One successful recovery is not enough, the old horse in the previous life successfully recovered the Falcon 9 rocket for the first time in late 2015, but it was not until 2017 that the feasibility of vertical recovery technology was fully proven.

So after the factory was refurbished, 9 days after the last recycling, the first stage of Xinyuan No. 1B was put on the launch tower again.

This time the second stage is still a cement counterweight, and the repainted rocket looks the same as the last time, only the ablation at the bottom of the rocket is too lazy to deal with - it does not affect the performance, and the tail flame is not there as soon as it burns, except for aesthetics.

Counting the cement counterweight, it cost a total of 1.6 million to refuel the rocket, of which 1.4 million was used to paste heat insulation tiles.

"Anderov, why don't we use stainless steel?"

Lin Ju looked at the pure white surface of the rocket and expressed his doubts to Anderov.

In the previous life, the shell of the empty fork rocket was very fond of stainless steel, because it was heat-resistant and strong than the aluminum alloy commonly used in rockets, and the price was cheaper.

The Xinyuan series of rockets still uses traditional aluminum alloys.

Anderov, as a Tatar with the label of Lao Maozi, has both a solid knowledge foundation and learned the essence of Maozi Zairen, and he chatted with Lin Ju very well during this time, he explained:

"Stainless steel does have the advantage of being cheap, but that cost is nothing to us. The aluminum alloy is lighter, and the next step will be to make certain improvements to the existing rocket body and simplify the structure. ”

"Can the shell be simplified?"

"By eliminating the design of the fuel tank, integrating the shell with the fuel tank, and using a common bottom tank, where the space for the oxidizer and fuel are separated, the shell is simplified to the maximum, and the recycling reliability is greatly improved, and the cost can continue to be reduced.

R&D technology is also one of the technologies included in H1, and as long as it is reused, the increased cost is negligible. ”

"You can still play like this!" Lin Ju imagined that this was equivalent to a fuel tank in the shell, with fuel and oxidizer stored separately in the middle, which was indeed extremely simplified.

It is worthy of an epoch-making space shuttle, and there are so many treasures that can be unearthed on the H1.

While chatting, the second-hand Xinyuan-1B had already been ignited and launched, and the second time it began its journey to the sky.

The popularity of the live broadcast is still unabated, and even more, but this time everyone is looking forward to the success of the rocket recovery.

Compared to the stumbling first flight, the recovery seemed so ordinary, with the rocket barely correcting its direction from the moment it fell to the time it landed, and there were no accidents.

And the speed of landing is faster than the first time, almost like a free fall, until it is very close to the ground and suddenly increases the thrust, and suddenly reduces the speed to zero, while the support legs are spread and stand firmly in the center of the landing field.

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Guo Shen looked at the status display in the launch room and nodded:

"That's a 40% fuel saving compared to last time, which is the ideal level."

At the same time, Lin Ju outside the launch site was also very satisfied, clapping his hands and applauding.

Obviously, it was only the second time to recycle, but it seemed to have given him a feeling that rocket recycling was as easy as eating and drinking, and this was the prelude to the civilian use of spaceflight.

"Kobayashi, Kobayashi!"

"Ah, Uncle Wan! Leader, long time no see. ”

Lin Ju heard someone shouting about himself, and actually found that it was Uncle Wan and the town leaders.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries and business, and Lin Ju knew that the two of them were specifically looking for him.

Well, I didn't come to urge the loan, although Lin Ju repaid it last month, he borrowed 50 million from the credit union and the provincial bank on the backhand, and the repayment period was three years.

This is also a way to strengthen ties with the local community.

The two of them came here to watch the launch of the rocket, and the second was to inform Lin Ju: There are foreign guests who are coming to Xinyuan, and they are likely to come to Xinyuan Aerospace.

And the specifications are very high, the kind with a white cloth on the head.

Lin Ju was stunned for a moment, and then roughly guessed the reason:

It's October now, just in time for this year's air show, and the big dogs will definitely come to buy, buy, buy, and carry missiles and tanks to their homes.

It is estimated that I just wanted to come to see the miracle of Xinyuan Company, so I submitted an application for visit.

If it was another foreigner, Lin Ju would have a cold attitude, but if it was a big dog with poor mountains and rivers in those countries and only black oil at home, then it could be discussed separately.

The big dogs are too good to make money, although they don't have any aerospace strength, but in their previous life, they relied on the blessing of money ability, and constantly sent people to the International Space Station, and there were many people who went to the sky.

If you can fool them into coming in and getting involved, the problem of funding will not be a problem.

"Leader, do you know who is leading the team this time?"

"I don't know, it seems to be Crown Prince Hamand, the itinerary is scheduled in 10 days, I wonder if you can be ready?"

"Yes, that's great!"

Lin Ju still doesn't know who this Crown Prince Hamand is, after all, there are more crown princes from big families, but the one who can lead the team to come to China to buy and buy is definitely not an ordinary crown prince.

And which of these crown princes is not worth billions of dollars? And relying on oil to make money is endless, and customizing a luxury car can throw away tens of millions.

Lin Ju and Anderov glanced at each other, and the shape of $ flashed in their eyes.

……

In the evening, Lin Ju and Anderov looked up the information of this Hamand prince on the Internet, and kept making a sore sound.

Age 30 years old, worth ...... 70 billion US dollars, a luxury car worth more than 1 billion, more than 20 private jets, and a handsome literary and artistic young man who can write poetry, with many talents and more than 100 million, and all financial virtues.

Lin Lemon Essence Torch, Anderov Envyvsky deeply realized what it means at this time: God closed a door for you, and then demolished and gave you a large villa with a sea view of 2,000 square meters attached to the apron of the swimming pool.

This is a walking rich and handsome, this is a walking money printing machine!

"Lao An, you know what I mean!"

Lin Ju pressed Androv's shoulder hard, gritted his teeth and looked at Crown Prince Hamand's personal handsome photo and said.

Anderov nodded fiercely, his face distorted:

"Boss, I know all the essence of Lucia's space agency's pie, and I must let Prince Hamand have no return! If you don't lose two catties of meat, I'm sorry for this son of a bitch! ”

That night, Lin Ju summoned all the executives and engineers overnight to report the details of Crown Prince Hamand.

More than thirty people were silent for a long time, and then an inexplicable aura of determination appeared on their bodies.

Especially the elites who have been poached from the Sixth Academy and state-owned enterprises, a kind of memory from their predecessors is recovering, and their red hearts are slowly turning black.

Thirty years ago, the arrogance of a big dog to buy a missile with a cost of 10 million yuan for 100 million yuan was almost suffocating, and today everyone in Xinyuan Aerospace once again feels the power of familiarity.

Guo Shen stood up, his eyes were red, like a beast about to eat people, he looked around and gave a direct order:

"From tomorrow, all workshops will work in three shifts to build the engineering prototype of H1 first!"