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Chapter 475 Countdown to 24 Hours
On January 2024, 1, Phoenix Group's first lunar "solid water collector", code-named "Donghai Dragon King", was officially loaded into the payload compartment of the "Fufeng-25" super-heavy launch vehicle.

In addition, the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket is also loaded with eight "looking up probe vehicles", four "mobile power vehicles" and an improved "bionic robot".

So far, the payload compartment of the "Fufeng-30" carrier rocket has been fully utilized, with a total payload of [-] tons.

This time, the mission of "Fufeng-[-]" has also changed from the single launch of the "Donghai Dragon King" collector to multiple missions, adding the mission of transporting the "Looking Up Probe Vehicle", "Mobile Power Vehicle" and "Bionic Robot".

Countdown to launch - 48 hour.

The entire Wenchang Rocket Launch Base has entered a state of full preparation, and there is a tense atmosphere in the air. All the staff are doing their best to ensure the successful launch of the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket.

Launching a rocket is not as simple as setting off a firecracker. The early work is very cumbersome.

The very beginning of a rocket launch is the "Check Payload Test".

For example, for the "Fufeng-[-]" this time, the first step before preparing to launch is to check whether the equipment such as the "Donghai Dragon King" and the "Looking Up Rover" are normal.

In particular, the "wake-up test" is the most important.

Both of these exercises require engineers from all links of the entire launch site to work together, and all staff at the launch site must participate.

After this step of the test is successful, it will enter the "launch drill" stage.

Once an abnormal state occurs, it will be quickly fed back to the dedicated emergency response team. It can be said that the preliminary work of the entire launch is so meticulous that outsiders cannot imagine.

In the recent period of time, there have been many exchanges between the two sides.

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However, it is worth noting that in addition to paying attention to the status of the rocket itself, the rocket support team will also use drones to monitor the environmental status of the rocket and the surrounding environment of the launch base at any time.

"Both they and the European Union have several monitoring satellites and remote sensing satellites in the earth-moon orbit. Presumably, after they hear the news, they will definitely monitor the whole process after the 'Donghai Dragon King' enters the moon orbit."

Launch drills are divided into digital simulation drills and physical drills. "Digital simulation drills" will completely simulate all launch procedures, while physical drills will carry out all launch processes thoroughly and completely.

After a while, different voices sounded in the conference room.

You know, Chang'e [-] carries a lot of "small scientific research capsules", which is a verification type of "space base". Wouldn't it be possible to carry more "small scientific research capsules" with "Fufeng [-]"?
At this moment, an engineer with an obviously Asian face suddenly raised his hand.

But even though the Phoenix Group has disclosed few details, NASA can still judge the general situation through experience.

In addition, there are close inspections of the surrounding weather, accurate forecasts of temperature, humidity, wind and other related data!
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the rocket is ready for launch within 48 hours, all staff at the entire launch base will enter a state of high alert and tension.

After a while, the depressed engineer said slowly:
"Everyone, is there a possibility?"

On the other hand.

"The Phoenix Group did this for several reasons. Either they need to launch the 'Fufeng-[-]' to prepare for the next 'manned moon landing'; number collector, and other payloads."

"It's just that they didn't announce it to the public."

After a while, the accompanying director Zhang came in.

After speaking, he picked up the cigar on the table and took a deep breath, then continued:

Preparing for the "Manned Moon Landing"?

After the white engineer finished speaking, he did not speak, and slowly looked at the other engineers present.

"At that time, whether it is the Phoenix Group's verification of the 'Fufeng No. [-]', or there are more unannounced things on the 'Donghai Dragon King'... all the answers will be revealed!"

the other side.

"Director, this is the situation. The Phoenix Group did not use the 'Fufeng-[-]' rocket we expected, but used their super-heavy carrier rocket 'Fufeng-[-]' to carry out this launch mission."

In fact, status checks are performed all the time.

Hearing this, Director Terry shook his arm lightly, and said lightly:

NASA headquarters, in the conference room, a number of rocket engineers were summoned for an impromptu meeting.

the other side.

"This possibility is extremely small. The 'Chang'e 8.4' equipped with so many instruments is only [-] tons. The main task of the 'Donghai Dragon King' this time is to 'collect solid water' and does not need to carry too many detection instruments. , in theory, it is very simple to control the weight of the 'collector' below ten tons."

Thinking of this, Hu Lai exhaled softly, and his eyes fell on the "Fufeng No. [-]" that had been installed on the launch tower not far away and was ready to launch!
Then it's up to you!

Something not posted? !

The Phoenix Group actually used the "Fufeng-[-]" heavy-duty launch vehicle with significantly doubled thrust? !

But after a while, he still asked curiously:

Although it is said that he is not afraid of NASA's challenge, it would be a lie to say that Dendrobium flower did not feel a little pressure on NASA's launch of the "Lunar Exploration Program".

Then, replacing Fufeng No. [-] with Fufeng No. [-] will definitely not be due to the problem that the "collector" is too heavy.

And now.

Ok?
Hearing this, Director Terry sighed softly, with a bitter look on his face:
"It doesn't matter anymore."

NASA can get the SLS rocket so quickly after getting the funding, and at the same time, it can directly launch the "Lunar Solid Water Detection" mission so quickly, which is enough to show that NASA has a deep technical background and is by no means a soft persimmon.

As soon as these words came out, many engineers in the conference room couldn't help but nodded.

……

Why is it the most important step?
Because the current mainstream high-thrust rockets are all liquid low-temperature rockets, the engines are usually a combination of liquid oxygen/kerosene and liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen. Fufeng-[-] is a hydrogen-oxygen rocket engine, which uses liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. composition.

"it's actually really easy."

"While we don't know why they did it, it's clearly counterintuitive."

Countdown to launch - 24 hour.

The launch of "Fufeng-[-]" is also related to the Phoenix Group's plan to explore the moon on a large scale, and there is no room for loss.

In the office, Yurilev, who has been dealing with Yan Guo, is reporting the situation to the head of the Federal Space Agency, Terry Ivanovich.

???

Also attending this meeting is Director William.

Then using the same "Fufeng-[-]" launch vehicle as "Chang'e-[-]" is naturally the optimal solution for a perfect match.

"Indeed, this is indeed a very strange imagination, but is there a possibility that their 'solid water collector' weighs more than the 10-ton capacity of 'Fufeng-[-]' this time? Have to use 'Fufeng-[-]'? "

"Director, which one do you think is more likely?"

The scene fell into a brief silence.

but.

If it is because of preparations for "manned moon landing", it is indeed possible!
Nowadays, all countries attach great importance to the safety of astronauts. Generally speaking, it is absolutely impossible for any national agency to directly use a rocket with only one launch experience for "manned moon landing"!
This is extremely irresponsible both for the "manned moon landing" mission and for the lives of astronauts.

And the status inspection of the rocket is also multi-directional without dead ends.

It is also possible for the Phoenix Group to increase experience in this way.

Like NASA, the Phoenix Group's "Fufeng-[-]" appeared behind the launch tower, and professional organizations all over the world who paid attention to the launch of the "Donghai Dragon King" immediately discovered this problem.

Because whether it is the "Donghai Dragon King" or the "Looking Up to the Exploration Vehicle", once it enters the load compartment and puts the arrow on, it will be powered off, and then the device will enter a deep sleep mode and will not wake up again until it reaches the moon. There can't be any problems waking up the system.

"The detector of their previous 'Chang'e 8.4' weighed 8 tons. According to our speculation, their 'solid water collector' this time should be about [-] tons, or even lower."

"Whatever the reason, it doesn't matter to us anymore."

In addition, the Phoenix Group itself is not of an official nature like NASA or the Aerospace Group, and the Phoenix Group is not obliged to disclose in detail to the outside world.

So... Regarding the launch of the "Donghai Dragon King" mission, the outside world does not know much about the details.

Big hairy FSA.

"Is there another possibility? The Phoenix Group wants to use this opportunity to verify the specific performance of the 'Fufeng-[-]' launch vehicle again?"

As he spoke, the white engineer who was speaking stopped and pointed to the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket on the screen.

the other side.

This time Hu Lai also visited the Wenchang Rocket Launch Base in person again.

"According to the situation announced by the Phoenix Group, the performance of 'Fufeng-[-]' is similar to that of Yanguo Aerospace's 'Long March [-]' series. It is a heavy-duty launch vehicle with an earth-moon transfer capacity of ten tons."

Just when the Wenchang launch base was intensively preparing for the launch of the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket, NASA finally obtained some of the core information of the Phoenix launch mission.

What does it mean? !

After the rocket launch enters the 24-hour countdown, the most important step will be carried out-refueling.

If it is just to verify more performance data of "Fufeng No. [-]", why not choose Chang'e No. [-], No. [-] or No. [-]?

The launch control unit will always check the rocket's direction, collimation degree, etc.; the power unit will check the engine status and fuel condition...

"But they actually used the 'Fufeng-28' rocket... Although until now we have not fully known all the core performance of the 'Fufeng-[-]' rocket, but only inferred from the volume and engine performance, the 'Fufeng-[-]' launch vehicle The performance can definitely reach more than [-] tons in the earth-moon transfer orbit."

"Let's leave this matter to the North Americans. I believe they also know the news."

"I believe it won't be long, after Phoenix Group's 'Dragon King of the East China Sea' lands on the moon, everything will be known under the surveillance of the Yankees!"

This is the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket that is being prepared for launch at the Wenchang launch base.

Yurilev nodded without any surprise on his face, obviously he had thought of this before coming.

Time flies.

Because the "Donghai Dragon King" this time is mainly used to "collect solid water from the moon", it was not originally part of the Phoenix Group's "manned moon landing" plan, so this sudden increase in launch mission information is not relevant. many.

Indeed, the aerospace team of the Phoenix Group is an extremely professional team, and it is absolutely impossible to do such an unprofessional thing.

At this time, a picture of a rocket standing on a launch tower was displayed on the LCD screen in the conference room. Looking carefully, the rocket was painted with Phoenix Aerospace and its logo.

He knew the power of the "Fufeng-[-]" carrier rocket, so after learning that the "Donghai Dragon King" was launched by the "Fufeng-[-]" rocket, he immediately paid special attention to it.

"Boss, there is news from Chief Ouyang that all inspections and tests are normal and there is no problem."

Then comes the status check.

Just as Hu Lai was feeling emotional, there was a knock on the door of the room he was in.

Director William on the side frowned slightly. Although he didn't know why the Phoenix Group used Fufeng No. [-] instead of Fufeng No. [-], but...

Especially when "Fufeng-[-]" appeared on the launch tower, there were obvious differences within NASA.

Since the "Far East Development" agreement was reached with Yan State last time, Damao Space Agency has successfully joined the "Moon Joint Development Alliance" led by Yan State, and successfully reached a cooperative relationship with the Phoenix Group.

New things? !
As soon as these words came out, William's heart suddenly thumped, and his heart tightened for no reason.

"Could it be that in addition to the 'Donghai Dragon King', the 'Fufeng [-]' carried something that they didn't announce?!"

"Next, we will refuel after tomorrow enters the 24-hour launch countdown."

……

William looked over immediately.

According to normal circumstances, the "Donghai Dragon King" collector launched by the Phoenix Group this time should be similar to the "Chang'e-[-]" detector in terms of weight and mission type.

Hu Lai nodded.

"So, according to common sense, it is undoubtedly the best solution for them to use the mature and reliable 'Fufeng-[-]' rocket that has been launched many times, but they actually used it..."

"After all, according to the information we have, the Phoenix Group has only launched the Fufeng-[-] carrier rocket once during the "Moon-orbiting Flight Technology Verification" for this reason. Like their "Chang'e [-], [-], and [-]" series, they all use more For the mature 'Fufeng-[-]', I think they may also need more launch data of 'Fufeng-[-]' to prepare for the next step of 'manned landing on the moon'."

"More than 28 tons, in this way, the capacity will be significantly exceeded!"

This fuel is generally not refueled until 24 hours before the rocket launch.

On the one hand, it is because liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen have very strict temperature requirements and are easy to volatilize, so if they are added too early, they must continue to be added.

On the other hand, once the rocket is refueled, the rocket is destined to take off and there will be no turning back.

On January 2024, 1, at 26:[-] a.m., the Fufeng-[-] carrier rocket was filled with fuel.

(End of this chapter)