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In the images transmitted back by the rocket, the first thing that appeared was the partially burnt black shell of the rocket, and then the camera angle was automatically adjusted, and curling white clouds and large green grasslands appeared in the camera. In order to save the limited fuel, the rocket engine was shut down again, and it fell freely relying entirely on gravity. In the next few minutes, the rocket passed through the white clouds and fell rapidly. The grassland was quickly enlarged in the camera, and the Black Stone Beach and Ruida Space City appeared one after another and were quickly enlarged. Finally, the rocket recovery site appeared in the transmitted images, and the camera installed on the ground also captured the figure of the second-stage rocket in time and began to track and shoot.

When the second stage rocket was about a kilometer away from the ground, the tail engine ignited again to reverse thrust and slow down in preparation for recovery. However, this time, only the middle engine was turned on, providing very limited thrust. Fortunately, the rocket fuel had been burned out at this time, and its own weight was reduced to about one-fifth of the original, so the thrust of one engine was barely enough.

The recovery process of the second-stage rocket is similar to that of the first-stage rocket. This newly designed rocket recovery system is extremely stable and uses four steel wire ropes to steadily catch the falling second-stage rocket. However, the fuel reserved for the second-stage rocket this time seemed to be a little less, so that the fuel was exhausted before landing. The rocket made a free fall of more than 20 meters, so that the speed exceeded the upper limit of the recovery system when it landed. In the end, the tail of the second-stage rocket hit the bottom and crashed several engines. Fortunately, there was no fuel in the rocket at this time, and there was no fire or explosion in such a violent collision. It was fortunate.

When Qiao Ruida saw the last scene through the live broadcast screen, he was also shocked. Before the launch of the star rocket, thousands of calculations and checks were made, and even the golden finger was used, just to ensure the success of the star rocket launch without any accidents. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was still a step behind, just because a few kilograms of fuel were less loaded, which caused such a mistake. Fortunately, the second-stage rocket only crashed into a few engines and did not explode in the end, otherwise the mistake would have been upgraded to a major accident. Since its establishment, Ruida Aerospace has maintained a 100% success rate in rocket launches and recovery. This is the golden signboard of Ruida Aerospace for external business, and it needs to do its best to maintain it. If today's star rocket launch test, just because of a calculation error and a few kilograms of fuel were less loaded, a major accident would occur, which would really be more than worth the loss.

At this time, Du Qingqing turned off the microphone, came over, and asked in a low voice: "Honey, was the recovery of the second-stage rocket considered a success?"

Qiao Ruida pondered for a moment and said, "Well, it should be considered a success. After all, the main body of the second-stage rocket was not damaged. It only damaged a few Tianque rocket engines. The loss is not big."

Today's Tianque engines, whether they are the ordinary type used on the first-stage rocket or the space type used on the second-stage rocket, have entered the mass production stage. Each unit costs only hundreds of thousands of yuan, which is simply not worth mentioning compared to the rocket body worth tens of millions.

"Okay, I understand. I'll announce it like this." Du Qingqing nodded to show that she understood, then turned on the microphone and said, "Through the playback of the footage, we can see that an accident occurred when the second-stage rocket was recovered. For some unknown reason, the engine was shut down in advance, causing the second-stage rocket to fall too fast, and the impact force was too great during recovery, causing the bottom to be supported. It is estimated that at least three engines were damaged, but the most expensive rocket body was saved, which is a blessing in disguise.

Let us congratulate Ruida Aerospace for the successful launch of the rocket. From today on, China also has a super-heavy launch vehicle, which can launch space stations, manned moon landings, and even manned landings on Mars without having to rely on others. Moreover, this super-heavy launch vehicle is a recyclable model, and the launch cost is quite low, which paves the way for the great development of my country's aerospace industry.

The live broadcast is about to end here, and I will give you a preview of the next live broadcast time. In the live broadcast just now, you can see that the lunar exploration spacecraft launched by the star rocket has already set foot on the Earth-Moon transfer orbit. Three days later, the lunar exploration spacecraft will approach the moon, perform near-moon braking, transfer to the lunar orbit, and then choose an opportunity to land on the moon, starting the lunar exploration and lunar mining tests. At that time, my live broadcast room will start broadcasting again, and the entire process of the lunar exploration spacecraft's near-moon braking and lunar landing will be broadcasted. Please stay tuned.

Well, that's all for today, bye everyone!"

After saying this, Du Qingqing turned off the microphone, but did not immediately cut off the live broadcast signal. Instead, she switched the live broadcast screen to the camera set up in the rocket flight control center. At this time, on the large screen in front of the flight control center, a banner with the words "Warm congratulations to the successful completion of the first flight mission of the Star Arrow super-heavy carrier rocket!" was displayed. The red background composed of flowers, national flags, and fireworks was particularly festive. A group of researchers and scientists who participated in the research and development, manufacturing, launch, and measurement and control of rockets and lunar exploration spacecraft are hugging each other and cheering to celebrate. The successful launch of the Star Arrow is inseparable from the efforts and sweat of these people in the past few months. They are the biggest contributors and deserve some shots to encourage them.

At this time, some people had already left the live broadcast room, but there were still millions of netizens who had not left. They were typing and speaking in the comment area, communicating with each other, and expressing their feelings and insights at the moment.

"The carrying capacity of the Star Rocket is so strong, comparable to that of the Saturn V. Does this mean that China's manned moon landing will be realized soon?"

"Moon landing is a very complex systematic project involving many cutting-edge disciplines. It is simply not something that a private aerospace company like Ruida Aerospace can handle. Unless the national team steps in and cooperates with Ruida Aerospace, it will be possible to achieve manned moon landing in the short term."

"Don't forget that Ruida Aerospace is a private aerospace company, or you can call it a private aerospace company. It launches any project and develops any product for the purpose of making money. Is there money to be made from manned lunar landing? No, at least in the short term, there is no economic return. Therefore, the possibility of Ruida Aerospace launching a manned lunar landing project is almost zero."

"It's true that Ruida Aerospace is a private company, but who says that private companies can't have ideals and aspirations? You have to know that the founder of Ruida Aerospace is the richest man in the world, Qiao Ruida. He has more money than he can spend. It's not normal for him to spend 100 billion or 200 billion to send a man to the moon."

"Who says manned lunar landings are not profitable? There is a large amount of helium-3 on the moon, and the Ruida Group is working on controlled nuclear fusion. Once the latter is realized, a large amount of helium-3 will be needed as fusion fuel. By then, manned lunar landings and even the establishment of a mining base on the moon will be profitable, and even a highly profitable industry."

"Controlled nuclear fusion is not that easy to achieve. You can take stock of which teams are working on controlled nuclear fusion at home and abroad. China's EAST is led by the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with participation from many top universities and research institutes. The National Ignition Facility (NIF) of the United States is led by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, with participation from many top international laboratories, including some Nobel laureates. Europe's International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is even more exaggerated, with participants including 35 countries including China, EU member states, the United States, Russia, the United States and Japan. So many top international research institutions and scientists are developing controlled nuclear fusion, and the investment is worth tens of billions of dollars. Such a cost-effective investment has not achieved any technological breakthroughs. How can Ruida Group, a startup company that has only been established for three or four years, achieve a breakthrough?"

"That's what you take for granted. Scientific research is not a numbers game. It doesn't mean that you will succeed if you gather a lot of Nobel Prize scientists and invest a lot of money. There is a lot of randomness in scientific research. Many important scientific research results that promote the development of the times were discovered by some scientists by chance. In other words, success was achieved by the flash of inspiration of a genius scientist. In my impression, Qiao Ruida, the founder of Ruida Group, is such a genius scientist." "If Qiao Ruida can really help mankind ignite the light of fusion and realize unlimited energy, then his status can be compared with big names like Einstein and Newton."

"Developing controlled nuclear fusion, developing star rockets, launching lunar exploration spacecraft, and conducting lunar mining. Why do I feel like the Ruida Group is playing a big game?"

“If all of the projects undertaken by Ruida Group are successful, it will become a giant spanning the entire industrial chain of helium-3 mining, purification, transportation, and use.”

"Hiss, it's really terrifying when you think about it. The planning ability of Mr. Qiao is so terrifying. No wonder he can become the richest man. His ability and vision are beyond doubt."

"Mr. Qiao is our senior at Peking University. I used to see him often on campus. When I graduate next year, I will participate in the campus recruitment of Reda Group and work hard with my idol to conquer the stars and the sea."

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Qiao Ruida helped Du Qingqing pack up the live broadcast equipment, and then packed them one by one, moved them downstairs, put them in the trunk of the car, and then the two drove back to the villa. For today's live broadcast, they were busy for more than six hours. The last time they ate was in the morning, and they were already starving. After returning to the villa, Du Qingqing went to the kitchen, simply fried two side dishes, heated up a few steamed buns, and made a pot of seaweed egg drop soup. It is said that when people are extremely hungry, everything tastes delicious. Qiao Ruida felt the same way at this time. After the food was served, he and Du Qingqing picked up the chopsticks and never put them down. The two of them swept away all the food in a whirlwind.

After dinner, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing lay on the sofa in a very unpresentable manner, playing with their phones, and were too lazy to even wash the dishes. They were doing a live broadcast today, standing for several hours, and both of them were very tired, and now they needed a good rest.

Du Qingqing seemed to have seen something and suddenly asked, "Husband, I saw in the live broadcast room that many netizens said that you developed space rockets and lunar exploration spacecraft in order to collect helium-3 on the moon to prepare for controlled nuclear fusion. Is that true?"

"I invested a lot of money and manpower to develop rockets and conduct lunar exploration. Collecting helium-3 is only one of the reasons. The main reason is to satisfy my curiosity. You didn't realize that the moon, as a satellite of the earth, is really too big, far beyond the normal level. When we look at other planets and their satellites in the solar system, it is not difficult to find a common phenomenon: the volume of satellites is much smaller than the planets they orbit. Mars' satellites Phobos and Deimos are like tiny dust particles around Mars, which can be almost ignored; and Jupiter and Saturn, although they have many satellites orbiting, the largest ones only occupy a small part of the volume of the planets, far from reaching the almost "partner" ratio between the moon and the earth. The moon, a behemoth with a diameter of about one-fourth of the diameter of the earth, seems to be a special case in the universe. Its existence challenges our conventional understanding of the relationship between satellites and planets.

The distance between the moon and the earth is just right, forming a tidal lock, so that humans standing on the earth can only see the front of the moon. The existence of the moon affects the tides of the earth, stabilizes the tilt of the earth, and slightly affects the rotation of the earth. "

"You mean, the moon might be man-made?" Du Qingqing continued to ask.

"I didn't say that. As a scientific researcher, I must be rigorous in what I say. I won't make random guesses before I get clear evidence."

"Well, I'm also looking forward to the results of this lunar exploration. Some netizens here also said that it is impossible for Ruida Aerospace to launch a manned lunar landing project. What are your plans?"

"A manned lunar landing like the one carried out by the Ugly Country is extremely costly and wasteful. After going up there, they only plant the national flag and collect a few stones to bring back. Such a manned lunar landing is purely a face-saving project and it is better not to do it. Let's see the results of this lunar exploration and lunar mining. If lunar mining is confirmed to be profitable, then the two projects of manned lunar landing and lunar mining base construction will be launched at the same time. With the technical reserves currently possessed by the Ruida Group, completing a manned lunar landing is just a piece of cake. Landing on Mars may be a little difficult, but it is not impossible if we work hard." Qiao Ruida replied indifferently, and from the tone of his voice, it sounded as if a manned lunar landing was as easy as going out for a morning run.

"That's a manned moon landing. Is it really as simple as you say?"

"Manned lunar landing is even simpler than I said. Just think about it, the U.S. did it in the 1960s, so how difficult could it be? It's just that we still don't have controllable nuclear fusion, and there's no profit in landing on the moon, so no country has invested huge sums of money in manned lunar landing." (End of this chapter)