Is launching rockets something that private companies do?

It's not that it's impossible for private enterprises to launch rockets, but it's just that it's thankless. The cycle for converting investment into profit is very long, and most of the money invested is wasted.

The leaders of Shengshi and the bosses were shocked because they felt that Xinghai Group had done such a thankless job and had taken such a big step, so why did it suddenly get into aerospace?

In fact, if this is a normal historical trajectory, "Made in China 2025" will be released in May next year, requiring the acceleration of the construction of civil space infrastructure and the development of aerospace.

Next year in October 2015, multiple departments of the GUO jointly released the "Mid- and Long-term Development Plan for Civilian Space Infrastructure" to encourage private capital to actively participate in the aerospace industry.

Since then, private commercial rocket companies have sprung up one after another.

In those years, four domestic private rocket companies made eight attempts to launch into orbit, and two of them successfully launched their rockets into orbit.

Therefore, in the previous life, my country's commercial aerospace industry started in 2015. In the next few years, the scale of my country's commercial aerospace market will grow rapidly, with the annual growth rate remaining above 20%.

According to statistics, in 2013, my country's commercial aerospace market reached 300 billion yuan, and by 2022, it is expected to reach 1.5 trillion yuan. Its upstream industries are mainly rocket manufacturing, satellite manufacturing and the supply of raw materials, while the downstream industry is mainly satellite operations , application and service links.

The commercial satellite launch market has boomed in recent years, prompting a surge in demand for low-cost launch vehicles.

According to statistics, in the next 10 years, 20,000 to 30,000 satellites will need to be launched around the world, and the demand for rockets is huge.

However, for private aerospace companies, launch vehicle technology is difficult, the development cycle is long, and production capacity improvement is slow. Therefore, GUO countries have also introduced relevant support policies.

Only commercialization can accelerate the development of GUO's aerospace industry.

Perhaps, the drafting of a civil space plan has already begun.

The boss was silent for a moment and said: "It is not impossible for Xinghai Group to enter aerospace, and it is even possible to build a rocket launch base.

Originally, relevant departments were also discussing this matter and planned to launch it next year. Currently, relevant departments are improving the plan.

Since Mr. Mu mentioned it, I can give you the answer now. It is not a problem that Xinghai Group can enter the aerospace industry as the first batch of private capital.

However, it should be noted that the location of the rocket launch base must avoid densely populated areas. When the time comes, Xinghai Group will come up with a detailed plan and let the expert group discuss safety issues.

Mr. Mu, you must be mentally prepared. Research and development of aerospace is a thankless task. The market size is huge, but the investment return cycle is very long, and you may not even make a penny.

Although Xinghai Group has abundant funds, aerospace is a big hole that cannot be filled no matter how hard it is. It is difficult to produce results even with all the efforts of the country. Isn’t it just that the GUO family next door has been dragged down? We have invested so much in the past many years. It really needs to be converted into

Investment, this account is really difficult to settle.

Therefore, Mr. Mu, if things are not going well, stop before you go and take your time.

By the way, do you have an expected location now?"

Mu Yang heard this and understood what the boss said. The GUO family invests up to 100 billion yuan in aerospace every year.

This does not include the cost of mobilizing other resources. If Muyang cannot cheat, even if Xinghai Group makes hundreds of billions of dollars in profits every year, if it sinks too deep and fails to produce results, a company may be dragged down by this aerospace project.

"Thank you for the leadership's concern and support. Aerospace is not only my dream, but also the dream of all Xinghai Group employees.

I also hope that Xinghai Group will explore and find a different aerospace path and contribute to the GUO family." Mu Yang said gratefully, "The aerospace project will not affect other research and development projects. We have already laid the foundation for it.

Understand the basics and be prepared.

The current planned location is in the coastal area, Dagutou, Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, covering an area of ​​about 6 square kilometers and about 15 kilometers away from the population center.

We chose this location first because of the convenience of transportation. Some large-scale equipment may be very difficult to transport by road. We plan to place the production base in the No. 2 Industrial Park in Yangfu District. After production, the equipment can be directly transported to the sea through the Qianjiang River.

Second, the northwest region is too remote. Not only is it difficult to transport, it is also inconvenient to absorb talents. It is too far from the headquarters, making work inconvenient."

Muyang chose to be close to the seaside. In addition to the short distance and convenient transportation, it was also for the purpose of laying out the future. Ocean resources will be abundant. As long as you can get your own smart robot, it will be very good to mine rare resources in the deep sea.

It's also close to the island country. It seems pretty cool to secretly go there and dig out the other side's resources without the other side noticing.

That island, Dagutou, only occupies one-third of the land area, and it can be expanded in the future. At most, it will just be reclaimed.

"The waterway is convenient, and the place is really nice." Zhang Wei praised.

In fact, he is still worried about Mu Yang leaving H City. Aerospace is a big investment. If Mu Yang chooses the northwest or western region, it will have nothing to do with H City.

The boss has his own judgment, but since Mu Yang has already chosen the place, if there are no big problems, it is not impossible, so he said: "It is indeed good. Submit the plan and let the relevant departments investigate. Development must still pay attention to protection

If there are no major environmental problems, we can only choose another location."

"This is appropriate. If it doesn't work there, I have two other site options." Mu Yang nodded to express his understanding. "In addition to building a launch base, I also plan to build an airstrip."

In Mu Yang's plan, launching rockets is only to lay the foundation for aerospace. This technology is not that simple, otherwise other countries would have mastered it long ago.

Propulsion technology, cryogenic technology, rocket recycling, rocket separation and start-up at all stages, rocket speed adjustment, orbit alignment, high temperature resistant materials, rocket body design, power system, flight control system, safety control system and communication measurement system are very complex technologies.

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In fact, what he wants to build most right now is an aerospace plane. The runway is not only prepared for aerospace planes, but may also be used for testing other aerospace vehicles.

Perhaps, in the future, Muyang plans to develop a vertical take-off and landing space shuttle, but the runway can still be used as a backup.

Mu Yang also wanted to get it right in one step, directly boarding the aerospace plane and launching some kind of rocket.

However, things are not that simple. Even if you can cheat, you cannot directly buy the real thing.

Aviation and aerospace are two different technical fields. Aerospace has flown out of the earth's atmosphere, entered the planet's orbit, and even left the planet's orbit.

The minimum speeds required for an aircraft to orbit the Earth, break away from the Earth, and fly out of the solar system are called the first, second, and third cosmic velocities, respectively, which are 7.9 kilometers/second, 11.2 kilometers/second, and 16.7 kilometers/second.

An aerospace plane must meet the first cosmic speed.

If a rocket wants to fly out of the atmosphere and enter orbit, it must at least reach the first cosmic speed.

Like a fighter jet, maybe two or three times the speed of sound is very fast, but it still cannot accelerate into the earth's orbit. It needs about 12-25 times the speed of sound.

Moreover, in the case of hypoxia, if you use fuel as power, you need to bring your own liquid oxygen.

After all, conventional energy power can no longer meet the requirements. It is best to use controllable nuclear fusion power, which is not what Muyang Energy is currently doing.

Mu Yang wanted to buy the aerospace plane technology directly, but the aerospace plane was already a special item and required basic aviation technologies such as supersonic aircraft and rocket launch, so he could not buy it directly.

This is good, as it avoids gaps in aerospace technology.

After all, aerospace planes are not on the same technical level as aviation aircraft and aviation fighters. The requirements are too high. Not to mention other technologies, only three technologies, namely energy, aircraft high-temperature resistant materials, and aircraft high-strength structural materials, are stuck.

Even by 2022, no country has developed a real aerospace plane, not even a quasi-aerospace plane.

If it is really done, it will pose too great a threat to other countries.

Therefore, if Xinghai Group wants to develop an aerospace plane, it can only do it secretly and cannot let developed countries know about it.

Before acquiring aerospace aircraft technology, technical issues such as energy, high-temperature-resistant materials and coating materials, ultra-high-strength materials, and supersonic aircraft engines can be solved first.

The boss was a little curious: "Building an airstrip, do you plan to also research aircraft?"

"Get ready for the aerospace plane." Mu Yang knew that there were some things that the boss couldn't hide, and it might be necessary to mobilize national resources in order to develop faster.

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The boss was shocked again, and so were the other Shengshi leaders.

It seems that Mu Yang is no longer on the same level as them. Everyone still wants to delve into high technology. He is not only high-tech and top-notch technology, but also wants to engage in black technology and alien technology.

If you hear Mu Yang's whimsical thoughts again, you don't have to be surprised anymore. You have to get used to his unrestrained thinking.

The boss confirmed again: "Mr. Mu, did I hear correctly? Aerospace aircraft are not supersonic aircraft or civil aviation aircraft?"

"It's an aerospace aircraft, which is a different level than supersonic aircraft and can enter the earth's orbit." Mu Yang nodded, "Of course, this road is very difficult, and it may not be possible to develop it in ten years."

"Well, you just need to be mentally prepared. This is much more difficult than building a photolithography machine." The boss didn't have much hope for this. Even Mu Yang himself didn't have much confidence. He probably just wanted to give it a try.

"It doesn't have to be successful. Maybe some advanced technologies can be developed during research and development, such as high-temperature-resistant materials, ultra-high-strength materials, etc." Mu Yang smiled, even if he can cheat, with the current situation

He really didn't have much confidence in the situation, so he could only take it one step at a time.

But at least he was able to cheat, and the system had pointed him to the right path.

If you explore by yourself, you will be able to find the way.
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