"Lightning" escape pod.

The entire body is pitch black, the skeleton is made of titanium alloy, and the surface is coated with high-temperature resistant ceramic, which can accommodate one person to safely descend from low orbit to the surface. Originally, there was supposed to be a fairing on top of the aisle, but it had been abandoned on the way back to the surface.

Although the altitude of this test is not as exaggerated as 1,000 kilometers, the altitude of 100 kilometers is probably a breakthrough in the limit of human skydiving altitude.

This escape pod was originally installed on the Xiangrui.

On the way back, at an altitude of about 100 kilometers, the Xiangrui tested the escape device when it was running over western China, separated the "Lightning" escape pod from the aircraft, and threw it at the very center of the Junggar Basin.

At the same time, this is also the last test item of the Xiangrui in the 24-hour maiden flight test.

In terms of technical content, this thing is not really a particularly technical thing, at most it is a smaller version of the return capsule of a manned spacecraft. In addition to being able to accommodate an adult, it also contains some simple survival tools and emergency food, fresh water, and medicine that can sustain a person for ten days.

In addition to the more chic shape, this thing is really not worth as much as 200 million US dollars, at most some of the collected data is more important, but it is not worth so much money, not to mention that it is still a one-off ......

So after hearing that someone on the black market actually offered a sky-high price of 200 million US dollars for this thing, Lu Zhou was so surprised.

Hold the grass, this rag has been bought by people for a lot of money.

Looking at this iron pimple in a daze, Wang Peng took a while to give a little reaction to Lu Zhou's words.

“…… Put on? ”

"Hmm."

Without explaining much, Lu Zhou took out two gloves and put them on, and then crossed the cordon and stepped forward.

Although a satellite falling from the sky may carry a little radiation to a greater or lesser extent, it is based on the premise that it has been floating in high orbit for a long, long time, and it may affect the health of approaching organisms.

The Xiangrui only stayed in low orbit for 24 hours in total, and this thing was out of the capsule at an altitude of 100 kilometers, so naturally there was no need to worry about any radioactive residues.

Without rushing to open the hatch, Lu Zhou first observed the connection port of the lower parachute, as well as the damage to several key components such as the high-temperature resistant ceramic shield and the alloy speed plate, and then opened the escape cabin called "Lightning" from the outside through the emergency switch.

As a leaking sound emerges from the hatch's joint, the hatch with the seal unlocked slowly opens, revealing a plastic dummy with his hands crossed over his chest and lying upright in a protective air cushion.

Stretching her neck to look at the situation in the escape cabin, Yan Yan, who was standing outside the cordon, muttered in a low voice.

"It's really a ...... for 'putting on'"

Director Li didn't speak, just stared at Lu Zhou's movements with a curious expression, wanting to see what he planned to do.

Ignoring the people standing behind the cordon, Lu Zhou's attention at this moment was completely focused on the dummy in the air cushion. I saw him take out his mobile phone from his pocket, connect the data cable to the dummy, and then reach out and press it on the Bluetooth headset, and whispered.

"Xiao Ai, I'll leave it to you."

Soon, a line of text popped up on the phone screen.

[Roger, master!] (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧】

Almost as soon as the message faded away, the progress bar on the screen quickly filled.

Various data, including temperature, pressure, G-value, etc., as well as the relationship between these data with landing time and altitude, are presented on the mobile phone screen one by one, and automatically drawn into a curve image.

Lu Zhou simply glanced at the data, then pressed the save button, unplugged the data cable and continued to connect to the interface on the inside of the airbag, and copied the flight data on the escape capsule.

“…… It deviated from the original airdrop target by about 174 meters, and the error was acceptable. ”

Looking at the information on the mobile phone screen, the corners of Lu Zhou's mouth hooked up a smile.

Overall, this escape pod is a perfect function, although it may not be very friendly to the "astronauts" sitting in it, and entering the atmosphere may lead to a short period of blackness or even coma due to the large G value, but it is still no problem to save your life in the event of a plane crash.

Moreover, these shortcomings can also be overcome in subsequent improvements.

Looking at Lu Zhou who came out of the quarantine area, Director Li hurriedly asked.

"How? Does this thing work? ”

Lu Zhou said happily: "It's quite effective, judging from the various indices of the sensor, if it is a person sitting inside, it should still be alive at this time." ”

Director Li then continued to ask: "Is this kind of escape pod demanding on the user's physical fitness?" ”

"Harsh? It's not too harsh," Lu Zhou pondered for a while and continued, "As long as you are not a patient with heart disease or high blood pressure, and your general physical fitness meets the standards of a normal adult, as long as you have undergone a certain amount of training, you can use this set of equipment." There may be some side effects depending on the individual's physical condition, but they are generally recoverable. ”

Director Li continued to ask, "Do you think it is feasible to use it to airdrop soldiers......

Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, and then guessed what he was thinking, so he smiled and said.

"Theoretically, of course...... I'm afraid the cost will be a little unacceptable. ”

Director Li: "How much does this equipment cost per unit?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said, "About one or two million dollars." ”

It's not expensive compared to astronauts, but it's definitely not cheap either.

Even if it is used to deliver special forces, this kind of airdrop equipment that can only be used once is still a little expensive.

And if it is improved in the future, using some advanced technologies such as active jet deceleration and so on, it is necessary to take into account the confidentiality of equipment and other issues.

However, if you can master this technology, the significance is also quite extraordinary.

This will mean that China's Marines will be able to land in any corner of the globe in an hour or less, ignoring other countries' airspace. In the event of a need to carry out humanitarian rescue, overseas hostage rescue, or such as fighting terrorism abroad. Terrorists and the like, the value of this equipment is highlighted.

Looking at Director Li, whose eyes were shining, Lu Zhou smiled and said.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see here."

Coming back to his senses, Director Li was slightly stunned and said, "That's it?" ”

"Almost, I'm basically done here," Lu Zhou continued, glancing in the direction of the jeep, "All that's left is to wait for the researchers from Jinling to come over and do a more thorough inspection of the landing area and the escape pod...... This work will probably take two or three days, and then we will have to trouble you to find a way to help us send this equipment back to Jinling. ”

Director Li's brows twitched, and he couldn't help but say.

"You're going to go here yourself."

Just copy a piece of data from Nima, you can do it alone!

"I didn't come here entirely for this purpose," Lu Zhou squinted his eyes and continued, glancing at the rolling yellow sand outside the camp in the distance, "I'm just here to take a look at the situation on this side of the escape pod, mainly to investigate the environment of this desert. ”

Hearing Lu Zhou's words, Director Li was slightly stunned.

"Inspect the environment?"

"Well," Lu Zhou nodded, "choose a site for our Huaguo Biosphere 2!" ”