Chapter 1087 Starship Company’s progress in landing on the moon

In the past, Qin Tao needed to negotiate various contracts in person, and there would be various operations during the negotiation process. However, as the scale of the group continues to expand, if Qin Tao continues to do everything personally, he will definitely worn out.

He must boldly delegate authority, leave other tasks to his subordinates, train his subordinates, and then he will feel relaxed.

All senior leaders who can grow up with the Mingzhou Group are carefully studying Qin Tao's actions, finding various know-hows, and then using them flexibly. Zhang Yuzhan is one of them. In the negotiation just now, he has already He showed the demeanor of a mature entrepreneur, with Qin Tao’s shadow in every move he made.

Now hearing Qin Tao's compliment, Zhang Yuzhan smiled sheepishly: "Mr. Qin, I'm just following your example and learning from you."

“This is not an imitation of others, this is a skill that is better than the skill of the master.” Qin Tao said: “You are already very powerful.”

After completing the inspection here, Qin Tao got into his high-end Hongqi car. After getting in, Xu Zhengyang introduced while driving: "Mr. Qin, I just received the latest news that Mao has also decided to build a 10,000-ton destroyer."

 Da Mao also came to join in the fun? Qin Tao found it funny. The last time we built the 22350 frigate, it was a complete failure. Our side provided the shell. They just outfitted it when they went back and left it there. They couldn't even handle a few thousand tons, but they actually had to build tens of thousands Tons?

 The few modified Kirov-class cruisers that Damao has on hand are not enough. Do you want to catch up with this limelight?

"how is it like?"

“Of course it is a brand-new destroyer with a four-sided phased array radar and a stealth design. This project is handled by the Northern Design Bureau, and now there are renderings that you can watch on the screen.”

There is a screen behind the two front seats of this car. This is also the standard feature of luxury and high-end cars. However, since the speed of mobile network is not very fast, it is difficult to access the Internet directly. However, Qin Tao's Different cars, you can go directly to the satellite network, it doesn't matter if the cost is higher, our Mingzhou Group is not short of money.

  Qin Tao opened the screen in front of him, which had already downloaded relevant reports.

“21956?” Looking at this number, Qin Tao felt a little curious. Isn’t the Northern Design Bureau too unimaginative? Why are you still using such an outdated name? They have promoted this model of warship more than once, and now they are still wearing such a label. Will customers buy it?

“According to our analysis, the 956 is the only warship exported by Lao Maozi. They think it is easier to sell it with this name.” Xu Zhengyang said.

Qin Tao nodded. Lao Maozi was eager to sell the warships so as to promote the development of the shipbuilding industry. However, even the warships they built for themselves were delayed, so how could they sell their warships?

Northern Design Bureau is still struggling, but there is no need for it. Wouldn’t it be better to just close down? Just leave the design work to us from now on.

“The power system also wants to use four gas turbines. Do they have such a thing? Should they purchase it from Ermao or us?” Qin Tao complained while watching.

"This four-sided phased array radar can't be manufactured in a short time. They don't have the ability. Are users blindly purchasing from them?"

 Qin Tao shook his head while looking at it.

“We estimate that Lao Maozi is doing it for external promotion. However, given Lao Maozi’s current strength, external promotion is also very difficult, and many customers will doubt their strength.”

“Yeah, it’s hard for me to fool people anymore.” Qin Tao said, “Even Ah San can’t fool people anymore.”

A big customer of Lao Maozi's arms sales is Ah San, but after being cheated several times, Ah San has learned the lesson. The most he can do is purchase a blueprint from Lao Maozi. Even the purchase of blueprints is not necessarily safe. Last time I asked Lao Maozi to help review the frigate drawings, but something went wrong and the ship capsized when it was launched.

After Asan suffered several losses, it also began to take the road of self-improvement by focusing on domestic products. In fact, in the 1980s, they began to develop independent destroyers.

 When mentioning Ah San, Qin Tao thought of something else: "Is it time for Ah San to come up with a plan for a 10,000-ton destroyer?"

The launch of Dongfang’s 10,000-ton destroyer has shocked all countries. Many countries whose self-esteem has been hit have begun to build their own 10,000-ton destroyer. Whether it is real or PPT, Asan is naturally no exception.

After seeing Dongfang's shield ship launched, Asan had already started to take action. Last year, their P15 plan, the Calcutta-class destroyer, officially started construction. The biggest feature of this destroyer is also the four-sided phased array. Of course, Asan couldn't make the radar himself, so he purchased it directly from Elta Systems in the Kingdom of David. The model is EL/M-2248MF-STAR.

The biggest feature of this system is its light weight. The total weight of the four-sided phased array radar is only nine tons, so there is no need to worry about the impact on the center of gravity of the hull. Asan has arranged it directly to the top of the mast. The height is about the same as that of the Type 45. But the top is not a ball, but a tetrahedron, which looks majestic.

Of course, the performance of this lightweight phased array radar is mediocre. It has a detection range of only 250 kilometers for targets the size of fighter jets, and the range of the supporting Barak 8 anti-aircraft missile is only 75 kilometers. Even Asan proudly claims to the outside world. It is a shield ship, and there is still a big gap between it and the ones from the East.

But this was enough to satisfy Asan's heart.

"Yes, Ah San proposed a plan for the P18 10,000-ton warship." Xu Zhengyang continued to introduce: "The length of this warship has been increased to 185 meters, the displacement has been increased to 13,000 tons, and the weapons are still the weapons of the P15, but The hair hanging device is divided into a front 72 and a rear 72 layout, bringing the total number of hair hanging devices to 144.”

"Well, they think they can defeat us in terms of numbers." Qin Tao said: "They still use Barak 8 missiles. This missile is similar to our Hongqi 16. We can have two bombs in one pit and 112 vertical missiles. As long as 72 launch units are allocated to install the Red Flag 16, the same number can be achieved, and there are still forty launch units left."

Even if the Davidic State claims that the Barak 8 is a regional air defense missile, not many people believe that the range of this missile is too close. After its own Red Flag 16 has been upgraded, its range has also reached 70 kilometers. Of course, our own This kind of air defense missile will still be used as a medium-range air defense missile. As for the long-range area air defense missile? If the range is less than 200 kilometers, how can we talk about regional air defense?

The Barak 8 not only has a short range, but also has a low speed. It cannot intercept supersonic missiles at all. It is simply a joke. However, for Ah San, he can only make do with this kind of anti-aircraft missile. After all, the radar belongs to the Davidians and the missiles belong to Lao Maozi, so they cannot be integrated at all.

“Yes, in addition to these vertical launchers, they have also arranged two quadruple inclined missile launchers to prepare for launching BrahMos missiles, which are not vertical launchers.”

The Yankee's MK41 vertical hair device led the trend of generalization, but in the process of further development, various countries have given up on generalization and developed light and heavy launchers, gradually moving closer to the old Maozi, and even special-purpose bombs , but after all, he was still a loser. Ah San didn’t have the strength, so he simply continued to use the tilt launcher.

Qin Tao smiled. Although Ah San's warship has various flaws, one thing is still worthy of recognition. Ah San's warship is not a PPT plan. If Ah San wants to build it, he can definitely build it. ! It just takes longer to build.

“By the way, Ah San recently proposed a moon landing plan.”

"Moon landing plan?" Qin Tao was curious again. What stimulated Ah San to do this?

 Qin Tao opened the screen in front of him and entered the words "Asan's moon landing plan", and a lot of results came out immediately.

Asan plans to launch Chandrayaan-1 in 2008, which will fly around the moon and impact the moon. This mission will obtain a large amount of images and detection data and is planned to run for two years.

Asan will carry out manned space missions and develop a new Jaganyan manned spacecraft.

 The planning of this set made people very curious. Ah San must have been stimulated by something!

"Our Starship Company has made preparations and will launch the Dragon spacecraft in the near future. The destination of this flight is not low-Earth orbit, but the lunar orbit. The Dragon spacecraft will orbit the moon for several times and then return. .”

"Is there anyone on board the Dragon spacecraft?"                                                                                                                                                                                                      Xu Zhengyang said.

“Yes, let’s go to Qiongzhou and see what’s going on there.” Qin Tao was very interested.

 Winter is about to enter, and 2004 will pass. The north has become colder, but Qiongzhou is still warm.

When Qin Tao and others came to Starship Company, the place was even more lively. After Max received the news of Mr. Qin’s arrival, he didn’t run over immediately, but waited for more than two hours. Qin Tao came first Listened to Frank Rubio's report.

"If you want to land on the moon, you must first fly around the moon to check whether the flight trajectory is reasonable, and at the same time search the lunar surface to find a suitable landing site." Rubio did not have a ready-made PPT, so he explained to Qin Tao while playing promotional materials. animation.

"Currently, we are still using the Dragon spacecraft. After improvements, this spacecraft has the ability to fly to the lunar orbit and return. It will be our main transportation vehicle for carrying out manned lunar landing plans in the future. At the same time, it will be used to land on the moon and leave. For missions on the lunar surface, we will have a dedicated lunar module."

 This is also the moon landing plan proposed by Starship Company.

The Saturn V back then had a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 127 tons, so that it could send a 45-ton payload to the lunar orbit and complete all activities at once. However, the Starship MK1 only had a low-Earth carrying capacity of 60 tons, so it could only carry 45 tons of payload to the lunar orbit. A payload of 25 tons is sent to the lunar orbit. In this case, one will definitely not be enough.

The solution is to use two to transport the orbital module and the lunar module respectively. The astronauts who land on the moon sit on the orbital module and go back and forth between the earth and the moon. When they dock with the lunar module in the lunar orbit, they can travel to and from the lunar surface. Moon Orbit.

This orbital module is used as a Dragon spacecraft, and the lunar module needs to be specially developed.

“Is the lunar module already under development?” Qin Tao asked.

"Yes, in our Starship Company, more than fifty engineers who originally designed the Apollo spacecraft are designing a new lunar module for us. The technology of this lunar module is more advanced. After all, the original Apollo spacecraft used It's just the technology of the 1960s. For example, the computers above can only write a few hundred lines of code. But now, we have advanced technical equipment, and our lunar module is also more advanced. To put it simply, from the original two-stage to It became a routine.”

The original Apollo lunar module was divided into two sections. The lower section was used for descent. It had four legs and a rocket engine. After landing on the lunar surface, it would become a stable launch platform. After the mission is completed, , only the upper half flew up and flew into space to join the command module.

This design was the best option at the time, but is no longer needed.

 Rubio opened the animation demonstration of the lunar module. Below the lunar module, you can also see a separate cabin with a single nozzle.

"This section of the structure is all the payload of Starship MK1." Rubio continued: "It consists of two parts. The upper part is the lunar module, and the lower part is the propulsion module. This propulsion module will bear the power of the lunar module. Slowdown mission.”

Entering the lunar orbit was completed with the help of Starship MK1. The subsequent docking mainly involved fine-tuning the orbit. After the astronauts climbed into the lunar module and separated from the orbital module, the lunar landing would begin.

 So, what’s the first step?

Of course, it is deceleration. When the universal gravitation is equal to the centripetal force, the lunar module will fly in a circular orbit around the moon. When the speed decreases, the centripetal force required will be smaller and the universal gravitation will remain unchanged. At this time, the lunar module will be on the moon. Flying to the moon under the influence of gravity.

The entire deceleration process is almost completed by this propulsion module. In this way, the lunar module only needs to consume very little fuel during the entire landing process, that is, it only uses some when it finally lands on the lunar surface. It does not require two The segmented structure has sufficient fuel supply for use during take-off.

The lunar module has to both land and take off, which greatly reduces the total weight of the lunar module. This is an innovation and the best choice for two rockets to perform manned lunar landings. Since it does not use a rocket like the Apollo moon landing, A rocket, of course, requires a new plan.

But, Qin Tao thought about it briefly and understood more: "In this way, can it be used many times in the future?"

Max has always advocated frugality, and this lunar module is definitely not a one-time use.

If it is made into two parts, then half of it will be wasted every time it performs a mission. Now if it is made into a whole, it can travel back and forth in space all the time. Even the propulsion module can return to orbit and replenish fuel for continued use.

"Yes, when large-scale manned landings on the moon occur in the future, a space station will definitely be built on the lunar surface. At that time, the lunar module can receive fuel supplies on the lunar surface or on the space station, and be reused many times, becoming Transportation to and from the lunar surface and orbit." Rubio nodded: "Next, let me introduce to you the advanced technology used on it."

"The load of the lunar module is 260 kilograms. In the first few lunar landings, we will only carry two people, so that half of the weight can be used as lunar space suits, lunar rover and other loads. By the way, Did you see it? There is a four-wheeled structure hanging outside, which is a folding lunar rover. We put it outside. We don’t need to bring it back. It will stay on the lunar surface and wait for further use the next time we go there. "

 Qin Tao nodded. The thing was very small and looked like... a small courier truck.

"The entire moon landing process is almost automated. We will use a large number of advanced equipment, including inertial navigation measurement units, microwave ranging and velocity measurement, laser ranging and other technologies. The most critical one is the laser three-dimensional imaging sensor, which can Obtain high-precision three-dimensional images of the landing area to avoid obstacles and select the best landing point. In order to complete this task, we also installed four state-of-the-art 7500 N variable thrust engines on it. It’s like flying a helicopter, even if it’s hovering a hundred meters above the moon, there’s no pressure.”

The orbital module is the Dragon spacecraft. There is nothing to introduce about this. It is just that a high-thrust engine and enough fuel are added to the service module behind the Dragon spacecraft so that the Dragon spacecraft can return from the lunar orbit. The key technologies are all here. On the lunar module.

 Qin Tao became more and more surprised as he watched. Isn’t this the manned moon landing method in our Chang’e Plan in future generations? The entire process is almost exactly the same, and the designs of the lunar module and the propulsion module are also very similar. Is there a time traveler in the entire team?

Of course not. The reason why the plans are similar is because there are not only foreigners in the team, but also locals. These excellent scientists work together and come up with various plans. In the collision of ideas, of course they will be closer to future generations. After all, the Chang'e moon landing project in later generations is the best technical route.

Rubio is still introducing endlessly.

“By the way, this is our first time orbiting the moon, right?” Qin Tao suddenly thought of something.

 “Yes, it’s the first time.”

“In other words, you sent astronauts on the first flight. Shouldn’t you launch an unmanned spacecraft to explore the way?”

 What if there are technical issues? Wouldn't this be a huge loss? During the Apollo project, the official moon landing was not launched until the 11th. In fact, we could go up on the 10th, but they did not dare. In order to prevent the astronauts from acting privately, it is said that they even specially added less space to the lunar module of Apollo 10. Some of the fuel is lost, so if you really fly up, you won't be able to come back.

At this moment, the door at the back opened, and Max walked in excitedly: "No problem, we are fully prepared."

"Really? What preparations have you made?"

 “We have enough insurance for them.”

 (End of this chapter)