Chapter 748 The First One Is Half Price!

In the next three days, Zhou Rui became the "star" of the entire Xichang base.

It only took him three days from the time he first arrived to the time when he was the most popular.

He was young and promising, but he was also very approachable. He took the initiative to get along with everyone and played basketball very well.

In addition, the previous accumulation was not in vain. Not everyone was like Shan Chunyuan, who was slow to realize him.

In short, the "away court" was quickly turning towards the "home court" direction, and he got familiar with almost everyone.

Since the rocket had not reached the stage of "entering the tower crane", he spent most of his time in the "preparation field".

With Director Sun giving the green light all the way, and Shan Chunyuan's twisted but helpless cooperation, Zhou Rui quickly got a basic understanding of the various technologies of the "Long March 3B".

With the blessing of the three major thinking abilities of "unity of knowledge and action", "simplification", and "unraveling the mystery", he quickly mastered the entire situation of this big guy.

Furthermore, he also had a deep understanding of the entire rocket launch, rocket manufacturing, and even the future "Tai Tiangong"'s own rocket.

Although the aerospace field is one of the commanding heights of human engineering technology, Zhou Rui is not a person who stands at the foot of the mountain and looks up.

He is the one who looks at the new field from another commanding height.

And behind him, many large and small peaks have been conquered.

The first few days at the Xichang base were fulfilling and interesting. Except that no one could play with eggs, everything went smoothly.

Even the car operator followed behind, gained a lot of experience, and grew rapidly.

So, on the eve of the assembly of "Long March 3B" and "Chang'e 3", Zhou Rui found Director Sun.

He put forward a bold idea.

"Purchase rockets? Now?"

In the temporary office, Director Sun used an enamel lid to shake tea leaves, with a puzzled look on his face.

Zhou Rui sat on the sofa and said with a smile: "Yes, it is now. If I am not mistaken, the next launch mission of Xichang Base after Chang'e 3 is very far away."

Director Sun nodded: "Of course, this is the most important launch mission in the country this year. Two months have been reserved before and after. The next launch will be in September."

Rocket launch has certain uncertainties, such as unqualified inspections and unqualified weather, so they are all set in a rough range, and the window period is not missed.

For such an important mission as Chang'e 3, everything is naturally given priority, and a long time is reserved before and after.

Zhou Rui counted on his fingers and said:

"Look, it takes three or four days to assemble, three or four days to wait for launch, and it takes ten days to fly before landing on the moon. In this half month before and after, we can't just wait except for some work in the command center, right?"

He himself has to wait until Yutu and even "Wu Gang" leave the warehouse before he can start the work of "external expert". Maybe he will have to stay to attend a press conference or something like that. This half month is so wasted.

"We have to make use of it. My idea is to see if you have any rocket parts. When the 'preparation site' is free, send them here directly. I will spend some time to work on 'rocket recovery'."

"It just so happens that there is a mature engineering team here, all of whom are experienced and have complete hardware. I will transfer some more people and equipment to form a team. When the research is completed, it will be directly placed behind Chang'e 3. It should be launched and tested, so as not to fly back and forth, which can save some airfare."

Director Sun even forgot to spit out the tea leaves.

You are redefining saving money!

"Mr. Zhou, I know you are fast, but don't do it so quickly. Isn't it a bit too hasty?"

"That's 'rocket recovery' technology! Do you mean to start in August and send one up before September?"

He had never thought about the possibility of Zhou Rui conquering "rocket recovery" at once, but even if it was just a verification launch, it was too hasty, right?

Zhou Rui said seriously: "I'm just sitting around doing nothing."

Director Sun took a sip of tea to calm down

You've redefined "idle" again!

He's high enough and does know some of Zhou Rui's previous feats.

The influence of those major projects is one thing, but the subversive speed and efficiency are astonishing

He had read the information before and thought Zhou Rui was amazing, but when it was his turn to be subverted in the aerospace field

He was still a little panicked

He thought for a long time and finally chose to believe this big man who had made many achievements.

After all, the joint research and development of "rocket recovery" technology was originally a cooperation agreement between the Space Administration and "Tai Tiangong". The current form seems to have no other problems except that the time seems too anxious

There are so many professionals on the site of the Xichang base, and they can also check together. Anyway, he will never approve the launch of rockets that do not meet the requirements.

As for the queue-jumping launch, it's better to believe it first. There is enough space in the "preparation field". If Mr. Zhou is not as fast as he said, it will not affect the launch mission in September.

Just make room.

By then, Mr. Zhou should have realized that aerospace is not that easy. He should adjust his mindset and move forward again. There is a lot to be done!

After thinking for a while, Director Sun finally came to a conclusion and said, "I have to report to the meeting to discuss it. However, a rocket has indeed been made, but the launch mission has been cancelled."

Zhou Rui smiled slightly, not surprised. He just chatted with people in the base and came to see Director Sun after knowing this matter.

Now the whole base has a very good impression of him. He is well-informed!

Director Sun said: "There is a commercial satellite launch order from an Indian customer. The guy there is very bad. He paid a small deposit. According to reason, he should settle the payment before the launch. As a result, he actually asked for the payment after the launch is successful, otherwise he would dump the order. We have been fighting the lawsuit for several months."

The possibility of launch failure is not zero, but it is insured, and the premium is also included in the launch fee. There is no need to "successfully pay the money".

There is an obvious problem, so Director Sun directly stopped it. Even if the payload cabin is customized, it is necessary to stop the loss in time.

I can only say that you can always trust the Indian customer. The space agency of a major country? The world's leading enterprise? There is nothing they dare not cheat!

While Director Sun was mumbling to the Indian customer, Zhou Rui also learned about the situation of this "foreign trade dumping rocket".

The model is 'Long March 2C', which is the most commonly used medium-sized rocket by China's aerospace "commercial launch".

There are only two stages, without a booster, that is, a large straight up and down, and the fuel system is liquid.

It is the most stable and familiar model. The Xichang base has rich experience and is very suitable for the research and development of "rocket recovery".

As for the "payload cabin" being an Indian customized version, Zhou Rui said it was nothing, anyway, he was not going to really launch anything up at that time.

If it doesn't work, just tie a piece of pork belly, just for show.

Director Sun said that this rocket can be sold to Taiyi Tiangong at half the cost price.

The price quoted for "commercial launch" itself is about 200 million yuan, but this is not just the rocket money, but also includes the launch, fuel, site, command, insurance, and the profit of the space agency.

This is just like ordering food in a restaurant. It is impossible to only count the material price. The stove, rent, water and electricity, waiter wages, and the incense for Guan Erye are all included.

Taking the "Long March 2C" as an example, the actual manufacturing cost is about 30 million, which is a very mature product.

As for why only half of the cost is charged, it is because "rocket recovery" itself is a joint research and development of both parties, and the other half is the investment of the space agency.

After finalizing this matter, both of them are happy. Director Sun solved the small problem of where the rocket went,

and Zhou Rui also successfully killed time.

Because it is "spot", Director Sun reported to the meeting for discussion, and soon! Zhou Rui's first rocket was packed and shipped from the three northeastern provinces.

The various components will undergo continuous transportation by rail and road and set off for Xichang.

Zhou Rui walked out of the office in a good mood.

All things are to be made public, there is nothing to hide, and there may be a press conference later.

Open the phone and edit a tweet directly.

"Zhou Rui (CEO of Kaiming Intelligence)"

"I have my first rocket in my life. Although it is half price, I don't know if I am much behind my peers"