Chapter 2620
Big Rocket
Chapter 2620 Big Rocket
Susco, the hall is brightly lit.
A group of scientists from all walks of life in the alliance gathered together, waiting for the launch of the other side's rocket.
As for the instruments and equipment in the picture, they were not unfamiliar with them.
It's just that they have their own set of equipment, and the United States' big rocket can only be used as a reference.
And after learning the parameters of the rocket, some people even showed sarcastic smiles because they had a bigger rocket than the other side.
Everyone present was talking in low voices, and many of them were looking at the front row of the venue while focusing on the screen.
At this moment, the front row was already full of people, and those "big shots" who were rarely seen on weekdays were all sitting there.
In the front row on the left, an old man with a protruding forehead looked gloomy as he stared at the image on the color screen, his hands clasped together.
He is the person in charge of the alliance's aerospace work.
As the first country to send astronauts into space, they have always been at the forefront of exploring the universe, but now they have been surpassed by their rivals.
Especially recently, in order to catch up with the opponent, we prepared several experiments, but we have never been successful.
Either something went wrong during the launch, or something went wrong approaching the lunar orbit, or even some low-level errors occurred.
Not only did it waste a lot of resources, but it also resulted in the loss of several outstanding astronauts.
The consecutive failures not only disappointed him, but were also a big blow to the entire league.
So much so that the gap between us and the United States is now getting bigger and bigger.
I silently hope in my heart that the other party will fail.
Only in this way can we prove the difficulty of this project.
Only then can you reduce your own responsibilities.
But if the other party succeeds, then he will have no way out.
As I was cursing in my heart, I felt the temperature in the venue suddenly drop.
He heard the other party's hateful voice, and when he heard it clearly, his face changed suddenly.
At this time, the faces of several people in the center of the front row became very ugly.
What great voyages, what space exploration, what occupation of the moon.
The other party wants to occupy the moon and make it a "colony" of the United States.
If this is really the case, wouldn't their great alliance fall behind? Where would the alliance's face be?
The few of them remained silent, but the frosty look on their faces could be felt throughout the venue.
Seeing this scene, the old man cursed the other person to death in his heart, while looking at the person next to him.
These are all staff members of Alliance Aerospace.
Feeling the leader's death gaze, everyone's heart skipped a beat.
Afterwards, there was another group of people cursing the other side for failing to launch the attack.
Four Nine Cities.
In the conference room, lights were on overhead, illuminating the people below.
As time passed, images of the launch base were playing on the TV.
At the same time, he was also explaining the situation on the scene.
But all of these were spoken in English, and in the front row, only Yang Xiaotao and Mr. Qian could understand it.
Of course, compared to Qian Laolai, Yang Xiaotao, who is a "self-taught" person, can only understand the general idea.
So Yang Xiaotao leaned back in his chair, trying his best not to do anything embarrassing.
Unfortunately, the more you fear something, the more likely it will come.
Yang Xiaotao sat between Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian. Mr. Wang on the left asked curiously, "Don't you understand it? Tell me what it says?"
After saying that, he reached out and poked Yang Xiaotao.
"Nothing, just introducing the situation on the scene!"
Yang Xiaotao didn't want to pay attention to him, he was not a translator.
But Mr. Wang felt uncomfortable listening to the voice inside, and kept asking, "That's a lot to say, tell me more."
Yang Xiaotao was about to shake his head, but Old Chen also looked over and said, "Just tell everyone about it."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaotao was helpless.
"It says here that there were five to six thousand people outside this launch center this morning."
"Well, there are more than 3,000 reporters from all over the country."
Yang Xiaotao simply translated the on-site report. After hearing it, Mr. Wang beside him suddenly sneered, "These guys are really showing off. If they succeed, it's fine. But if they fail, haha."
Many people behind him laughed when they heard it.
Of course, there were also people with solemn expressions on their faces.
Since the other party dared to make it public for the whole world to see, it means that they have a great chance of success, especially at this moment when the alliance is also pursuing the moon landing.
And even if it fails, it is still better than in China.
At least, the other party launched the spacecraft, but what about them?
Even the command module has not been built.
Not to mention the moon landing.
If the other party really succeeds this time, the gap between the two sides will be even greater.
"The other party's technology is developing too fast."
"The gap between us is like a chasm, which makes people despair."
Some people looked solemn and sighed.
The people around him nodded, their faces equally serious. "I heard that computers in the United States have been used in rocket launches. It is with the help of computers that they have been able to develop so quickly."
"Yes, I have heard about this as well. In comparison, the Alliance lags far behind in the development and research of computers."
"I heard that our domestic computer research is progressing rapidly. I really hope that I can use our own computers in my future work."
Everyone was talking about it, but they all had expectations.
At this time, someone else laughed and said, "The gap is huge. Isn't this the fact? There is nothing to say."
"We have been lagging behind for more than one or two years. At least now we can still see the back of the opponent's head."
The people around him laughed and said, "That's right. At worst, we can just work hard for another ten years!"
The solemn expressions on the faces of the people around him relaxed a lot.
We already lack the sea, so what difference does it make if we have one more river?
But it is impossible for them to give up the pursuit.
Everyone was whispering, and Yang Xiaotao listened to their words and kept them in his heart.
At the same time, he also acted as a translator in front.
"There are three astronauts on this moon landing, two of whom will participate in the moon landing program, and one will stay in orbit."
Yang Xiaotao continued to talk, and Mr. Wang was a little confused. He asked casually, "Didn't they use a rocket to directly land on the moon?"
Yang Xiaotao was just about to introduce these three people. After all, this was also the first time for mankind, and these three people deserve to be remembered by all mankind.
Hearing what Mr. Wang said, Yang Xiaotao subconsciously glanced at him and said, "You don't know how to go to the moon, do you?"
Wang Lao raised his eyebrows, "Do I need to know?"
"Nonsense, you are the deputy team leader."
"The deputy team leader of the moon landing project doesn't even know this."
Yang Xiaotao was speechless, but Mr. Wang asked nonchalantly, "What's wrong with being the deputy team leader? I'm not a professional. You are still the deputy team leader, did you know that?" Hearing this, Yang Xiaotao shut up.
Because he really didn't know much, and it would be embarrassing if he said it in front of this group of experts and said something wrong.
Yang Xiaotao didn't want to pay any more attention to him. At this time, Mr. Qian beside him spoke softly.
"The rocket only provides a vehicle for the moon landing, and most importantly, provides power to launch the spacecraft into space, and then escape the constraints of the earth's gravity and fly into the lunar orbit."
"To exceed the restraint of the Earth and reach the Moon, it must get rid of the first cosmic velocity and reach the second cosmic velocity, which is 11.2 kilometers per second, which is much faster."
"During this process, the spacecraft will separate from the rocket and enter lunar orbit, which means it will be captured by the moon's gravity."
"The lunar module and command module mentioned here are part of the spacecraft."
Mr. Qian spoke briefly and Mr. Wang just nodded slightly. Yang Xiaotao took a look and guessed that this guy must not have understood and was just trying to be pretentious.
However, Yang Xiaotao glanced at Mr. Qian. After Mr. Qian finished his explanation, he became much quieter.
Yang Xiaotao remembered that Mr. Qian was a very important figure in the United States.
Especially in rocket launch technology, Mr. Qian made indelible contributions.
Otherwise, how could he be worthy of being a man who could defeat five divisions?
Now, looking at the place where I used to work and seeing that it has achieved such remarkable achievements, I must feel deeply moved.
If Mr. Qian had not come back, he would definitely be the most eye-catching one among them.
However, Mr. Qian will definitely come back.
Yang Xiaotao had no doubt about this.
"Master~"
Yang Xiaotao whispered. After listening, Mr. Qian turned his head to look at Yang Xiaotao. He immediately understood Yang Xiaotao's worry, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I just thought about something from my previous work and was feeling emotional for a while."
"But it doesn't matter. It's just a job."
After saying this, Mr. Qian became even more free and easy.
Yang Xiaotao smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's a job. What we are doing now is a career."
Mr. Qian smiled and said, "Yes, they are indeed ahead of us now, but they have also pointed out a path for us. If we learn from them, we can avoid taking detours."
"And I believe that we Chinese are no worse than them!"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, then thought of something, "Should we find a camera to record it?"
At this time, Mr. Chen interrupted, "Three channels have been prepared and the whole process will be recorded."
"That's still what it means."
After saying this, Mr. Chen continued to watch TV.
Yang Xiaotao nodded and continued translating the content on TV.
However, he didn't know that in the original time and space, the situation of organizations watching live broadcasts had only occurred in a few research departments.
Moreover, the domestic situation was serious at the time, and people were not paying attention to this. In addition, the other party was the United States, and they had to deliberately reduce the impact, so not many people knew about it.
Even if it succeeded in the end, it was only mentioned in the corner of the newspaper.
But now, not only is Mr. Chen organizing people to watch it, but the Chinese Academy of Sciences has also installed televisions. The television signals relayed from the alliance have given Chinese scientists in this time and space an opportunity to broaden their horizons.
Of course, the nine departments also contributed to all this.
If Jiubu had not invented the satellite phone and made the superiors realize the importance of "space technology", they would not have paid attention to these things.
If it weren't for Yang Xiaotao's proposal of the "Star Wars" project, which made many people think it was promising, this matter would not have been expanded.
If it were not for the role played by scientific researchers in building the revolutionary path and the fruitful results they have achieved, people would not believe them.
Everything has a beginning and an end, and every cause has an effect.
And Yang Xiaotao is just the initiator of this cause and effect.
"This rocket is a Saturn rocket, a three-stage rocket."
Yang Xiaotao had just finished introducing the rocket when Mr. Huang, who was standing by, asked, "One hundred and ten meters? My goodness, how long is our Long March 1?"
Old Wang was a little uneasy when he heard Yang Xiaotao's introduction. When he heard Old Huang's question, he said, "Thirty meters."
"Thirty meters? That's such a big difference?"
Mr. Huang was a little surprised.
Mr. Wang nodded in frustration.
Our rockets are not as big as theirs, no wonder they can reach the moon, but ours can only launch a satellite.
"That can't be helped. After all, we are going to fly to the moon, and the spacecraft is much bigger than the satellite."
Yang Xiaotao helped to explain, and Huang Lao and the others nodded. Then they looked at the not-so-big rocket on the TV screen, and felt inexplicably shocked.
"Damn it, how much does it cost to launch such a big thing?"
Old Wang muttered to himself, feeling bitter in his heart.
Whenever they launch a rocket, they have to save up for a long time, and every launch will empty most of their savings. As a result, others can launch one rocket while they can launch four.
How much does this cost?
I'm so fucking envious.
Suddenly, Mr. Wang thought of something, turned his head to look at Yang Xiaotao, and said without waiting for him to continue translating, "I say, why don't we work together to build a big rocket."
Mr. Qian and Mr. Huang beside him just twitched their lips and watched TV without turning their heads.
This isn't the way to ask for money.
Yang Xiaotao twitched the corner of his mouth, then smiled and tilted his head, "No cooperation."
Mr. Wang almost didn't react when he heard laughter behind him. He snorted coldly, "If you don't want to cooperate, then don't cooperate."
"Don't ask me for cooperation then!"
Then he continued to look at the TV.
Just seeing that tall rocket, a sense of pressure rose in his heart. If they needed such a large rocket in the future, what would their Seventh Ministry of Machine Building do?
Yang Xiaotao didn't take it seriously. Lao Wang was a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He would definitely help if someone asked him for help.
Ignoring Mr. Wang's thoughts, if the rocket could be developed cooperatively, then what would be the use of your Seventh Ministry of Machine Building?
I looked down at my watch and saw that it was already past nine in the evening and the launch would be imminent.
Mr. Ran in the back row has already taken out a notebook and a pen, and the people around him have done the same.
We come here not just to watch the fun, but also to analyze useful information from the signals emitted by the other party. This is very important for embarking on this path in the future.
When Yang Xiaotao saw that Mr. Qian also took out paper and pen, he quickly took out paper and pen and focused his attention.
"It's about to begin."
After a moment, Mr. Chen looked at the TV that was frozen on the rocket, looked down at the time, and then reminded.
Yang Xiaotao leaned forward and stared at the screen.
As the English countdown came from the screen, everyone's faces became more solemn.
Yang Xiaotao noticed that Mr. Qian was writing and drawing on a notebook. He turned his head to look and found that Mr. Qian had drawn the appearance of the rocket, that is, the Saturn V.
That way, they look very similar.
The key point is that after the painting is completed, a string of small words is marked on the side.
'The first stage takes up two-thirds, maybe even half.'
Yang Xiaotao withdrew his gaze, feeling that if he came to watch, he might really be in for a good show.
At this time, noticing that Mr. Wang was also writing, Yang Xiaotao stretched his body and took a glance inconspicuously. He saw that there were only three words written on Mr. Wang's notebook: Big Rocket.