Tengyun Project is a long-term aerospace project planned by the Space Administration.
It is composed of two stages. The following is a large aircraft that can take off from the ground and fly to the adjacent space above 30000 meters with a turbo ramjet engine.
On its back, it is a small space shuttle similar to H1, but its takeoff weight is about 30 tons.
When the assembly flies to the edge of the atmosphere, the small space shuttle disengages and ignites, and uses its own power to fly close to the earth orbit to carry out space missions.
Both large and small aircrafts can finally return to the airport completely, and they can continue to perform tasks repeatedly by refueling after maintenance.
It would be nice for the space agency to collectively call this system the space shuttle, but the results are almost the same anyway.
The kind of space plane in science fiction movies that takes off from the ground and flies all the way to space is still too difficult, and for the space agency, the investment is not proportional to the results, PASS.
So far, this is the low-cost space idea of the Space Administration. It is estimated that the completion of Tengyun system between 2025 and 2030 will be thankfully.
The idea of rocket recycling has also been discussed. There are still a lot of plans and ideas, but the final assessment is unnecessary and too difficult to achieve. Anyway, the cost of launching a one-time rocket at the price of China is not high, which is acceptable to everyone, unlike the US and ESA, which are more than one billion dollars at a time.
Now the successful recycling of Xinyuan 1B is equivalent to hitting the face of the space agency, at least from their perspective:
A private aerospace enterprise has simply completed rocket recycling, which is not as complex as we think!
This is a negation of the previous line and decision, but the space agency will certainly not take the initiative to stop rocket recycling, but it must immediately develop its own recycling technology.
At the same time, the heads of several subordinate research institutes were called to hold a meeting in Beijing, and the space agency will re-examine the power of Xinyuan Aerospace and its future route.
On the Internet, the fame of Xinyuan Aerospace has finally risen in a straight line.
The video of the whole process of Xinyuan 1B rocket recycling was edited and forwarded everywhere, and the heat hit the first place for several consecutive days.
Most people don't understand technology, but once they see someone can catch and land a rocket that falls from the sky, they can clearly perceive the huge difficulty and extreme technical power.
At the end of 2014, the 4G network had not yet been fully launched, but at this time, the Internet was relatively mature, many high-quality forums were still alive, and the proportion of highly educated Internet users was higher.
In this age when public knowledge prevails and people still feel inferior and do not recognize their efforts, Xinyuan Aerospace has braved the current and received a lot of praise.
Lin Ju even saw the word "light of mankind", which was originally used to call the Amercian Space Agency, but was later handed to Kong Cha, but now someone has started to praise Xinyuan with it.
Even those who don't forget to ridicule during their busy days at ordinary times have stopped to celebrate or play dead.
The first time for mankind to vertically recover a carrier rocket, creating history, has undoubtedly fallen on the head of Xinyuan Aerospace.
Of course, the greater affirmation comes from the official.
On the evening of the successful recycling, CCAV Central News interrupted the successful recycling message of Xinyuan No.1 B, with a few simple pictures.
The next night, CCTV reporters went to the Xinyuan factory to shoot a large piece of material, and also came to interview Guo Shen and Lin Ju.
Now Lin Ju has become a legend. He has created miracles one after another at a young age, turning a tractor factory into a rising star in the aerospace industry.
Backed by the glass separating the corridor from the workshop, Lin Ju was interviewed by reporters here.
Reporter: "Mr. Lin, our interview will be reviewed before broadcast. This interview is also relatively simple. You can relax. Can you start now?"
Lin Ju: "Thanks, I'm ready."
Reporter: "You studied in America for one year. Is this also the reason why you founded the aerospace company?"
Lin Ju: "This is my dream since I was young. At first, I wanted to be an astronaut. When I grew up in May, I found that I could also enter the space industry. In addition, the domestic space market opened up, I finally decided to do so."
Reporter: "We have noticed that the technical level of Xinyuan Aerospace is very high, and it has repeatedly created miracles and become the first enterprise in the world to complete the primary vertical recycling of rockets. What's your opinion on this?"
Lin Ju: "I am not an aerospace expert, but I have found like-minded partners with my belief. Many of them are outstanding talents who have worked abroad in the aerospace field. We return to the motherland for the common ideal.
And China has a huge talent pool, so we have established a dynamic technical team, which can maintain continuous innovation. "
Reporter: "In three months, Xinyuan Aerospace has successively achieved the first in orbit rocket and the first successful recovery of rockets in domestic private space. These are previously considered impossible projects. Does this mean that other large-scale plans of Xinyuan Aerospace are possible to be realized?"
Lin Ju: "PPT... we are serious in scientific research, including long-term plans for the moon and Mars, which have been rigorously demonstrated, and here I can reveal a small secret."
Reporter: "Oh? What kind of little secret is it?"
Lin Ju: "The next step of Xinyuan Aerospace Power is the manned space program. Our new manned spacecraft is in full swing and will fly for the first time in seven to nine months.
At present, three astronauts have started training, including two non professional researchers. "
Reporter: "..."
"Is this true, Mr. Lin?"
The reporter obviously didn't believe it, suggesting that if Lin Ju was bragging, she would be edited. After all, she was going to be on CCTV.
Lin Ju: "Confirm and affirm that this is indeed our next plan."
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"... The next direction of the power of Xinyuan Aerospace is manned spaceflight..."
The news broadcast Lin Ju's interview. Lin Ju in the picture is young and confident. When he speaks, he can't help but feel confident.
This feeling stems from Xinyuan's many successes, and also from the foundation that other people have been shocked twice in a row. It has the ability to deceive investors.
But the head of the space agency did not come to see this. He turned off the TV and looked back at the people sitting on both sides of the long table.
Everywhere he looked, people everywhere lowered their heads. It was clear that they were gray haired old people, but now they were all like children who had done something wrong.
"Speak up, everyone is not inferior to me in terms of technology. Let's talk from your point of view. Why is the result of our argument a dead end, and people can get through at once?
We don't want to blame anyone or find someone responsible for it. Let's discuss rocket recycling technology again! "
When the table was pounded, everyone had to speak one by one. Especially those who had previously advocated the impossibility of rocket recycling could only force themselves to overthrow their views a little bit.
The benefits of reusable rockets are obvious. Since they can be realized, there is no reason why NASA should not follow up.