Chapter 681 The Sea of ​​Stars, to Be Continued

Lou Yang didn't really pay the bill in the end, not because he felt sorry for not eating a bite of roast duck.

Mainly because he had already bought it.

He felt that everything was really bad today. He didn't even get to pay the bill. He spent half a day picking up people, but even Mr. Zhou's DNA was not left on the car of the space agency.

Not a hair was lost.

He completely lost his face afterwards. He argued with a group of bigwigs at the door of the restaurant for five minutes, insisting that Zhou Rui get the car of the space agency.

In the end, Yang Rubin was more open-minded and withdrew from the ranks of vying for favor, and also persuaded Qiu Lixun.

"Mr. Zhou, let's hold the seminar first in the next two days, and we will contact you later."

Zhou Rui smiled: "Okay, I'll go and see the situation."

Yang Rubin said to Lou Yang as if reminding and instructing: "Lou, please take good care of our Mr. Zhou."

Lou Yang heard the meaning of the words: "Don't worry, Chief Yang, Mr. Zhou is our important scientist, I will take good care of him."

I will sleep next to Mr. Zhou at night, call my wife later, but she won't reply!

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The next morning, Zhou Rui opened the door and saw Lou Yang standing outside.

It was like he had been listening to the wall all night.

Lou Yang stood there eagerly, accompanied Zhou Rui and Che Gan to have breakfast in the hotel, and then they set off for the Space Administration.

It was only a seven or eight minute journey.

The Space Administration was very impressive. Like many "bureau-level units" in northern Beijing, it was not tall, but very wide, with more than a dozen floors arranged in an L shape.

It felt very solid and majestic.

After Zhou Rui got out of the car, he pushed his sunglasses and looked at this building with its own aura.

Che Gan looked up and said with emotion: "It's not tall, why does it feel so awesome? The buildings in northern Beijing are a bit mysterious."

Lou Yang smiled and said: "This is just the headquarters of the bureau. We have five buildings across the country, as well as many affiliated units and buildings, with a total staff of more than 70,000, more than half of whom are technical personnel."

It can only be said that it is worthy of being the headquarters of the country's aerospace technology.

"The seminar starts at 10 o'clock. There is still some time. Mr. Zhou is here for the first time. I will take you to see our 'Road to the Sky'."

The so-called "Road to the Sky" is a corridor in the building that is specially used to display and record the history of the Republic's space program.

The corridor is located on the second floor of the headquarters. When the exhibition lights are turned on, rows of photos and models are quietly displayed.

The first stop is a TV screen.

It plays a picture of an old man.

"Foreigners can do it, so can't Chinese do it? Chinese are inferior to others?"

Mr. Qian.

Father of missiles, rockets, and spaceflight in the Republic

This interview was conducted in 1997. The picture quality is not very good. Mr. Qian was already in his 80s at that time. He had kind eyes and a smile in his eyes.

When he said this, he did not have that kind of resentment or unwillingness.

On the contrary, he looked relaxed, confident, and even a little funny.

Zhou Rui stood in front of the screen and stopped for a long time.

Lou Yang is very familiar with this place and took on the work of "explaining".

"Mr. Qian is the starting point of the Republic's aerospace. When Mr. Qian came back, he brought back valuable knowledge of missiles and rockets from the United States."

Zhou Rui interrupted:

"To correct it, Mr. Qian had already been studying rockets before he went to the United States to study. In 1935, he published his thoughts on rocket design, calculation, fuel simulation, and interstellar navigation in the then Zhejiang Youth."

Zhou Rui sighed: "That year, Mr. Qian was 24 years old."

Lou Yang was stunned

Thinking that many people think that Mr. Qian is so powerful because he brought back advanced knowledge from the United States, Zhou Rui added:

"The laws of nature and the laws of matter are in this world. It is normal to be discovered first and later, but there is no need to belittle yourself. Moreover, it was not Mr. Qian who brought back knowledge from the United States, but Mr. Qian himself who pioneered this field."

Even if all the "stars" in modern times are counted, this one is the most dazzling one.

Lou Yang said ashamedly: "I am ignorant, thank you Mr. Zhou for reminding me."

Zhou Rui is very clear about Qian Lao's achievements and deeds, and even surpasses Lou Yang, an employee of the Space Administration, for a reason.

Because Qian Lao is not only the father of Chinese aerospace, rockets, and missiles.

He is also half of China's aviation father and a master of mechanics.

He is one of the founders of modern aerodynamics in the world. His book "Jet Propulsion" has been regarded as an authority by NASA for decades. In the 1950s, he was already studying supersonic aircraft and jet propulsion technology. He is the founder of jet aircraft.

Although after returning to China, it was also this person who, against all odds, suggested giving priority to the development of missiles and temporarily put aside the fantasy of "aircraft".

When Zhou Rui was learning all kinds of knowledge in the field of aviation and looking up various materials in Rongfei, he was very familiar with Qian Lao.

In other words, the global aviation and aerospace fields still need to learn from this person's wisdom.

The Republic's first missile technology on the blue planet is still under the protection of Qian Lao's wisdom.

At the same time, Qian Lao has an achievement that few people know about.

He is the founder of engineering automation. During his house arrest, he temporarily stopped researching sensitive technologies such as rockets in order to relax the vigilance of a certain country.

In his spare time, he wrote a masterpiece that changed history, "Engineering Cybernetics", which is the earliest work in human history to study "automatic control" and "system engineering".

Zhou Rui stood in front of the screen and watched the entire video.

Qian Lao's life has too many achievements and too many stories.

The video only captured a short clip of an interview, no more than five minutes.

Zhou Rui lowered his eyes and saw a simple biography of Mr. Qian engraved on the platform.

It read "1911-2009".

It happened to be the year when Zhou Rui was reborn, but he had no impression of it at that time.

Because he had just entered university at that time and had not yet embarked on the path of science, his main job was writing songs.

Zhou Rui put away his admiration and said, "Go on."

Lou Yang nodded and said, "Please follow me."

In the subsequent explanation, Zhou Rui systematically understood the history of the development of aerospace in the Republic.

In the 1950s, relying on the difficult conditions of hand forging and hand welding, without the restrictions of rubber and aluminum, the "Express No. 1" with a range of 590 kilometers was manufactured.

In the 1960s, missile technology and mushroom bomb technology were adapted to maintain the bottom line of the Republic's security and won the "gold medal of immunity from death" among the world's nations.

In the 1970s, the first satellite was launched, and the Long March series came into being.

In the 1980s, three satellites were launched in one rocket, and recoverable satellites made breakthroughs one after another.

In the 1990s, manned space flight projects were launched.

So far, entering the 21st century that Zhou Rui is familiar with, it has become increasingly unstoppable.

Manned space technology, Beidou technology, and lunar exploration technology have changed every year.

The long corridor has precious materials and photos hanging on the wall, as well as some miniature models.

Zhou Rui suddenly felt that the name here was really good.

What is recorded here is the "Road to Asking the Sky" of the Chinese people.

It is not to go to the "Road to Asking the Sky" with mysticism.

Instead, we walked out of a "Road to Asking the Sky" down to earth.

Maybe it has a beginning and an end. At the end of the "Road to Asking the Sky", it is still the content of Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian's posthumous photo and a manuscript for preparation when he was teaching at USTC.

Zhou Rui has no way to judge whether it is an authentic work.

It says:

"Our ancestors had long had the ideal of flying to the celestial body: Chang'e flew to the moon."

"'Rockets' were invented by our working people in the Southern Song Dynasty around 1100."

"It was later spread to India and then known to the British during the Indian colonial period."

"The ultimate goal of this discipline is to solve 'interstellar navigation'."

"To fulfill the ideals of our ancestors."

The car operator next to him has been silent.

When he saw this, it was obviously just an ordinary piece of paper.

But his eyes suddenly turned red.

A tear fell, and the car operator wiped it awkwardly.

Zhou Rui stopped for a long time again.

Everyone walked out together, and Zhou Rui suddenly said to Lou Yang: "It would be great if you could add a sentence at the end of 'The Road to Asking the Sky'."

"What sentence?"

"To be continued, for future generations"

Lou Yang suddenly stopped

Everyone looked back, and Lou Yang was a little absent-minded.

"In 2006, when Mr. Qian came to the bureau for the last time, he also said something similar."

"The universe is far away, to be continued"