The last bus of the times has actually been increased by Huang Xiuyuan in advance. If he cannot get the ticket before 2030, it will definitely not be too beautiful to wait for their destiny.

Judging from the current global situation, it seems that the world has become more calm and stable due to the two polar hegemony, but this is only a temporary situation.

In the first half of this year, NASA's scientific research funding increased from 75 billion meters to 180 billion meters. Such a huge investment is not because of the result they want, but because of forced decisions.

Because the strategic think tanks of major consortiums in North America have given the only one-time solution, which is to become an interstellar civilization first, and then completely lock other parts of Blue Star inside Blue Star.

That's why they desperately invested in the aerospace field, with the goal of using aerospace as the key to winning or losing.

Musk's space exploration company, which also received an investment of 27 billion meters on Wall Street, is currently working hard to develop recyclable launch vehicles.

These guys obviously don't want to be human anymore.

This is also one of the reasons why China has gradually strengthened investment in the aerospace field. In order to reduce some restrictions, the Suiren Group also specially registered Eagle Aerospace in Mobei as a supplementary force.

The huge investments of the two major camps in the aerospace field have made other regions feel suffocated.

The expanded assembly workshop of Dongfeng Aerospace City and the construction of No. 3 and No. 4 launch positions is a reflection of increasing investment in aerospace.

Xichang Satellite City and Wenchang Satellite City are also undergoing upgrades, renovations and expansions.

Seizing the moon and Mars has become the core of current aerospace missions, and long-term space survival technology, artificial ecological environment technology, artificial gravity technology, and radiation prevention technology are key supporting technologies in the aerospace field.

On the observation deck, in addition to Mr. Zhang and a number of candidates, other independent observation decks also include reporters from domestic and foreign media, domestic audiences, corporate employees, and more than 200 overseas tourists.

Everyone used the fixed telescope of the observation deck to wait quietly for the launch.

Another 12-long launch vehicle is currently being assembled in the third area of ​​the assembly workshop.

Xue Siqiang, who had just served as chief engineer, was watching the assembly of the launch vehicle with Huang Xiuyuan, but the situation at the scene was a bit strange.

Because Huang Xiuyuan's original body is not here, but in Shanmei City, he appeared in Dongfeng Aerospace City through the Internet.

A small multi-legged mecha transformed robot, as his robot substitute, this multi-legged mecha is equipped with a rotatable display screen and four robotic arms.

"Xuyuan, this one is 12 long and uses the latest improved design and new materials."

The loudspeaker of the multifoot mecha made Huang Xiuyuan's voice: "Is this the reusable core level?"

Xue Siqiang held the microphone and replied: "Yes, although we could recycle the core level before, it was limited to recycling and could not be reused. This improved model is 12 long and the core level can be reused."

“How many times can it be recycled or used now?”

"In the ground test, the core level can be repeatedly subjected to 18 to 20 launches, but for safety reasons, our upper limit is set to 15 times."

Huang Xiuyuan, thousands of miles away, sat on a chair and looked at the instant picture coming from the surveillance camera. He turned his fingers lightly with his ballpoint pen.

I turned my head and looked at another tall monitor, which was a long 12-cost assessment of the improved version.

Due to technological advancement, the old version is 12 long, and the overall cost is 92 million yuan per piece (excluding aerospace equipment and materials). The average cost per ton of payload is about 1.76 million yuan, that is, 1,760 yuan per kilogram.

This is the lowest transportation cost among many launch vehicles around the world.

Compared with the launch vehicle of the Xizhou Space Agency, the transportation cost per kilogram in low-Earth orbit reaches 10,000 meters, which is the most expensive in the world.

Then there is Lucia's 7,400 meters per kilogram, Japan's 7,000 meters per kilogram, and India's 3,500 meters per kilogram.

The Falcon launch vehicle, which has just entered the R&D stage, is said to be able to reach 1,500 to 2,400 meters per kilogram.

Obviously, in terms of load ratio, unit cost, and the bonus brought by high-energy fuels have set a clear distance from many colleagues.

After all, 1,760 Huayuan per kilogram is equivalent to 301 meters. Unless the launch vehicle travelled abroad also has similar high-energy fuel, the reusable Falcon launch vehicle will be the bottom line of their cost.

Even if Musk is willing to lose money and gain publicity, the transportation cost of the Falcon launch vehicle can be up to about 800 meters per kilogram, with the premise that it can be recycled more than 10 times.

If the old version is 12 long, it is a small test in the aerospace field in China, then the new version is 12 long, it is the new peak of this launch vehicle.

Although the cost of 12-long long is increased to 124 million yuan per piece in order to achieve reuse, a large part of the cost can be reduced for every successful recycling of cores.

Judging from the cost of each part of the 12-year length, the first-level core cost is about 76 million yuan. If it is successfully recycled once, it means that the cost is half.

If you successfully recycle 10 times, the cost is one tenth.

Moreover, the new version is 12 long, and the payload has been slightly increased, reaching about 54.3 tons.

This cost advantage is conducive to the development of the domestic aerospace field and can be more at ease than its competitors in fierce competition.

Just think about it and know the gap. The launch cost of the opponent is at least three times that of 12.

This means that under the same launch scale, we only need to pay less than one-third of the cost; and under the same investment scale, we can launch at least three times the spacecraft that is rivals.

If it was a launch vehicle of the Western Union, the cost of the deceased would be enough to drag them down.

Therefore, in the current aerospace competition, Huang Xiuyuan’s least worried opponent is the Xizhou Space Administration. Their internal disputes and high costs were eliminated first.

On the contrary, if Lucia and Tianzhu make up for their shortcomings, they will really be able to catch up with the Falcon and reduce transportation costs.

However, they are still not opponents of 12 long. The two sides are really not on the same order of magnitude. If the future super launch vehicle is completed, the gap between the two sides will further widen.

Huang Xiuyuan walked around the assembly workshop through the multi-leg mecha, and then asked Xue Siqiang: "How is the moon exploration plan arranged?"

"Next month, we plan to launch three relay satellites, as outposts for lunar exploration. The lunar probes launched previously were not professionally designed. They lasted for service life until next year at most, and the new satellites must keep up in time."

Hearing Xue Siqiang's answer, Huang Xiuyuan thought for a while and suggested: "In fact, we can build a high-orbit space station first to use it as an auxiliary space station for future moon landing."

Xue Siqiang shook his head and replied helplessly: "I have actually thought about this idea, but the temporary budget is limited, so it is a bit stressful to create a high-orbit space station."

"Why not do this! The high-pipe space station is built by my Eagle Space. Anyway, I need to do some space research here."

Xue Siqiang was stunned and reminded: "Xuyuan, are you sure? This is not a joke. Maybe tens of billions are not enough."

"Don't worry! I feel at ease."

"Since that's the case, I'll congratulate you on your success in advance."
Chapter completed!