Technological Supremacy Chapter 460: Sparrow Rocket

Crimson flames rose from under the white rocket, and the entire launch platform roared like a beast. As the giant calipers holding the rocket were released, the rocket began to soar at a relatively slow speed. A few seconds later, twelve Xingchen A1 The vectoring engine starts to boost, pushing the rocket to accelerate.

The rocket did not come to a standstill until it was close to the atmosphere, stayed in the air for more than ten seconds, and then began to slowly descend. The vector nozzle made small adjustments to ensure that the rocket landed in a straight posture, and finally returned to the Gobi The launch platform in the middle stopped firmly on the alloy platform.

Boom~

After the last roar, the twelve A1 engines were all extinguished, and the whole world was silent for an instant, only the huge white rocket was still pointing at the blue sky.

Long live!

Cheers were everywhere, and people came from all directions to celebrate this historic moment. The test launch of the sparrow-shaped recyclable launch vehicle developed by Xingchen Technology was a perfect success!

This scene was broadcast live to the world through Star TV, and it caused a huge sensation.

The branch of Xingchen Technology established in Jiuquan has become a sea of ​​joy at this moment. When Luo Jia, who was wearing a black T-shirt, appeared at the press conference, the scene immediately boiled.

"May I ask Mr. Luo, why is the rocket for this test launch named Sparrow? Does it have a special meaning?" A reporter from Agence France-Presse seemed to ask.

Luo Jia said with a smile: "There is no special meaning, this is the smallest model rocket in our plan, so it is named Sparrow, and our largest model rocket will be named Kunpeng class, from Sparrow to Kunpeng, in simple terms, means from childhood to adulthood.”

After listening to Luo Jia's explanation, the reporters were stunned, because the Sparrow class has twelve A1 engines with a total thrust of 6,600 tons. Such a heavy-duty launch vehicle is actually the smallest model in the Xingchen Technology Plan? Is this too exaggerated?

The heavy-duty launch vehicle in the eyes of others is the little sparrow of Xingchen Technology.

Luo Jia's pretense is not light!

It's hard to imagine, what kind of existence will the Kunpeng class be like?

It must break through 10,000 tons of thrust, right?

"Excuse me, after mastering the recoverable rocket technology, the next step is to open the road to the sea of ​​stars, right?" A Huaxia reporter asked.

Luo Jia shook his head with a smile, "I'm afraid you think the stars and seas are too simple, this road is our long-term direction, in addition to the rocket, we also need to design and manufacture two space stations, and send the space station modules to Go to space and regroup in space."

"It will take a long time just to build the space station, so I'm afraid I will disappoint everyone. The road to the stars and the sea will not open quickly."

Luo Jia's eyes scanned the audience. When the reporters heard that Xingchen Technology would not open the sea of ​​stars in a short time, the western reporters were obviously relieved, while the Chinese reporters were rather disappointed.

"Does this mean that for a long period of time in the future, there will be no black technology coming out of Xingchen Technology?" A reporter asked.

Luo Jia chuckled, "Why not? In addition to long-term goals, we also have medium-term and short-term goals, such as the life science and modern agriculture plans we are advancing. We will also launch gene medicine plans in the future. In the industrial field , we also plan to transform the existing aviation and railway systems to improve traffic efficiency, in short, there are still many things that can be done, and the future is always worth looking forward to."

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"Star technology is awesome!"

Musk, who is far away in North America, also watched the whole process of the Sparrow-class rocket test, and witnessed the successful launch and return of a 6,600-ton rocket, Musk couldn't help admiring.

Anyone who knows Musk well knows that the biggest goal of this guy in his life is to colonize Mars.

Because there is no oxygen on Mars, he researched electric vehicles. In order to solve the problem of power generation on Mars, Musk did it. The air pressure on Mars is low and the environment is harsh, so Hyperloop is needed to solve public transportation. To get from Earth to Mars, you need hunting. The Eagle rocket needs the Raptor engine, the Dragon spacecraft project, and the Starlink project to be able to surf the Internet on Mars.

Most people may not know that Musk actually has a younger brother named Kimball Musk. His company is called SquareRoot, which is engaged in soilless cultivation, and soilless cultivation technology is also colonial. Prerequisites for Mars.

In short, Musk is not a dreamer, on the contrary, he is a real industrialist, the kind who does things down-to-earth. become reality.

It’s just that Musk’s ideas are too advanced, so many people who don’t know the truth think he is a daydreaming liar. This is probably the gap between ordinary people and geniuses. Geniuses realize dreams that ordinary people cannot understand. Ordinary people think geniuses are crazy.

"Small in size and powerful in thrust, Star Technology's sparrow-shaped rocket will definitely be a powerful tool for exploring space in the future. It's just a pity that their goal is to build a space station. This kind of worthless project, if they are willing to colonize Mars And work hard, that would be great." Musk muttered, pacing back and forth in his office.

In Musk’s view, a large space station is a project with no future. It costs a lot of money but is of little value. It is far inferior to working towards colonizing Mars. Humans don’t need to stay in space, just go directly to Mars to open up new worlds. up.

However, Musk does not know that the real intention of Star Technology is not a space station, but to build a space elevator, truly realize the freedom of movement from the earth to the synchronous orbit, and let humans go into space, as simple as traveling around the world .

At this time, the phone in the office suddenly rang, and it was a direct call from the White House. After witnessing the liquid oxygen methane rocket technology of Xingchen Technology ~IndoMTL.com~ The person in the White House couldn't sit still, and ordered Musk to improve Raptor engine power.

"Mr. President, please forgive me." Musk said calmly: "The Starlink project is a medium-intensity launch mission. The weight of each communication satellite is only 2.26 tons. Exaggerated thrust like Russia."

"Besides, the fundamental reason why Xingchen Technology can manufacture the A1 engine with excellent performance lies in its absolute leadership in material science. Instead of ordering me to catch up with their technology, it is better to send a representative to negotiate with the Huaxia people, please They let go of the technical blockade, so that we can buy high-strength carbon fiber and graphene, which is a more realistic goal."

What! ?

Ask the Chinese people to let go of the technological blockade?

The man in the White House became furious after hearing Musk's words. As a beacon of civilization, North America went to China to ask for it. Is that plausible?

"Forgive me for what I can do." Musk also ignored the feelings of the President, and said frankly: "Without solving the problem of materials science, it is impossible for us to design advanced equipment similar to the A1 engine. In terms of materials science, we have already Far behind."