Super Copy of Great Power Technology

The last time I came here, Ruida Space City was still a construction site, and the tallest building was only two or three stories high. This time, Ruida Space City is still a construction site, but there are many more high-rise buildings. When the convoy was still more than ten kilometers away from the space city, it saw a newly built concrete frame office building and a completed rocket launch tower from a distance. When the convoy got closer, several huge steel structure factories and a large area of ​​solar panels also appeared in everyone's field of vision.

"It's only been a few months since I last came here, and there have been huge changes!" Du Qingqing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said with emotion when she saw the scene in front of her.

"Of course. This is the result of tens of thousands of construction workers working overtime for several months. According to the original contract, the first phase of Ruida Aerospace City will be completed in two months. The current progress is just right."

Ten minutes later, the convoy entered the Aerospace City and stopped at a hardened parking lot. Qiao Ruida had just stepped out of the car and closed the door when Cao Yifei, general manager of Ruida Aerospace, came up with a group of his men to greet him. "Boss Qiao, you are finally here. Did you have a smooth journey?"

"It's okay. We didn't encounter any major trouble. Only one truck had a flat tire, which delayed us for some time. The rocket launch test is imminent. Is the Space City ready?" Qiao Ruida shook hands with Cao Yifei and asked.

"It's ready. The rocket launch tower, satellite ground control station, and rocket tracking and control center have all been completed, and all the equipment has been installed in place. After the Suzaku rocket is assembled and tested, it will be ready for launch at any time." Cao Yifei said, pointing to several completed buildings in the Aerospace City.

"That's great. It's too late today. Tomorrow morning, we will unload the truck and assemble the Suzaku rocket. In addition to the rocket and satellite, other goods can be unloaded now. Mr. Cao, you can arrange the specific matters."

"Okay, no problem, leave this to me. Mr. Qiao, and everyone else, you must be very tired after driving for more than ten hours. I'll arrange someone to take you to rest, okay?"

Qiao Ruida opened the trunk of the car, took out two suitcases, handed one to Du Qingqing, and then said, "Well, after running hundreds of kilometers, we only rested for half an hour. Everyone is really tired. It's good to rest before dinner."

Qiao Ruida, Wu Ziqiang and other team members followed a logistics staff member to a newly built seven-story apartment building, where they were assigned rooms and rested. As the chairman of Ruida Group and the big boss of Ruida Aerospace, Qiao Ruida was assigned a room with the best location, the largest area and the best decoration. Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing took the elevator to the top floor. After walking out of the stairwell, there was a not-too-long corridor with a security door at each end of the corridor.
"No way, the entire top floor is divided into two households. The area is really not small!" Du Qingqing looked left and right, still finding it hard to believe.

"Well, each house is about 300 square meters, which is luxurious enough. But this is deep in the grassland, the land is not valuable, and the rooms for employees to live in the Aerospace City are not small. When the second phase of the project starts, a number of townhouses will be built to accommodate the company's senior executives and core technical personnel. The area of ​​​​each villa is no smaller than that of this room." Qiao Ruida used the key provided by the staff to open the security door on the left side of the corridor and called his girlfriend into the room.

After entering the door, there is a huge living room with furniture, home appliances, green plants, decorations, and even the wine cabinet is filled with various drinks. Perhaps because the decoration has just been completed, the smell in the room is not very good. Qiao Ruida put down the suitcase, walked to the French window, opened the curtains, and opened a few windows for ventilation.

It was already September, summer was about to pass and autumn was about to come. Perhaps the temperature in the Central Plains was still very high, but the Aerospace City was located deep in the grasslands, at a high latitude, and the climate was no longer as hot as in summer. Qiao Ruida stood in front of the French window, and the cool breeze blew in his face, bringing a hint of the grassland, which was very refreshing.

"The scenery here is so beautiful, with blue sky and white clouds, the grassland in the distance, the black rock beach in the middle, and the aerospace city nearby. It's all vivid in my mind, just like a colorful painting." Du Qingqing also came over and stood beside Qiao Ruida.

"Well, there is no pollution on the grassland, the air is exceptionally fresh, and the air is exceptionally clear. Haven't you noticed that since entering the grassland, the sky has been exceptionally blue, and the white clouds and green grass have been exceptionally bright?"

"Hey, I hadn't noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it. Now that I think about it carefully, it's true. When we were in the capital, the sky was gray no matter if it was sunny or cloudy. After coming to the grassland, it's like removing a layer of filter from the camera, and everything looks extra bright."

"You must be exhausted after sitting in the car for more than ten hours. Take a shower and have a good sleep first."

Qiao Ruida took Du Qingqing and walked into the bathroom. The room was large enough, and the bathroom was also very spacious, with a shower, a jacuzzi, and even a small steam room. Du Qingqing opened the valve, tested the water temperature with her hand, and said, "Is the hot water here supplied uniformly? The temperature is quite high?"

"I guess so. Just now when I was outside, I noticed that there are quite a few solar water heaters installed on the roof of this building. The hot water in the room should be provided by these water heaters. Come on, Qingqing, we are tired from the journey, let's take a bath and relax."

"Don't give me that. I can never really rest every time I take a bath with you. The more I bathe, the more tired I feel." Du Qingqing rolled her eyes, but did not reject her boyfriend's suggestion and started to fill the bathtub with water.

What followed was naturally a bathing session that lasted more than half an hour, which involves privacy and cannot be described here.

The next morning, after breakfast, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing came to the place where they had parked yesterday. At this time, most of the things transported on the truck had been unloaded, leaving only the first and second stages of the Suzaku rocket on the rocket transport vehicle and the three communication satellites pulled by one of the trucks.

"What is my task today? Is it just to shoot a video and keep it as material?" Du Qingqing asked, fiddling with the camera and handheld stabilizer in her hand.

"Well, that's about it. Today we are going to install and test the first and second stages of the rocket and the satellite. The whole process needs to be filmed for editing into promotional videos or documentaries later."

"Should I start recording now, or wait until Cao Yifei, Wu Ziqiang and the others arrive?"

"Let's start now. I'll lift the tarpaulin first, and you use your camera to take some close-up shots of the first and second stage rockets." After that, Qiao Ruida climbed onto a rocket transport vehicle, untied the ropes, and lifted the tarpaulin, revealing the cylindrical rocket body underneath and the huge rocket engine at the tail.

Du Qingqing turned on the video recording function of the camera, held the stabilizer, and circled around the rocket transport vehicle, recording all the details of the first-stage rocket in the lens.

"Now the rocket is lying down, I can hold the camera and shoot smoothly. Once the rocket stands upright, it will be at least several dozen meters high. If I stand on the ground and shoot, the angle of view is a bit too low, right?"

"I have provided you with a drone with a new graphene battery. It is perfect for taking photos from a high altitude."

While Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing were talking, Cao Yifei, Wu Ziqiang, and dozens of other employees finished their breakfast and rushed to the parking lot.

"Everyone is here, let's start working. First, drive these three cars to the rocket launch tower." Seeing that most people had arrived, Qiao Ruida called everyone to start working.

"Okay, Mr. Qiao!" "No problem, boss."

Everyone responded with a few words, and the three drivers opened the car doors, jumped onto the two rocket transporters and the truck carrying the satellite, started the cars skillfully, and drove them towards the rocket launch tower not far away. The distance between the two places was not too far, but there were several construction sites blocking the way, so they had to take a detour to get through. Qiao Ruida and others followed the three cars and walked towards the rocket launch tower. Du Qingqing walked beside Qiao Ruida, and the SLR camera in her hand was always facing the vehicles in front of her, taking pictures.

The three vehicles quickly arrived at the destination. It only took Qiao Ruida and others about six or seven minutes to walk to the rocket launch tower.

The main structure of the rocket launch tower is 75 meters high, which is about the height of a 100-story building. There is also a crane and a lightning rod on the top of the tower. Together with the lightning rod, the height of the entire tower exceeds meters. There are also four steel structure lightning rods over meters high erected around the launch tower.

"Come on, Mr. Qiao, Mr. Cao, and all our colleagues. The rocket lifting work that will be going on will be somewhat dangerous. Everyone please put on your safety helmets." Several staff members brought several large cardboard boxes and placed them in front of Qiao Ruida and others, saying.

"Well, you must wear a safety helmet when entering the rocket launch site. This is one of the safety operating regulations of our Ruida Aerospace City, and everyone must abide by it." Cao Yifei took the lead in picking up a safety helmet and put it on his head.

"You're right. Safety is no small matter. Let's all put on our safety helmets." Qiao Ruida bent down, picked up two safety helmets, put one on himself, and handed the other to his girlfriend Du Qingqing.

Qiao Ruida stood at the foot of the rocket launch tower, raised his head, put up a canopy with his hands, looked at the top of the launch tower, and then asked: "Is there an operator on the tower crane now?"

"Yes, Mr. Qiao, a crane driver climbed up more than ten minutes ago." The employee who had been guarding the rocket launch tower reported truthfully.

"Okay then, drive Rocket Transport Vehicle No. 1 over here and park it in the middle of the side of the launch tower. OK. Friends on the crane, can you hear me? If you can, lower the hook and we will directly carry out the lifting operation on the first stage of the rocket." Qiao Ruida took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and tried to establish contact with the people on the crane.

"I understand, Mr. Qiao, lower the hook immediately. When you tie the rocket later, make sure to tie it securely, and don't stay under the rocket for too long to avoid accidents." There was a rustling sound from the intercom, followed by a young man's voice.

From above, there was the sound of a motor roaring and a pulley turning. A very heavy hook, pulled by an oil wire rope, slowly descended. Everyone nearby raised their heads and watched the hook above their heads getting closer to the ground.

When the hook was about two meters from the ground, Qiao Ruida turned on the intercom again and said, "Stop, the hook has reached the predetermined height. We will need some time to tie up and fix the first stage of the rocket. Please wait."

"Got it. I've pressed the switch to stop lowering the hook. After you've tied up the rocket, remember to call me and I'll start the hoisting operation immediately."

Seeing that the hook was no longer going down, Wu Ziqiang walked over, pulled up the hook, and walked directly to the front of the truck. At the top of the first stage of the rocket, there is a reserved iron ring fixed to the outside of the rocket body. The end of the iron ring goes directly into the inside of the rocket body, and a circular reinforcement rib is made around the inner wall of the rocket body. The stainless steel plate around the iron ring is also thickened. With various measures, this ring is enough to bear the weight of the entire first stage rocket body and is the best fixed position for lifting operations.

"Mr. Qiao, it's already been hung. You can notify the driver on the crane to start the lifting operation." Wu Ziqiang pulled the hook and hung it on the ring on the top of the first stage of the carrier rocket. Still not sure, he found some ropes and fixed the hook and the rocket body again. Then he called Qiao Ruida and asked him to notify the driver on the crane to start lifting the rocket.

"Okay, friends on the crane, you can operate the equipment and start lifting. Yes, slower, slower, okay, lift smoothly. The height is almost right, transport vehicle No. 15 can drive away, and people around should also step back a little. The boom moves about degrees to the right, and the hook moves inward. Yes, it is at this position, you can release the brake and lower the hook. Pay attention to slow down, the slower the better." Qiao Ruida held the walkie-talkie and kept speaking, instructing the crane driver on the operating techniques to successfully complete the lifting operation.

Under Qiao Ruida's command, the hook and the first stage of the rocket slowly descended. Two engineers stood on both sides of the first stage of the rocket and controlled the landing direction of the rocket by hand. After finding the correct position, it landed directly on the support seat. Then the two protective brackets at the bottom of the launch tower closed, completely fixing the first stage of the Suzaku rocket inside. (End of this chapter)