Chapter 428: Space-based Engineering

At the end of the vacation, the family returned to California.

Life goes on, and An Feng is very concerned about a flu epidemic in Asia recently. As a reminder from Hal, he asked the research center to pay attention to this aspect, and in the name of the Elizabeth Foundation, he assisted in the development of a virus vaccine free of charge. But there was a false alarm afterwards, and it was just an ordinary flu.

An Feng's research center has overcome cancer and defeated AIDS, but there has been no solution to the ever-changing flu virus once and for all, only to alleviate the symptoms. This is also the only thing he is not sure of, if there is an accident, it may happen from this.

Of course, Hal reminds him that there are other potentials as well.

There is nothing he can do about it, the opponent is hiding, how to find it? However, the medical organization established by the Elizabeth Foundation has performed well in the flu, and in order to improve operational efficiency, the foundation has invested in the establishment of many institutions, and the medical organization is relatively large.

The flu was only a minor issue, and thanks to the support of the Elizabeth Foundation, several countries in Asia sent thanks, especially mentioning Joanna. Because everyone knows that the foundation was established by her and her husband, and over the years, it has donated more than 10 billion US dollars in assets in her name.

The Foundation invests a large proportion of its medical investments, helping to overcome more than a dozen intractable diseases, and is also unique in terms of equality for children and women. Here in China, the Foundation has sponsored more than 200 Hope Primary Schools. Because of these acts of kindness, society has a high opinion of her.

There are quite a few people who want to know the real life of this English noblewoman, but there is very little information, only that she is dedicated to charity, but after all, she is a rich man, her life is different from ordinary people, and she has a large number of bodyguards when she goes out. The information of the children is private, and it is rumored that the private life is very luxurious.

To put it simply, she doesn't care about the outside world's opinions, and only does what she wants.

is also because of this temperament, so many people love her frankly.

However, in real life, great philanthropists are the same as ordinary housewives. loves her children, cares about her husband's attitude, occasionally quarrels over small problems, and worries about her age...... Most of her life is ordinary and warm.

……

On an ordinary day in April, An Feng sat on the grass with a boxing baffle on his arm, and his daughter Alice was also dressed in a sports outfit with both hands in fists. Playing boxing with her dad. It's just that the little girl's strength is very weak, and An Feng didn't expect her to become a female boxer.

"Pay attention to the lower body, and keep your center of gravity steady." An Feng reminded that he sat on the ground very relaxed, with sunglasses stuck in his nose, and his bare upper body was full of strong muscles, and Alice occasionally punched it by mistake, and he didn't feel anything. But the little girl punched softly.

"No." Alice gasped.

"Three minutes ago, you said it was fun. I insist on pestering my father to accompany you for an afternoon. An Feng said, "When your hands are tired, change your legs, side kicks!" ”

Alice stepped back, leaned to An Feng's side, and kicked out very neatly.

"Not bad! But don't raise your legs too high. An Feng reminded, "Go on!" ”

Alice placed her fists in front of her chest. Kick the baffle in front of An Feng's arm, although An Feng didn't ask her to practice these, but the speed is not bad, or maybe she is usually too lively and rides a pony. Running with tiger cubs, swimming, jumping rope with mom...... She is in good health.

After practicing leg skills for a while, he was tired and changed hands, An Feng felt almost the same, children exercise moderately, mainly for leisure, and the damage from excess is very great, so when the little girl hit her fist, he fell to the ground with cooperation, and said in his mouth: "Dad fell to the ground!" Surrender! ”

“Yeah!” The little girl raised her hands and cheered, and ran around her father, "I won!" ”

An Feng lay on the lawn, smiling and looking at Alice cheering, the little girl is very lively, she also likes to play this kind of sports that focus on boys, I just hope that I will not become a female man in the future...... Shake your head and throw this thought out, how is it possible! She will be white and rich in the future.

"Mom, I've won!" Alice said to her mom as she came out of the gym, her little fists dancing, "Dad was knocked to the ground by me just now." ”

"That's amazing!" Joanna touched her head, "Mommy help you take off your gloves." ”

"No, I'm going to keep playing!" Alice ran away.

Joanna came to sit down next to him, she was wearing a crop top sports vest and a pair of cotton pants underneath, her figure looked as hot as when she was younger, and even her age made her more charming. There is no other trick to the cultivation of hot mothers, pay attention to diet and exercise, and there are no good things in the world for nothing.

"Do you think your daughter is a little too lively?" An Feng turned his head to look at her.

"Didn't you?" Joanna said, "I was similar to her when I was a kid, and I was very active, but Alice is very qualified now. ”

"I'm relieved when you say that." An Feng said.

The little girl ran out to play for a while, and came back tired of riding her brother's electric toy car. This is specially made by Anfeng, with a steering system and throttle and brakes, because it is a children's toy, the speed is not fast, but the battery is very strong, there are multiple modes, and it can also be controlled remotely by parents.

Smart watches or mobile phones have such APP, remote control is mostly used in one or two-year-old children, at this time the electric car can only slow down and brake, can not accelerate too violently. People over the age of five like Alice can drive freely, accelerate and decelerate without any problem, and safety is guaranteed.

However, Fred, who is a little over a year old, is very skillful in maneuvering and will stop next to his parents.

"The carrier vehicle is in place, the rocket is ready to launch!" Alice said and jumped out of the car, "Daddy help me untie it, Daddy I want to see the rocket!" ”

"Didn't you watch it last time?" An Feng helped her untie her children's boxing gloves.

"I still want to see it." Alice jumped, "Didn't you say there was a launch in April?" ”

"You have a good memory of these, but this time you can only watch the live broadcast." An Feng put down the boxing gloves and untied the bandages wrapped around her hands again.

"That's fine." Alice rubbed her little hands, "Dad, my hands are red." ”

"Soon it will be fine." An Feng said.

"Mom, are you going to see it?" Alice's mind jumped to pick up what she had just said.

Joanna smiled: "Don't worry, Mom won't hide from you." ”

"Oh." Alice nodded disappointedly.

……

Star Discovery prepares a commercial space trip every four months, but not always it gets enough people, but their commercial rocket launch program can be started upon application. For now, they are partners of the U.S. government and some large corporations.

The U.S. government, of course, is trying to be convenient and cheap. Previously, NASA's rocket launches cost more than $100 million, and heavy ones were even higher. But Star Exploration has mature technology, which can be compressed to about $50 million, with a carrying capacity of around 50 tons, and can be sent to the International Space Station.

Such a low cost is enough for NASA to favor them. It has signed a billion-dollar space cargo agreement to deliver astronauts or cargo to the U.S. space station on Star Exploration rockets, a total of five contracts, and has successfully completed the fourth one.

The U.S. tech giant GP has also signed a $2.5 billion contract to put their commercial satellites into orbit, which is still typical of killing multiple birds with one stone. Because of the development of the machine industry, satellites entering orbit can be accurately remotely controlled by the ground, and they are equipped with graphene solar panels, with a photoelectric conversion rate of 60%. That's more than twice as much as previous silicon technology, enough to keep the robot running.

In short, GP's satellite integrates top graphene technology, robotics, industrial technology and quantum communication technology, and as a communication satellite, it is not a traditional electromagnetic wave communication, but a quantum information transmission, with a high degree of secrecy, which is almost impossible to decipher.

Quantum information is stable and has an extremely low latency rate. The speed is fast, according to An Feng's expectations. After the establishment and improvement of the quantum satellite system, the network cable of private companies can be cut off in the future, and all overhead satellites can be used, with high secrecy and high speed, which is born for large enterprises.

Sometime in April. Star Discovery's rocket was launched again.

The launch base is located in an empty no-man's land in southwestern Nevada. An Feng watched the scene in real time through video communication, and Alice was also staring at it. A moment later, Joanna brought Fred with her. Everyone is still interested in rocket launches.

This is the launch of one arrow and three stars, completing GP's quantum satellite mission.

"It's time to count." Alice said.

The rocket has been ready on the launch pad, the surrounding personnel have been evacuated, because after more than a dozen launches before, the process has been very proficient, and the launch technology is not what it used to be, a lot of work can be done by robots, even the details of the inspection, there are flying robots to do it.

After the countdown was over, the Deep Space II launch vehicle was ignited, and the surrounding area was filled with smoke for tens of meters, and the rocket slowly lifted off, which was also different from the previous unmanned launch of humans, although it was unmanned, but there were robots inside, and the details could still be taken into account through radio waves.

The launch process was extremely smooth, the rocket speed became faster and faster, and finally disappeared into the sky, following An Feng to switch the picture, through the connection of the quantum satellite overhead, the rocket received, and then transmitted back to the satellite, so that the ground command obtained the internal picture of the spacecraft, and An Feng also watched it in real time here.

"It's a success!" Alice applauded, and somehow she watched this somewhat tedious process with relish.

GP launched a communication satellite, ostensibly to be on par with Google and strive to be a giant company, but in fact, it was mainly An Feng's personal needs, and he wanted to complete the first step of the space-based system: communication; Synchronization completes the second step: monitoring. Everyone thought it was a communications satellite, but only half of it was right.

The camouflaged robot is launched along with the satellite, and once in orbit, Hal can take over the robot, connect it to the satellite, and unfold its body into a standard surveillance system, commonly known as a high-resolution camera, that can photograph the Earth and turn to the stars.

The purpose of photographing the earth is self-evident, and the starry sky, which is used as a space-based space infrared surveillance system, mainly scans objects close to the earth, and intercontinental missiles flying out of the atmosphere can also be monitored. If it's still in operation a hundred years from now, it can also monitor spacecraft.

Undoubtedly, these are the main objectives of space-based engineering. (To be continued......)