What follows is a float parade. Although it has only been five years since the last military parade was held, a lot has happened in the meantime and the achievements have been huge.
Take aerospace achievements as an example. The five years before reform and opening up can basically only be regarded as a foundation-laying stage. On the one hand, they were conducting less difficult aerospace tasks, such as satellite development and launch, launch vehicle development and experiments, etc.
On the other hand, this is to cultivate aerospace talents. The scale of domestically trained aerospace talents previously cannot meet the needs of high-intensity, difficult, and multi-field aerospace development.
In this process, on the one hand, it is to increase the training of aerospace talents in professional colleges and universities and increase the number of trained talents; on the other hand, it is to conduct internal training to improve the knowledge level and business capabilities of aerospace talents.
Therefore, the previous achievements were basically in the field of satellite launch and research and development, but in other space missions, the efforts and achievements were not great.
Of course, this is also related to funding constraints. After all, Future Space Technology Company is a private enterprise and cannot receive continuous financial support from government finances like the national aerospace agency.
Therefore, the top priority facing the enterprise is how to maintain the sustained and stable operation of the enterprise. Only when this premise is met, can other aerospace missions be better carried out.
Obviously, satellite R&D, manufacturing and launch are profitable for future space technology companies. It can not only accumulate rich space launch experience and high-precision satellite R&D capabilities for the company.
It can also accumulate strong financial strength for enterprises. Satellite R&D, manufacturing and launch business can bring tens of billions of yuan in revenue to future space technology companies every year, which is not a small number.
After they had sufficient funds, they started to carry out the next profitable project. The space station project came into their sight and they made a lot of efforts towards it.
For others, the space station is also a money-burning project, and building a space station requires an investment of hundreds or hundreds of billions. It is difficult for a company to make a profit from this project.
However, Future Space Technology Company not only has many aerospace technologies and theories provided by Zhao Yi, which has laid a solid foundation for aerospace development, but also has the ability to reduce costs. This is a comprehensive reflection of domestic industrial scientific and technological capabilities.
Therefore, positioning the space station as a commercial project is not so difficult for future space technology companies to understand. In fact, the construction of such a huge space station only consumed less than 50 billion yuan in total.
There are reasons why they can achieve this level. In addition to lower launch costs and higher success rates, the most important reason is that their space station development and manufacturing are done in one go.
Many space stations in previous generations were gradually improved and constructed over a long period of time. The time span was often more than 10 years, which resulted in the overall uncoordinated space station and a bit of tinkering.
But Future Space Technology Company has basically considered every part of the entire space station on the ground, and what it has produced is a complete and usable space station.
Therefore, in this regard, they have saved huge R&D expenses and maintenance expenses, and the rest is that launch expenses account for a relatively large cost. This is the reason why they can build such a huge space station at such a low cost.
Of course, what supports future space technology companies to be able to complete the construction of the entire space station on the ground in one go is Zhao Yigi’s technology and theory.
Without the support of these soft powers, it would be very difficult to complete everything on the ground. It would inevitably follow the path of developing space stations in other countries in previous generations, which is characterized by long cycle, high cost and difficult maintenance.
If that is the case, commercialization is basically impossible. First, the space station cannot be completed as a whole in the short term. The number of people it can accommodate is limited, and it is not enough for its own use. How can it still provide commercial services to the outside world
Second, the construction cost is too high, and commercial service fees are certainly very high, which virtually reduces the scale of the commercial market and greatly weakens the ability of enterprises to make profits.
It can be said that the space station built by our country is a new milestone in our country's aerospace development. Although we are not the first country to build a space station, we are the first country to successfully commercialize it.
This means that in the process of aerospace development, you do not necessarily have to just burn money. In fact, you can also make a lot of money with it, which has become a new economic development direction and also provides a good foundation for our country's continued aerospace projects.
Now the space station can bring hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue to future space technology companies every year, providing space scientific research, tourism and other services to many countries around the world, making spaceflight no longer a taboo for a few countries.
Although many countries are still unable to complete aerospace projects alone, they can purchase aerospace services from future space technology companies through commercial cooperation to complete the accumulation of their own aerospace technology and the development of scientific research technology.
In just one or two years since the completion of the Tiangong space station, it has provided great help to the development of various countries. Let’s not mention other things for the time being, let’s just mention agricultural development.
In the cultivation of agricultural plant varieties, in addition to completing the research and development and cultivation of new plant varieties through genetic technology like Qingnong Biological Laboratory, most of them rely on special environments to promote genetic mutations in plant genes.
The commonly used method is radioactive mutation. This is the method Zhao Yi used to cultivate Maowus beef cattle and sheep before, and it is also a related experimental project that can be completed on the ground.
Just for artificial radiation mutation experiments, the environmental complexity is still not as complex as space. The complex mutation environment provides more possibilities for biological mutations. Coupled with the weightless environment, it may also promote biological gene mutations.
Many countries have now cultivated excellent new plant varieties in this way, making important contributions to the agricultural development of these countries.
Therefore, it will cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars to go up once, but compared with before, it is still much better, and it also provides more possibilities for many countries.
Because we are not like the two major camps, who are engaged in a space station project, but also divided into camps, and even suppressed individual countries, leaving many countries with no chance to carry out space scientific research projects.
As a purely commercial operation project, there is basically no big burden to cooperate with Future Space Technology Company in this regard. Not only is the cost lower, but there are no political conditions attached.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Tiangong space station developed smoothly after its commercialization. Except for the unhappy leaders of the two camps, all other countries welcomed it, including their younger brothers.
Even though their younger brother seems to have a chance to free ride with his elder brother, in fact it is not that easy. The younger brother has to contribute money and effort, and at the same time he also needs to accept the other party's control. How can it be as easy and pleasant as working with Future Space Technology Company? free.
It can be said that the successful commercial operation of the Tiangong space station has given future space technology companies enough capital to carry out larger space projects, and subsequent lunar exploration and Mars exploration projects will be a logical step.
Not only did we complete the moon's orbit and return in one go, but we also completed all the steps that others could do only after several launches, significantly saving costs and achieving very fruitful results.
The most exciting thing is the successful return of the recently completed manned lunar landing, which has allowed our country to take a further step in the field of lunar exploration and become the second country in the world to successfully land a manned man on the moon.
The Future Space Technology Company is obviously not limited to this. The subsequent plan to launch the construction of a permanent experimental base on the moon has allowed my country to transform from its original catch-up role to become the world's leading country in the field of lunar exploration and development.
Although this plan has not yet yielded results, given the reputation of Future Space Technology Company, most people at home and abroad feel that it has a high success rate.
Because in the eyes of many people, Future Space Technology Company never fights uncertain battles, so the implementation of this plan means that they have made corresponding preparations.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Although it is still very difficult to build a complete permanent lunar experimental base at once, we are still very confident in completing the first phase goal.
Because they have successfully simulated the first phase of the lunar permanent experimental base project on the ground, and it is still running and in very good condition. This is why they have the confidence to announce the plan in advance.
Zhao Yi did not participate in this, but Future Space Technology Company was responsible for the design of the entire permanent lunar base, and then convened the top domestic scientific research units and enterprises to break down the project, distribute it, and jointly develop it.
In the field of scientific research in our country, the current situation is that the high-end field is very high-end, and the same is true in the industrial field, but very backward situations also exist.
The main reason for this situation is that my country's economic development and scientific and technological development have been too short, even though it has been more than 10 years since the reform and opening up.
However, it took less than 8 years for full-scale technological development, and the development time of individual scientific research fields was even shorter. Most of the energy was focused on the pursuit of high-end scientific research and development, while application fields lagged behind.
Of course, this is also related to the limited number of engineers currently trained in our country. Unlike in the previous life, millions of science and engineering talents graduated every year. Even if some of them are unqualified, the number of qualified ones is still very large.
After these engineers joined the work, they naturally widely applied advanced science and technology in actual industrial, agricultural and other production fields, and the conversion efficiency of natural results was very high.
This is also his previous judgment. It is not particularly difficult to fully absorb the current domestic high-end scientific research results and our country's economic size will reach 40 trillion yuan.
As long as the design of the permanent lunar base is perfected and then turned into a physical object, it is actually not difficult. The project is broken down and distributed for research. In less than a year, the research and development and manufacturing of all parts have been completed. .
The reason why Future Space Technology Company is confident in completing the design of a permanent base on the moon is mainly because it has accumulated rich experience on the Tiangong Space Station, which makes it very confident in this.
Compared with the moon, the space environment is more complex and the technical difficulty is higher. In addition to being far away from the earth, the moon is at least built on "down-to-earth" ground.
If we do not consider the subsequent establishment of basic industries on the moon and do not receive material support from the earth, maintaining the operation of the lunar base for a long time is actually not as difficult as the design of a space station.
Of course, the implementation of the plan to build a permanent lunar base is also driven by our country's achievements in the field of robotics. Without robots as a backing, building a huge permanent experimental base on the moon is basically a dream.
Because the cost is so great, as a commercial enterprise, it is natural to give priority to the cost issue. When the technology meets the conditions, cost is always their priority.
This manned moon landing has chosen a location to build a permanent lunar base. Next, only engineering machinery and robots need to be launched. Real people do not need to land on the moon at all to complete the basic construction of the base.
If you have more confidence in robots, you can even leave the entire construction process to robots. Xuantian Technology's robots are fully capable of completing this important task.
Compared with real people, robots are more flexible when working on the moon. Not only do they not need to wear thick space suits, they also do not require too much bionutrients. The cost of launch will be greatly reduced, but the efficiency will rise sharply.
The only things the earth needs to provide are base construction materials and various parts and components, and robots can work day and night as long as they have enough energy.
Robots not only bring sufficient confidence for future space technology companies to conduct permanent experimental bases on the moon, but are also an important foundation for their successful commercialization.
Matched with the permanent lunar experimental base, there is actually a lunar space station. The main purpose of the existence of this space station is to ensure the safety of personnel at the lunar permanent experimental base.
The moon is too far away from the earth. If an accident occurs, it is difficult to rescue in a short time. The moon has no atmosphere, so it is almost helpless to fight back against the impact of meteorites.
Unless a missile system is deployed on the moon to blow up small celestial bodies that hit the moon with missiles, it is not even possible to do this, at least the cost is unaffordable.
Therefore, in order to prevent the lunar base from being damaged by meteorites and putting the safety of personnel in the lunar base at risk, it is very necessary to build a space station orbiting the moon.
When it is observed that space meteorites may threaten the safety of the lunar base, the personnel in the base will be transferred to the lunar orbiting space station in advance, and then wait for the earth to launch a spacecraft to safely bring the personnel back to the earth.
Although this inevitably increases the cost, it is very necessary. The value of personnel who can be dispatched to the permanent experimental base on the moon is inestimable.
If future space technology companies want to successfully commercialize, it is very necessary to ensure the safety of top scientific researchers from various countries. Anyway, the costs are borne by other countries.
Moreover, they already have rich experience in space station design and manufacturing. The construction of the lunar orbit space station is not too difficult for them, and the cost is much lower than the cost of the Tiangong space station.
In the initial stage, the lunar orbiting space station does not need to be too large, and it only needs to be able to provide temporary shelter for the staff of the permanent lunar experimental base for a short period of time.
Because it only takes a few days to launch a spacecraft from the earth to pick up these people, and it only needs to meet the temporary shelter needs for a few days. The cost is much smaller than that of a real space station.
Therefore, during the float parade, there are quite a few floats showing our country’s achievements in the aerospace field, including the Tiangong model float, the manned moon landing spacecraft model, and so on.
If it weren't for the lack of results from the Mars exploration project so far, there would still be a model of the Mars probe, which would add a lot of color to the space float.
In the past five years, in addition to the remarkable achievements in the aerospace field, the achievements in the military field are also very eye-catching. It can even be said that our country's modern national defense construction was developed and completed in the past five years.
In the first five years of reform and opening up, Zhao Yi had not thought about getting involved in the field of military equipment. At that time, his only focus was on improving our country's industrial strength and scientific research strength.
He didn't have much energy to think about other things. After all, just improving our country's industrial strength and scientific research strength was a very huge vision. At that time, he felt that catching up with developed countries in a short period of time was already a great achievement.
In addition, he wanted to enable the people in the country to live a prosperous life in a short period of time. Economic development was also his top priority at that time. The demand for military equipment was not particularly urgent at the time.
Of course, the development of the military equipment field at that time was also a mirage. After all, if you want to develop the military equipment field, you must have a strong industrial base to support it.
I have never heard of a country that has not completed industrialization being able to develop and manufacture excellent aircraft, ships and tanks. Only if the industrialization foundation is strong, the development of armaments is a natural thing.
Just like our country in previous generations, in the 20 years before reform and opening up, although a lot of energy was invested in developing armaments, the results were not particularly impressive. The only effect was to cultivate many talents in this field for the country.
It will truly enter a period of rapid development in the next 20 years, or even the next 10 years, because at that time, our country will have a good industrial foundation and have enough ability to turn ideas into physical objects.
Therefore, it was very appropriate for him not to consider armaments during the first five years of reform and opening up. As long as the industrial base and scientific research strength are improved, the difficulty of developing armaments will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, in the next five years, it is not surprising that armaments have developed into what they are now in a short period of time, because our country's industrial strength is now the first in the world.
Of course, just because our country's industrial strength ranks first in the world does not mean that there are no problems. That is, our country's scientific research system focuses too much on the technical field, and the development speed of basic science is not particularly fast.
Because what our country needed at that time was technical talents. Only a huge number of technical talents could develop our country's industrial strength in a short period of time. It was a special choice in a special period.
Now that educational problems have basically been solved, the number of talents cultivated through the improvement of the education system is increasing. In the future, the cultivation of basic science talents will be a key consideration for the country.
Especially as our country enters the era of space development, the demand for basic science talents will become more and more urgent, because only with sufficient scientific theoretical support, mankind will move faster and more steadily in the space age.
In the past five years, our country has made too many achievements in the military field. If they were made into floats one by one, the number would be too huge, so a few typical representatives were selected to make floats.
For example, the Navy chose aircraft carriers. After all, aircraft carriers are the most representative military equipment of the Navy, the best proof of the current naval strength, and the standard for the development of the navies of major powers.
The Air Force chose two types, one is a long-range strategic stealth bomber, and the other is an ultra-high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was not displayed at this military parade, because the advanced level of these two types of equipment far exceeds that of other countries in the world. .
As for military drones, although our country is also very powerful, the outside world does not know much about it, and we have no intention of showing our achievements in the field of military drones to the outside world.
Until now, many foreign military experts still think that our country's military drones are still at the level of military drones in previous lives, so let them think so.
Otherwise, after they really understand the truth, they are afraid that the major powers in the world will have trouble sleeping and eating. It is the consensus of mankind that manpower cannot defeat machines. How can flesh and steel compare with steel
If our military's unmanned equipment has completely escaped human control and can perform tasks on its own, then our country has unlimited war potential, as long as industry can support it.
It can be said that military unmanned equipment has broken the military balance of various countries. If the details are released to the outside world, it will have an immeasurable impact. For the sake of world stability, it is a wise choice not to announce it.
In addition, it also showcases our country's achievements in greening and land transformation. Although these achievements were not only made in these five years, they are still something to be proud of.
In particular, the Tarim Basin we are transforming has now entered the stage of planting fertile soil grass. Viewed from the air, the ground is covered by a patch of bright yellow and green vegetation.
Because the Tarim Basin is so large, the area of green plants is also very large. The spectacular scene can be better reflected in the photos taken by space satellites.
This float is related to the transformation of the Tarim Basin. There are only two huge satellite photos before and after the transformation, allowing people to understand our achievements in this area at a glance.
In fact, the planting of loam grass in the Tarim Basin has already marked the basic success of the transformation plan, because the loam grass will bring huge fertility to the desert land and at the same time reduce the amount of groundwater evaporation.
Now when you go to the Tarim Basin or the Taklimakan Desert, what you see is no longer the sky full of yellow sand, but the endless grassland, as if you have arrived at the prairie, which is completely different from the scene in people's minds.
There is now a highway leading to the Tarim Basin, and the high-speed railway has been planned and is about to enter the implementation stage, making it much easier to get there.
On the Internet, many self-media people have driven their cars into the Tarim Basin to take on-site photos and experience the earth-shaking changes that have taken place here, making the Tarim Basin very popular.
Due to the very high proportion of vegetation coverage and abundant water resources, the current climate in the Tarim Basin is no longer as hot and high as before, and the environment has begun to become suitable for human survival.
Therefore, more and more people are choosing to travel to the Tarim Basin, especially riding horses on the endless grassland, which is more enjoyable than the Inner Mongolia prairie.
Of course, these tourism projects are income-increasing businesses guided by the government, but the scale is not large. After all, the current priority is not tourism, but maintaining the growth of fertile soil and grass.
Too many such tourism projects will cause serious damage to the currently fragile ecological environment. It is okay to carry out them properly, but they must change the venue frequently and cannot continue in one place, otherwise the vegetation will be destroyed.
In addition to displaying achievements, there are also floats showing national unity, especially the floats from Xinjiang, which have received strong attention and are also the most special floats.
Since our country is currently undergoing a reconstruction project in the Tarim Basin, which not only improves the living environment of residents here, but also provides them with sufficient employment and improves local people's livelihood, this float was specially prepared by them. (End of chapter)