Future Space Technology Company's space cost advantage is very large, and it is still a purely commercial operation. For some small countries, this is the only way to realize their space dream, and it only needs to spend a little money to achieve it.
Originally, many small countries did not have their own space programs. After all, with their national strength, it was very difficult and almost impossible to do this.
Either take the train of a superpower and get some experience from it, or they can only stop and never dare to have such an idea. The space field is not something they can get involved in.
Although the price of taking the Future Space Technology Company train is still not cheap, it is indeed much better than before. With a little budget every year, you can still let your scientific researchers stay in space for a few days.
This seems to have no effect, but in fact, it is not the case. They allow scientific researchers to race against time to conduct scientific research on space scientific research projects, which is of great benefit to improving their country's scientific research strength.
Especially for those countries that are small but have fairly good economic development, this kind of free ride is their most ideal state and a model of spending small money to do big things.
Therefore, those small European countries and oil tycoon countries in the Middle East that cooperate most with Future Space Technology Company have signed many cooperation projects.
Although it has also signed cooperation agreements with Eagle Sauce, Polar Bear, Japan, South Korea and other countries, and the contract amounts are not small, Future Space Technology Company is on guard against them.
Especially Polar Bear and Yingjiang, they have their own space station-like projects. Although the scale is not comparable to that of Future Space Technology Company's Tiangong Space Station, there is still no big problem if they want to carry out small-scale space scientific research missions.
The reason why they cooperate with Future Space Technology Company is naturally due to cost considerations. Before their own technology is very mature, it is a good way to use other people's channels to achieve their goals.
On the other hand, it's not just to steal others. They are very interested in the technology of Future Space Technology Company, but they have never had the opportunity to come into contact with these things before.
In the past, even when purchasing satellites from Future Space Technology Company, the entire process was manufactured and launched by Future Space Technology Company. Customers could not actually touch it. At most, they could just enjoy looking at the pictures, and in the end, all they purchased was the right to use it.
However, Future Space Technology Company is indeed unique in satellite R&D and manufacturing. Even under such harsh conditions, there are still many companies and institutions willing to give them orders.
The commercial operation of the Tiangong space station this time is the best opportunity for the two superpowers who have always wanted to explore the technical secrets of future space technology companies.
Therefore, cooperation with these two countries is not only a normal business need, but also involves their Xiao Jiujiu. Future Space Technology Company is also well aware of this.
However, it is not easy to explore the secrets. Anyway, they can only travel in the space where they fly on the space shuttle and move inside the space station. They are inaccessible to other times and spaces.
With this bit of information, it is almost impossible to understand the core secrets of Future Space Technology Company. At most, it is a more accurate assessment of the strength of Future Space Technology Company, and other help is not very great.
For example, the materials and structural design used in the space shuttle cannot be seen from inside the space shuttle. The same is true in the space station. Just looking at it with your eyes will have a very limited effect.
But that's it, the two superpowers are still happy to do it. After all, understanding the current technological level of their competitors can point out the direction for their subsequent research and development. From this perspective, it still has certain value.
In addition, the space experimental equipment equipped by Future Space Technology Company is very advanced, and many of them are experimental equipment that were not sold to the outside world before. This is also one of the very attractive places.
As for Japan and South Korea, although they are small countries, they have great ambitions. However, it was too difficult for them to obtain space technology to develop themselves. Eagle Sauce is not a country that easily transfers its core technology to others.
This time they chose to cooperate with Future Space Technology Company because of practical needs but also because they were forced to do so. Even when Japan signed the cooperation agreement, it also wanted Future Space Technology Company to transfer some technologies as a condition for cooperation.
Although Japan did not feel that such an unreasonable request had a high success rate, there was always a glimmer of hope. In fact, they had overthought it, and Future Space Technology Company would not accept it at all.
Although future space technology companies do need to have enough commercial partners to ensure that they make profits from space station commercial projects and ensure the smooth progress of their subsequent space programs.
But if they want to obtain technology, they still think too much. Even if they don't do their business, they won't agree. If it is a small space company, they may have to agree because of financial problems.
However, although Future Space Technology Company is a private enterprise with the goal of operating profitably, who calls their boss awesome? No matter what, he will not let himself fail to operate, so there is no psychological pressure to refuse Japan's unreasonable demands.
As for South Korea, although the economic development rate has been good in recent years, many industries that were originally developed have been basically blocked by Zhao Yi. The economic development situation is not even a bit worse than in the previous life.
But even so, they still formulated their own space research plan. Although they were unable to independently develop it, they also wanted to ride on the train of future space technology companies.
Even after the cooperation agreement was signed, it was widely publicized in the country that it would send its first astronaut to heaven, and the national pride was greatly satisfied.
There are less than 200 countries in the world, and 50 of them have signed space cooperation agreements with Future Space Technology Company. The breadth of cooperation is still very good.
Although on average, the amount of funds each country invests in cooperation projects is not large, it can still bring very good benefits to future space technology companies despite the large amount.
In addition, there is our country. With the development of the economy, our country has enough strength to invest more funds into space project research.
It’s just that over the years, Future Space Technology Company has performed much better than the country expected. As a result, the country has no intention of restarting its own business. This will not only distract the strength of space scientific research, but also consume more funds.
In the past, my country's space research budget was not very high, because many projects were carried out by Future Space Technology Company, which saved the country a lot of scientific research budget funds.
Now future space technology companies need to obtain huge profits from the space station project to invest in lunar exploration, lunar landing, and permanent lunar base construction.
The country also plans to increase its space research budget and conduct more extensive cooperation with future space technology companies. On the one hand, it can cultivate talents for my country's space project testing and other aspects.
On the other hand, it is to provide support for the future space technology company's follow-up research plan. It is impossible to give money directly. After all, the country's money cannot be given to a private company for no reason, even if this private company is the pride of the country.
However, through project cooperation, there is indeed no problem in supporting future space technology companies. Therefore, among many national partners, cooperation with our own country is the largest among them.
The country has been very happy to cooperate with Future Space Technology Company in recent years. Not only its own scientific researchers have achieved great technological improvements in the process of cooperation with Future Space Technology Company.
At the same time, these cooperative scientific researchers also receive salaries from Future Space Technology Company, which not only significantly reduces the country's funds spent on space projects, but also saves itself a large amount of employee salaries.
So now that future space technology companies are facing more funding needs, the country naturally wants to contribute, and we do need to send more scientific researchers to space to carry out relevant research work.
In fact, the Future Space Technology Company itself needs to send space researchers to conduct research. The remaining four positions are specially prepared for itself.
Two of the positions are reserved for the long-term use of its own scientific researchers, the remaining two positions are reserved for maintenance personnel when the space station needs to be maintained, and the remaining time is reserved for the space station management personnel.
There are 38 people staying in the small space of the space station, and they are from different countries. In addition, there is competition for experimental equipment, etc. It is normal to have conflicts. It is very necessary to leave two space station managers.
Moreover, in the event of an emergency, the space station managers also have the role of guidance and command, and can execute emergency orders from the ground, which is incomparable to ordinary scientific researchers.
Of course, the need for management personnel to participate is mainly due to the fact that Future Space Technology Company has lowered the selection conditions for scientific researchers in various countries.
Under normal circumstances, everyone who boards the space station is not only doing experiments, but also has a certain understanding and mastery of all aspects of the space station. In the event of an emergency, everyone can have good coping methods. Everyone is participants.
But if the explanation is too clear, then there will be no secrets in the space station of Future Space Technology Company. Although it may not be possible to imitate it, there will still be many technologies that will be discovered by others unknowingly.
Due to the need for confidentiality, Future Space Technology Company only provided training on the use of facilities in the space capsule, adaptation to the space environment, and necessary safety protection measures, and rarely covered other matters.
These additional tasks will be handed over to two long-term managers, without the need for foreign researchers to participate, allowing them to conduct their own space research projects with "peace of mind".
Such simplification of training will definitely be unsatisfactory for a country that is careful. However, no matter how dissatisfied it is, this is the regulation of the Future Space Technology Company. If you are not satisfied, the worst case scenario is that you will not cooperate.
For those small countries, simplification of training is what they want, because the longer the training time, the higher the training fees they spend, which is a burden on their financial expenses.
In fact, they don't have that big ambition. They just want their scientific researchers to engage in some experimental projects in the space environment. As for knowing the space station so clearly, it is completely unnecessary for them.
Of course, in order to ensure the safety of all staff on the space station, there will always be a space shuttle connected to the space station. In the event of an emergency, all staff on the space station can return to the ground on the space shuttle as soon as possible.
The space shuttle actually has a very large space. If no additional supplies are carried during launch, it will definitely transport more than 6 people.
But when it returns, the space shuttle is almost empty, and even the fuel is not particularly full. It can bring all 40 people in the space station back to the ground at once.
And during replacement, when a space shuttle delivers supplies to the space station, the space shuttle stranded on the space station will leave the space station with the staff who want to return to the ground, leaving the remaining mission to the next space shuttle. to execute.
Those small countries with no aerospace foundation have been filled with emotion since they boarded the Future Space Technology Company's space shuttle. They were still amazed after becoming familiar with the internal layout and facilities of the space station.
It is true that the space shuttle developed by the Star Express Company is too advanced. According to the original space shuttle, the human body is very uncomfortable under the acceleration of the rocket. This is why astronauts must have good physical fitness.
However, Star Express Company used the inertial reciprocating device that Zhao Yi gave them. Although it cannot completely offset the discomfort caused by acceleration, it can greatly alleviate the discomfort caused by acceleration.
Although the use of such a device virtually increases the cost of the space shuttle, it also reduces the physical fitness requirements of space travel and lowers the threshold for space travel.
This is very important for future space tourism projects. Many rich people are actually very old. Even if they take good care of themselves, their physical fitness is still not comparable to that of young people.
The purpose of Future Space Technology Company's space tourism project is to make money from people like them. Naturally, the threshold needs to be lowered. Otherwise, the number of people who can make money will be greatly reduced, which is very detrimental to their income generation.
Moreover, the use of inertial reciprocating devices can also greatly increase the safety of the space shuttle. Because it is a double-layer structure, it provides double-layer protection. If an accident occurs on the outer layer, the inner layer will still have good protection.
As long as there is no fuel explosion, the space shuttle can basically be guaranteed to land safely, which is much safer than a single-layer structure.
Compared with those people from small countries who have no aerospace foundation and watch the excitement, scientific researchers like Polar Bear and Eagle Sauce are obviously much more knowledgeable. Seeing the various ingenious designs and relatively comfortable experiences of Future Space Technology Company, they It was actually very shocking inside.
You know, whether it is in this era or in previous lives, manned spaceflight is actually a risk of death, and the risk is not much less than that of the original age of navigation.
Every staff member who performs a space mission has the consciousness of "no regrets even if he dies". They truly love aerospace, leaving their wealth and life behind and rushing into space without hesitation.
But riding on the space shuttle of Future Space Technology Company does not feel that way. Except that the acceleration is greater than that of airliners and the space is smaller, there is not much difference in other aspects.
And compared with their own space shuttle, the comfort is many times better. This can be said to be the easiest time they have ever carried out a space mission. The safety does not have that thrilling feeling, it is so calm.
When the space shuttle docked with the space station, it was so smooth, no human intervention was needed at all, as if everything had been calculated and all the docking steps happened naturally.
This reflects the ultra-high computing power of Future Space Technology Company, which can calculate everything clearly without any surprises, and does not require manual participation, indicating a very high degree of automation.
Then they entered the space station. The space inside was much more spacious than they imagined. Each astronaut had a relatively comfortable space, which was very important for long-term stay.
All the facilities in the space station are very user-friendly and cleverly designed, which can greatly reduce the difficulty of astronauts' activities in space. Especially the scientific research facilities provide more humanized designs, which are very important for the success of scientific research. The rate increase has huge benefits.
As for the scientific research facilities, they are naturally very advanced. The reason why they participated is not only to explore the space shuttle and space station technology, but more importantly, they are here for these advanced scientific research equipment.
After such a trip, they clearly felt that their country's space technology had seriously lagged behind. Although the results may be similar, the processes were very different, and the technical content reflected in them was also very different.
But when they wanted to explore why the future space technology company could do this, they had no clue. After all, what was shown to them was only the surface, and they had no idea of the technical principles behind it.
After astronauts from these major countries have experienced it, relevant information and reports will naturally be placed on the desks of relevant people from these major countries, and they need to fully evaluate this.
After evaluation by professionals, they all believe that Future Space Technology's performance in aerospace technology is definitely not as simple as it appears. The technical strength behind it far exceeds that of Polar Bear and Eagle Sauce, not to mention other countries and institutions.
Although it is very interesting that a private company can form such a huge technological advantage in such a short period of time, these are details and they must come up with ways to deal with them.
For small countries, it is lucky to be able to free ride. If they want to independently improve their space technology capabilities, it can only be a fantasy. Just think about it.
But for world powers, if they do not have their own space plans and goals, it is equivalent to giving up their big navigation plan and losing their country's future.
They want to obtain the technical secrets of Future Space Technology Company through various means, but after so many years, they have obtained nothing, and even their staff have difficulty in accessing them.
Therefore, this path has proven to be unworkable, at least for now, so the other way is to continue to invest more funds in the hope of achieving faster technological improvements through large investments.
Before these reports, everyone just felt that Future Space Technology Company still had some strength. After all, they had not yet landed on the moon, and no probe had visited Mars. The space research process was obviously far behind.
This is the common understanding of the two major countries, Eagle Sauce and Polar Bear, and it is also the reason why they have not deliberately increased their space research funding when space technology companies develop rapidly in the future.
Because they believe that although the future space technology company is a great threat, it is a private enterprise after all. Even if it is developing very quickly and is very active, its strength is definitely not as good as the space industry developed by the whole country.
In addition, Future Space Technology Company previously developed, manufactured and launched satellites. Although the success rate is indeed terrifyingly high, in terms of the entire field of space research, these are relatively basic space projects.
It was only when Future Space Technology announced that it would independently build a fully commercial space station that the two major countries became slightly nervous, but not particularly nervous yet.
After all, according to their experience, not to mention the difficulty of building a space station independently, even if the technology is complete, it will take a long time to set it up in space. They have been ahead in this regard for a long time.
I just didn't expect that not long after Future Space Technology announced that it would build a commercial space station on its own, it would launch relatively intensive space capsules and build a huge space station in just about a year.
At this time, they had clearly felt that their country was far behind in space station technology. If they had done it themselves, they would never have completed the construction task so neatly.
This shows that Future Space Technology Company has already considered all aspects of the space station in the space environment on the ground, instead of studying step by step and slowly completing the entire construction plan like they did.
The Future Space Technology Company's ability to complete the construction of the entire space station in such a short period of time is definitely the result of hard work and hard work, rather than announcing the news on a whim and without reserves.
In order to cope with Future Space Technology's leading position in space station technology, they had to increase their space budget. At the same time, they also actively cooperated with Future Space Technology in the hope of getting more news.
This news is not necessarily about advanced technology, because they also know that it is not that simple to obtain other people's confidential technology. They just want to understand the level of technology that Future Space Technology Company is currently at.
Only by understanding the technical level of competitors can we formulate our own R&D plans and goals, instead of being blind and more targeted, which is of great benefit to scientific research projects.
Moreover, the commercial business expenses of future space technology companies are cheaper than their own. Before you have no better alternatives, it is also a good way to use other people's facilities to complete your own space research.
It's just that this experience report has increased the determination of the two countries in the space research and development program. Naturally, the funds invested are not comparable to before. Some people even call it the "New Manhattan Project" internally.
It's just that they also know that announcing their huge space research plans now does not make much sense. Apart from arousing the vigilance of others, it does not have much benefit, so the two countries have a tacit understanding not to make a statement to the outside world.
But whether their national strength can once again support a huge space research program is not something outsiders can know. Whether it is good or bad, only the future can know.
Unknowingly, Future Space Technology Company has become an invisible competitor of the two "superpowers", and they are inevitably involved in such a vortex.
Although Future Space Technology Company does not know the specific situation, even if it knows, Future Space Technology Company will only smile and will never overreact.
No matter what others plan, they only need to follow their own plans. They are not trying to save face, but are actually moving forward step by step according to their goals, and will not stop because of the weeds on the roadside.
Naturally, you will not speed up your pace just because of the barking dog next to you. Instead, you will take one step at a time, walk the path firmly under your feet, and finally achieve your goal.
In addition, its own space project is basically in a profitable state. Not only is it not a burden to the company's subsequent research and development, but it provides strong financial support. This is fundamentally different from the aerospace research of other countries.
Their aerospace research actually has a lot of competition in it, not that they really need it. Otherwise, with the fall of the polar bear, Yingjiang's aerospace research seems to have slowed down, and it is no longer as brave as it used to be.
Because they do not regard space research as their long-term plan, but just a temporary dispute of will. Once the external pressure decreases, such a space plan will have many branches.
The space program is not about pursuing temporary bravery. It is about perseverance and taking it one step at a time. Only in this way can it be easier to reach the other side and realize the utilization and development of interstellar resources.
Although from the outside world, Future Space Technology Company seems to have taken a stimulant and suddenly achieved leapfrog development, from the perspective of Future Space Technology Company, it is inevitable and down-to-earth that it can achieve such results.
Because they did not start from scratch, but based on the many technologies provided by Zhao Yi, step by step, the starting point is actually much higher than these so-called aerospace powers.
This is why other countries basically make money at a loss when engaging in aerospace, while only future space technology companies can make a lot of money. This is a real gap that can be clearly seen at a glance.
Therefore, Future Space Technology Company can completely ignore the new space race plan that they seem to care about. If someone tells them this information at this time, they will just laugh it off.
Although the space station has not brought them much profit now, their scientific research efforts have been focused on the lunar project. With the 50 billion yuan they "fooled" from their boss at the beginning of the year, it is enough for them to carry out this plan.
This lunar exploration plan was not announced in a high-profile manner. Although a certain amount of technology has been reserved, from an internal perspective, it has not been announced yet and there is no rush to announce it to the outside world. (End of chapter)