mtlumby2d Chapter 353
Chapter 353
Chapter 353 Heavy Rockets
In the following days, Wang Bin would go to the rocket manufacturing factory every day to check the rocket manufacturing progress. Finally, after a long wait, a huge rocket was successfully erected on the launch frame by their Tiangong Technology. The spacecraft to be launched has also been installed in the fairing on the top of the rocket at this time, just waiting for the launch day of the rocket.
Of course, as a private enterprise, Tiangong Technology should not be too critical about the launch time. However, in order to increase the success rate of rocket launches, it is natural to choose a sunny day to launch. Otherwise, if the weather is bad, The success rate of the launch will naturally drop greatly, which brings great risks.
After all, let alone other things, the cost of the Tiangong-4 rocket body alone is very high, let alone the spacecraft above.
Fortunately, although the southern rainy season has come, most of the time during this period, it is rainy and cloudy, but the Houtian weather is about to clear up for a day, and according to the weather forecast, the wind on this day is also very moderate, absolutely. Good day for rocket launch.
Therefore, Wang Bin and the others immediately decided to launch this rocket in the afternoon of Houtian.
At the same time, they also began to conduct more detailed inspections of the Rockets.
Finally, it was the day when the rocket was about to be launched. Because this launch was the first heavy rocket developed and manufactured by Tiangong Technology, all except Wang Bin himself and the launch personnel.
All the employees and technology personnel from the rocket manufacturing factory and the rocket engine laboratory came to the rocket launch site, and even the Tiangong Technology headquarters, except for the necessary positions, most of the personnel came to the rocket launch. At the scene, come to watch this rocket launch.
Moreover, in addition to Tiangong’s own employees and the technology personnel dispatched by the government for rocket launches and inspections, Wang Bin and the official responsible persons of the counties, cities and even provinces where Tiangong Technology is located also came to watch the sky in person. This launch of Industrial Technology.
Of course, in fact, this is not the first time they have come to Tiangong Technology to watch the launch of a rocket. After all, after the first successful launch of Tiangong Technology, the rocket launch site of Tiangong Technology has been widely used in the province. Well-known.
After all, launching a rocket, such a big movement, is impossible to hide.
Although, in the next few launches, Wang Bin did not open to the outside world, nor did he make any announcements to the public. Only after the launch was successful, relevant news was officially released.
But when the rocket was launched, many people still noticed the situation here, and some people nearby even shot a special video.
Seeing this situation, Wang Bin and his colleagues from Tiangong Technology and Qin Lao and other official aerospace department personnel did not block the launch situation at all and opened the rocket launch site.
Of course, Tiangong Technology will not disclose to those who want to keep secrets, such as the rocket manufacturing plant and the rocket engine laboratory.
After all, the rocket manufacturing plant, the rocket engine laboratory, and other related laboratories are the top priority of Tiangong Technology’s rocket R&D and manufacturing.
Of course, even if they have opened the rocket launch site to the outside world, people who come to watch the rocket launch cannot enter within two kilometers of the rocket launch site. After all, the launch of a rocket is very dangerous, even if it is. The control room where the rocket launch controller is located is also nearly one kilometer away from the rocket launch pad.
The most important thing is the rocket launch control room. The thickness of the special cement protective wall outside is as much as two or three meters, and these cement walls are also wrapped with a thick layer of sound insulation, earthquake resistance, special steel and other materials. , To protect the safety of insiders.
It can be said that the personnel inside the control center are very safe, even if the rocket falls directly on top of the control center during launch, this control center can also protect the internal personnel to the greatest extent. Safety.
So at this time, neither Wang Bin nor everyone in the control room is worried about the safety of the personnel in the control room.
Instead, Wang Bin is more worried about controlling the outdoor area, which is two kilometers away from the launch pad, to watch the safety of the rocket launchers.
However, because these people are two kilometers away from the rocket launch pad at this time, their safety is still very high.
Because of such a long distance, even if the diameter of the rocket is on the launch pad, it will explode, and it will not have much impact on personnel two kilometers away.
Moreover, even if there is a problem in mid-air after the rocket is launched, the detonating device inside the rocket will detonate the fuel inside the rocket and burn it directly in the air. As for the spacecraft on the rocket, it will be the first. Time is separated, and the parachute is opened, and then recovered.
It can be said that in terms of safety, Tiangong Technology is still in place.
Of course, Wang Bin still feels a bit dissatisfied with this, especially for the safety of foreign trade personnel who come to watch the rocket launchers. After all, since the announcement, every time Tiangong Technology’s rocket launches, many people will come to watch.
Therefore, Wang Bin plans to build a viewing platform made of special glass at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the rocket, specifically for these people who come to watch the rocket launchers. With this viewing platform made of special glass, even if it is There is a problem with the rocket, and the strength of the special glass is enough to protect the safety of the insiders.
“Mr. Wang! This time this Tiangong-4 rocket can be described as the largest rocket ever manufactured since the establishment of Tiangong Aerospace, and the total tonnage of this rocket has reached more than 800 tons. Has reached or exceeded the total tonnage of rockets of most countries in the world.
If our rocket launches successfully this time, it will definitely increase our right to speak in aerospace, and it will also greatly promote our country’s aerospace industry.
However, although our rocket has reached the level of a real heavy rocket in terms of gross tonnage, it still has a considerable gap in carrying capacity from that of an official rocket with the same tonnage. After all, the official has the same tonnage. The rocket’s carrying capacity has reached more than 20 tons, while our rocket has a maximum carrying capacity of only 15 tons. “In the control room, the person in charge of the rocket’s research and development and launch work said.
“Indeed! The carrying capacity of our rocket is very different from the official rocket of the same tonnage. There is a gap of more than five tons. After all, our rocket needs to be recycled at all levels. This has led to The weight of each level of our rocket exceeds that of the same type of rocket. After all, it needs to be recycled, which means that every first-level rocket must save a certain amount of fuel so that it can be used during recovery. It is precisely because these fuels occupy the rocket. The carrying capacity of the rocket makes the rocket’s carrying capacity only 15 tons.
But even so, as long as we can successfully recover the rocket, then the carrying capacity I decided to pay is definitely worth it. “Wang Bin said.