Chapter 275 The first flight of the starship and the inflatable space capsule(1/2)
A joint press conference between Fanxing Space Agency and Practical Technology Space Corporation has passed, but people's discussions have not ended.
After all, the super construction plan for the two to cooperate is amazing!
A commercial space station cabin launched by Practical Technology Aerospace Company has several times the pressurization space of the International Space Station, not to mention the huge second phase of the Fanxing Space Station.
This year's opening job has been shocking people for a long time.
On January 10, Peace 1983, the Muyuan spacecraft officially carried out its first commercial space flight mission, with a standard circling of the earth's orbit for 3 and a half circles, and the whole journey took 6 hours.
The seven passengers this time came from all over the world, and the air tickets were obtained as soon as possible after the sale. Except for one tourist who spent 10 million star coins, everyone spent 2 million federal coins.
Although the ticket price converted was a little more expensive, their noses were still bubbling with joy.
They also praised the practical technology aerospace company for being conscientious.
Because the previous manned Dragon spacecraft tours of Interstellar Exploration Technology Company started with 55 million federal coins.
Although those space tours stayed in orbit for about four days, and some could stay in the International Space Station, they believed that since they were all orbital-level space tours, they were essentially the same.
There is little difference between the length of time.
Moreover, 2 million federal coins per hour are converted into about 333,000 federal coins per hour, while 4-day space travel with 55 million federal coins per hour is converted into about 573,000 federal coins per hour, which is still cheap for practical technology aerospace companies.
Most importantly, the practical technology space company can provide 6-hour space tours of 2 million federal coins, but the Interstellar Exploration Technology company will not provide 6-hour space tours of more than 3.4 million federal coins.
It either starts with a ticket of 55 million federal coins, or it starts with a 4-day trip.
Of course, this is the previous situation.
I wonder if the price and time of the manned dragon space tour will change in the face of the Muyuan rush business?
The tourists who returned from the first commercial space tour of Practical Technology Aerospace Company said they were not satisfied and wanted to fly again.
However, considering that commercial space travel has just begun, it is still stable, it only maintains a flight frequency once a week, and the status of the Muquan will be evaluated and maintained during the rest of the time.
The passengers on subsequent flights are already queuing up, and they will definitely not be able to fly again in a short time.
However, the company will launch a space travel package that will take longer to meet the situation. They can wait and see.
Even the "Future Amusement Park" space station, which was just revealed at the press conference, will be launched in a few months, and a better space travel package will definitely be launched at that time.
But what is puzzling is that the Free Federation did not make any comments or moves this time, but was just burying its head to develop itself.
The test frequency of Starship is getting faster and faster, and the progress of various projects is getting more and more perfect.
Soon, on January 18, after Muyuan performed its second commercial space flight, Fanxing's three astronauts who had been on the moon for half a year finally returned to Earth.
They entered the Earth's orbit on a combination of the Moon-Benz spacecraft full of the second batch of lunar samples. The two were separated. The Moon-Benz spacecraft docked on the Starry Space Station, while the new manned spacecraft plunged into the Earth's atmosphere.
After the new manned spacecraft entered the atmosphere, it opened its parachute perfectly, and then stood steadily on the Dongfeng landing ground. The search personnel were right next to it and immediately landed in a helicopter and began to assist the astronauts out of the cabin.
This flight is probably the last flight of the new manned spacecraft.
Originally, as the new generation of manned spacecraft of Fanxing, it had many heavy responsibilities, but with the emergence of practical technology, its mission was gradually covered.
However, this also represents the rapid development of technology.
In the next few days, astronauts returning from the moon will have a comprehensive body check, then undergo recovery training, and pass on the experience of living and working on the moon to the second group of lunar landing astronauts.
At the end of January, the second batch of astronauts took the Muyuan, which was specially delayed for a week's commercial flight, and then moved the supplies to the Benyue spacecraft with three astronauts from the space station, and also moved the lunar samples from the Benyue spacecraft to the Muyuan.
The six astronauts can already form a "assembly line", so there is no need to "fly around", just stand in a straight line and gently push the east and the next person.
That is, the astronauts in the Benyue spacecraft and the Muquan were a little busy.
After processing these things, the Muquan returned to Earth with the second batch of lunar samples, while the Moon-Every Spaceship carried supplies and a new batch of lunar astronauts to the moon.
Later, the life between the stars and the earth and the moon system will return to the moon spacecraft.
After that, the commercial passengers that Muyuan were about to carry were happy after repairing, because before them, the lunar astronauts and lunar samples were carried by Muyuan!
By February, perhaps ordinary people are not sensitive, but aerospace enthusiasts have found that space launches around the world, especially the two countries of Fanxing and the Federation, are becoming more and more frequent.
Let’s not talk about those big tasks that can attract international attention. With the continuous maturity of small rocket technology, various private aerospace companies have emerged like mushrooms after a rain.
Especially practical technology, we like external technology very much, and there are technical partners all over the world.
As long as companies that are not too involved with the Federation, they are willing to use their technology.
Its aerospace technology is the world's number one. It can create a small space company by simply releasing it. Although big things cannot be launched, it is enough to allow some countries with insufficient conditions to develop their own aerospace industry.
In addition, the current small satellite technology is developing very fast. If there are not many requirements, the performance is sufficient, so the aerospace industry in small countries is developing rapidly.
If small countries are like this, let alone big countries, they already have strong aerospace technology. After the technology is released, a bunch of aerospace companies will be built in minutes.
After all, practical technology has been used to expose technology. If you want to use it, you must have aerospace talents who can understand it.
However, the most eye-catching are large-scale launch missions and large rockets that perform large-scale launch missions.
On February 8, two days before the Star Spring Festival, the Long March 5, which was improved and upgraded to recyclable rockets, performed its mission again, firing the first shot of the large-scale launch mission in Peace 83.
At the same time, this launch is also the beginning of the second phase of the Fanxing Space Station construction project.
According to the naming rules of the Fanxing Space Station, the core cabin is called "Tianhe", and the two experimental cabins are "Wentian" and "Mengtian". This one has four pairs of interfaces, and some special cabins equipped with experimental cabinets are called "Tianmen".
Now, "Tian X" and "X Tian" are both two, and they are balanced.
After Fanxing spent the Spring Festival, the federal side began to perform.
Starship launch system of Interstellar Exploration Technology Company has been verified and approved!
"It's great, it's our turn finally!"
"Yes, it's been a star show before, so we can only watch it from the side."
"Shet, this sounds like shit. How did our Federation look like this?"
"Who said no? Our Federation is clearly the most powerful aerospace power. Why is it like this now? Is it a system problem?"
"It is definitely not a problem of the system. The federal system is the most democratic and free in the world, and everyone can be president."
"So on the other hand, is it no different to choose a mentally retarded person to be president?"
"Well……"
"Oh, isn't it good to have a good chat about aerospace? Why are you talking about dirty politics again?"
"Yes, let aerospace be as pure as the starry sky."
"Fortunately, Emmaron has the Federation. I think he can run for the next commander, and he can take us to Mars with the largest rocket in the world."
"The Starship Rocket was not launched in one piece, but moved the booster to the launch pad, then moved the starship to the launch pad, and then used a crane on the launch pad to the booster."
“They are so tall together, 120 meters!”
"The diameter is 9 meters and the height is 120 meters. The Starship Rocket is the largest rocket in the world!"
“It’s a super rocket!”
"That's right, the 'Big Fat' rocket of Practical Technology Aerospace Company is still under development. The Starship Rocket is the largest rocket in the world!"
"Does anyone know what is in the cargo hold of the Starship? Has it been announced before?"
"I don't know, it will be clear when it is launched. Now the fuel has started to be refilled..."
When the 120-meter-high starship rocket stood up, some federalists felt that the Federation also stood up and finally walked out of the shadow of the stars.
Actually, this idea is very strange, not surprising.
Strangely, it is because the Federation is recognized as the world's largest power, and no matter how fast the stars develop, they are still catching up. It is a bit too much for the Federation to have a shadow.
It’s no wonder that it’s because the stars are developing... so fast!
Especially in the past two years, the Federation has been beaten in the aerospace field, in the military field, and in various fields, but has never won anyway.
It is normal for shadows to appear in this state.
Now, the 120-meter super rocket stands up. Are there any stars?
No!
This self-confidence naturally comes.
With this emotion, the Starship Rocket has reached its launch time.
In the ground command center, Emmaron and a number of senior government officials were present.
Emmalon doesn’t say that anyway, those senior government officials are waiting for the successful launch to show their faces.
When everything was ready, all the staff looked at Emmaron and waited for him to give orders.
Emmalon nodded and said confidently: "Immediate!"
For countdowns and other things, advanced super rockets are not needed.
With his order, a flash of fire flashed under the launching platform, and then the light immediately shone brightly.
"Boom--"
The loud noise spread to all directions with the steam clouds rising from the sky, and the starship rocket slowly flew into the sky against the backdrop of the steam clouds.
The takeoff mass of more than 6,000 tons is worthy of the title of "Super Rocket". When it gradually accelerates to a certain height, some fuel boosters retained from the starship.
The booster began to land, but the starship ignited and flew higher and higher.
To be continued...