After the meeting, the Starlight project was officially launched. Hou Guang was still in charge of it.
Time quickly passed by, and it was soon the end of January.
After a long wait, the State Administration for National Defense and the China National Space Administration jointly announced the winning bid for the manned moon landing project on their official website.
Without any suspense, Skyglow, which was the first to achieve a 50-ton low-Earth orbit delivery capacity, won this competition. It successfully won the most important project in the entire manned moon landing project, which was the launch vehicle project.
Actually, at this point, whether or not there was a bet was no longer important.
After seeing Skyglow's excellent performance, anyone with a normal IQ would make the right choice.
A total of 10 billion yuan was put in place, which solved Star Sky Technology's urgent need.
According to the agreement with Alibaba, Star Sky Technology repaid all of the loans and used the remaining funds to start preparing for the upcoming manned moon landing project.
As for the lunar module, command module, service module, extra-vehicular spacesuit, lunar rover, lunar communication satellite, and other necessary components for the moon landing project, they were all awarded to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and a dozen other aerospace companies.
Many of these projects had already been completed. For example, the most important command module and lunar module. The powerful China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation had already exhibited the relevant samples in December last year.
As long as a high-thrust rocket with a 24-ton Earth-Moon transfer orbit delivery capacity was completed, the entire moon landing project could start at any time.
Based on Skyglow's current carrying capacity, there was no doubt that it met this condition.
After a meeting between the higher-ups and various departments, the manned moon landing project was finally set for the day before Chinese New Year in 2021.
Less than a month before Chinese New Year, Star Sky Technology's main task was to discuss with other moon landing project participants and formulate a specific launch plan, as well as coordinate the specific launch work.
This time, the state's funding was quite sufficient. Skyglow's performance during the test flight greatly boosted the confidence of domestic aerospace companies. All of the participating companies were ready to give a special New Year gift to the Chinese and even the world.
Early morning at the end of January.
The CEO of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Sun Chengping, and several experts arrived at Jinling by plane.
A black car parked in front of the space shuttle assembly center. After Sun Chengping got out of the car, he walked up to Lu Zhou and shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you, Professor Lu, I've heard a lot about you."
"CEO Sun, you're too kind." Lu Zhou responded with a decent smile. After letting go of his hand, he made an inviting gesture and said, "Let's talk about small talk later. Please come with me."
The command module and lunar module were both completed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Therefore, there was a very important issue, which was the compatibility of the lunar module and the command module with Skyglow.
Whether the equipment could be successfully transported, whether it could be successfully retrieved, and whether there would be any interference during the lunar landing mission. These issues had to be researched and discussed by professionals. If they didn't solve this problem, it, and of the spacecraft couldn't be retrieved, the spacecraft of the moon landing mission.
If this problem was not solved, one of the of the spacecraft would be dropped, the moon, of the moon.
Just like the experts at the Air Force Equipment Research Institute, after seeing the real thing, almost everyone's face was filled with deep surprise and shock.
Everyone had the same expression as the experts from the Air Force Equipment Research Institute. When they saw the real thing, they were all shocked and surprised.
The shiny metal shell and the spiral pattern were the lifelong dreams of almost all aerospace and aviation researchers …
After being stunned for about six or seven seconds, Sun Chengping came back to his senses and sighed.
"This is Skyglow?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "First time seeing it?"
"Not really." CEO Sun shook his head and said, "I've seen it on TV twice. It's just that it's not as shocking as seeing it in person. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Do you want to sit down? I promise it'll be more exciting. "
Sun Chengping coughed and said, "Um … No need, I'm a bit afraid of heights."
On the other hand, next to Skyglow, the experts from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation began to communicate with the technicians from the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
"… What's the carrying capacity of this thing in the Earth-Moon transfer orbit?"
Hou Guang: "Theoretically, it can reach 25 tons."
"25 tons?" The expert from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation thought for a second and asked, "Then, which plan do you think is more appropriate?"
Hou Guang: "It seems like the most reliable way is to assemble in lunar orbit. Our suggestion is to integrate the command module into Skyglow. After entering lunar orbit, we can only release the lunar module onto the surface of the Moon. This way, we can avoid the risk of retrieving the command module. "
There were four main ways to land on the Moon. Take off, assemble in Earth orbit, assemble on the surface of the Moon, and assemble in lunar orbit. From a safety point of view, it was 1 > 4 > 2 > 3 > 3. From a rocket performance point of view, it was 2 > 4 > 3 > 1.
In fact, the Apollo spacecraft chose the fourth plan, which was the lunar orbit assembly method. First, a spacecraft would be launched into lunar orbit. Part of the spacecraft (the lunar module) would land on the Moon, and the other part (the command module) would remain in orbit. After the Moon landing mission was completed, the landing part would return to lunar orbit, assemble, and return to Earth.
After hearing Hou Guang's words, the engineer rubbed his chin and nodded.
"Integrate the command module into the spacecraft? Interesting idea, we'll think about it … "
Sun Chengping looked at the engineers standing next to Skyglow and spoke emotionally.
"I didn't expect that I would be able to see the footprints of the Chinese in my lifetime, the crescent moon in the sky."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "The Crescent Moon is just the beginning. We'll go further in the future."
Sun Chengping turned his gaze from the aerospaceplane to Lu Zhou. He spoke in a confused tone.
"Can I ask you a question?"
Lu Zhou: "What question?"
Sun Chengping: "Actually, I've always been curious. You always think of yourself as a mathematician, but your contributions in other fields have far exceeded your achievements in mathematics."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Do you think that's the case?"
Sun Chengping: "Isn't it?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Whether it's controllable fusion or aerospace, these super projects will be solved sooner or later with the development of society. All people need is a lot of resources and time for trial and error. However, there is an essential difference between mathematical problems. There is no essential difference between a hundred years and two hundred years. Even if a mathematical tool has been perfected, if no one climbs the Mt. Everest of the human mind, those questions will never be answered. "
Sun Chengping smiled and said, "That makes me even more curious."
"What's so strange?"
Sun Chengping: "Since you think mathematics is so important, why are you interested in aerospace?"
Lu Zhou: "Are you curious about my motivation for researching this stuff?"
Sun Chengping nodded.
"Sort of."
Lu Zhou smiled and spoke in a relaxed tone.
"That's not important at all.
"The important thing is that it's there, waiting for me to solve it.
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