This is not the first launch of the Candle Dragon rocket.

In the past 2007, after the successful development of the Candle Dragon rocket, it has been commissioned by the Aerospace Science and Technology Group to produce and launch as many as five times, sending one relay satellite and several communication satellites.

But now, it is the first launch carried out by Flint Aerospace at its own launch site, by its own launch command team.

The launch site is rudimentary.

The Candle Dragon rocket, which came here through ocean shipping, has no problem when it is tested before launch.

But Flint Aerospace's own team is too young and inexperienced.

Ye Ziheng was a little worried.

These worries were only suppressed by him in the bottom of his heart, he looked at Jian Yushu, this guy was very calm.

Not far away, as the countdown returned to zero, the tail flame at the bottom of the rocket finally erupted.

A few seconds later, the rocket soared into the air, pointing straight into the sky.

After the rocket flew to an altitude of two or three thousand meters, the local natives in the small tribes of the Solomon Islands looked at the scene in amazement.

It's something you've never seen before.

Roars, huge flames of light, rockets that climb at a rapid pace......

There were even people prostrate on the ground.

It was an unannounced launch, but when the rocket engine had ignited and climbed to a certain altitude, it was still seen by the monitoring services of different countries.

All of a sudden, from space to the surface, I don't know how many radars and telemetry equipment were aimed at here, and the orbit of the rocket was quickly calculated.

Papua New Guinea is not close by such equipment, and Somare did not know that a rocket would take off on flint islands not far away.

But the surrounding big countries are observed, and they are a little nervous.

Their boss can't help but think of some security problems.

On Flint Island, Dong Heguang nervously paid attention to the data fed back from all sides.

Before the separation of the first stage of the rocket, all the focus was on attitude and speed.

The advisor beside Ye Ziheng looked at the data displayed on the screen, leaned over and whispered, "It's a little wrong, it's faster, and the track is ...... It is estimated that after the separation of the first-stage rocket, it will begin to deviate!"

Ye Ziheng couldn't help but glance at Jian Yushu, this guy was still so calm.

Dong Heguang certainly noticed this, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

But now the rocket has climbed to an altitude of more than 50 kilometers, and everything is being corrected by the automatic control program.

It shouldn't have climbed at this rate!

Now in the stage before the separation of the first-stage rocket, although the orbit is fine, but the speed is too fast, after the second-stage rocket starts to ignite, can it be adjusted to enter the earth's orbit?

Yes...... Straight into space......

Moreover, the first stage rocket is now clearly consuming more fuel than expected, can it be successfully recovered later?

Dong Heguang's heart was beating wildly.

It can only be watched before the eyes of the rocket that it flew near the Kármán line, and then the first stage of the rocket separated.

Yes, the separation was successful, and the first-stage rocket began to enter the recovery procedure. The people of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, helping to keep an eye on the recovery of the first stage rocket.

And after the ignition of the second stage rocket, it is not surprising that it is not possible to adjust the trajectory as expected.

There was silence in the command center.

If all goes according to plan, the second-stage rocket will adjust the satellite to orbit around the Earth.

But now...... Can't wrap around.

If the speed is too fast, the satellite will go straight to the moon after a parabola, right?

Ye Ziheng was also silent, not yet at the last moment.

As far away as Houston, people on the NASA side were laughing and teasing.

"The situation cannot be saved, the fuel of the second stage rocket, there is only so much. ”

"It's very strange, that guy's island is still under construction, why did you choose to launch there?"

"Bob, that Mr. Gu has money, maybe it's just a mock test. You see, the first stage of the rocket is being recovered, and the most precious thing is not lost, is it? The rest is not worth much to the rich. ”

"Wicked rich man!"

"I'm betting $100, and tomorrow Musk will definitely give an interview and make some interesting remarks. ”

"It's an expensive slingshot, it's just a little bit off the mark. ”

On Flint Island, Dong Heguang smiled reluctantly in a frustrated mood: "The first-stage rocket has been recovered, well done!"

After excessive fuel consumption during the climb phase, the recovery of the first-stage rocket was launched. During the recovery phase, the number of engine ignitions was reduced by one.

In the last ignition, the high-intensity eruption brought about an even more powerful deceleration.

At that moment, Dong and Guang were worried that the main body of the rocket would not be able to withstand the impact of being accelerated to that level by gravity and rapidly decelerating.

Fortunately, in the end, the rocket stood without danger.

Now I don't know, whether there will be any dark damage to the main body and engine of the rocket.

A team passed over and returned the recovered first-stage rocket back to the workshop for monitoring.

There was no reaction in the command center because of Dong Heguang's encouragement, because the satellite was about to cross the earth's orbit and go to the vast space.

The fairing was opened according to the original schedule, and the engines of the second stage rocket were shut down and separated.

Seeing that the nozzles on the satellite began to activate, Dong Heguang and the consultants of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group were silent.

That little bit of kinetic energy is like the last struggle.

A few minutes later, the satellite unsurprisingly derailed from orbit and headed straight for the vast expanse of space.

There was deathly silence in the command center.

Ye Ziheng sighed softly and patted Jian Yushu's shoulder: "It's half the success." ”

What he said was that the first-stage rocket of the candle dragon rocket was successfully recovered, as for why the first-stage rocket climbed too fast, it depends on what the follow-up inspection is.

Jian Yushu nodded, slapped his face, and said loudly: "Don't be discouraged, this was originally a test launch." The launch site, hoisting workshop and transfer system of Flint Island, everything needs an actual launch to summarize the problems and optimize. ”

Dong Heguang was silent.

Jian Yushu said with a smile: "It's much better than I imagined if I didn't plant it directly into the sea." The next work is more critical, analyzing and summarizing the problem. There is not much time left for you, in 3 days, we will return to China for the New Year!"

Ye Ziheng laughed in his heart when he heard this, are the expectations so low?

It's really an expensive space launch for testing.

High in the sky, the relay satellites of Flint Space are still working and can still receive signals from the test satellites.

After a while, the signal on the test satellite disappeared.

In the tracking and control systems of the space powers, this satellite is also like a speck of dust thrown into the vast sea of stars, and it is nowhere to be found.

Perhaps, it will begin to orbit in a great orbit and begin to wander in the sea of stars.

Eventually, it is unknown whether it will hit a meteorite or be captured by another star and crash into its arms.

Only Gu Song could see that after the satellite crossed the back of the moon, the explosion bolt was activated.

The small, gapless cube began to stretch.

Then, a stream of electric ions is ejected from several tiny nozzles. If someone in the know sees it, they will be amazed at the strength of this impulse.

The cube did not have a large mass, and under the action of a small but powerful electric thruster, it quickly fell towards the far side of the moon, and was soon captured by the moon's gravity.

And when the solar panels of the test satellite were deployed, a powerful ionization thruster also appeared.

On the far side of the Moon, the orbit of the test satellite was quietly changed and went straight away.

The small cube, as it fell to the surface on the back of the moon, constantly adjusted its attitude and reduced its speed.

In the end, as if there was no weight, it was lightly hidden at the bottom of a crater.

The cube is completely unfolded, and a delicate solar sail panel is unfolded, and the total area is estimated to be less than half a square meter.

A delicate wire stood up.

A small indicator light flashed green regularly after a burst of red light, as if bidding farewell to a companion who was moving away from the moon.

The strange-looking test satellite with its solar sail panels unfolded was running resolutely into the distance.

In the vast sea of stars, the poor human beings with observation power cannot discover its new orbit in time, and then aim all kinds of observation equipment at it.

Everyone thought that the poor satellite was captured by the moon's gravity and crashed on the lunar surface.

In the underground laboratory of the Yanjing Xiangshan Annex, Gu Song stretched his waist, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Jian Yushu called: "What's going on?"

Gu Song asked, "What about you, have you been pacified?"

"The mood is still quite low, but I said that I should take out the analysis report quickly, and I am all working. What the hell is going on?"

Gu Song stepped out of the elevator. Zhao Hongtao was not there, he went over and poured a cup of hot water himself.

After taking a sip, he said lightly, "Don't worry, it's very successful." ”

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