Chapter 685 Pressure and Burden

Zhou Rui's original intention was to show some tricks, give everyone some confidence, and speed up the progress of the meeting.

But he underestimated the desire of this group to get to the bottom of things.

He spent another hour explaining "mechanical intelligence".

Of course, he didn't need to talk about the core things now, but just explained the functionality.

Finally, he came to the conclusion again: it can be done.

He has repeated it three times, but this conclusion is still shocking.

Kaiming Intelligence directly solved three of the six major problems of recovering rockets.

And they may be the three most difficult ones.

Among the remaining three problems, the "fuel retention problem" is actually a related problem. As long as the plan is determined, the fuel needs can be inferred.

"Positioning and detection problems" are not weak in the accumulation of the space agency itself, and "Beidou" provides help. It is a problem that has no details but has a direction.

The last "material tolerance problem" is relatively complicated and requires a lot of experiments. During the rocket recovery process, the situation of each component is verified to determine it.

In other words

Zhou Rui re-entered the command, and the one-and-a-half-meter-high black rocket model collapsed and "crawled" back to the toolbox.

The mirror-colored tablet was retracted and plugged back in, and everything returned to its original state.

"As for the actual engineering verification problem, I don't have much experience in this area, and I haven't seen the rocket in person yet."

At this time, he remembered to be "low-key" and said after a moment of consideration: "I hope that the experts of the Space Administration will give me more advice."

No one in the conference room said a word.

What kind of experts are we?

Li Changping looked at the black toolbox and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhou, how sure do you think this plan is?"

Zhou Rui didn't want to take on too much, and said: "It's difficult to get it right at once, but after a few tests, it can always meet the design requirements."

Of course, the three core problems are all solved by "mechanical intelligence", which means that Kaiming Intelligence will have in-depth technical and commercial cooperation with the Space Administration.

Even directly participate in the "rocket construction" work.

The things involved will be very complicated, Zhou Rui will not talk about it for the time being, and today he will only start from a technical perspective.

"Director Li, when will the Space Administration officially launch the "rocket recovery" plan?"

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In the conference room, it is still going on.

The determination of the three core issues made the discussion of the remaining issues more meaningful.

Before, everything was "pending", but now, there is a context and direction.

However, Zhou Rui kept frowning and said nothing.

Even after showing off his skills just now, the experts would look at Zhou Rui's eyes while discussing, and he just casually expressed some superficial ideas.

The reason is naturally because of Li Changping's answer about "time" just now.

Five years

He believes that if the plan is indeed feasible, he is confident that he can overcome the "rocket recovery" technology within five years.

This time length made Zhou Rui directly numb.

In fact, Li Changping still said it was shorter. He felt that seven years was the safest.

In comparison, it took only six years for the J-20 from the beginning to the first flight.

This is also because the stealth technology was stuck for a while in the middle.

And "rocket recovery" is just an auxiliary technology of the overall rocket.

But the reason given by Li Changping is also very practical.

First, the cost is high. The minimum cost of a rocket is 10 million RMB, and that is the smallest rocket. The largest rockets cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

For experiments alone, launching a rocket, which takes only ten minutes to go up and down, may cost tens of millions, which is more expensive than a collider.

Therefore, the most cost-effective way is to use "existing launch missions" for verification, which requires that it must be carried out under very reliable conditions.

How to achieve the level of "very reliable" without too many experiments?

That is to use time, manpower, and countless verifications and deliberations to "pile up".

Second, the national team cannot afford to make mistakes.

Unlike commercial aerospace, if it explodes, it explodes. There are insurance contracts and commercial contracts to cover the bottom. As long as the cost can be covered, it is fine as long as you don't go bankrupt.

But if the national team sets off fireworks, it will damage the reputation of the entire "Chinese aerospace", and it will create huge pressure in academia and even in our internal administration.

Third, can you secretly launch a rocket for experiments and not be discovered if it explodes?

No.

Any rocket or missile that flies out of the atmosphere, whether for commercial or scientific needs, must be reported to international organizations.

Otherwise, who knows whether you are launching a satellite or a missile?

The Republic is not the Northern Dynasty, but a nuclear power with international status and international responsibility.

A flying object that breaks through the atmosphere and is not on record will have a serious impact.

How many people will be scared to pee their pants.

The three questions together mean that the space agency cannot conduct technical verification as it pleases.

All preliminary work must be done on the ground.

If you really want to go to the sky, you must consider it after everything is foolproof.

The space agency does not have "fans who can forcefully wash the ground even if it fails."

There are only a group of keyboard warriors who "what does success have to do with me, and immediately start to spray if it fails."

Even if a failed experiment can be equivalent to several years of research, the space agency cannot play like this.

In the second half of the meeting, Zhou Rui kept thinking about this problem.

He understood the difficulties of the space agency, but five years of sharpening a sword is really too slow.

Moreover, when it is clear that there is a "shortcut", it cannot take it.

As long as he sets off two or three fireworks, he will definitely master this technique.

Lucky for you, not a single firework was set off

At seven o'clock in the evening, everyone had a quick bite in the conference room, and at nine o'clock it finally came to an end.

Today is a great achievement.

But today can be regarded as a high start and a low end. During the second half of the meeting, Zhou Rui seemed to have a frown on his face.

Everyone agreed to add an additional day of seminars tomorrow, and then dragged their tired bodies out of the space agency building.

On dozens of stairs, everyone parted ways.

Originally, Li Changping proposed to take Zhou Rui to eat something good and have a banquet, but Zhou Rui decided against it. It was so late, so it was better to go back to the hotel to rest early.

As Li Changping got older, he didn't persist.

While waiting for Lou Yang to drive, Zhou Rui stretched, his muscles trembling, running the "earth train" to relax his body.

Che Gan rubbed his eyes: "Boss, are you cold? Why do you feel like you are showing off?"

"If you can speak, speak less."

Just as he was about to chat, a strange voice came from behind.

"Mr. Zhou, can we have a few words?"

Zhou Rui turned around and saw a delicate woman with a ponytail. She was in her late twenties, but her face was very tender. Maybe it was because she didn't wear any makeup or hairstyle.

He was also a member of the previous seminar, but Zhou Rui didn't pay attention to his name.

The other party stretched out a hand: "Hong Anran, System Engineering Department, Lunar Exploration Project Team."

Zhou Rui shook hands symbolically.

"Hello, what's the matter?"

"That's right. I'm very interested in the 'smart unit' you just showed. It's too late today. Can we make an appointment another day to chat privately?"

Zhou Rui smiled: "It may still be used at the meeting tomorrow. I will explain it again then."

It can be regarded as rejecting the so-called "private chat".

Ever since he became famous, there have been many attentive women around him.

Zhou Rui rarely pays attention to her. The wild flowers outside are nothing compared to the "unity of soul and body" at home.

Moreover, I am happy now. Even if I have ideas, I am working towards the trend of maintaining the second place and fighting for the third place, and I have no time to open new pits.

Hong Anran looked at Zhou Rui with her smart eyes. She was a very smart woman.

I roughly guessed that Mr. Zhou probably thought he had other ideas.

He smiled and said, "Maybe I used the wrong word. I didn't mean to ask you to meet alone. Today is a rocket recycling seminar after all. It's not convenient for me to change the topic. Maybe after the end, you can come and take a look at our lunar exploration project alone." ”

This sentence touched someone's heart: "Really, that's a good relationship!"

Hong Anran put his hands behind his back and suddenly said:

"By the way, I noticed that Mr. Zhou was absent-minded in the second half of the process. I guess you feel that the pace of the space agency is too slow, and there is a bit of procrastination, right?"

Of course Zhou Rui would not admit it: "That's not true. As for aerospace, it is right to be rigorous."

"Actually, we also feel what you think. The three words 'national team' bear too heavy a responsibility, which is not conducive to the development of aerospace technology. The organization is also considering some new models."

"You can pay attention to the National Civilian Space Infrastructure Mid- and Long-term Development Plan. It is still only a draft and is waiting for social feedback. It may be helpful to you."

As expected of a woman in the Beijing North Bureau, she speaks all kinds of organizational documents very smoothly without any fuss.

Hong Anran waved playfully, said goodbye to Zhou Rui, and walked down the steps.

"Then see you tomorrow, Mr. Zhou~"