Chapter 654： [The essence of humans really likes to hurt each other]

The news of the failure of Falcon 9's attempt to use the second-hand rocket multiplex launch experiment quickly spread, and the media in the technology circle all reported the text news as soon as possible.

The live broadcast of this launch is still not over, and it is impossible to shut down the broadcast halfway because of a failed launch. It used to fail often, and it is not such a glass heart. After all, commercial private companies are different from the country.

Soon after, Elon Musk finally showed up, accompanied by media reporters who arrived at the scene to repay.

Luo Sheng, who was watching the live broadcast, saw Elon Musk under the lens being interviewed by a media reporter. Musk was very calm, and he also had a slight smile when he was interviewed, but the smile on his face was a bit strong. The smell of laughter.

Tang Xin found that Luo Sheng, who was watching the press conference at the moment, was happy like a baby. Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh that men only grow old but always grow up.

"The problem preliminarily concluded that it may be that large impulse and heat entered the engine compartment, causing the central engine TVC to malfunction and eventually explode, but there may also be other reasons. We will further investigate the specific failure, but as long as it is not damaged The launch platform is not too bad."

Speaking of which, Elon Musk added frankly: "Successful is undoubtedly a great launch, failure is also the best fireworks show."

A reporter quickly asked: "Mr. Musk, do you have anything to say about the upcoming launch experiment of China's Star Arrow International?"

Hearing this, Elon Musk scolded the **** reporters in his heart, which pot was not opened, and a calm smile appeared on the surface:

"good luck."

After saying a blessing, Elon Musk refused to comment on it further and no longer answered reporters' questions, and left the scene.

The $62 million fireworks show is really a bit expensive, and the Silicon Valley Iron Man has to go to the toilet to touch his tears.

It is impossible to say that Elon Musk is not distressed. He is not as rich as Luo Sheng. Not only did he not get the title of successfully recycling second-hand rockets for the first time, even with the launch success rate of Falcon 9 It will pull down, and for the commercial launch market, it will also fluctuate on SpaceX in confidence.

The point is, he also expected that Luo Sheng, who was informed of the news at this moment, would probably die happily.

And this may not be the most uncomfortable place for Elon Musk. The real uncomfortableness is probably the launch plan of Star Arrow International. He is "blessing" Luo Sheng in his heart. This launch also brings a fireworks display.

This round doesn't count. Let's start again.

In the follow-up live broadcast, Luo Sheng no longer paid attention to it, and covered his laptop. Early in the morning, everyone had a happy event, and as for Elon Musk's blessing... Luo Sheng felt that it might be understood in reverse.

After all, this is a blessing from international friends and businessmen who dare not accept it.

After a while, Luo Sheng suddenly turned his head to stare at Tang Xin: "Next, it's time to perform our launch mission,"

Tang Xin's shining eyes rolled around, and he smiled: "Are you sure that the remaining fuel is enough for another launch mission?"

Luo Sheng nodded affirmatively: "Just kidding, it's totally enough, come on, don't fault the launch window."

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With the passage of time, news of the Falcon 9 second-hand rocket reuse and launch experiment tragedy spread one after another. Domestic netizens who eat melons are also concerned about this matter with a happy attitude.

And the hot discussion of this matter will inevitably shift the topic to the next "Star Arrow 1703" launch experiment. People with clear eyes know that Star Arrow International and SpaceX are fighting in the dark and secretly, and they want to compete for the first successful recovery. The title of "Second-hand Rocket".

Right now SpaceX hasn't made history, but has given the world a $62 million sky-high fireworks show, basically out.

But it is not without opportunities. As long as the launch of "Star Arrow 1703" fails, it is not known who will eventually lose this title. Undoubtedly, this will leave a highly anticipated suspense for melon-eating people all over the world 'S eyes focused on the live broadcast of the "Star Arrow 1703" launch experiment.

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The next day, dawn dawn.

In the outer security area of ​​the launch platform, thousands of tourists have gathered at the moment. They all come with the same purpose, that is, to watch the upcoming "Star Arrow 1703" recyclable rocket.

Some people use smart phones to shoot videos, but there are also some local tyrants and photography enthusiasts. The peripheral security area is now equipped with many cameras, like long guns and short guns. Of course, there are media reporters who come to the scene, both domestic and foreign .

The launch is also for global live broadcast. Domestic viewers can watch it on Bluestar video. BV Video, the world’s largest streaming media video website, also has an official live special channel for this launch.

It also includes other emerging live broadcast platforms that can be broadcast for free.

"Star Arrow 1703" will be launched on time at 6:57. At this moment, people in the peripheral area can clearly see "Star Arrow 1703" standing on the launch platform from a distance.

The overall height of this rocket is 70 meters from competitor Falcon 9.

In terms of load.

The Star Arrow heavy rocket can deliver a 25-ton load to low-Earth orbit, a 9.1-ton load to a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and a 4.6-ton load to Mars orbit;

The Falcon 9 can deliver a 22.8-ton load to low-Earth orbit, a 8.3-ton load to a geosynchronous transfer orbit, and a 4.2-ton load to Mars orbit.

There is no doubt that once the Star Arrow heavy rocket is finalized, its carrying capacity will surpass that of the Falcon 9 called the world's active rocket with the highest carrying capacity.

In terms of launch quality, the Star Arrow heavy rocket is 885 tons, and the Falcon 9 is 550 tons.

In terms of launch cost, the Star Arrow heavy rocket is slightly more expensive, at 68.5 million US dollars, while the launch cost of the Falcon 9 is 62 million US dollars, but compared to the same level of traditional rocket launch costs are more than 30% cheaper.

Both rockets are recyclable and reused. As long as the frequency and number of launches increase, the average cost will be greatly reduced.

In terms of launch frequency, Falcon 9 can achieve a frequency of one shot per week, while Star Arrows’ heavy rockets can achieve a frequency of five shots per day.

The launch frequency of the rocket is related to the production capacity and demand, especially the production capacity, which must be maintained. The ultimate dream of reusable rocket reuse is that the rocket can quickly undertake the launch mission again after the rocket is recovered.

Star Arrow International hopes that its single recyclable rocket can be launched again within half a month, instead of the present one, which has been more than nine months since the last recovery.

The longer the period, the greater the cost. In the future, if you want to build a space ladder, then the launch frequency may be required to launch every day. If the launch period of a single rocket is too long, either the time cost will increase, and you want to save time cost It's much more to make more rockets and keep launching in turn, which obviously will increase the economic cost.

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At around 6:25, Luo Sheng arrived at the flight control center at the launch site. A row of staff sat in the control hall, all staring at his screen data, and his duties were responsible for his work.

Everyone is very focused, because this launch mission is too important, and everyone knows that the SpaceX next door has overturned, and also gives everyone a warning.

Luo Sheng basically came over to see. It was more an attitude issue when people came to the scene. After all, it was the big boss of Star Arrow International.

At this moment, the launch has entered the countdown within the last half hour, and the corner of the main screen of the flight control center displays this specific countdown scalar.

Yang Jianan came to Luo Sheng: "Mr. Luo, do you know the news that Falcon 9 failed to launch?"

Luo Sheng nodded with a smile: "I personally saw the explosion in the live broadcast, unfortunately."

regret?

Seeing that Da Jinzhu is so happy, Yang Jian'an had to follow the regret of being happy, and he understood very well. After all, there is nothing more gloomy than watching competitors deflate things.

The essence of mankind is to like to hurt each other.

But on the other hand, Yang Jian'an was more worried. The old pressure dissipated with the failure of the Falcon 9 launch, but new pressures also followed. The failure of the Falcon 9 launch must also give them Brought new pressure.

It is worth mentioning that, compared to the Falcon 9 rocket, the appearance of the Star Arrow 1703 is also very similar to the genetic shadow of its own traditional rocket "CZ" series, and it has a clear identification with the international rockets.

This is quite normal. China’s aerospace technology is completely independent and independently developed and explored step by step. In fact, domestic aerospace people don’t want to learn from foreign technology, take a little detour, but they can guard you from all directions.

The talents of Star Arrow International are basically domestic talents. The shadow of the "CZ" series is normal. Obviously, UU Reading is also a completely independent technology, and it is a standard system. .

Luo Sheng jokingly said: "Lao Yang, the specific work on the launch will be all for you. I will wait for the moment of success, and then I will hold a media meeting with the gang of reporters. It is up to me."

Well, to put it another way is something you do, just let me pretend to be X, and everyone will do their job.

Old and perfect.

With the passage of time, the fuel has already been injected into the rocket, and all parties are ready, including a huge barge in the Western Pacific as a marine recovery platform is also ready to maintain communication with the flight control center around the clock Unblocked.

The star arrow fired into the final countdown of 30 seconds.

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(Ps: Special thanks to the reward of "Tianhai Xiangyun". Recently, I often saw this name appear on the reward list in the background, and the amount is not small. Many are 100 soft sisters. Even more embarrassed, and thank you to all the supportive friends)