God-level Trader of Rebirth

Chapter 383 Preparations Before Test Shooting

Dachan Island, located in South China City, Guangdong Province, in Qianhai Bay to the west of Nanshan District, is the second largest island in South China City.

The geographical shape of the entire island is like a shovel, so it is combined with a small adjacent island and is called "big and small shovel island".

The area is under the jurisdiction of Nanshan District.

On the coast of Dachan Island, there is a large grassland that has not yet been opened. It is very desolate and there are no buildings. There is only a large sand mining field called "Zhongwen Sand Field", which provides building materials for the construction of South China City.

But now, those sand dredgers, sand piles, high conveyor belts and flying gravel have all disappeared.

Instead, there is a wide and flat land.

The rocket launch base planned by Infinity Corporation is built here.

As a rocket launch base, its site selection is very important, not just a random place.

It requires low latitude, high altitude, and a good launch window.

The latitude is low, and the centrifugal force of the blue star's rotation can be used to save the energy consumption of the vehicle.

High altitude can shorten the ground-air distance.

Only with these two items can the success rate of rocket launch be improved.

In addition, it also needs fine weather and small changes in temperature throughout the year, so that there will be more suitable weather for launches throughout the year, ensuring continuous launches in multiple batches.

The only downside is that there is no canyon terrain here, which will increase the difficulty of arranging various testing equipment.

However, there is no way around this. The economic development of South China City is too fast now, and the areas near the coast have basically been developed. It is simply impossible to find a place that is both coastal and has a large area of ​​solid land.

After many investigations, finally, under the recommendation of the municipal department, the sand pit was purchased, and a part of the sea area was filled outwards to connect Dachan Island with the coast of the sand pit, so that it could barely be used as a rocket launch base.

Otherwise, they have to consider going to other provinces and cities for site selection.

The latitude of South China City is only 24 degrees, which is very ideal in terms of geographical location.

Its annual temperature averages around 25 degrees, and most of the time the wind is relatively gentle. Every October to May of the following year is the best launch season. The rest of the month is not ideal, and typhoons need to be considered.

Infinity's headquarters is not too far from the launch base, as long as there is no traffic jam during rush hour, it only takes about half an hour's drive.

It was already April [-]st when representatives from the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the General Assembly Department arrived in South China.

There are still six days until Infinity Corporation, the first rocket launch.

At this time, the entire launch site has been completely under martial law and is not open to the outside world. Even the sea surface is patrolled by fishery officials at any time.

Not far from the shore, you can see some brand new buildings that have not been built recently, as well as some people in blue overalls.

These people are technical staff of Infinity Corporation.

On the periphery of the launch center, there are supporting restaurants, supermarkets and other living facilities. Like some large military industrial units, it implements large and comprehensive closed management.

Chen Weidong, Chen Jie, Lin Zeju, and Director Li got out of the black car and walked side by side slowly, followed by some municipal officials and TV reporters.

At this time, it was only after six o'clock in the morning, and the sun hadn't fully come out yet, but there was already some light, reflecting the sea level in the distance into golden yellow.

Directly in front of the base, a tall rocket launch tower stands in an open space not far from the coast, covered with a faint glow, like a giant, bathed in the morning glow.

The "Tianshu No. [-]" rocket stands quietly on the launch pad. The white rocket body has not yet installed satellite arrows. Eye-catching!

However, Chen Weidong stood on the nearest observation deck, silently, staring at the rocket.
In fact, Infinity's launch vehicle project is not as smooth as it seems on the surface.

When this plan was approved in [-] and submitted to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense for approval, some people in the aerospace department publicly stated: firmly oppose private enterprises entering the aerospace industry!
There are many reasons, such as what is related to national security, once the launch fails, it will affect the country's reputation in the rocket launch market, and so on.

Any one of them can make ordinary people unbearable.

Even during that time, some people issued a stern warning to Chen Weidong in private, asking him to learn more about Mou Zhong’s “lesson from the past” and some industries that he couldn’t get into if he wanted to.

After hearing what he said, Chen Weidong turned around and left without saying anything.

He didn't argue with the person who sent the message. The best way to face this kind of threatening language is to overwhelm them technically!
Having experienced rebirth, Chen Weidong can no longer tolerate the threat of freedom.

People who have died once cannot accept that they are controlled by others.

At the same time, it was difficult for him to accept that he would have to suffer this kind of crime after being reborn!

All of this made him more determined the necessity of the utopia plan!
Listing goals, allocating funds, finding suppliers, producing, assembling, and launching, this traditional aerospace model has many drawbacks.

It is because of the monopoly of the industry that the outside world has little understanding of rocket launch technology, and it is difficult to listen to experts.

And those allocated scientific research funds have long been divided up by the fixed industrial chain.

From 1970 to 70, there were a total of more than [-] launches.

If you only look at the results, it can be said that the efficiency is very low.

In addition, if private aerospace companies do better than state-owned aerospace companies, where will the aerospace sector be placed?

Will there still be foreign customers looking for state-owned aerospace companies to purchase launch orders?

It is no exaggeration to say that the iron rice bowls of hundreds of thousands of astronauts will be smashed to pieces!

Therefore, this is a very realistic and unavoidable Zheng Zhi problem.

If it weren't for the researchers of Infinity Corporation, they have repeatedly stated the necessity of developing private enterprises to commercialize aerospace.

In addition, Chen Weidong has repeatedly stated that the rocket project will be responsible for its own profits and losses, so this project was approved with reluctance.

Otherwise, follow the course of history.

At the very least, they have to wait until ten years later before they can let go.

But at that time, can many things catch up?
In a heavily guarded factory building, Chen Weidong and the others boarded the steel-frame flyover, overlooking the small satellite that was being tested.

Many people think that rockets and spaceships are two different things.

In fact, it is not. People see something like a big pillar on the TV. It is indeed a rocket, but its function is to send the spaceship into the sky.

And the part at the top of the rocket is where the spacecraft is.

Astronauts are sitting in it.

However, this is Infinity's first rocket test launch, so it is only going to carry a small satellite to collect scientific research data.

Inside the factory building, it looks like a tall building on the outside, but the inside is actually a straight-through overall structure and a transparent space. From the roof to the ground, it is a full seven or eight floors high.

This design is to have enough space when doing satellite maintenance.

Secondly, it is also a preparation for future large-scale truss satellites.

On the left side of the factory building, a dozen technicians in blue clothes are surrounding an upright hollow cylinder.

The side wall of the cylinder is movable, and it is in an open state at this time. On the surface of the cylinder, a huge red flag is spray-painted, and there is also a redesigned, highly recognizable Infinity company logo.

Those technicians looked at the satellite being tested from a distance, pointed at the cylinder, and said something.

"What is that?" Director Li asked curiously.

"That is the satellite cabin. When it is launched, the satellite is placed inside and supported by a bracket underneath to protect the satellite from damage due to high-temperature friction. When the predetermined launch altitude is reached, the hatch will automatically open to realize the separation of the satellite and the rocket."

Mr. Zhao, who had just finished his work and trotted over, explained it professionally.

A group of people came down from the high place, and Director Li walked towards the group of staff surrounding the satellite warehouse. Those people also knew him and greeted him warmly.

Usually a satellite, from design to manufacture, takes about 36 months after the standard process.

But Infinity is very particular about efficiency. In addition, they have assisted the Space Research Institute a few years ago, designed and manufactured communication satellites, and participated in many rocket launch missions, so now independent research and development is not completely without foundation.

It only took five months to make this relatively simple little satellite.

The researchers didn't react too much when they saw Chen Weidong. They just discussed with the technicians on their own, how to ensure a successful launch for the launch mission in a few days.

If all goes well, then they will be the first private enterprise in the world to independently launch a rocket!

(End of this chapter)