Red flames rose from beneath the white rocket, and the entire launch platform roared like a beast, and as the giant calipers that grabbed the rocket were released, the rocket began to take off at a relatively slow speed, and after a few seconds, twelve Star A1 vector engines began to afterburner, propelling the rocket to accelerate.

It was not until it was close to the atmosphere that the rocket entered a state of stagnation, stayed in the air for more than ten seconds, and then began to slowly descend again, and the vector nozzle made slight adjustments to ensure that the rocket landed in a straight attitude, and finally returned to the launch platform located in the Gobi, where it stopped steadily on the alloy platform.

Rumble~

After the last roar, all twelve A1 engines went out, and the whole world was silent for an instant, except for the huge white rocket, still pointing at the clear blue sky.

Banzai!

Cheers erupted, people came from all directions to celebrate this historic moment, and the Sparrow recyclable launch vehicle developed by Xingchen Technology was successfully test-launched!

This scene was broadcast live to the world through Xingchen Satellite TV, and it became a huge sensation.

The branch of Xingchen Technology in Jiuquan has become a sea of joy at this moment, and when Luo Jia, who was wearing a black T-shirt, appeared at the press conference, the scene immediately boiled.

"May I ask Mr. Luo, why was the rocket test-fired this time named the Sparrow type? Does this have a special meaning? It seems to be a reporter from AFP who asked.

Luo Jia said with a smile: "There is no special meaning, this is the smallest model of rocket in our plan, so it is named Sparrow, and our largest model of rocket will be named Kunpeng class, from Sparrow to Kunpeng, in short, it means from small to large." ”

After listening to Luo Jia's explanation, the reporters were stunned, because the Sparrow class has twelve A1 engines and a total thrust of 6,600 tons, such a heavy carrier rocket is actually the smallest model in the Xingchen Technology plan? That's an exaggeration, isn't it?

The heavy-duty launch vehicle in the eyes of others is a little sparrow of Xingchen Technology.

Luo Jia's forced pretending is not light!

It's hard to imagine what kind of existence the Kunpeng class will be?

It must break 10,000 tons of thrust, right?

"Excuse me, after mastering the recyclable rocket technology, the next step is to start the road to the sea of stars, right?" A Chinese reporter asked.

Luo Jia smiled and shook his head, "I'm afraid you think of the sea of stars is too simple, this road is our long-term direction, in addition to rockets, we also have to design and build two space stations, and send the space station modules into space, and reassemble in space." ”

"It will take a lot of time just to build the space station, so I'm afraid I'll disappoint everyone, and the road to the sea of stars will not open quickly."

Luo Jia's eyes swept the audience, and when the reporters heard that Xingchen Technology would not open the channel of the sea of stars in a short period of time, Western reporters were obviously relieved, while Chinese reporters were more disappointed.

"Does this mean that for a long time in the future, there will be no black technology in Xingchen Technology?" A reporter asked.

Luo Jia smiled, "How come, in addition to long-term goals, we also have medium-term and short-term goals, such as the life sciences and modern agriculture programs we are promoting, and we will also carry out genetic medicine programs in the future, in the industrial field, we also plan to transform the existing aviation and railway systems to improve traffic efficiency, in short, there are many things that can be done, and the future is always worth looking forward to." ”

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"Xingchen Technology is awesome!"

Musk, who is far away in North America, also watched the whole process of the test of the Sparrow-class rocket, and witnessed the successful launch and return of 6,600 tons, Musk couldn't help but admire.

Those who know Musk know very well that this guy's biggest goal in this life is to colonize Mars.

Because there is no oxygen on Mars, he researches electric vehicles, in order to solve the problem of power generation on Mars, Musk has SolarCity, Mars has low air pressure and a harsh environment, so Hyperloop is needed to solve public transportation, from Earth to Mars, Falcon rockets are needed, Raptor engines are needed, Dragon spacecraft projects are needed, and in order to be able to access the Internet on Mars, Starlink plans are also needed.

Most people may not know that Musk actually has a younger brother named Kimball. Musk, whose company is called SquareRoot, is engaged in soilless cultivation, and soilless cultivation technology is also a prerequisite for colonizing Mars.

In short, Musk is not a utopian, on the contrary, he is a real industrialist, the kind that does things in a down-to-earth manner, and under his full promotion, rockets, Starlink, and Dragon spacecraft are becoming reality step by step.

It's just that Musk's concept is too advanced, so many people who don't know the truth think that he is a daydreaming liar, this is probably the gap between ordinary people and geniuses, geniuses realize dreams that ordinary people can't understand, and ordinary people think that geniuses are crazy.

"Small in size, large in thrust, Xingchen Technology's sparrow-type rocket, will definitely be a weapon for space exploration in the future, but it's a pity that their goal is to build a space station, this kind of worthless project, if they are willing to work hard to colonize Mars, it would be great." Musk muttered, pacing back and forth in his office.

In Musk's view, the large space station is a project with no future, it costs a lot of money, but the value is not large, it is far better to work towards colonizing Mars, human beings do not need to stay in space, just go to Mars to open up new worlds.

However, Musk didn't know that the real intention of Xingchen Technology was not the space station, but to build a space elevator to truly realize the freedom of action from the earth to the synchronous orbit, so that human beings can go to space as simple as traveling around the world.

At this time, the phone in the office rang suddenly, it was a direct call from the White House, and after witnessing the liquid oxygen methane rocket technology of Xingchen Technology, the White House couldn't sit still and ordered Musk to increase the power of the Raptor engine.

"With all due respect, Mr. President." Musk said calmly: "The Starlink plan is a medium-intensity launch mission, and the weight of each communication satellite is only 2.26 tons, and it does not need exaggerated thrust like Huaxia and Russia." ”

"Besides, the fundamental reason why Xingchen Technology was able to manufacture an A1 engine with excellent performance is the absolute leadership in material science, rather than you ordering me to catch up with their technology, it is better to send representatives to negotiate with the Chinese people, and implore them to let go of the technical blockade, so that we can buy high-strength carbon fiber and graphene, that is a more realistic goal."

What the!?

Asking the Chinese people to let go of the technological blockade?

The White House listened to Musk's words, and he was angry, as a beacon of civilization, North America went to ask for China, is that like a word?

"Please forgive me for not being able to do anything." Musk also ignored Mr. President's feelings, and said calmly: "Without solving the problem of materials science, we cannot design advanced equipment similar to the A1 engine, and we are far behind in materials science." ”