In order to prevent sliding and uniform force, as well as to facilitate hoisting, the transportation method of the node cabin is to stand up and use the mold to support the arc bottom, rather than lying horizontally.

The overall height of the transfer trailer and the standing node cabin is more than 14.5 meters, and from the perspective of the ground, it is almost stuck in the door of the workshop, but in fact it is less than two meters away.

This also determines that the transfer module or rocket shell cannot exceed 14 meters, so even the Xinyuan-4 rocket in the PPT state only finalized the diameter at 14 meters after strengthening.

If we only consider the aircraft transfer conditions and the launch site, in fact, this number can reach 18 meters, surpassing N1 and becoming the thickest rocket in the world.

Although this record is of little significance......

However, the transfer of the node module is not immediately pulled to Qiongzhou for launch, and the Xinyuan-3 rocket has not yet been scored.

It is necessary to move out of the workshop and find another place to store it, otherwise it will take up too much space.

Although the workshop of the B-class base is very large, and theoretically it is no problem to process two 14-meter cabins at the same time, but in practice, there are other things to be made here, and there is a big guy standing in the way too much.

However, although the workers on the workshop thought that the guy was too big and a little in the way, it did not affect their love for this node cabin in the slightest.

This is the largest cabin in the world, and although it is only 6 meters long, the interior space is already as high as 320 cubic meters, and it is so wide that it can be used as a plaza.

The other two modules on the axis are even more exaggerated, that is, the super module with a diameter of 14 meters and a length of 45 meters, which is the core control part of the entire space station.

One of the two cabins belongs to the pilot module, which is loaded with navigation equipment fixed by oversized gyroscopes and stores considerable fuel; The other is the docking with other spacecraft and the storage of cargo, which also houses a lot of equipment.

Even if it is not as empty as the XS-62, the usable space is still more than three thousand cubic meters, and two is almost seven thousand cubic meters.

It is conceivable that the so-called third-generation and fourth-generation space stations alone cannot even compare with this axial module, and if the entire Qianjin space station is divided into the fifth generation, the generation difference between them is too exaggerated, and other space agencies do not know how to catch up.

And to build such a large space station, an auxiliary facility is needed: the space shuttle.

It's not enough to be small, this kind of giant structure needs to be fixed with the help of a frame to improve its strength, and it can't withstand the pull caused by rotation on the interface alone, and there will definitely be problems.

It had to be a 100-ton space shuttle, which is not in service in the whole world right now.

Although NACA restarted the Space Shuttle program, the success of H1 convinced them that miniaturization was the right path, and instead of opening another project or continuing the STS program, they chose to invest directly in Dream Chaser.

While everyone believed that the 100-ton space shuttle would not work, Xinyuan was silently advancing the H2 project.

On June 1, a gray-and-white H1 space shuttle loaded onto the Il-62 and took off from the B-class base to the Xinyuan Space Launch Site.

There is speculation that this is a new model of H1 modification, or a special testing machine without thermal insulation.

The conclusion is similar, this is a specially built unmanned verification machine to verify the relevant technology of H2.

The reason why its surface has become gray is actually replaced with new thermal insulation tiles.

In order to reduce the cost of use, H2 decided to use insulating tiles that could not be replaced throughout the service life, and to connect them as a single body to completely eliminate risks.

Therefore, Xinyuan's engineers used the fusion insulation technology that is expected to be used on the H2 for this H1, which is very complex and irreplaceable, which can transfer heat to the bottom that bears the most heat, so that the insulation layer of the whole body is evenly consumed until the completion of 100 flight life.

The price of this set of insulation is extremely expensive, accounting for more than half of the cost of the H1, but it is well worth it if it can be exchanged for the entire life cycle without the need for reuse.

On June 4, the test aircraft with the internal code H1X flew from Xinyuan 5B at the Qiongzhou Cosmodrome, and did not land in Qiongzhou on the return trip, but returned directly to Xinyuan Airport.

Xinyuan claimed that it had conducted a flight test of a major improved H1 model, but it refused to disclose any information after leaving a group of questions for major aerospace agencies.

NACA couldn't see anything, so they could only push Sierra Nevada to improve their progress again.

……

In the space vehicle design department, Xiao Okada fiddled with a huge map of the solar system, put magnetic round nails on it, and Lin Ju sat on the table casually behind him.

"Boss, are you really going to make such a grand plan?"

"Yes, preferably within ten years, we want to complete the exploration of the planets in the solar system as much as possible, obtain basic data, and prepare for unmanned or manned landing."

After Lin Ju finished speaking, he also picked up a magnetic nail and placed it on top of Jupiter's second moon, Europa.

He came to Xiao Okada to arrange a mission, Xiao Okada is good at space vehicle design, so Lin Ju asked him to organize the launch of probes to all the planets in the entire solar system, preferably landing.

Including the eight planets, the asteroid belt, several moons of Jupiter and Saturn, etc., it is extremely complex.

Ten years, this is the time that Lin Ju gave Xiao Okada.

I don't know where the next system mission will go, although the probability of Mars is high, but what if it is not, a different place? Or maybe it's a different task?

But it should probably still be in the solar system, and it is necessary to explore the entire solar system for future missions.

However, Okada was still shocked, because this was not just a matter of throwing a probe to the past as it had been in the last century, but also trying to build a network of celestial bodies for long-term monitoring.

This includes the asteroid belt, which is rich in resources and has a considerable number of high-value meteorites, although there are no formed planets, and may become an important source of resources in the future.

To implement this plan, it will take tens of billions of dollars over 10 to 15 or even 20 years, using quite a lot of heavy rockets, carefully calculating the orbits of celestial bodies, and forming a dedicated team to keep an eye on this deep space network.

In order to communicate with these deep space probes, whose distance from the Earth is calculated in astronomical units, it is necessary to build ultra-large antennas on the ground or in low-earth orbit to transmit a large amount of data.

Therefore, Lin Ju temporarily named it the "Nakshatra" deep space network, which provides a variety of services for flights in the entire solar system, such as selecting landing sites in advance, spacecraft navigation, cosmic meteorite impact prevention, and so on.

Xiao Okada naturally knew the importance of this task, and almost held the entire galaxy in his hands.

"Please rest assured, President, before this year, the specific plan for the Deep Space Network will be submitted, but I still want to ask how much budget the Star Network can get every year?"

Lin Ju: "Not too much, try to control it within 2 billion, so that the financial pressure will be much less." ”

(End of chapter)