My Age of Investment - Chapter 1540 Into the soul

   Chapter 1540 One shot into the soul

   "Dongfeng Optical USB radar tracking is normal."

   "Weinan radar tracking is normal."

   "Qingdao radar tracking is normal."

   "Changjiang No. 3 tracking is normal."

   "The telemetry signal is normal."

  …

  As the observation points on land and sea successively transmitted observation reports to the command and control center, the Wanhu-1 carrier rocket has flown out of the border from west to east along the direction of the earth's rotation and entered the sky over the Pacific Ocean.

  Ivanovich, who was sitting in the auditorium of the command and control center, had no intention of appreciating and comparing the professional level of his Chinese aerospace counterparts, because all his eyes were concentrated on the large screens hung on the wall.

One of the screens is the image taken by the camera on the rocket, which is very clear. Not only can you see the rocket dragging its fire-breathing tail through the clouds, but also the water vapor in the clouds condenses into small water droplets. drips onto the lens.

   In addition, several groups of numbers displayed at the bottom of the image are constantly beating, and the flight speed, altitude, longitude and latitude of the rocket are accurately presented in the picture.

Another set of images was manually tracked and shot by the ground optical measurement team of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. This is a test of the equipment operator's skills. The difficulty is like an ordinary person turning on their mobile phone and using dozens of times of zoom to shoot distant moving objects. If A slight shake of the hand may make the whole picture disappear, not to mention the continuous and stable tracking shooting.

   Fortunately, the staff of Jiuquan Base have been tested for a long time, and their hands are more stable than each other.

  You can see through the picture that this rocket is like a shooting star across the sky, dragging a long tail, bright and dazzling.

   There is also a set of animated flight simulation images, which draws a curved real-time flight trajectory of the rocket through a large number of computer operations.

  The images displayed on several screens, as well as the results reported by the ground observation station, all show that the rocket is flying normally.

   But this is not enough, it just proves that the rocket flew successfully and flew normally for dozens of seconds. Before achieving industry-recognized success, the rocket still needs to go through a test of more than ten minutes.

   Looking at Wanhu No. 1, which was constantly traveling on the screen, Ivanovich, who was excitedly drawing a blueprint for the future of aerospace revival with Xia Jingxing at the wine table yesterday, had a dry mouth at this time.

   Just as Xia Jingxing needs to demonstrate the existence of the revival aerospace in the increasingly hot private aerospace track, this veteran Ukrainian aerospace expert also needs a successfully launched rocket to get a good start for his second-spring aerospace career.

   But the rocket has been in the air for dozens of seconds at this time. Obviously, he can't do anything at the moment, the only thing he can do is to wait quietly for the result.

   Li Zexiang and Wang Tao, who were sitting next to the old man, were also staring at the rocket on the screen. Neither of them said a word.

   Whether the aerospace business group can become famous in one battle, and at the same time reach out to the group for more development funds, depends on this one.

  …

   Watching the rocket gradually disappear into the sky, a group of guests at the outdoor ceremony stage completely exploded.

   "Fuck, did the launch succeed in one shot?"

   "It's still very early. It depends on whether the follow-up rocket separation, star-rocket separation, satellite orbit and other links are successfully completed."

   "There should be no problem, Mr. Xia never fights unprepared battles."

   "That's right, it definitely hits the soul!"

  …

   A group of entrepreneurs don't know if they really don't know how to do it, or they are flattering President Xia, and they are very optimistic about the follow-up link of the rocket launch.

  Comparing the two, foreign journalists appear to be very calm. Whether the rocket launch is successful or not, it does not affect their news compilation.

  Because they have already prepared two sets of news headlines-Daren Xia's Space Dream and Daeron Xia's Dream of Space.

  …

  In the command and control hall, Ivanovic clenched his hands into fists tightly, held his breath, and stared at the large screens directly in front of his head—the rocket, which had been flying safely for more than two minutes, was about to face the first round of the big test.

   "The secondary engine ignites, and the primary and secondary separations are normal."

  156 seconds after the rocket ignited and took off, when the flight altitude reached 70 kilometers, the ground observers reported the observation results, and the command and control center immediately burst into warm applause.

   This is the consistent tradition of China Aerospace. We applaud and celebrate every key point of the successful launch of the rocket, which can relieve the pressure of the staff a little.

   Hearing the applause, Ivanovich finally let go of his hanging heart.

  If there is a problem with the first stage of the rocket, then he is really embarrassed.

   This is also the minimum requirement for this launch, at least to ensure the normal operation of the first stage rocket.

   On the big screen, the rocket with a broken tail was still accelerating, and the wreckage of the first-stage rocket whose connection was blown off by the explosive bolt began to fall to the surface at an extreme speed.

  The rocket that SpaceX recycles and reuses is also this stage. Fuxing Aerospace has not mastered this technology for the time being, and can only abandon the expensive first-stage rocket.

   The landing site of the rocket wreckage of this stage has been calculated in detail. If there is no accident, it will fall in a certain area of ​​​​the Pacific Ocean. At most, a few catties of fish will be fried, and the flowers and plants on the land will not be hurt.

Then, the flight altitude of the Wanhu-1 carrier rocket reached 200 kilometers. The conical fairing on the top of the rocket seemed to be cut vertically by a knife, and the two pieces of debris were exactly split to both sides of the rocket body and separated out. , revealing the experimental satellite wrapped inside.

  The second level of the rocket passed the level smoothly, and once again received a large applause from the command and control center.

   The difficulty of this level is actually not small. Last year, the first launch vehicle "Luo Lao" launched by South Korea, which was clamoring to build a space power, failed for the first time. It was a problem in the separation of the fairing.

  Luo Lao’s second launch this year failed again, which made Da Mao, the first stage rocket engine provider, a little unhappy. He said that the cooperation was canceled after three unsuccessful launches.

   It's not that the Koreans gave too little, but that they were afraid that the Koreans would smash the signboard of their world-renowned rocket engine.

  Wanhu No.1 successfully flew to this step, in fact, it can already surpass South Korea.

  Although everyone purchased the rocket engine from Da Mao's family, and then also adopted magic modification and assembly, Fuxing Aerospace is one step ahead of South Korea's aerospace technology.

   After a while, the second and third stage rockets of Wanhu No. 1 successfully completed the separation, and there was another round of applause in the control center.

   The footsteps of success are getting closer, but also more and more dangerous.

  Ivanovic, Wang Tao, and Li Zexiang all looked nervously at the rocket that they had high hopes for.

  Time passed by every minute and second, and soon the Rockets ushered in the final exam.

  709 seconds after the ignition took off, the terminal rocket and the satellite were officially separated, and an experimental simulated satellite weighing 1 ton was sent into a low-Earth orbit 700 kilometers above the ground.

At this point, there is no suspense about the launch result of Wanhu-1, and it was a complete success. The commanders and observers in the audience stood up and applauded, and many people nodded to Ivanovic, Wang Tao and Li Zexiang. .

  Although Wanhu-1 is not a rocket developed by them, it is also a part of China's aerospace force. Seeing the successful launch of this rocket, all the staff are sincerely happy for this emerging private aerospace enterprise.

   "Mr. Ivanovich, we succeeded."

  Wang Tao was the first to react from his sluggish state and gave a warm hug to the old Ukrainian man beside him.

   Ivanovich seemed to have not recovered, and murmured to himself, "Did you succeed?"

  Li Zexiang applauded and smiled: "Yes, we have really succeeded, becoming the seventh new space force capable of launching satellites of more than 1 ton after China, the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and India."

   "So, I have ten boxes of Maotai?"

Xia Jingxing, who was walking in the distance, heard Ivanovich's words, laughed and said, "I will bring the wine to your house tomorrow, but you have to drink it slowly. If you drink too much, be careful of the curved rocket you make Flying around."

   "Haha, Darren, don't worry, I won't drink and make mistakes."

   For this old man who loves to drink, Xia Jingxing does not hesitate to satisfy his hobbies. After all, Vision Capital China is also one of the shareholders of Maotai, so how can he drink the old man’s wine?

   He is afraid that the old man will drink people out. Before the middle and young generations of the revival of aerospace are officially cultivated, the old man, the aerospace technology giant, will continue to take the lead.

   Xia Jingxing had just chatted with Ivanovic and others when Director Shang of the base brought people to congratulate him.

   "Mr. Xia, congratulations everyone, the rocket developed was successfully launched in one go, which is very rare in the world. This is a remarkable achievement."

  Xia Jingxing smiled slightly, his family knew his own affairs. Regarding Wanhu No. 1, there is still a long way to go to revive Aerospace, and this achievement is not worthy of too much praise.

   After chatting a few words with Shang Hong and the others, and thanking him solemnly, Xia Jingxing left the command and control center and went to the outdoor reception where the guests were.

   When Xia Jingxing arrived at the viewing platform, this group of people had already received the news that the rocket launch was a complete success.

   Jack Ma, who was standing in the crowd, said with his nostrils upturned: "What do I say, President Xia will never fight an unprepared battle.

   Some people are still questioning me there, right now? "

   After saying that, Jack Ma deliberately looked at where Zhou Hongyi was standing.

Zhou Hongyi heard the words of Jack Ma with a gun and a stick, and wanted to reply a few words, but he saw Xia Jingxing who was jumping out of the car not far away. .

   "Mr. Xia, congratulations to you, and congratulations to Fuxing Aerospace, this wonderful rocket launch can be said to have greatly boosted the aspirations of our Chinese people! I can see that my heart is surging."

   Looking at Zhou Hongyi's condescending appearance, Jack Ma felt contempt in his heart, isn't he very backboned? Why are you flattering President Xia so quickly?

   Soon, Jack Ma was not far behind, and the second one rushed to Xia Jingxing's side and said with a blaming expression, "Daren, why didn't you contact me earlier?

  If you contact me early, Ahri will definitely become the sponsor of Fuxing Aerospace. "

   Jack Ma's words reminded Xia Jingxing, why didn't he think of selling the Rockets' naming rights?

  Ali paid a sponsorship fee, and then Fuxing Aerospace printed Ali's logo on the rocket, and then Ali could hold a rocket shopping festival-to celebrate the successful launch of Fuxing Aerospace, the audience distributed shopping red envelopes.

   After other entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs reacted, they also stepped forward to send blessings to Xia Jingxing, and all kinds of compliments were piled on Xia Jingxing without money.

   It's not all compliments, but they really feel the gap between them and President Xia.

   They are still digging food in the ground, and Mr. Xia has already made his business to the sky.

   This pattern is not something they can compare.

   Seeing Xia Jingxing being surrounded by the stars, Jack Ma felt envious for a while, and even gave birth to the emotion of being a man!

   He suddenly had an absurd idea in his heart, why don't he open an aerospace company himself?

   But Jack Ma soon abandoned this idea, the profit model is not very clear, the risk is still huge, and the investment is even more expensive, so you should keep your feet on the ground.

   Then, the reporters who noticed the movement here rushed to interview Xia Jingxing and surrounded him on the third and third floors.

   "Don't worry, everyone, I haven't run away, am I still here? Everyone asks questions one by one, and I can't stop talking."

   With his back facing the magnificent launch pad behind him, and with the vast Gobi Desert as the background, Xia Jingxing began to accept interviews and questions from Chinese and foreign reporters.

   "Mr. Xia, first of all, congratulations on your new and magnificent career. What I want to ask is, what made you decide to enter the private aerospace field?"

   The first question was a Chinese female reporter who was looking at Xia Jingxing with starry eyes.

  As the fourth richest man in the world with the left-handed Internet, right-handed finance, and the title of "Rocket Maniac" on his head, Xia Jingxing has everything that interests reporters, especially female reporters.

  Xia Jingxing smiled slightly to the female reporter: "When I was a child, I once looked up at the starry sky, looked at the stars in the sky, and asked my father: Are there any aliens in this world...

  My father told me to study hard. Only by reading the book well can I understand this problem by myself.

   Later, I was admitted to university and started a business, but I have never forgotten this childhood question.

   Later, I learned about private aerospace and found that private individuals can also build rockets, so I plunged into this field without hesitation. "

  The reporters couldn't help but laugh, is this the attitude of answering questions? Entering private aerospace is to fulfill your childhood dream? Discovering aliens seems to be even more difficult and more absurd than Musk's immigration to Mars.

Then, a female reporter from the United States seized the problems exposed in Xia Jing's jargon and asked: "Daren, you said you learned about private aerospace and found that private individuals can launch rockets, so Decided to build a rocket.

  Is this inspired by Musk? "

  Xia Jingxing nodded lightly, "Yes, although I don't have a good relationship with him, he did build rockets before me."

   "Perhaps you were born in America and could launch rockets earlier than him."

   Next, a foreign reporter started digging a hole for Xia Jingxing, trying to get some discussion about national conditions out of Xia Jingxing's mouth.

   But unfortunately, Xia Jingxing was not fooled, he spread his hands and said, "Maybe I was born ten years earlier and could launch rockets earlier than him."

   Seeing that Xia Jingxing was so unprofessional, foreign reporters also gave up their hearts to sow discord and began to dig news from another angle.

   "Daren, did Fuxing Aerospace get help from the official Chinese aerospace force in launching the rocket this time?

   I noticed that Wanhu No. 1 did not disclose which model of the second- and third-stage rocket engines?

   And your rocket separation technology is also very mature, which makes many reporters including myself very curious, can you answer our questions? "

   (end of this chapter)