Red flames rose below the white rocket, and the entire launching platform roared like a beast. As the giant caliper that caught the rocket was released, the rocket began to take off at a relatively slow speed. After a few seconds, twelve Star A1 vector engines began to increase force, pushing the rocket to accelerate.

It was not until it approached the atmosphere that the rocket entered a stagnant state. It stayed in the air for more than ten seconds and began to slowly descend. The vector nozzle made subtle adjustments to ensure that the rocket landed in a straight posture, and finally returned to the launch platform located in the Gobi and stopped steadily on the alloy platform.

Boom ~

After making the last roar, all the twelve A1 engines were extinguished, and the whole world was silent in an instant, only the huge white rocket still pointed to the blue sky.

Long live!

Cheers were everywhere, and people came from all directions to celebrate this historic moment. The sparrow-type recyclable launch vehicle developed by Xingchen Technology was successfully tested!

This scene was broadcast live to the world through Star TV and caused a huge sensation.

The branch of Xingchen Technology in Jiuquan has now become a sea of ​​joy. When Luo Jia, wearing a black T-shirt, appeared at the press conference, the scene immediately became excited.

"Mr. Luo, why is the rocket tested this time named the sparrow type? Does this have a special meaning?" It seems that a reporter from AFP asked.

Luo Jia smiled and said, "It doesn't have any special meaning. This is the smallest rocket in our plan, so it is named Sparrow. Our largest rocket will be named Kunpeng-class. From Sparrow to Kunpeng, simply put, it means from small to large."

After hearing Luo Jia's explanation, the reporters were stunned because the Sparrow-class has twelve A1 engines with a total thrust of 6,600 tons. Such a heavy launch vehicle is actually the smallest model in the Star Technology program? Is this too exaggerated?

The heavy launch vehicle in the eyes of others is the little sparrow of Star Technology.

Luo Jia is so pretending to be very good!

It is hard to imagine what kind of existence the Kunpeng level will be?

It must have exceeded 10,000 tons of thrust?

"May I ask, after mastering the recyclable rocket technology, the next step is to start the road to the sea of ​​stars, right?" asked a Chinese reporter.

Luo Jia smiled and shook her head, "You may think too simple about the Star Sea. This road is our long-term direction. In addition to rockets, we also need to design and build two space stations, and send the space station modules to space and recombinate them in space."

"It takes a long time to build a space station just to build it, so it may disappoint everyone. The road to the sea of ​​stars will not open quickly."

Luo Jia's eyes glanced at the audience. When the reporters heard that Xingchen Technology would not open the channel of the Star Sea in a short period of time, Western reporters were obviously relieved, while Chinese reporters were relatively disappointed.

"Does this mean that for a long time in the future, there will be no black technology in Xingchen Technology?" a reporter asked.

Luo Jia laughed and said, "How could it be? In addition to long-term goals, we also have medium-term and short-term goals, such as the life sciences and modern agricultural plans we are promoting. We will also launch gene medical plans in the future. In the industrial field, we also plan to transform the existing aviation and railway systems and improve transportation efficiency. In short, there are many things we can do, and the future is always worth looking forward to."

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"Star Technology is awesome!"

Musk, who was far away in North America, also watched the entire test of the Sparrow-class rocket and witnessed the successful launch of 6,600 tons and return. Musk couldn't help but exclaim.

Anyone who knows Musk knows that this guy’s biggest goal in his life is to colonize Mars.

Because there is no oxygen on Mars, he studied electric vehicles. In order to solve the problem of power generation on Mars, Musk developed solarcity. Mars has low air pressure and harsh environment, so he needs hyperloop to solve public transportation. From Earth to Mars, he needs Falcon Rockets, Raptor engines, Dragon spacecraft project, and Starlink plans are also needed in order to be able to access the Internet on Mars.

Most people may not know that Musk actually has a younger brother named Kimball Musk. His company is called square root. It is soilless cultivation, and soilless cultivation technology is also a prerequisite for colonizing Mars.

In short, Musk is not a fantasy. On the contrary, he is a real industrialist who works down-to-earth. With his full push, Rockets, Starlinks, and Dragon Spaceships are all becoming reality step by step.

It’s just that Musk’s philosophy is too advanced, so many people who don’t know the truth think he is a daydreaming liar. This is probably the difference between ordinary people and geniuses. Geniuses realize dreams that ordinary people cannot understand, while ordinary people think that geniuses are crazy people.

"The sparrow-type rocket with small size and large thrust is bound to be a powerful tool for exploring space in the future. It's a pity that their goal is to build a space station. Such a valuable project would be great if they were willing to work hard to colonize Mars." Musk muttered, pacing back and forth in his office.

In Musk's view, large space stations are projects with no prospects. They spend a lot of money but not much value. They are far less effective than working towards colonizing Mars. Humans do not need to stay in space, just go to Mars to explore new worlds.

However, Musk did not know that Star Technology's real purpose was not a space station, but to build a space elevator, truly realizing freedom of movement from the earth to the synchronous orbit, and allowing humans to climb into space is as simple as traveling around the world.

At this time, the phone in the office suddenly rang, and it was called directly from the White House. After witnessing Star Technology's liquid oxygen methane rocket technology, the White House couldn't sit still and ordered Musk to increase the power of the Raptor engine.

"Mr. President, please be honest." Musk said calmly: "The Starlink Project is a medium-intensity launch mission. The weight of each communication satellite is only 2.26 tons, and it does not require exaggerated thrust like China and Russia."

"Besides, the fundamental reason why Xingchen Technology can make a1 engine with excellent performance is that it is absolutely leading in materials science. Instead of ordering me to catch up with their technology, it is better to send representatives to negotiate with the Chinese and ask them to relax the technology blockade so that we can buy high-strength carbon fiber and graphene, which is the more realistic goal."

What!?

Please ask the Chinese to relax the technical blockade?

The White House was so angry that he heard Musk's words. As a beacon of civilization, North America seeks China. Is that true?
Chapter completed!