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Chapter 169 New Concept "Lunar Module"

"At first I only heard how big the Long March [-] was, but I never had an accurate idea, and I still don't have an accurate idea now, but I probably know how big it is."

"That's right, a transport vehicle for an optical core rocket occupies four lanes, and this road only has four lanes at most. If only three lanes were built in the first place, the convoy would not be able to get through at all."

"Actually, three lanes can pass, but at least the trees on both sides of the road must be cut down."

"Ahaha, it's not just one or two trees that were cut down, but the whole road from the port to the launch site."

"Amazing, that's a compliment to Four Lane."

"It is estimated that the previous road designers did not expect this to happen. A powerful weapon like the Long March [-] appeared so many years in advance."

"Let's not talk about the road designers before, even I didn't expect that technology is developing too fast!"

"That's right. It was said that the Long March [-] would take a long time to come out. I didn't expect it to be built in a year or two."

"Haha, now the pressure has come to the site construction side. My home is not far from the Binhai launch site, and I can see the progress of the construction site there every day."

"Hey, what a coincidence, my house can also see the construction of the new launch site."

"Do you live together? Are you still a neighbor who is not allowed to worship?"

"Hey, it's the launch site, it's the launch site..."

This time the rocket transfer from the pier to the launch site was broadcast live by the official. There is no way, even if the official does not broadcast the live broadcast, the folks will definitely hold up their mobile phones to broadcast such a big battle. It is better for the official to do it themselves.

Moreover, the technology used to build the rocket this time is quite advanced, so advanced that some of the previous testing links are useless, such as testing whether the cables and connectors are unobstructed.

Because it has no cables.

Coupled with the blessing of new technologies in the manufacturing process, a batch of rigorous data monitoring in all aspects, and artificial intelligence participating in the calculation of data, in fact, many tests can be saved.

But in order to succeed, Fanxing held a rigorous meeting and felt that some necessary actual machine tests were needed.

When the convoy transporting rocket parts entered the launch site, the live broadcast ended, but it didn't matter, Uncle Ning's carefully crafted video appeared.

The publicity about spaceflight in Fanxing China was relatively conservative before, but after Uncle Ning's "Zhumeng Kongtian" came out, the publicity about spaceflight opened up little by little.

He first used TV production equipment to shoot a high-definition video of the Long March [-] rocket transfer, then entered the launch tower to take a close-up shot of the Long March [-] standing on the mobile launch pad, and finally shot the mobile launch of the Long March [-] tower.

This three-shot series directly established his reputation as the "No. 1 photographer in the domestic aerospace field", just like Brother Jie, who is known as the "ceiling of military fans".

Later, various aerospace information "on the spot" also confirmed Uncle Ning's cards.

And the video he brought this time is equally important. I have watched the parts of the Long March [-] before, so I won’t watch it this time.

Although it is a little more perfect this time, it is still a part. Let's wait until the assembly is complete to see this thing.

This time, let's take a look at the "passengers" of this first flight.

The passengers of the SLS rocket at the Freedom Federation already know that it is the Orion spacecraft, and there are also micro-satellites of some cooperative agencies.

Although some cooperative institutions did not transport them to the launch site immediately due to their own reasons, several microsatellites of cooperative institutions were installed on them.

But the first passengers of the Long March [-] are unusual, with two big guys and some tiny satellites.

Needless to say, one of the big guys is the previous generation of manned spacecraft.

At the beginning, the spacecraft was tested once, and this time it is finalized, but it needs to be tested again, because the second launch of the rocket will bring astronauts.

Compared with the old-generation Shenzhou spacecraft, the new spacecraft can fly farther. It can not only transport astronauts to and from a space station nearly 400 kilometers away from the earth, but also realize a manned moon landing 38 kilometers away, and even go on an expedition to a planet farther away. .

Moreover, the new-generation spacecraft and the Shenzhou spacecraft are not substitutes, but complement each other, and can be customized according to mission requirements.

For example, the new spacecraft can transport 7 astronauts to the space station at a time, but such a large capacity is usually not needed, so the old spacecraft can still be used to transport 3 astronauts.

If the Shenzhou spacecraft solves the problem of astronauts successfully entering space and returning to the ground safely, then the new generation of spacecraft solves how to enter space in a safer, more comfortable, smarter and more economical way, and carry out longer-distance deep space exploration problem.

It can not only carry people, but also carry out cargo. It is a "passenger and cargo dual-purpose" spacecraft.

At present, the only cargo spacecraft in Fanxing is Tianzhou-[-], but the Tianzhou spacecraft cannot transport the cargo from the space station back to the ground, and can only be burned in the atmosphere. The near-Earth space station downlinks cargo.

In fact, the Shenzhou spacecraft can also transport things down, but its internal space is too small, so it can transport, but only a little.

The new generation of manned spacecraft is very large, nearly 9 meters long, with a maximum diameter of about 4.5 meters, a maximum launch mass of more than 20 tons, and a considerable space.

Of course, 9 meters includes the fuel tank and thrusters. The simple inverted conical return capsule is only about half the height. Without various protective layers, the astronauts can stand completely inside.

The return capsule is the "home" for astronauts to work and live in space. The technicians adopt the livable design concept and take advantage of the large space inside the cabin of the new generation of manned spacecraft. A lot of effort has been made in the design of the ship's manned environment.

In the return cabin, there are working areas, entertainment areas, dining areas and separate sanitation areas.

Moreover, the cabin is also equipped with a large screen for life and entertainment for the astronauts to relax and entertain. The wearable display instrument allows the astronauts to keep abreast of the health status of the new spacecraft.

In order to reduce the cost of entering space, the return capsule of the new generation of manned spacecraft can be reused in the future.

The return cabin is covered with a new lightweight heat-resistant structure. After the mission is completed, the light-weight heat-resistant structure only needs to be replaced, and the manned spaceflight mission can be carried out again after passing strict inspections.

In order to achieve multi-functional use, the designers are like "building blocks", by using the same return capsule and configuring different service module modules, so that the new spacecraft can not only go to the near-Earth space station, but also keep the return capsule unchanged. After replacing the service module with more powerful power, it can also go to the moon or even further into deep space.

Not only the whole ship can be modularized, but also the return cabin can be modularized.

The new generation of manned spacecraft can also change from a "space bus" to a "space truck" according to mission requirements.

Equipment such as environmental control and life protection, seats, instruments, and manual operation are equipped for manned transportation, and shelves and cargo bags are equipped for cargo transportation.

From all aspects of data, the new manned spacecraft is a "long-distance voyage" spacecraft of the same level as the Orion spacecraft of the Freedom Federation. It is currently the only manned spacecraft on Earth that can fly to the moon.

The second "large-tonnage passenger" of the Long March [-] is amazing. It is different from the Orion spacecraft and the new manned spacecraft that only orbit the moon a few times. It is going to land on the surface of the moon.

Decades ago, the equipment used by the Freedom Federation to land on the surface of the moon was the lunar module. The lunar module was composed of a descending stage and an ascending stage. It weighed 14.7 tons, was 4.3 meters wide, and had a maximum height of about 7 meters.

Among them, the descent stage consists of landing engines, 4 landing legs and 4 instrument cabins, accounting for more than half of the height.

It is upgraded to the main body of the lunar module, which can accommodate 2 astronauts. It is the "room" where the astronauts live on the lunar surface, and it also occupies half of the height.

After completing the activities on the lunar surface, the astronauts drive up and upgrade to return to the orbit around the moon to rendezvous with the command module. It consists of the astronaut "room", the return engine, the propellant tank, the instrument cabin and the control system.

There are equipment for navigation, control, communication, life support and power supply.

However, this astronaut's "room" is very small. It is said to be a room, but it is not much larger than a public toilet cubicle. It is just a station that can accommodate two astronauts. There is no seat for the astronaut seat. It's standing.

And it needs to wrap the propellant tank, so its shape is very "practical", with one protruding here and one recessed there.

It's just that the thing carried by the Long March [-] is not a lunar module, and astronauts will not take it to land on the surface of the moon, because it does not have the ability to take off on the surface of the moon.

To be precise, it is a house.

The real house is still a two-story building, not a "toilet cubicle".

The moon is very desolate, even more desolate than the South Pole on Earth. At least there are penguins in the South Pole, and they can walk around outside with thicker clothes, but the moon is definitely not good, let alone no animals. Humans don’t wear cabins on it. Outer spacesuit, soon to die.

So human beings' actions above are completely land reclamation, especially in the early days, which is equivalent to conducting scientific research in a place with worse conditions than Antarctica.

Not only is the way to go there difficult, but there is no way to survive there alone.

However, the moon is very important. The South Pole is on the earth. Humans’ regular routes don’t go through it at all, and most people don’t even go there. However, the positioning of the moon is equivalent to the transit point for human beings to go to the starry sky.

Even the "transfer station" is too small, at least it is a giant base that can feed back to the earth and provide various conveniences for human beings to fly into deep space.

As long as human beings can build a production base on it, it means that human beings have the qualifications to go deeper into the starry sky.

It has low gravity, no atmosphere, rich minerals and large amounts of water resources, which allows humans to build various facilities in space more cheaply because its orbiting conditions are much easier than those on Earth.

But these conveniences are all advantages in the later stage, and its survival and construction threshold in the early stage is quite high!

So far, humans have used it to go to the starry sky, and they can't even develop it, study it, or even survive on it for a long time.

To be developed, people must first live there, but human beings have only been there a few times, and each time they stayed for a short time and left in a hurry.

Human beings going to the moon is equivalent to paddling a canoe across the ocean to the Antarctic. When they arrive, they find that it is not suitable for human survival. Not only is there no food, drink, and use, but there is no house that can shelter the wind and rain, and even the place is everywhere. Poisonous gas, you will die after a while.

I can't live there for a few days. I don't have any equipment or materials. I can't build a house with my bare hands, so I can only come back helplessly.

If there is a house on a desert island, it will feel completely different.

People can develop with peace of mind if they have a place to live and can shelter from the wind, rain and poisonous gas.

It is a pity that human beings can only travel across the ocean to the "Antarctic" in canoes at present, and it is impossible for a canoe to carry a house there.

The same is true on the moon side. Humans have been planning for a long time and have always wanted to build a forward base on it. For example, Fanxing is already planning to build a scientific research station.

Fanxing's "Chang'e" project has now launched No. [-], and will continue to launch No. [-], No. [-], and No. [-].

Among them, "Chang'e-[-]" will go to the south polar region of the moon to carry out sampling and return work, and "Chang'e-[-]" will conduct various scientific explorations on the south pole region of the moon, especially the detection of the water distribution on the moon, and it will be prior to Chang'e-[-] launch and mission.

The "Chang'e-[-]" will carry out scientific exploration in the polar region and verify the key technologies for the follow-up of the scientific research station.

These three steps will take about five years to complete, and the final Chang'e-[-] will be an "outpost" for the lunar scientific research station that Fanxing and Lucia cooperate with.

The construction of this "scientific research station" will take about ten years. Like building a small town, it must have an energy system, a communication and navigation system, a long-distance transportation system, a space-to-ground shuttle system, a ground support system, and a life support system.

Then it is not some professional astronauts to "tour", but let relevant scientists live in it with peace of mind, study everything on the moon with peace of mind, and prepare for the big development in the future.

It's just that as soon as this "outpost" shows up, people know that Fanxing's plan has advanced again.

The name of this "house" is "outpost test cabin", which is used for testing, to see if the house made by humans can survive on the dangerous moon.

Human astronauts could live there if they could.

The manufacturer of the outpost test module is a practical technology aerospace company. Li Weiwei is the chief designer. The mass of the outpost test module is more than 30 tons when it is full of fuel, and the mass of the exhausted fuel after landing is also more than 30 tons.

Yes, its fuel is metal hydrogen, and it is also liquid metal hydrogen against the sky.

For this "little bit" of fuel, practical technology consumes a lot of energy and resources.

But its benefits are also obvious.

The diameter of the test cabin reaches 6 meters. After the upper solar panel and the lower landing gear are fully deployed, the height can reach 8 meters.

But the place where the astronauts go out is very low. There is no need to climb a flight of stairs like the astronauts of the Freedom Federation to enter and exit the capsule, and it is not like the 10-meter-high hatch of the "national team" lunar module now. The 30-meter-high hatch of the lunar version of the spaceship rocket.

This thing has to have its own elevator, otherwise the astronauts won't be able to get down at all.

The outpost only carries a small amount of fuel, the fuel storage tank is circular, and the landing engine is also "sunken" in, and the landing legs can be adjusted in height. The original effect is to "level" and prevent the outpost from landing on the slope. Since then it has been crooked.

But if the place where the outpost lands is relatively flat, then the landing legs can completely "get down", leaving the hatch only 1 meter above the lunar surface!

1 meters high!

Ideally, there is no need for any stairs at this height. Astronauts can jump down directly when they leave the cabin, and jump up when they come back.

Because the gravity of the moon is only one-sixth of that of the earth, the best way for humans to walk here is to jump and walk, and they can jump 1 meter high with a light jump.

(End of this chapter)