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If the previous article aroused international speculation and ridicule, then after today’s interview, all the ridicule disappeared.

When the news was incomplete, soon news of "Navigator's company blew up", "grand sensation", "technology can't rely on scandals" and other news began to spread.

Someone also thought about the issue of SSTO, but it was quickly overshadowed by the "general trend".

The closest SSTO spacecraft to success is the "X-33" technology demonstrator, but that was also 20 years ago.

In the past four or five years, there has indeed been a SSTO rocket, a Haas2CASSTO rocket, because it uses a "V" linear air tip engine, so the overall rocket shape is the same as a razor.

It is a small rocket with a carrying capacity of only 100 kilograms. It is aimed at the micro-satellite launch market. It has always said that it will fly, but it has never been tested.

Later, I heard that I wanted to play cross-border, and I came out with a "flying skateboard". It was not a turbofan engine, but the kind that used a lot of rotors.

This made many people suspect that they were just a gimmick company, and soon disappeared in the international news.

As for Navigator, not only saw the real machine, but after the interview, they also posted a detailed promotional video on the Internet.

Most importantly, they will fly for the first time tomorrow.

It's amazing!

In one day, no matter what other aerospace companies are doing, there are any great future plans, but they are all scum compared to Navigator's "Dart X".

By the way, coupled with the "Starry Sky Inn" being developed and manufactured by Navigator, the combination of the two is perfect!

Two international suborbital vehicles are about to go into commercial operation. They only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is very cheap, but they can only reach suborbitals.

There are three types of manned spacecraft in orbit, but the price of a seat is tens of millions of dollars, which is too expensive.

Let’s take a look at the navigators. It only costs 1 million U.S. dollars to fly to space orbit. There are also space station facilities that can be accommodated. What can other companies compare?

I heard that the International Space Station will pick up passengers, but how does the scientific research version compare with the space station that specializes in tourism?

What's more, the International Space Station is so old. Are tourists going into space to see the messy wiring and scientific instruments?

In the promotional video of the leader company, "Dart X" takes off from the runway of the leader company, and the fuselage will slowly flip when it flies into space orbit. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful earth, moon and starry sky through the large porthole on the top. , As well as the Tiangong Space Station and the International Space Station.

After that, the aircraft will dock with the company’s "Starry Sky Inn", and visitors can experience the fun of space in the space station decorated with science fiction.

what?Really want to experience space science experiments?

It's also simple. Many interesting space science experiments are waiting for you. Even meals can be regarded as a kind of space science experiments.

You can also use the space station’s 3D printer to print an experimental item, and then take it with you when you return to Earth. This is a souvenir made by yourself in space.

Just because of safety issues, spacewalks are currently not available.

Seeing the promo, many people yearn for it very much, wishing to sit in the first flight of the aircraft and go to heaven tomorrow!

Unfortunately, these people are hopeless.

After the interview, Navigator was fully fired. One new message was released at one time, and another new message was released at the other.

Add in the news and articles that the media wrote back, and that was a buzz.

But what makes outsiders jealous, and also makes reporters smile, is the first flight benefits of the leader company.

In general, the spacecraft will carry something on its first flight and will not fly up empty.

The official first flight test usually carries some test items, such as seeds, instruments, and other friendship items.

The first flight test of a private aerospace company began to assemble some bells and whistles.

For example, soliciting from the society, it can be anything, it can be the experimental load of a university laboratory or a private research institute, it can be a souvenir for aerospace enthusiasts and company fans, etc.

Of course, Navigator will do it too, but it was kept confidential before, and the first flight will be tomorrow. There is not much time to solicit outsiders, so this time it will be conducted internally.

Of course, it has been said in advance. Although they are confident enough that the test flight will succeed, everything exists in case. If it fails, these carried items will be gone.

Think about what you want to put.

The employees of the company, especially those involved in the secrecy plan, can take something they like or want to send to space and put it in the aircraft.

Of course, it cannot be too big or too heavy.

An internal selection was conducted, and things were quickly determined.

After that, it is the welfare of the reporters. They can also send something into space, with the same restrictions as above.

It's just that most of the reporters come on business trips, and they don't bring many things, so they are mostly carry-on items.

Some of them put small plush toys, some put keychains, and some even put their press cards in them.

Finally, it was the turn of the reporter from the domestic media, this quite thief, to release a sports camera with the camera on.

The key is that Navigator also agreed.

"Can you fix it next to the porthole?" the reporter asked excitedly and nervously.

"Of course, do you want the porthole of the cockpit or the porthole of the cabin?" The staff in charge of registration said with a smile.

"Cabin, can you half face the porthole and half face the cabin when you fix it? If it is not easy to fix, just forget it, all aim at the window."

"No trouble, we can do it."

"Thank you, thank you so much!"

Other reporters: "..."

"Fuck, this is fine too?"

"Oh, why didn't I expect it?"

"Regret, I knew I had put the camera on."

"Hey, rest assured, the battery of the sports camera can shoot for more than an hour at most. Even with an external mobile power supply, it can only shoot for 5 hours. Now there are nearly 20 hours before tomorrow’s departure time. lonely."

Hearing that other reporters didn’t leave after registering, they were beeping there, and the staff couldn’t help but say: “This test flight is a simulation of the actual riding process afterwards. It is completely different from a conventional spacecraft launch. You can basically refer to it. The flow of the flight."

As soon as they heard this, the reporters beamed up and immediately gathered to ask questions, but they were blocked by the security guards nearby.

These security personnel attended the previous press conference and knew the virtues of these reporters, so they directly invited them out.

I'll let them shoot the next day. What anxious.

The boiling night has passed, and a new day has arrived. Many people turn on their computers or mobile phones after eating and set the screen on the official live broadcast page of Navigator.

"Hello everyone, one new day, we are going to space."

Tang Chao stood in front of the camera and waved.

Yes, today's "host" is still him. He is a person who is particularly good at learning. When he realizes that he has any shortcomings and he is willing to learn, he will quickly move in that direction.

"Look, this is the body test report I did yesterday. All the green circles on the top indicate that I can go to space travel. So, this is my boarding pass with my name on it. Today, my name is Zhang San. "

Tang Chao took a paper body test report and boarding pass and showed it to the camera. Then, with a wave of his hand, he began to show his clothes again.

"And what I am wearing is the company's newly designed passenger suit. Is it sci-fi and beautiful?"

"With the boarding pass, we can go to the aircraft. Just follow the route prompts and we can easily find..."

"Deep dick~"

As soon as he walked through a door, the alert sounded, and then a staff member smiled and signaled that the backpack he was carrying was going through security.

In this regard, he expressed helplessness: "Well, it seems that as an insider, I can't make it through.

He went back honestly and put his bag into the security inspection equipment.

This live broadcast is under the control of Navigator. They will send some information to the outside world through this live broadcast. For example, you can’t carry anything in space by flying a vehicle. So after Tang Chao put the things on the conveyor belt, something appeared on the screen. Brief text introduction.

But this time it’s just a preview in advance. In the future, a detailed demonstration animation of the process will be released separately, telling passengers who plan to take the aircraft what to do and what not to do.

After all, this is only the first flight, and there is still some time before the commercial operation officially begins.

After the security check was correct, Tang Chao took his bag and walked forward.

In fact, there is nothing in his bag, just some small souvenirs prepared by the company. When he returns safely from space this time, he will all be given away in a lottery.

People watching the live broadcast stared at the screen, not letting go of a single detail. When Tang Chao walked to a place with floor-to-ceiling windows, the protagonist this time, the "Dart X" he saw yesterday appeared.

Stopped just outside the gate in front.

The whole process is like the boarding process.

It's just that Tang Chao walked here and saw that he walked into the boarding gate and into the boarding bridge, but he didn't even stop.

"What is this guy going to do? Isn't it about going into space in a test machine?"

"Fuck, no, maybe it will kill people, they dare to do it?"

"I don't think so. Even if you are satisfied with your work, you can't do this? It's too risky."

"I think so too. Even testing fighter jets should be a test pilot's business. It is impossible to let the chief designer insist."

"Let's take a look, whether Captain Tang is on the aircraft or not, today is definitely a day to remember in history!"

Of course, Tang Chao wouldn't get on the aircraft carelessly. This was the first flight of a manned spacecraft on the earth. Even if the technology was the same, the manufacturing level of the earth and Kanxing was still a bit worse.

In the event of an accident, although he can escape the catastrophe by crossing to Kanxing, how to "resurrect from the dead" on the earth afterwards is a problem.

So the camera followed him through the boarding bridge, and then began to climb the steps, which is different from the general boarding procedure.

After climbing the steps, the boarding bridge is higher than the aircraft, and then extends to the center of the aircraft. The ceiling of the boarding bridge is buckled down to form a relatively closed space.

At the end of the boarding bridge is the entrance of the aircraft, a downward entrance.

On the edge of the entrance, there stood a person wearing the same passenger uniform. To be precise, it was a dummy, a bald-headed model person, with a piece of paper pasted on his forehead with "Zhang San" written on it.

At this time, the audience understood what was going on.

Sure enough, it was impossible for the chief designer to participate in the first flight mission.

As soon as Tang Chao came here, another staff member stopped him, "Sir, after our inspection, the ticket you have belongs to Mr. Zhang San, so you can't go there, and please return the ticket to Mr. Zhang San. "

Tang Chao had no choice but to put the ticket in Zhang San's chest pocket, and the inspection report was folded and stuffed in.

At this point, his performance was over. The staff took his schoolbag and put Zhang San together in the cabin of "Dart X".

The outside camera was not allowed to enter. The picture was cut directly to the camera in the cabin. All the audience watched the staff fix Zhang San to the first seat. Obviously, this was a dummy for testing.

Look at the other seats and the open space. They are all fixed large bags and small bags, and those are the "experimental products."

Afterwards, Tang Chao took the internal trolley back to the control center. There were various monitoring data on the big screen inside. All the staff were ready to take off. "Dart X" was ready to take off.

Previously, there had been footage of the aircraft being towed onto the runway by the tractor, and this runway is currently the only runway owned by Navigator.

If this runway hadn't been completed, the first flight test of "Dart X" would have to go back.

After that, the company will repair three more runways, and even reserve land to build more runways in the future.

In the future, this type of flight may be necessary for transcontinental movement.

Through this live broadcast, everyone who watched it understood that the mode of manned spacecraft in the future would be a little more troublesome than taking an airplane, but compared with the current manned spacecraft process, it has been simplified to the extreme.

Tang Chao sat in the command position and checked various data, which were all transmitted from the "Dart X" intelligent flight control computer. The information gathered from other staff also indicated that everything was ready.

Coupled with the information given by the Air Force, indicating that there are no other aircraft on the test route, he said, "Take off is allowed!"

He gave an order, "Dart X" immediately replied, it was a nice female voice, which sounded relaxing.

"The program starts!"

Following the response, the various systems of the aircraft went online, the No. 1 and No. 2 engines were started, and hot flames sprayed backwards violently, pushing the aircraft forward.

This picture was taken by various shots, which made all the audience enjoyable.

After taxiing for a period of time, the No. 3 and No. 4 engines started, two more hot flames were added, the thrust increased, and the aircraft flew up all at once.

At this moment, many people stood up involuntarily, clenched their fists to shout, but stubbornly held back because it was not the time yet.

So they can only stare at the live broadcast with their fists clenched.

This is the first time that a spacecraft can fly from a horizontal runway without the help of external force, but with its own engine.

Through the camera picture on the rear of the aircraft, it can be seen that the aircraft is flying higher and higher, and the tracking lens on the ground gradually loses its image, and the picture is switched back to the large screen in the control hall.

Ordinary people can watch beautiful synchronized animations, and people in the industry and enthusiasts can watch various data.

And the fans are more excited as they watch, and people in the industry sweat more and more.

Until the aircraft has been flying high enough, the thin air can no longer provide it with lift, the fuel consumption has reached an equilibrium value, and finally the fifth and sixth engines are turned on.

Six flames, full thrust!

They are so powerful that their manned spacecraft are completely incomparable. Even the official manned spacecraft of Tianxia, ​​Maoxiong, and Meriken have only deep space manned capabilities worth mentioning.

Because according to the instructions of Navigator, the design of "Dart X" cannot meet the needs of manned deep space flight.

So in terms of manned capability in low earth orbit, "Dart X" is unparalleled in the world!!

Sure enough, as the flight speed displayed on the big screen was getting faster and faster, suddenly, the screen in the cabin was slightly shaken, and the strap that fixed the package floated.

This is... into a state of weightlessness.

In other words... "Dart X" succeeded!

"Fuck!"

"Yay!!"

"Awesome!!"

The person who held it before screamed out loudly, clenched his fist and waved it up and down!!

In the command hall, everyone cheered!

Tang Chao stood up and shook hands with Zhang Liyan next to him, and shook hands with Chen Jing on the other side, and said, "Humanity has entered a new space age."

"Ok."