The Alliance left Lucia with a vast legacy, but it was not easy to receive it.

For example, in order to balance the various member countries, the alliance disposed of various production complexes, and it didn't matter during the alliance period, but now Lucia has to find a way to make up for the part taken by the other member countries if she wants to do something.

But even with the loss of a large number of scientists, even if the economy is far inferior to that of the Union, and even with all this, Lucia is still recognized as the third country in the world that is most likely to achieve the moon landing.

The "Star of Asia" cooperated by India and the island countries stumbled at the beginning, and the two half-hung aerospace "powers" obviously couldn't do 1+1=2 together, and 1+1=1.2 could be regarded as a manifestation of the wet goddess.

In fourth place is the ESA "Selene" program, although ESA has no available manned spacecraft and has not developed a giant rocket, but the scientific and technological strength and economic strength of the group should not be underestimated, as long as it is united, it is still very promising.

As for other countries...... Oh, and the stick recently announced plans for the development of its own "World" rocket, and said that it is preparing for the moon landing in 2030.

What are the parameters of the World rocket, the Lucia technology and engine purchased by the first-stage rocket body are stronger than the Long March 1.

Stronger than Long March 1......

But the number of players in the world who can play launch vehicles can be counted on one hand, so if the "World" succeeds, it is actually a good result?

……

"The Space Shuttle Pioneer has completed the second phase of the space station assembly mission and will return to Earth in the near future.

It is reported that the Pioneer crew learned from the experience of the first space shuttle truss installation operation, and completed the installation of the next three spoke modules and corresponding trusses of the Endeavor space station two days ahead of schedule, which represents the completion of the first part of the installation plan of the Endeavor space station as scheduled.

The commander of this crew was the heroic astronaut Liu Ming, and for the first time, the payload expert ......"

On March 10, the Pioneer crew installed all six spoke modules of the Endeavor space station, along with the corresponding trusses.

A combination with a diameter of more than 100 meters and a mass of more than 430 tons appeared in space, directly alongside the International Space Station, to become the largest spacecraft in orbit of mankind.

With the addition of H2M, the Advance Movement, which had been drifting for half a year in two modules, began to take shape at an unimaginable speed, and the internal support part was installed in two missions.

The size of this huge man-made assemblage is roughly 100x100 meters, which is already more than the 100x80 meters of the International Space Station.

In the playground of the Southern University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, you can see the telescope set up by the Astronomical Society every night, and the most entry-level basic model can see the white shadow of the "m" shape of the Qianjian.

Even on a night when the weather is nice, people with good eyesight can find it.

Elon Musk lies in front of the telescope, slightly adjusts the elevation angle through the eyepiece, and carefully moves the advance to the center of the frame.

Naturally, this one is not an ordinary entry-level model, and he can almost make out the trusses on the surface of the space station.

"Scott, she's beautiful. I feel like if I can live in a space station like that, I can feel that I am really in the space age, where the human body has not adapted to space, but they have brought their home to space. ”

Musk is in a good mood, and after many tests, NACA approved the first unmanned full-state test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft in mid-March, and if there are no problems, the next manned flight can be carried out.

The second-generation "Dragon" that was hacked is at least much safer than the Dream Chaser, and now Sierra Nevada and Lockheed are taking apart each part of the Dream Chaser for individual safety review under the supervision of the "2.22 Accident Investigation Committee", with a total of more than 1,900 items.

If all of them are really tested, I am afraid that the Dream Chaser will also be among the safest space shuttles.

John vowed never to launch the Aramco astronaut with the Lucia Alliance spacecraft again, so the future missions will basically be undertaken by the Dragon spacecraft and the Dream Chaser, and if nothing else, the Dragon spacecraft will get the first time.

In addition, the Starship SN12 prototype has left the factory and is ready for new landing tests, and the Super Heavy booster is also under urgent development, and the excellent test performance of the "Raptor" generation engine gives him full confidence.

"Scott, are we ready for our new spacesuit?"

"Ready, but the personal doctor advises you to continue to lose weight, otherwise it ......"

"Okay, okay, I know what to do, the extra 20 pounds won't keep the Dragon from orbiting, right?"

“……”

"Oh, how is the Lockheed Martin flexible rope going, can we install it on the 'Dragon' in July of this year?"

Scott: "They said that the progress is very good, the Dragon spacecraft is not yet 15 tons, and it is okay to find one from the existing materials and improve it slightly, but they also say that this is an unproven technology......"

Musk shook his head and interrupted him: "That's why we have to experiment first, we don't have time to try slowly, look at the 'forward', it's comparable to at least four Starship spacecraft, and now they are passing over South America." ”

Since Lao Ma proposed the idea of FGD (Flexible Gravity Device), he himself has been actively promoting this technology, and NACA has also supported it to a certain extent.

It may be necessary to wait for the Starship, but the existing Dragon ship is small and mature, and it is clearly a suitable test subject.

SpecaX and Lockheed Martin got together and decided to work together, with the latter intending to apply the technology to subsequent Orion spacecraft.

The current solution is to place the rope retractor between the propulsion module and the command module of the Dragon spacecraft, both of which are of similar mass and can be achieved at the same level with only minor adjustments.

The only problem is that when it rotates, the command module needs to be separated from the propulsion module first, and then the rope is connected to the original interface position of the Dragon spacecraft, otherwise the gravity of the astronauts in the spacecraft will be directed to the ceiling instead of the feet.

In addition, the command module of the Dragon spacecraft needs to be modified to reduce the number of members to three, and the remaining space will be fueled for the engine to enter and exit the rotating state, and it must also be saved.

The first verification spacecraft is expected to use a rope about 220 meters long, or a radius of about 110 meters, that will rotate opposite each other at two revolutions per minute, generating 0.5G gravity.

SpecaX has already sent a crewed Dragon spacecraft to Lockheed Martin, is in the process of retrofitting it at their facility, and will be unmanned for about a week after launch into space, before deciding to launch a second artificial gravity spacecraft.

If the first trial is fully successful, it will certainly receive a significant investment from NACA, Lockheed can develop a new Orion spacecraft with FGD, and SpecaX will receive funding for subsequent Dragon and Starship.

(End of chapter)