It is a wind, a powerful crosswind that occurs when approaching the surface due to a rapid change in temperature caused by a hot air current!

The old horse's Falcon Nine has been defeated many times!

Ami, who was watching the live broadcast, was about to suspect that a miracle was about to happen - just as he watched the Falcon 9 at the end every time, but at this time he also knew that it was just another natural failure.

Because at this time, the rocket is only 400 meters from the ground, and the tilt angle has exceeded the swing angle of the rocket engine, and it is impossible to adjust it again.

Lin Ju's hands were already about to hold the bloodstains, and he was very unwilling, and at the same time he felt remorse: Is it really that he is too radical and the system is not omnipotent?

However, Guo Shen, who was leaving the control room, propped his hands on the console, although his face was gloomy, he did not have the look after failure, and just whispered to himself in a voice that only he could hear:

"There's still 4% of fuel, that's enough, that's enough."

At this time, outside the launch site, the greatly inclined rocket seemed to be about to fall to the ground, and everyone was about to regret it, but suddenly heard a bang.

It is a circle of ultra-small solid rocket engines buried at the top of the rocket, the axis is perpendicular to the rocket, and it is distributed in a fan-shape.

They are divided into three layers, ensuring that there is one in each radial direction, which can be ignited instantaneously to produce a short but powerful thrust and quickly correct the attitude.

This technology is widely used in missiles, and every time friends who like military affairs see that the missile is obviously launched vertically at a high speed, it suddenly becomes horizontal at high altitude, because the miniature solid engine installed on the rocket body sprays a strong flame and violently changes its attitude.

RCS (Reaction Control System), which emits nitrogen and other gases, is often used on rockets, which is softer but has less instantaneous thrust and is easier to control.

But at this time, it is obvious that the miniature solid engine is more useful, and can complete the change of rocket attitude in a matter of seconds.

The rocket that was originally tilted at a large angle immediately swayed in the opposite direction, and then the solid engine at the other end was started, and the remaining solid engine was also started when it was not burned out, and the attitude of the rocket was fixed in a vertical state by two-way action.

At the same time, the throttle valve of the rocket engine at the bottom expanded, and the sudden expansion of thrust made the rocket, which had fallen outside the launch site and was only more than 100 meters above the ground, drop to only two or three meters per second, almost stationary in the air.

Then the engine nozzle again swung slightly, controlling the rocket to slowly descend while moving towards the landing site.

This process is very complicated, but the total time of the occurrence is not more than 5 seconds, and the first-stage rocket has been brought back to life and rescued.

Chief Master Zhao next to He Ruo slapped the table and stood up directly, leaning over as if to stuff his head into the screen, so as to take a serious look.

This time, there were no accidents, the sloping tail flame at the bottom of the rocket gradually corrected, and then gradually closed the throttle valve, and the height of the rocket dropped little by little in the vibration and sound of the ground bombardment, and the rising heat wave distorted the picture captured by the camera.

100 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters, the rocket attitude remains the same, steadily reducing the altitude.

20 meters above the ground, the four support legs unfold smoothly under the action of hydraulic cylinders, so that the ends are lower than the engine nozzle.

In the heartbeat of Lin Ju, which seemed to tear open his chest, the tail flame of the engine became smaller and smaller, and it shut down when it was less than a meter above the ground.

The four support legs were immediately grounded, and the 33-meter-high core stage vibrated due to its own weight falling to the ground, but it quickly stopped under the action of the elastic support legs.

At the end of the live broadcast screen, it cuts to the landing field, where a white rocket that looks like paint has been ablated by the atmosphere and tail flames, and its black claws are spread out, perfectly covering the center of the X-shaped landing point.

Lin Ju fell heavily on the sofa, covering his face with his hands and inhaling heavily.

"It's done, it's done! Ahhh ”

",!"

The control room, which had been quiet all along, was overwhelmed by the frantic cheers, almost piercing Lin Ju's eardrums, but he himself was unheard, clenching his fists and waving them continuously.

This time, he made history!

Xinyuan No. 1B not only successfully recovered, but also turned the tables with a real "headwind", and saved himself from the brink of crash with a ridiculously powerful flight controller.

This not only proves that vertical recovery is feasible, but also shows that its anti-interference ability is not bad at all, and even more stable than common sense.

"Lao Tong, look, it's a success, this rocket is actually a success! Ahaha. ”

Zhou Rui looked at the rocket and kept pulling Tong Peiqiang next to him, but he only heard a vague voice.

"Ah, old boy, what are you ...... Come on, Director Tong's jaw is dislocated! ”

But his shouts were drowned out in a loud cheer, and the doctor from the health room ran over to carry Director Tong away for a long time.

Zhou Rui turned to shake Anderov's shoulder: "Look, the Chinese have achieved rocket recovery!" ”

Anderov's face was expressionless: "Zhou, I am a Tatar, and I am not white from Mongolia, and now I am a Chinese national, and the rocket was also designed by me, so it should be us." ”

"Haha, yes, it's us!"

In the office of the vice president of the Eighth Academy, He Ruo lay on the chair and muttered to himself as if he had exhausted his strength:

"Impossible, this is not scientific, is it really that we are too conservative to take a step?"

Chief Master Zhao, who was also shocked, shook his head and said:

"The sky in the aerospace industry is about to change, and it is feasible for rockets to be recycled, even if they are reused 10 times, the cost will be reduced by more than 80%...... We're coming to life, reusable rockets will completely change everything.

His grandmother's has had so many meetings, it's not as fast as other people's ten minutes! ”

On the other side of the ocean, Lao Ma looked at the core first-stage rocket in the center of the picture, and listened to the sweet host who didn't understand the meaning at all and only knew that it was very powerful, and continued to explain without nutrition, crossing his hands to support his chin.

"President."

The assistant reminded him to pay attention to the mobile phone, which is the interface of the little blue bird, and now there are countless people crazy @ Lao Ma.

He didn't have to think about it, he knew what it was.

"Scott, when is the next rocket launch we have scheduled?"

"In January next year, it will be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base." The assistant replied respectfully.

"Do you have confidence this time?"

Looking at the old horse's inexplicable eyes, Scott hurriedly said:

"No need to be frustrated sir, we have collected data and the flight controller is further improving ......"

"Alright," the old horse interrupted, closing his eyes for a few seconds and reopening them, his eyes full of determination again.

"It's really ...... that a small Chinese private aerospace company has come out of nowhere to accomplish what I haven't done for ten years. Maybe it's frustration, I'll admit it, especially when it comes to getting it the first damn time.

But this also tells me that we are right, and specaX is not far from a little bit, and if we work harder, we will definitely succeed. The biggest fear of scientific research is that we don't know if it will succeed, and now that we have changed from pioneers to followers, we should use our late-mover advantage to catch up quickly.

From now on, we are going to produce one Falcon 9 rocket a month, and launch one rocket every month until we succeed. We have thousands of employees, we have the most powerful production capacity, and we have the support of the space agency, Scott, we will succeed, we will definitely be! ”