I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

At 10 a.m. on July 9, a blazing bolide first appeared over the South Asian subcontinent.

That was the command module of Shuguang-3. At this time, it was drifting and decelerating in the atmosphere at about 20 times the speed of sound, and its altitude continued to fluctuate.

The Yuanwang-5 survey ship, which had just completed its docking in Marais for supplies, accurately calculated the spacecraft's planned landing area, which almost coincided with the planned landing location.

But the astronauts on the spacecraft don't know this. The spacecraft is not a space shuttle. It is difficult for them to know the exact landing point now, and their brains are still recovering from the tumbling posture just now.

Victor and Koch were completely relaxed. They were wearing the spare spacesuits that Ding Jihua took from the "Black Rabbit" space station. Although they were wearable, they didn't fit very well, and it was a bit awkward to be fixed on a pile of flexible packages. Uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this time the spacecraft splashed down and recovered at sea, which was very comfortable. The command module with an air shield fell into the sea at a speed of less than 10m/s, and it felt like it was thrown by a wave.

Zhang Zhiguang rested for a few minutes and opened the hatch with some difficulty. The sunlight and the humid air with salt from outside immediately poured in.

Two helicopters have appeared on the horizon, and if you look closely, there are also shadows of ships on the sea level.

The first ones to come over were the lifeboats from the two Liaoning ships. They moved the five astronauts onto the lifeboats one after another, and then drove to the side elevator of the aircraft carrier and were put up by the crane.

Although there are a comprehensive supply ship and a 071 amphibious landing ship accompanying the fleet, in terms of comfort, an aircraft carrier with a larger tonnage is better.

Of course, this is more to highlight the importance attached to the first moon landing and to show off muscles.

Victor and Koch had never imagined that they would be able to board the aircraft carrier, and they looked around curiously.

He was a naval pilot before and is very familiar with the sea.

"Hey, your carrier-based aircraft is really big, more than half the size of a plastic bug. Can I take a look?"

The ground crew stopped Victor who was trying to approach the J-15 in the hangar, and cast a questioning look at the captain next to him.

The latter waved his hand to express his approval. Nothing could be seen from this thing, and its confidentiality was average.

Victor walked around the fighter plane with great interest, and then curiously climbed into the cockpit to observe. At a glance, he saw a lot of strange electronic equipment in the cabin, which showed that this was not a big, stupid, black and thick guy, it was bigger than Imaginative sophistication.

Looking at the hangar, it was much cleaner than the aircraft carrier he served on, and it didn't look like an old ship at all.

Then the five astronauts were brought to the deck to enjoy the wind. Soon Victor saw a familiar shadow in the distance: the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

The Afghan and American warships finally arrived. The lone DDG-107 "Gravely" quickly approached the fleet to find out what was going on. Then, the outermost ship Yinchuan tried to expel it. The two sides kept turning and changing directions. The scene was Extremely lively.

Zhang Zhiguang: "Victor, it seems that you are very curious."

Victor: "Maybe they just wanted to come visit me and Koch?"

Zhang Zhiguang: "I'm afraid we have to wait until you have a good rest."

Victor: "Zhang, how much do you think John will pay for us?"

Zhang Zhiguang: "This is free. Human beings should support each other in space."

"I do not believe."

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The fleet will first sail to Qiongzhou and then drop off the five astronauts for them to fly to the capital.

Reporters following the fleet recorded the good mental condition of the five astronauts and scenes of sunbathing activities on the deck, declaring the moon landing mission and incidental rescue operations a complete success.

Bringing back two human astronauts will yield more than inorganic samples.

Artemis 2, which follows closely behind, is still hovering in low-Earth orbit and will have to wait a few more hours for Aramco to land again after dawn.

This made the Aerospace Development Commission completely relieved. The astronauts and the black box were all in hand. At that time, the superiors would briefly leave Huayin to meet the five astronauts in the capital:

Artemis 2 and Dawn 3, all astronauts who landed on the moon during mankind's return to the moon in the new century are now at home, and must first be interviewed by their superiors.

Lin Ju couldn't help laughing when he thought of the scene where astronauts from both countries were draped in red and colorful colors in the Great Hall.

Academician She is also extremely emotional. The gains from the Dawn Project at this stage have far exceeded the investment. At least in the short term, no one will object to continuing to spend money on aerospace.

However, Lin Ju discovered a problem when watching the fleet search and rescue astronauts at sea:

"Didn't the aircraft carrier bring two Z-8s on board this time? Why are they still using lifeboats to rescue people? Why not just hoist them up and send them to the deck like Ami did?"

Academician She: “We have done direct lifting exercises, but they have been done less. Overall, it is safer to use boats, as helicopters are prone to accidents.

However, I’m afraid we won’t be able to recycle much at sea in the future, and it will be more convenient to do so on land. "

"Is that so? I thought the helicopter was unreliable."

"That's not the case. Although the power is a bit poor, the quality is still very good. What, do you have any good suggestions?"

"I'm going to eliminate the aerospace department."

Lin Ju's words were astonishing, as if he were talking about a trivial matter:

"The base is too complicated and crowded. I plan to transfer all the parts including atmospheric engine manufacturing and aircraft design and manufacturing to set up a new company to develop independently. They will also build aircraft such as the C810.

The new company's main business is small and medium-sized aircraft and engines, including turbofans, turbojets, turboshafts and gas turbines. The relevant production lines in the base are being packed up, and they are planning to find a site nearby to settle down. "

"Then this company is not small."

Since it is completely eliminated, the engines supplied to domestic passenger aircraft and military aircraft in the future will definitely be manufactured by this new company. These orders alone will allow them to quickly grow into a world-class one. Coupled with Xinyuan's strong R\u0026D capabilities that have long been famous for, It is estimated that it will not be worse after independence.

Lin Ju nodded: "Yes, I plan to release Androv to take the lead. He plans to develop a more economical high-thrust turbofan engine to replace the XW30. In addition, he plans to get involved in helicopters that few people in China have made. Build a high-power turboshaft engine.”

Academician She: "There is indeed a lot of domestic demand for helicopters in civil aviation, as well as in power grids and emergency rescue and firefighting. This is the right direction.

You are now the No. 1 passenger aircraft manufacturer in the country, and coupled with helicopters, it is equivalent to General Motors and half of Boeing. I am afraid you will not be short of money in the future, right? "

However, Lin Ju sighed, with a sad look on his face:

"Mr. She, moon mining is in big trouble."

"What trouble?"

"It's 200 kilometers from the mine we found to be the easiest to mine to the nearest ice collection site, and it's impossible to transport water through pipelines. The smelter needs a lot of water to synthesize chemical raw materials, so you say, build hundreds of kilometers of highway on the moon. How much does the road cost?”

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