Chapter 462 Chang’e six, seven and eight mount their horses together

After General Master Ouyang finished speaking, all the staff present could not help but smile.

Most of them were members of the previous "Manned Moon Landing" project team of the Aerospace Group. After being integrated into the Phoenix Group more than a month ago, they soon merged with the original "Manned Moon Landing" project team of the Phoenix Group.

Cooperate to "manned moon landing"!

When they first arrived, they recognized that Phoenix Group's original "Manned Moon Landing" project team was capable, but they were holding back their anger and wanted to prove that they were also the top team in the world!

But after actual contact, I discovered that Phoenix's "manned moon landing" R&D team is really not that strong at all!

Not to mention the domestic aviation talents, even many of the world’s most famous aviation engineers have joined the Phoenix Group!

In terms of hard power, it is no accident that such a team can fly around the moon so quickly!

What surprised everyone the most was the Phoenix Group’s financial investment.

Astronauts who are accustomed to living a life of careful calculation have finally seen what it means to have sufficient funds!

You know, for aerospace, the budget determines what plan and technology will be used to implement the project!

If the project budget is very limited, forget about the opportunity cost of trial and error. Everything must be designed around the most secure and mature solution.

In a sense, a mature solution means falling behind and being unable to experiment with new technologies.

To use an inappropriate analogy, for example, in the automobile industry, maturity means that when a large number of models use 8AT or even 10AT, your gearbox is still a 4-speed CVT, which is euphemistically called: mature.

The disadvantage is that the latest technology cannot be fully verified, and in the long run the technology will inevitably lag behind its competitors.

The same is true in the aerospace field.

Because the project budget is limited, engineers can only choose mature solutions when designing solutions, and the verification cycle of new technologies will naturally be extended.

but……

In Phoenix Group, there is no need to consider this issue at all!

A sufficient budget is enough to support the project team to make various project plans. As long as it is a reasonable and effective plan, I will lose even if I frown!

Under such a relaxed environment, the original Aerospace Group's "Manned Moon Landing" project team completely let go. They wanted to try various things before, but due to funding issues, the PASS plan was proposed again...

That’s why what Commander Ouyang said when he entered the door just now: I have never fought such a redundant battle in my life. Only then can the "manned moon landing" team that was merged in such a short period of time be able to carry out the next step immediately.

A phase of work!

Speaking of which, we have to first introduce Yan Guo’s official aerospace “manned moon landing” plan.

To put it simply, Yan Guo’s official “manned moon landing” plan is divided into three steps—circling, landing, and returning!

Orbiting means sending a "lunar orbiting spacecraft" to the lunar orbit just like the Phoenix Group did not long ago to achieve orbiting the moon.

This step also corresponds to the official missions of Yanguo's "Chang'e 1" and "Chang'e 2". Now the Phoenix Group has also completed the technical verification of this step.

Landing, as the name suggests, is the landing of the lunar rover on the moon.

The official aerospace step of Yan Kingdom has been completed long ago.

The "Yutu lunar rover" carried by "Chang'e 3" completed the landing on the lunar surface, and the soft landing of "Chang'e 4" on the back of the moon a few years ago has proven that Yanguo Aerospace has the ability to land anywhere on the moon.

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This step is also the step that the Phoenix Group is about to launch technical verification, and it is also the step that most countries in the world are stuck on.

New Delhi and Neon Country are all stuck here. Last year, the third brother's "Lunar 2 Lunar Rover" tried to perform a soft landing on the moon, but the end result was that it fell heavily on the moon and then completely lost its signal.

It has to be said that the Air Force's tradition of crashing planes has been transmitted to the aviation department.

The step of "return" refers to returning to the earth.

"Chang'e-5" first achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface, and then automatically collected 1,737 grams of lunar soil. After completing the mission, the "Chang'e-5" ascender will start a secondary ignition from the moon.

After ignition, the ascender will take off with the "Chang'e 5" into the lunar orbit, and then successfully dock with the return vehicle that was previously left in the lunar orbit.

After the docking was successful, the ascender completed its mission and separated separately, leaving the "Chang'e-5 orbiter" and the "returner" combined to return to Earth at the second fastest speed in the universe!

It can be seen that the "Moon Landing Plan" formulated by Yan Guo Aerospace is extremely scientific and is carried out step by step in a down-to-earth manner.

Previously, Phoenix Group's "Manned Moon Landing" project was still at the stage of just completing "Orbiting", but now after merging the Aerospace Group's "Manned Moon Landing" project team, it has directly surpassed the technology of "Orbiting, Landing, and Returning"

Reserves can completely start the next step of "manned moon landing" plan!

It is no exaggeration to say that Phoenix Group took advantage of it!

Although Phoenix's original team has strong scientific research capabilities, it is a newly formed team after all. The entire "Moon Landing Plan" is still in the process of exploration and verification. It will take a certain amount of time to truly realize the "Manned Moon Landing"!

But now, after the aerospace group's "manned moon landing" team has been merged and joined, the Phoenix Group can just follow the Yanguo's official plan!

And then, after completing these preliminary technical verifications, it will be the real "manned moon landing"!

but.

Due to problems with the thrust of the rocket engine on the one hand, even the most powerful "Long March 5 carrier rocket" of the Yanguo Aerospace Group is now unable to complete the mission of sending astronauts to the moon.

You know, if it is just an unmanned moon landing with a "lunar rover", the payload that needs to be carried will not be much!

The unmanned moon landing of the "lunar rover" does not need to consider space radiation, does not need to consider how many G's the aircraft needs to be overloaded when ascending, flying, and landing, nor does it need to consider food, water sources, etc. during the dozens of days of flight.

but.

Once there are astronauts, the conditions become very harsh.

In order to protect the lives of astronauts, the lander cannot be as simple as a "lunar rover". It must use a "Shenzhou spacecraft" with buffering and radiation protection functions or even a better lander.

In this way, the payload of the rocket is greatly increased.

The North American "Apollo 11" spacecraft originally carried three astronauts and weighed 45 tons. It used the first rocket in history, the "Saturn V" launch vehicle with a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 119 tons and a lunar transfer orbit of 45 tons.

"It's shipped up!"

As for our Long March 5, its low-Earth orbit capability is only 25 tons. In other words, the Long March 5 is not yet able to send a spacecraft to low-Earth orbit, let alone to the moon.

certainly.

On the other hand, the situation now is completely different.

When the "Apollo spacecraft" was able to forcefully land on the moon at all costs, it was to compete with the Soviet Union and to gain international prestige.

And now it doesn't make much sense for Yan Guo to rush to send astronauts to the moon.

Astronauts go up there to plant a flag, step on footprints, and take a few photos. Is it just to prove that I am 60 years behind you?

According to our pragmatic and frugal tradition, we must reflect our latecomer advantage, such as staying at a lunar surface base on the moon for a week. That would be enough.

so……

According to Yan Guo's official original plan, after the "circulation, landing, and return" plans are all realized, the next step is to prepare for the launch of "Chang'e 6" and "Chang'e 7" for the next step of preparing for the moon landing, rather than rushing to complete it.

"Manned Moon Landing".

After the Phoenix Group's "Manned Moon Landing" project team and the Aerospace Group's official project team were merged, the two teams also discussed the matter in depth. After consideration, it was finally decided that the Phoenix Group would continue to follow the "Manned Landing" originally formulated by Yanguo officials.

The monthly plan will continue.

This time Hu Lai asked Commander Ouyang about the next "Chang'e-6", "Chang'e-7" and "Chang'e-8" plans.

only.

According to previous plans, Chang'e-6 was to be launched in 2025, Chang'e-7 in 2026, and Chang'e-8 was to be completed in 2030.

In other words, the Chang'e 6, 7, and 8 projects are expected to be completed within five years after 2025!

But now, Hu Lai doesn't wait any longer and is directly preparing to use his money power to carry out three projects at the same time!

Yes, I don’t pretend anymore, I show my cards.

joke.

Now that the Phoenix Group has merged with the Aerospace Group, the project team's strength has greatly increased. If you need people and money, you can do it!

Thinking of this, Chief Ouyang felt various emotions in his heart and said:

"Mr. Hu, our Chang'e-6 project is the least difficult this time."

"Last time, our Chang'e-5 mission brought back 1,731 grams of lunar soil from the moon. After distributing some to other countries, what we can use ourselves is limited."

"So, this time the Chang'e-6 mission is going to the moon to collect lunar soil again to help us better understand the moon's resources."

"It's just that this time we will use our Phoenix Group's 'Fufeng 2' to transport 'Chang'e 6' to the lunar orbit. With the carrying capacity of our 'Fufeng 2', it is more than enough to complete this task!"

Having said this, Chief Ouyang subconsciously wanted to speak, but after thinking about it, he still held back.

In fact, the carrying capacity of the Phoenix Group's "Fufeng 2" rocket has completely surpassed that of the "Long March 5", and its use on a simple lunar soil collection mission such as "Chang'e 6" has been somewhat wasted.

but.

When he suggested that a smaller, but relatively cheaper, improved version of the "Fufeng-1" could be used to perform the mission, Hu Lai directly refused.

To use Hu Lai's words, it's okay if the performance is a little wasted, and it's okay if the cost is a little expensive. They are all minor problems.

so……

The "Chang'e-6" originally expected to collect 2,000 grams of lunar soil was reduced to collecting 20,000 grams of lunar soil due to the increase in the carrying capacity of "Fufeng 2."

Thinking of this, Chief Ouyang couldn't help but smile.
To be continued...