Chapter 969: Thermal Insulation?
"To save your reputation, you will sacrifice the lives of three innocent people. Mrs. Carla's eyes were already full of tears, and she said sadly: "I'm going to go to the media to expose their ugly deeds~!"
"It's late......" Su Huai stopped her with one hand.
"It's never too late to fight for light and justice~~" Mrs. Cara said sadly and firmly
"If we had known about it before, we could have confronted them, but now that they have provided us with all the technology, we say that they have a problem, which will only make people think that we are shirking responsibility......"
Professor Yao also smiled bitterly:
"Before we were in front of the media, we misjudged that the low temperature caused the accident, but we didn't expect it to be overweight, in fact, they can indeed be said to be caused by the lack of power of the first-stage rocket, which sounds completely reasonable to outsiders......"
"The only chance we can wash away our grievances now is to let the rocket launch succeed......" Qian Lao, who had a cold face, said in a low tone.
"What is the probability of a successful launch if you don't install the inflatable bag and stabilizer?" asked Mrs. Kara, understanding the situation.
"Less than fif......teen percent," Qian Lao said in a low voice.
"Then we can't gamble with human lives...... Otherwise, we would be murderers too. Lady Cara despaired.
Everyone has understood at this time that everything that happened is in the plan of Aubert and the new European Space Agency, and they are willing to provide core technology only after discovering this unsolvable technical problem.
Because even if the technology is provided to them, their Sino-Russian team will not be able to succeed.
Qian Lao said in a deep voice at this moment: "The matter has come to this point, we are complaining that the difficulties will not be reduced, and the only way to launch successfully is to increase the power of the first-stage launch vehicle... Dean Ji, your Russian engine technology is the world's leading, this ......"
Tikov waved his hand and interrupted: "The existing power mechanism is already the limit, and the development of a new liquid hydrogen engine will cost at least billions of dollars...... It will take at least five years of events. ”
Qian Lao didn't say anything, and Professor Yao lost his voice: "Where do we have this time fund......
Everyone is silent, and now the World Academy of Sciences is only funded to rebuild the Challenger, and there is no other scientific research funding, and any small technological breakthrough in the field of aerospace will require billions, tens of billions of funds to smash the results.
Where does this money come from...... That's the biggest question.
"I have an idea?" Su Huai, who had been silent, suddenly said with his eyes lit up.
"Suvita~~Do you want to invest money~?" Mrs. Carla looked at Su Huai in surprise.
"I sold our Chinese company, and I don't have so much money...... Su Huai was speechless.
Everyone was a little disappointed, you Su Shengren didn't pay for it, what else could you do, this aerospace technology didn't have your share of words......
"Since we can't increase the thrust of the engine, why don't we think of a way to reduce the weight of the rocket itself?"
As soon as Su Huai finished speaking, Mrs. Carla clapped her hands in surprise and said, "Yes, this is a good way, if nothing else, we can reduce the number of astronauts, from three to one......"
But when Mrs. Carla finished speaking, everyone was silent, and only Dr. Hua kindly explained:
"This matter has been discussed before by the World Academy of Sciences, we have successfully launched an ape into space before, proving that living things can survive in space, if only one astronaut is sent to the universe, it can only be a symbolic meaning, to carry out scientific research missions, at least three astronauts are needed to cooperate...... After all, one of the main purposes of manned spaceflight is to land on the moon ......"
"Then you can only reduce the weight of the rocket components. Mrs. Cara also said helplessly.
"It's not possible. Dr. Hua sighed:
"The components and materials on the manned rocket have been tested countless times to find the lightest material that meets the conditions, and if there are other lighter materials that can replace it, Aubert will definitely not give up......
Even a space science and technology hegemon like the New European Space Agency is powerless to solve technical problems, how can they overcome them in a short period of time......
It was with this in mind that Obert agreed to let them try the launch again.
In a state of discouragement, the Chinese and Russian researchers suddenly heard a humane: "If we can't use old materials, then we may be able to develop new materials." ”
Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Su Huai who spoke, and they were a little speechless in their hearts, and the new material ...... New materials are you saying can be researched?
Su Huai's face was full of excitement and said, "Dr. Hua, you show me the weight gauge of each part of the rocket." ”
Although Dr. Hua also felt that Su Huai didn't understand, but after all, the person was invited, so he quickly found the form in the document on the table and handed it to Su Huai......
The weight of this insulation material alone is more than three times that of the inflatable bag and stabilizer, and suddenly my eyes lit up!
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new material that can reduce the weight of thermal insulation by more than half. ”
Su Huai suddenly announced the news, which made everyone stunned, isn't the Zhonghua Company a folk business job?
Everyone thinks this is ridiculous, what new material can a private company come up with?
Director Ji looked at Su Huai and frowned slightly, and reminded in a deep voice: "Beryllium metal is the lightest metal material with high strength and high temperature resistance that human beings already have, does Mr. Su think that his research on chemical elements can be more proficient than our Russian Mr. Mendeleev?"
Mendeleev was the one who invented the periodic table of chemical elements, and Su Huai said in front of Russian experts that new materials are simply an axe!
"Who said it was metal?" asked Su Huai rhetorically.
"Isn't it metal?" Director Ji was stunned for a moment, but said a little angrily: "Mr. Su, you still don't understand, the most important thing for thermal insulation materials is high temperature resistance, to withstand thousands of degrees of high temperatures, what other materials can have this characteristic besides metal!"
"Who said no?" Su Huai didn't talk much nonsense, and said, "Let's go, take me to the material experiment workshop of the Academy of Sciences." At the same time, he instructed the staff to help him find Sumen's disciples.
Although everyone didn't know what medicine was sold in Su Huai's gourd, Su Shengren was the one who helped them regain the manned project, and although the personnel of the space agencies of the two countries didn't think so, they still couldn't give Su Huai, the "great benefactor", a look, so they had no choice but to follow~
When I arrived at the material making workshop, I saw a few unfamiliar faces, panting and resting on the side, obviously just rushed.