Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

A traveler quickly arrived at the Space Shuttle Assembly Center.

Located in the middle of the entire assembly center, the factory is the birthplace of the Xiangrui and the cradle of a series of spacecraft produced by star science and technology.

At this moment, in this huge factory building, lies a long striped metal hull. The reason it's a hull is because it's so big, it's like a nuclear submarine, not a spacecraft sailing in outer space.

Because the narrow hull is difficult to withstand its own gravity, the entire hull is divided into three segments, fixed and suspended by a solid mechanical skeleton.

When it started walking into the factory, the Russian delegation looked at the right-hander curiously, as if Granny Liu had entered the Grand Guanyuan Garden.

Mr. Grosjev and the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Economy and Development were fortunate enough that the aerospace experts who accompanied the mission of the Ministry of Economy and Development to France, after seeing the dignity of the magpie, could hardly bear to grow above it.

Especially Professor Kaufmann, an expert at the Russian Aerospace Group Corporation who has been following Grujev and a scholar at the Russian Academy of Engineering, was surprised to find his chin on the ground.

The Russian delegation stood beside this enormous magnitude for as long as five minutes, and Grudjev moaned with amazement.

“Unbelievable… is this your ship? ”

“Magpie Bridge,” the Ark said with a smile, "if you call it a spaceship, sometimes looking at this thing, I think it's more like a ship than a spacecraft. ”

At this point, the Kaufman Dean, who had never spoken beside Grosjeff, finally couldn't help but say.

“Such a big ship… how are you going to get it into space? ”

When the sentence came out, a number of Chinese people standing next to them became nervous.

The tour is a tour, but it involves a technical dimension, and everyone must be tightly covered.

Minister Yang was about to head up to a roundabout to take the subject in a different direction, but when he saw the ark passing to his reassuring eyes, he stopped talking.

Looking at the fanatical Kaufman Academician, the ark smiled slightly and said: "We launch in three parts, first in the command compartment, then in the cargo hold, then in the engine, and then assemble in outer space docking. ”

Though only a slightly understated sentence, after hearing it, Russian experts were heart-blowing.

Spacecraft docking has been a difficult point in space technology. The more components that need docking, the higher the risk of the entire launch process. Currently, the more mature docking technology at the international level has only enabled the spacecraft to be split in two and launched into outer space for docking.

Yet this statement of the Ark tells him that the Chinese State is now in a position to tear a spacecraft apart and launch it into outer space in triplicate, and even Minister Grosjev can't help but have a shocking look on his face at this moment.

“I had no idea your launch technology had reached this level…” Looking at the Magpie Bridge lying on the stand, Grosjeff's face was full of complex expressions, "May I ask, is it using an electric propulsion system? ”

Ark: “Electric propulsion systems are the future trend, and the situation in outer space does not require much thrust to complete, and the advantages of chemical rockets… end after approaching the edge of gravity wells. ”

Groov glanced at the Kaufman Athlete standing next to him in exchange for a moment of shock.

Minister Yang of the Ministry of Commerce gently coughed and smiled amicably.

“This is the end of your visit to the Space Shuttle Assembly Center, and we have many outstanding businesses in our space industrial park looking forward to working with you. ”

“You're right, it's been a bit long at Startech," Grudgev laughed and continued, "then ask Minister Yang to show us around, and other excellent businesses in your country will be fine. ”

On the rest of the way, Grosjev seemed somewhat uninterested, followed by experts from Russia, and his gaze became picky.

Although there are also a number of excellent aerospace companies in the Space Industry Park, none of them are capable of reaching the level of star technology. Some of them are huge, the size of the park alone is several times larger than that of the star technology factory, but the lack of technology, whether it's production equipment or anything produced, is not very advanced. In some cases, although they possess some very groundbreaking or even eye-catching technology, the company itself is not very big, and it can only achieve the degree of accessory suppliers and not a very large climate.

But after discovering this, Grudgev was relieved.

Fortunately, there is only one starry sky technology.

If there is one more space enterprise with both R&D capabilities and strong production capacity, then the strength of China's space industry would be a bit scary...

The rest of the itinerary ark was not with the Russian mission, but the evening diplomatic banquet at the Grand Hotel Zijinshan, as the chief designer of the Moon Orbit Construction Committee, had to go and see a face.

The banquet is Chinese style.

While sitting at the same table as Grosjev and Minister Yang, the ark did not speak very much in the room.

He is not very good at this particular formal banquet setting, and unless someone speaks to him on his own initiative, he will not normally speak voluntarily, instead putting almost half of his attention on delicious dishes on the table.

However, Minister Grosjev, who was struck by the technology of astral technology in the morning, apparently did not intend to let him go so easily, and the sitting room remained flat with him.

“Actually, I've always wondered, the space industry is not a powerful field in China, but it has developed so rapidly in recent years that it's easy to reveal how you've actually done it? ”

There was no particular concealment of the problem, and the ark laughed and said, "Find one direction and make it your best. ”

Grosjeff made a helpless look and raised the glass in his hand.

“That sounds too abstract. ”

“It depends on how you understand it," he said, touching a cup with Minister Grosjev, taking a shallow sip of the ark. "It is the job of scientists to find a way to achieve our goals by looking in the right direction. It is a privilege that the experts we work with are quite good academics, and with their help I have solved a number of difficult problems. ”

Grosjeff asked with interest, "What's the best thing to do? ”

“Adequate funding, or more specifically, national implementation,” the Ark continued, "or, more commonly, concentrating on doing big things and allocating limited resources in the right place. Currently, the main problems facing the space industry are commercialization and scale. The former determines the way out, and the latter determines the cost. By concentrating on doing big things, we have solved the problem of scale. Next, commercialization, how to cooperate with other countries and how to channel private capital into this area will be our main task. ”

“Scaling first, commercializing?” Grosjeff asked with a smile, "But is this against the objective laws of the market economy? ”

“The benevolent, the wise,” the ark laughed slightly, countering, "when the Queen of Spain financed Columbus' voyage and finally successfully discovered the new continent, I would like to ask Mr. Grosjev, is this in line with the objective laws of the market economy? ”

Grosjeff replied: "This question is interesting, maybe it doesn't fit… but is there a connection? ”

“There is, of course, a connection, and the ultimate goal of the space industry is to get out of our homes and expand our living space, which is essentially the same thing as discovering the new continent," the Ark raised its glass and touched Minister Grosjev gently again, then went on to say, "The market is a catalyst for social development, but not everything has developed in accordance with the laws of the market, at least in mathematics. ”

“Hahaha, your point is interesting," Minister Grudjev laughed delightfully as he drank all the red wine in the glass and looked at the ark with a sincere invitation, "If I had the chance, I would sincerely invite you to Russia, and the scholars in Moscow would certainly be willing to discuss this with you in depth. ”

The Ark laughed, “There will be an opportunity, and if things go well, I may go to St. Petersburg next year for the International Congress of Mathematicians. ”

Minister Grosjev solemnly promised: "If you do come, we will certainly hold a solemn welcoming ceremony to witness the friendship between the two scholars! ”