; because of the slender shape of the rocket, it is easy to fall down if the landing posture is not correct."

"Secondly, in addition to being reusable, the rocket engine must also have the characteristics of adjustable thrust."

"At the same time, new composite materials should be used for the arrow body to further reduce the weight while ensuring higher strength."

"Finally, in view of the "lessons" of the space shuttle, after the reusable rocket is recovered, it can meet the requirements of re-launch after simple inspection and maintenance."

"That is to say, we need to develop a higher-precision directional gyroscope to ensure that the flight attitude is balanced. Not only the hardware needs to improve the flight control system software, but also calculate the optimal landing method at the first time. Only by improving the software and hardware together can the rocket be realized. Soft landing."

"Improving the engine, the power output of the engine can be remotely controlled on the ground control platform. It is equivalent to installing a throttle on the engine, but the throttle needs to be operated remotely. This allows you to control how much thrust the rocket needs at what time, and at the same time to ensure Turn on the thrust reverser when it hits the ground."

"At present, Heiyun Group is already developing aerospace materials and has achieved some results. I believe that as long as there is continuous investment of funds, it is easy to solve the problem. After all, the previous materials are not unusable. It's just the cost."

"As long as the technical barriers of flight attitude, thrust reverser, controllable engine, and aerospace materials are all broken, then quick maintenance is a matter of course."

Hearing the technical difficulties and solutions given by Bao Zixuan, Qian Lao thought it was very feasible. At least there is no problem in theory, maybe it is a direction of future development.

The initial investment will definitely increase, and once it is developed, it will definitely reduce the cost of rocket launch by one-third or even lower. It is really feasible for the Black Cloud Group to enter the rocket field with this idea, but it always feels a little awkward that the other party is a private company after all.

Qian Lao: "It is very feasible in theory But there are many problems to be solved in the early stage. This requires huge capital investment, and there is no guarantee of success. The aerospace field is the industry that burns the most money; It cost hundreds of billions of dollars to go to the moon.”

"Although the benefits for the future are huge, there is no profit at all in a short period of time. Heiyun is just a company and needs to be carefully considered in terms of funding."

It can be said that Qian Lao is completely out of good intentions, and will make a kind reminder. As the top expert in the aerospace field, of course, he knows how much research and development investment will cost. Huaxia is still very difficult as a country, and it will definitely be more difficult for a company of Heiyun Group to enter the aerospace field.

Bao Zixuan: "I know that this road is difficult to walk, but someone has to go forward first. To put it mildly, the money Heiyun makes can't be spent in 10 lifetimes, and he always has to do something different to come out of his life. make sense.”

Only at this time did Qian Lao realize that Bao Zixuan is a very rich man, and he is also a young super rich man. As long as it is what he wants to do, the research and development investment is nothing at all, maybe he can really successfully develop a recyclable rocket.

Next, the two discussed some technical issues, and didn't stop until Mrs. Qian asked them to eat.