"Lightning" escape capsule.
The entire body was black, and the skeleton was made of titanium alloy. The surface was coated with a high-temperature resistant ceramic coating. It could allow one person to safely descend from low-orbit to the surface. There was originally a fairing on top of the prism, but it was abandoned on the way back to the surface.
Even though the altitude of this test wasn't as high as 1,000 kilometers, an altitude of 100 kilometers was the limit of human parachuting.
This escape capsule was originally installed on Skyglow.
On the way back, at an altitude of around 100 kilometers, Skyglow conducted a test of the escape device. The "Lightning" escape capsule was separated from the plane and thrown into the center of the Junggar Basin.
At the same time, this was the last test of Skyglow's 24-hour first flight.
In terms of technical content, this thing was actually not a particularly technical thing. At most, it was a miniature version of a manned spacecraft's return capsule. In addition to being able to accommodate an adult, it also stored some simple survival tools and emergency food, fresh water, and medicine that could sustain a person for ten days.
Other than the unique design, this thing wasn't worth US $200 million. At most, it contained some important data, but it wasn't worth that much money. Not to mention, it was a one-time use …
Therefore, when Lu Zhou heard that someone on the black market was offering US $200 million for this thing, he was shocked.
F * ck, someone is willing to pay a lot of money for this thing.
Wang Peng stared at the metal machine and took a while to respond to Lu Zhou's words.
"… Put it on?"
"Yeah."
Lu Zhou didn't explain much. He took out two gloves and walked forward.
Although a satellite falling from the sky would more or less carry a little radiation, that was based on the premise that it had been floating in high orbit for a long time, so it could affect the health of the creatures approaching it.
Skyglow had only been in low orbit for 24 hours, and this thing was at an altitude of 100 kilometers, so there was no need to worry about radioactive residue.
Instead of rushing to open the hatch, Lu Zhou first observed the connection port of the parachute, as well as the damage to several key components such as the heat-resistant ceramic shield and the alloy decelerator. Then, through the emergency switch, he opened the escape capsule named "Lightning" from the outside.
As the sound of air leaking came from the connection of the hatch, the hatch that had unlocked the sealing system slowly opened, revealing a plastic dummy lying vertically in the protective air cushion with its hands crossed in front of its chest.
Yan Yan, who was standing outside the cordon, looked at the situation inside the escape capsule and muttered.
"It's really for 'wearing' …"
Director Li didn't say anything. He just stared at Lu Zhou curiously, wanting to see what he was going to do.
Lu Zhou didn't care about the people standing behind the police line. His attention was completely focused on the dummy in the air cushion. He took out his phone from his pocket and connected the data cable to the dummy. Then, he pressed on the Bluetooth headset and spoke softly.
"Xiao Ai, I'll leave it to you."
Soon, a line of text popped up on the phone screen.
[Got it, Master! (́ • ́ • ́) و ́]
As soon as the message disappeared, the progress bar on the screen quickly filled up.
Various data, including the temperature, pressure, G value, and so on, as well as the relationship between these data and the landing time and altitude, were presented on the phone screen one by one. The data was automatically drawn into a curved image.
Lu Zhou briefly glanced at the data, then pressed the save button. He unplugged the data cable and continued to connect it to the interface inside the airbag. He also copied the flight data on the escape capsule.
"… About 174 meters from the original airdrop target, the error is acceptable."
Lu Zhou looked at the information on the phone screen and smiled.
Generally speaking, this escape capsule played its role perfectly. Although it might not be very friendly to the "astronauts" sitting inside, due to the high G value during the atmospheric entry, it might cause temporary blackout or even coma. However, it was not a problem for the astronauts to survive in the event of an air crash.
Moreover, these shortcomings could also be overcome in the subsequent improvements.
Director Li looked at Lu Zhou coming out of the quarantine area and quickly asked.
"How is it? Does this thing work? "
Lu Zhou said happily, "It's quite effective. Judging from the sensors, if the person sitting inside is a human, he should still be alive."
Director Li then asked, "Then is the physical fitness requirements for the escape capsule's user?"
"Strict? Not too strict. "Lu Zhou thought for a while and continued," As long as it's not a patient with heart disease or high blood pressure, as long as the physical fitness meets the standards of a normal adult, as long as they have received some training, they can use this set of equipment. Depending on the individual's physical condition, there may be some side effects, but generally speaking, they are within the recoverable range. "
Director Li continued to ask, "Then if we use it to airdrop soldiers, do you think it's feasible …"
Lu Zhou paused for a second and guessed what he was thinking, so he smiled and spoke.
He smiled and spoke, "Of course it's possible in theory … It's just that the cost might be a bit difficult to accept."
Director Li: "How much is the unit price?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "About US $20 million."
Compared to astronauts, it wasn't expensive, but it definitely wasn't cheap either.
Even if it was used to deliver special forces, this kind of disposable airdrop equipment was still a bit expensive.
Also, if they were to improve it and use some advanced technology such as active jet deceleration, they would have to consider the confidentiality of the equipment.
However, if they could master this technology, the significance would be quite extraordinary.
This meant that China's Marines would be able to ignore the airspace of other countries and land anywhere on Earth in an hour or even less. Once there is a need to carry out humanitarian rescue, overseas hostage rescue, or operations such as fighting terrorists overseas, the value of this equipment will be highlighted.
Lu Zhou looked at Director Li and spoke with a smile.
"Let's go, there's nothing else to see here."
Director Li paused for a second and said, "That's it?"
"Almost, I'm basically done here." Lu Zhou looked in the direction of the jeep and said, "All that's left is to wait for the researchers from Jinling to come over and do a more comprehensive inspection of the landing area and the escape capsule … This work will take about two or three days. After that, we'll have to trouble you to help us find a way to send this equipment back to Jinling."
Director Li's eyebrows twitched. He couldn't help but speak.
"You came all the way here just for this?"
Just copying data was something anyone could do!
"I didn't come here just for this." Lu Zhou looked at the rolling yellow sand outside the camp in the distance. He narrowed his eyes and said, "I just came to take a look at the escape capsule, mainly to inspect the desert environment."
Director Li paused for a second when he heard Lu Zhou's words.
"Inspect the environment?"
"Yeah." Lu Zhou nodded and said, "To select a site for China's Biosphere 2!"
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