In the face of changes in the new era, his companies are very good at seizing opportunities. Some companies can understand the power of global satellite communication networks in the modern information age without even asking him to tell them.
Building Block Software Company is such a company. When its boss wanted to build a high-bandwidth, ultra-stable, and low-latency satellite communication network, it quietly revised its related plans.
Fortunately, in terms of software, there are not many that need to be modified, but the hardware supporting facilities related to the smart city brain can be used in many applications, and joining the Internet of Things is imperative.
Building Block Software Company actively modified the interface standards and contacted partner companies to ask them to urgently adapt to their new standards. Fortunately, at this time, there are not many facilities used in urbanization construction, and the workload and cost of modifications are not very large. .
When all aspects of the city join the Internet of Things, the city will be more intelligent. Compared with the existing standards, it will be improved by many levels. This is why Building Block Software Company is so active.
In order to adapt to the changes of the new era, China Unicom is also actively upgrading the existing optical fiber network. Although a comprehensive upgrade is not yet necessary, new standards have been added in key links.
This will form a new communication technology standard system for the terrestrial fixed optical fiber network, combined with the new satellite communication network, and the new wireless communication access terminals that will be promoted soon, making my country's Internet of Things applications more cost-effective.
Just when everyone is paying attention to hot topics such as the new generation of smartphones, global satellite communication networks, and self-driving cars, there is another lively scene at the launch site of Future Space Technology Company.
The space shuttle developed by Interstellar Express has been transported to Future Space Technology Company for some time. In order to ensure that the test is foolproof, after several months of testing here, it has finally reached the actual experimental launch stage.
Moreover, at this time, Future Space Technology Company had just completed the communication satellite launch mission commissioned by Xuantian Technology Company, and had enough manpower and energy to complete this test experiment that would also be recorded in my country's aerospace history.
This test was not intended to be done quietly, but the program teams of CCTV and ATV were invited to come to the scene to observe, because this marked that our country's aerospace industry would enter a new page.
Although the space shuttle is not a new concept, Yingjiang has been using it for several years, but compared to Yingjiang's space shuttle, we are the first to arrive in this regard, and we are not a little bit ahead of the opponent in terms of technology.
Not to mention safety issues, but the launch cost has a strong competitive advantage over the opponent. Star Express's space shuttle truly achieves high launch frequency, low maintenance cost, high stability, high safety, high automation and other characteristics.
It can be said that Star Express's space shuttle is the pinnacle of my country's materials, aerospace, electronics, software, design and other fields. It is the crown jewel of my country's industry and the starting point for my country's large-scale space development.
In order to cooperate with the test of the space shuttle, Future Space Technology Company has delayed the launch of the remaining capsules of its space station, preparing to wait until the debut of the space shuttle before completing the launch of the remaining capsules through the space shuttle.
After rigorous testing by both companies, they both agreed that the current space shuttle is in unprecedented good condition and has met the requirements for test experiments.
In fact, it stands to reason that Star Express's space shuttle has a powerful self-inspection system, and there are not many links that require manual inspection, so there is no need to spend such a long time on inspection.
This is mainly the first space launch test. Everyone is cautious. In the future, the powerful self-inspection system of the space shuttle can be used to complete most of the inspection links. There are not many opportunities for manual inspection.
The reason for equipping a powerful self-inspection system is mainly to avoid being like Eagle Sauce, where each inspection takes a very long time and the inspection and maintenance costs are particularly high. Each inspection and maintenance requires the space shuttle to be almost completely disassembled and reassembled. Reduced the service life of the space shuttle.
Of course, having such a powerful self-checking system requires various super sensors from Tiangong Precision Instrument Company, which can detect and sense the status of all aspects of the space shuttle.
It has a powerful self-inspection system. The space shuttle returning from a mission only needs to turn on the self-inspection system. In just one or two hours, the self-inspection can be completed. Then some external equipment can be manually self-inspected. The whole process does not take half a day. time.
And there is no need to disassemble the entire space shuttle and test each component like Eagle Sauce, which is not only time-consuming, but also costly and reduces the service life.
Moreover, every disassembly and assembly will actually add new problems. As long as there is a slight flaw during the assembly process, it will cause safety hazards. This is also the fundamental reason why the accident rate of Yingjiang's space shuttle is so high.
On the launch pad, the huge space shuttle hangs on the even larger rocket body, making the two on the launch tower even more shocking.
The program teams from CCTV and ATV had a relatively close shooting opportunity before the launch, and recorded the pre-launch status throughout the year.
Then there is the launch preparation process. In this process, reporters are not allowed on site to avoid accidents. The reporters can only stand far outside and use cameras to record the busy launch preparation process.
After the launch preparations were completed, the launch phase officially entered. There was no delay here. The day after the preparations were completed, the weather was very good, and the launch went on as scheduled.
For Future Space Company, which has launched countless rockets, the mood of employees is still very peaceful, and the scene is not as tense as the reporter imagined.
After the on-site launch command was issued, the rocket ejected huge white smoke and fire, slowly carrying the space shuttle climbing into the sky. At this time, both ATV and CCTV released this picture to the public immediately.
Previously, the only things that could develop and manufacture space shuttles were hawks and polar bears. No third country could have this capability. Now that we have officially become the third country, how can we not be excited
CCTV immediately reported the good news to the domestic people, while ATV announced to the world that China has officially become a super space power and can be completely on an equal footing with the other two countries.
Although it seems that we have not landed on the moon or Mars yet, with the technical reserves our country has, these tasks are only a matter of time.
Sure enough, the reports of the two media attracted the attention of the world, letting the domestic and foreign people know that our country had also quietly completed the research and development and manufacturing of the space shuttle.
Now everyone's eyes are focused on the Future Space Technology Company and the increasingly faster rockets. When the rocket completes its work, it is peeled off. At the same time, the power system of the space shuttle starts operating in an instant. .
The rocket ended its mission and slowly returned to the ground launch tower according to the program to perform the recovery mission. The space shuttle itself, a lonely figure, rushed into space without hesitation and set off towards the predetermined orbit.
The whole process only lasted about ten minutes, but the launch process was extremely smooth, and the power system exchange was also extremely smooth, without any accidents. This time actually marked the successful completion of the space shuttle launch mission.
The originally calm ground launch command center also burst into warm applause. Although this result was within their expectations, it was still something worthy of celebration when it was actually achieved.
After the space shuttle stayed in space for two days and obtained various test data, it slowly returned to the ground. When it returned, it brought an abandoned satellite back to the ground.
This mission has not made any announcement to the outside world. It is mainly an internal test of using the space shuttle to recover abandoned satellites. Of course, it is not just about recovering abandoned satellites. This technology can be used for many other purposes.
When the space shuttle successfully landed at the launch base of Future Space Technology Company, it marked the successful completion of my country's first test launch mission of the space shuttle.
Then there was a comprehensive inspection of the returned space shuttle. This time, the self-inspection system was not used. Instead, it was disassembled and each component was carefully inspected.
However, before manual inspection, the self-inspection program was started to obtain self-inspection data, and then manual inspection was performed to facilitate comparison of the two inspection results later.
Manual inspection takes a very long time, because even if the parts are reduced, the number is still up to millions, and each one needs to be inspected in detail, so the time cannot be shortened.
However, after this first flight, Future Space Technology Company directly placed an order for 6 space shuttles to Interstellar Express Company, which can be regarded as preventing Interstellar Express Company from losing money.
In fact, Future Space Technology Company does not have access to so many space shuttles for the time being. According to their launch mission, up to 5 space shuttles are enough, but whether it is 5 or 6, the total price is actually about the same.
Because Interstellar Express Company has no intention of making much money on this, it only needs to maintain capital. If Future Space Technology Company only purchases 5 aircraft, the unit price will be much higher, and if it purchases 6 aircraft, the unit price will be much lower.
Anyway, according to the intention of Star Express Company, no matter how many space shuttles you purchase, we will not lose money. The wool comes from the sheep, just increase the unit price.
Since this is the first time to develop a space shuttle, the cost of the space shuttle is mainly in research and development expenses, and the cost of raw materials does not occupy a high proportion.
However, although the space shuttle did not make any money this time, it was of great significance to the technology accumulation of Star Express Company. The research and development costs of future improved models will be significantly reduced, and some hard-earned money may be earned at that time.
Although they did not make any money from the space shuttle, Star Express Company earned a large amount of technology licensing fees from China Military Industrial Company through technology licensing, which was considered the hard work of their long-term research and development.
While the Future Space Technology Company was conducting manual inspection here, the Interstellar Express Company was stepping up production and preparing to provide the first batch of three space shuttles. Including the one being tested, there would be a total of four.
With four space shuttles, Future Space Technology Company will not worry about insufficient space shuttles in the future, which will be enough for them to carry out various space launch missions.
After more than a month of intense testing, I finally got the test report, and then compared it with the test report of the space shuttle self-inspection system. There was no difference between the two.
This shows that the report produced by the space shuttle's self-test system is highly reliable, and in this test, all parts of the space shuttle were in very good condition and were not affected much.
In other words, if everything is normal, the space shuttle can perform hundreds of missions without requiring overhaul. The maximum number of missions for each space shuttle is 1,000. The service life is very long, and the single use cost is very low.
Based on these data, the performance of Star Express's space shuttle far exceeds that of Yingjiang's space shuttle. Yingjiang's space shuttle is designed to be executed 100 times. In fact, if it does not reach this data, it will face the dilemma of being scrapped.
As for "Discovery", "Atlantis" and "Endeavour", the three space shuttles combined have only performed less than 25 times, which is far from the design goal of 100 times for a single aircraft.
Maybe Star Express's space shuttle cannot achieve the design goal of 1,000 missions, but judging from the current performance, there should be no problem if each aircraft can carry out 800 space missions.
Not only have they been executed more times than Yingjiang's space shuttle, but they are also cheaper than theirs. Future Space Technology Company ordered 6 of them, at a total cost of only 20 billion yuan, with an average unit price of 3.3 billion yuan.
The unit price of Yingjiang's space shuttle is as high as 3 billion U.S. dollars. The five space shuttles have only flown 113 times in total. Later, they were directly grounded because the accident rate was too high. The cost of each mission is very high.
Compared with their space shuttles, Star Express's space shuttles are simply representatives of high quality and low price. This is why Future Space Technology Company uses space shuttles as the main alternative to space shuttles.
The successful first flight of this space shuttle marks that my country's aerospace industry will turn a new page. It will also further enhance our country's reputation in the international community and consolidate its international status.
In fact, the performance parameters of Star Express's space shuttle have not been announced to the outside world, so there is not much panic among the major international aerospace powers.
According to their understanding, Star Express's space shuttle is not necessarily better than theirs. They are very clear about the cost of using the space shuttle, so instead of worrying, they feel that Future Space Technology Company has fallen into a big pit.
However, no matter what the outside world said, Future Space Technology Company still carried out its space program at its own pace. After manual inspection, it did not let the space shuttle idle, but immediately began to perform frequent space missions.
The subsequent construction of the space station by Future Space Technology Company basically replaced it with space shuttles to perform carrying missions, which also allowed our country's space shuttles to frequently perform air-to-ground transportation missions.
After all the compartments of the Tiangong space station are launched, there will be frequent transportation of space experimental equipment to prepare for the official opening of space scientific research.
By October, the Tiangong Space Station will be open to the public. Countries and institutions that have previously negotiated space research cooperation have entered a state of preparation to send their first batch of astronauts into space.
After a long period of training, the aerospace personnel of the first batch of partners on the ground have met the conditions to log into space. At the same time, all the equipment and supplies of the space station have also been transported up.
In order to reassure all cooperating countries, Future Space Technology Company used a space shuttle to conduct a manned space flight to send its scientific researchers to the International Space Station.
In the past many space flights, the space shuttle was always in an unmanned state, because at that time it was mainly transporting space capsules and supplies, and no personnel were needed to follow.
When all the cooperating countries see that the space shuttle is carrying people very smoothly, they will feel more at ease and less resistant to the space shuttle manning.
It is true that everyone has been frightened by the previous space shuttle accidents. Whether it was the Eagle Sauce or the Polar Bear space shuttle, there have been serious accidents, causing a lot of casualties.
Therefore, various countries are very concerned about the safety of aerospace personnel. It costs a lot of money to train an aerospace personnel.
This is not the main thing. If an accident occurs, the country will face huge pressure. It is very likely that the space program will be terminated, and all countries will have to be careful.
Big countries can still withstand one or two failures, but for small countries, spaceflight is a luxury. Being able to conduct space research is already under huge domestic pressure.
Therefore, for these countries, the most important thing is to ensure that things go smoothly. It is precisely because of understanding this that Future Space Technology Company takes the lead, setting an example for everyone and appeasing their uneasy hearts.
After Future Space Technology Company safely sent its three astronauts to the space station, countries successively sent space researchers and astronauts who had been preparing for a long time to the space station through space shuttles.
The Tiangong space station of Future Space Technology Company can accommodate up to 40 staff for long-term stays, leaving 36 positions for commercial operation and the remaining 4 positions for its own staff.
The space shuttle of Future Space Technology Company generally carries 6 personnel and necessary survival supplies, so to fill the space station, 6 launches are needed.
According to the charging standards of Future Space Technology Company, the transportation cost per person is 60 million yuan, and the cost of staying on the space station for one day is 10 million yuan.
This price is much cheaper than the other two major aerospace countries, which is also an important reason why future space technology companies can obtain so many commercial cooperations.
Even so, future space technology companies still have sufficient profit guarantees. Their manned spaceflight costs are far lower than outsiders imagine, and the maintenance costs and residency costs of space stations are also relatively low.
Like their current launch, the cost of the rocket is less than 20 million yuan. This is because they use a high-thrust rocket, otherwise the cost will be even lower.
The cost of each space shuttle mission is about 10 million yuan, including depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs.
If it carries 6 people at a time, it can earn 360 million in revenue, and the total cost is only about 30 million, so the profit margin is very huge.
The cost of the entire space station is as high as 50 billion yuan, which is lower than the previous International Space Station. Its service life is as high as 50 years, which is much higher than the previous International Space Station's lifespan of less than 30 years.
If there is no shortage of permanent personnel on the space station, the average daily usage cost will be less than 3 million yuan. Even if subsequent maintenance costs and material transportation costs are added, the daily cost will not exceed 5 million yuan.
If the commercial location is fully occupied, at least 360 million yuan in stay fees can be collected every day. This is a huge profit for the future space company and is unimaginable by the outside world.
Although in fact there will definitely be a big discrepancy, the profit margin is definitely very high. In the current international space field, only Future Space Technology Company can reduce costs to such an extent.
If calculated based on the costs of other countries, future space technology companies will earn relatively little, which is completely a small profit. It is basically impossible to make big money in the space commercial field.
This is why various countries basically have no objections to the fees charged by Future Space Technology Company. At least cooperation with Future Space Technology Company is much cheaper than cooperation with other major aerospace countries.
After calculation, the Tiangong space station can theoretically bring at least hundreds of billions of profits to Future Space Technology Company every year, which provides sufficient funds for Future Space Technology Company's space program.
Compared with the goal of establishing a permanent base on the moon, the space station is obviously a child's matter, but similarly, the cost of establishing a permanent base on the moon is very high.
If the space station did not bring them a steady stream of benefits, it would be difficult to sustain it for a long time simply relying on Zhao Yi's capital injection. Sooner or later, the project would seriously drag down Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi is not a government and can maintain the stable operation of projects through taxes. Although his industry is huge, it is still a field of commercial competition. Huge market changes may occur at any moment, and income stability is difficult to guarantee.
Therefore, his funds can only be used as starting funds for Future Space Technology Company. Whether subsequent plans can go further depends on Future Space Technology Company itself.
After Future Space Technology Company's Tiangong space station settled in scientific researchers and aerospace personnel, it is officially on track, although a certain scientific research team has been retained to continue to develop and maintain the space station.
However, most of the scientific research efforts have begun to be transferred to the lunar project, and some have been assigned to the Mars project to conduct preliminary scientific research and exploration of Mars. (End of chapter)