Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

The Taiyi Tiangong team split up midway. Gan Yuan led the civilian staff to the hotel, while Zhou Rui led the technical staff directly into the Xichang Rocket Launch Base.

Compared with the "guest" of the observation group, his identity here is closer to the "host", so he is more casual.

They are very familiar with each other, and even greeted in advance, so as not to make troublesome things like welcoming.

After entering the base, he went directly into the confidential space of the No. 3 launch silo.

The day after tomorrow, the "Long March 5-Return" of the Space Administration will carry the first launch mission of the "Qian Xuesen Platform".

This rocket is also the prototype of the "Jingtian No. 1". At that time, in order to help Taiyi Tiangong start work as soon as possible, the Space Administration generously shared the "Long March 5" technology that had not yet been made public, which led to the subsequent rapid progress.

Otherwise, a completely self-developed rocket would take a lot of time even for Zhou Rui.

Afterwards, Taiyi Tiangong also returned the favor and assisted the Space Administration in quickly implementing the "rocket recovery" technology, and even shared the top-secret technology such as "mimicry command".

They are so close.

When Taiyi Tiangong was first established, the goal set by the organization was to hope that the two sides could become the left and right legs and move forward together.

At present, the two legs are helping each other and walking more and more steadily and faster.

In the No. 3 launch silo, the "Long March 5" rocket, which had already started vertical assembly yesterday, has taken shape. This rocket has a cute nickname in the space agency, called "Fat Five".

It is named because it is visually rounder and thicker, and feels stout.

But in fact, it is not "short and thick", but the longest one in the Long March series.

Zhou Rui looked up and watched for a moment, and an idea came to his mind: Aren't they the same?

"Long March 5" and "Jingtian No. 1" are too similar, but he is not shameless enough to say that others copied him.

To be honest, Jingtian No. 1 is similar to the appearance of Long March 5.

This rocket was also led by Shan Chunyuan, and there is a familiar taste everywhere.

There is only a slight difference in the paint. In addition to "China Aerospace", there are also smaller "Clear Air Alliance" and "Taiyi Tiangong" logos.

Shan Chunyuan, who came with him, found the person in charge here very familiarly, an engineer named Lang Dexing, who has a simple and honest round nose and is in his forties.

It is said that he was transferred from Jiuquan and had worked with Shan Chunyuan for two months before.

"Lao Lang, this is our General Manager Zhou. Please help introduce the situation."

Lang Dexing was very excited: "General Manager Zhou, nice to meet you, General Manager Shan always thinks of you."

Shan Chunyuan was unhappy: "Don't talk about irrelevant things, get down to business!"

Zhou Rui glanced at Shan Chunyuan unexpectedly, wondering what this guy was planning behind his back.

Shan Chunyuan looked straight ahead and said nothing.

"General Manager Zhou, Chang Wu is the model with the largest load capacity and the strongest thrust in the current Long March series."

Lang Dexing took a few people and looked inside and out. "Taiyi Tiangong" is a real relative of the Space Administration, and there is no secret to speak of.

Besides, the man in front of him is a space boss, and he will soon be an academician-level figure. Zhou Rui is eager to give him some advice.

He looked around and found that there were not too many problems. Shan Chunyuan supervised it, and its twin "Jingtian No. 1" was only worked on by Shan Chunyuan for more than a dozen times.

These successful experiences also allowed "Fat Five" to enter the practical stage earlier than in its previous life.

Just as he was about to go upstairs to check the status of the second stage, someone came behind him. Zhou Rui looked back and saw a familiar old man walking in with several people.

When the old man saw Zhou Rui, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, long time no see."

Zhou Rui strode over and said cheerfully, "Mr. Sun, I knew you would come to see the launch silo."

At the dinner table last year, Mr. Sun Jiadong mentioned that he wanted to witness the launch of the "Qian Xuesen Platform".

Admittedly, the two have not seen each other since they parted in Beijing and North, but this friendship has not changed. Mr. Qian's manuscript is a precious gift, and Zhou Rui remembers it in his heart.

Mr. Sun is a little thinner than last year, but his steps are still steady. He patted Zhou Rui's hand and looked up at the figure of "Fat Five".

"When the Long March 5 project was established, I participated in the demonstration. At that time, Mr. Qian was still alive. It has been exactly ten years this year."

Mr. Sun has a feeling of being fast and slow.

Looking back, it has been completed, so it is fast.

Looking back, I am already old, so it is slow.

Well, in fact, I have been old for a long time. Even ten years ago, I was 70 years old.

Zhou Rui said: "Let me introduce you to the situation of this rocket?"

Mr. Sun smiled and said: "Okay, trouble Mr. Zhou~".

Lang Dexing, the head of the engineering team on the side: Then I will go?

Lang Dexing looked at Shan Chunyuan and cast a look for help.

Shan Chunyuan squinted and said: "What's the matter? Can you understand more than him?"

In this way, the guest was introducing the situation to another guest, and the genuine engineering team could only follow closely behind.

Like the Jingtian-1, the Long March 5 has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 25 tons. It can carry six mortise and tenon joints and matching "bricks" and auxiliary equipment. A single launch can build a 128-square-meter orbital platform.

The construction speed is very fast, with unmanned convenience and modular design. Under stable launch, it will increase like a balloon.

Tai Tiangong's own Nan Tianmen Project has been launched 14 times so far. Excluding at least six launches in the middle, they were carried out for the "Soul Seizing Project". At present, the area of ​​the re-orbit platform has reached the "thousand square meters" level.

Zhou Rui plans to start from next month, from area expansion to functional transformation.

The Qian Xuesen platform will be equipped with some instruments and equipment from the beginning because it is responsible for scientific research tasks, including cosmic rays, astronomical observation, meteorological observation and many other functions.

It is not only a platform, but also a riveted satellite, and a foundation.

Compared with the International Space Station, there are no living people, and the way of scientific research will definitely be very different, but it also has its own advantages.

Mr. Sun looked at the white rocket with cloudy eyes: "It's great, it's great."

Zhou Rui said: "Let's go to the payload center to have a look, you will be more surprised there."

"Let's go together."

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When Zhou Rui was acting as a tour guide for Mr. Sun in the Xichang base, aerospace practitioners from all over the world had arrived in the best five-star hotel in Xichang.

Mainly at the level of the National Space Administration, and a very small number of enterprise-level participants.

For this launch, the four official members, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Mongolia, and Ryukyu Islands, as well as the nine applicant countries, India, Iran, Seville, France, Saudi Arabia, Italy, South Korea, Brazil, and Argentina, came as observers.

Some arrived yesterday, and some arrived today.

There are four or five people, and more than a dozen people.

The weak space agencies are just names, and the strong ones are also in the first echelon.

With so many top talents in the industry gathered together, even if the organizers did not deliberately arrange it, they would naturally form exchanges. Some of them are old friends, and some are naturally familiar with each other because of their positions and camps.

At the tea break in the hall, Italian staff were exchanging information with French people: "I heard from inside that many people in the European Space Agency wanted to join the 'Clear Alliance', but they were all rejected by officials."

"After all, that is the European Union that can never be of one mind. I am not surprised at all. If you count those officials from top to bottom, most of them are American nationals."

In the restaurant, Indians were talking to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia: "Your Highness, we plan to officially carry out manned space flight in 2020. Everything is ready now. You really have to consider cooperating with us. Your country is strong and we are willing to share the fruits of this victory."

Little Saman smiled and seemed very interested.

Behind him, the astronauts trained by Saudi Arabia for many years were sweating wildly in their palms.

Is it too late to resign now?

In the hotel room, South Korean staff were sorting out their kimchi and instant noodles: "I tell you, Chinese food is terrible. You have to bring our Republic of Korea's delicacies, otherwise you won't be full at all!"

The entire hotel was booked, and personnel from various countries gathered together, each busy with their own things.

It was not until the evening when dinner was approaching that everyone went to the hotel banquet hall for the first formal dinner.

The dinner was a standard Chinese banquet, but considering the large number of foreigners, knives and forks were provided, as well as some Western dishes.

As the host, you must have the color of the host to make it clear who the "host" is.

It took about an hour before the banquet hall was gradually filled, and many people looked up and looked for someone.

Speaking of which, since yesterday, some people have been trying to determine where "Master Zhou" is and want to chat and get to know him.

It's time for the dinner tonight, right?

Five minutes before the official start, the famous Master Zhou finally showed up.

Without big strides or arrogance, Master Zhou supported a decrepit old man and walked to the front table.

Some older international astronauts also recognized who this old man was. Mr. Sun is not only a founding father of China, but also a senior in the world's aerospace industry and an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics.

Zhou Rui settled Mr. Sun, and then sat back next to Gan Yuan, at the table that belonged to Taiyi Tiangong.

Gan Yuan handed over a hot towel in time, allowing Zhou Rui to wipe his hands and rest.

There were many people who wanted to find him, but as soon as they sat down, the lights dimmed, indicating that the banquet had entered the next stage.

Director Sun of the Space Administration did not come. He had entered a special state of approaching retirement, and instead gave more opportunities to show up to Director of the System Engineering Department, Li Changping.

Li Changping was also dressed in formal clothes today, and even his habitually messy sparse hair was well-organized. He stood up and walked to the front of the stage and began a brief opening.

Academic banquets will not be too long-winded.

"China's aerospace is an important part of the world's aerospace, and it is also a part of human aerospace"

Indeed, in the past few decades, China's aerospace has been isolated, which has occupied about 70% of the time.

Only in the 20 years from 1990 to 2010, it was in a relatively connected position, but soon it was isolated by the United States because of its rapid progress, and also lost the vassal of the United States, almost the entire Europe.

It was forced to fight alone.

But it is a good thing to be strong enough, and it is also a routine operation to bring younger brothers. In today's scenario, it is still necessary to demonstrate its openness and cooperation.

In particular, most of the countries present are not in the traditional Western camp and are worth winning over.

The teacher said it well: those who make more friends will make fewer enemies.

When we make friends, we don’t care about strength or weakness, only how many. Although everyone here has “great potential”, they are still worthy of “making friends”.

After Li Changping opened the door, the only person who was qualified to speak tonight, who is also the pioneer of orbital platform technology, the conqueror of rocket recovery technology, the leader of intelligent technology, and the richest person among everyone present - Zhou Rui, walked up to in front of the stage.

Friends from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, please sit down for a moment. This is indeed me.

Zhou Rui only wore a simple shirt and not even a tie, but his tall and straight figure was still full of tension.

Wei Wei glanced around and saw that hundreds of aerospace experts from various countries below were looking at him intently, curious about what "Master Zhou" was going to say.

Only the South Korean table was showing off cold dishes like crazy.

Hmm. I hope they have the stomach for hot food later.

Zhou Rui said: "It seems that everyone is hungry, so I will try to keep it as short as possible. There will be a formal discussion meeting tomorrow, and I will have in-depth discussions with you then."

The South Koreans looked up blankly, why was everyone so quiet?

But don’t tell me, this Chinese food is quite good and tastes pretty good.

The food was served too quickly, and before it officially started, all the dishes were finished. This is indeed a country that doesn't know how to treat guests.

No more talking, let’s show off another bowl.

Zhou Ruiliang said:

"Aerospace technology is a high-threshold technology. Not everyone has talent, and not all countries have the foundation."

"As a Chinese aerospace person, I know very well how much effort and how much people's youth are required to build a space system from scratch."

"But practical difficulties cannot restrain human romance. Standing under the same starry sky, we should have a common dream. You should have heard the famous saying of Tsiolkovsky, the father of modern astronautics: The earth is the cradle of mankind. , but human beings cannot be tied to the cradle forever."

"Today, the Qingqing Alliance and Qian Xuesen Platform have brought us together, but I believe that it is the common dream of mankind that brings us together. Here, I also have a romantic quote from my predecessors that I want to read to everyone."

Zhou Rui took out a pamphlet from his pocket, then looked at Mr. Sun Jiadong and smiled in the audience.

Sun Lao was stunned and realized something.

"This sentence comes from a manuscript of Mr. Qian Xuesen, a pioneer in the world's aerospace history, one of the founders of rocket technology, a world-class science and engineering giant, and a master of mechanics."

This is also an essay that Zhou Rui himself likes very much.

He cleared his throat:

“When I look up at the stars and realize that every dim star is a giant that is far superior to the solar system, I often sigh at the insignificance of human beings. But when I write this sentence, because of the boundlessness of human thoughts, I feel a surge of emotion. "surging"

"We can't go that far yet, but we are thinking about things that are so far away. We know very little, but we have remained curious from ancient times to the present."

"It seems that conquering the universe is mankind's destiny."