Return to the exciting era of 1999

Chapter 2355: The difficulty is increasing
"Old Qi, should we report this project to the National Space Center? We are still very short-staffed right now. What do you think?"

The joke was over, and a file popped up on the big screen in front of Ji Donglai. The large carrier rocket had met the return capsule outside the atmosphere, and the two were undergoing a backward docking. According to the plan, this return would be towed and recovered by the carrier rocket.

The entire process must be controllable. This is a bolder attempt. Although it is a bit unbelievable, Ji Donglai still wants to give it a try.

For this experiment, Ji Donglai had kept the rocket's thrust data secret from the public for the past few times. According to calculations, the return capsule plus the captured debris just met 70% of the carrying capacity.

If this test is successful, Yiyuan Intelligent Manufacturing will work together with the National Space Center to carry out future commercial launch missions.

As for the golden comet research, Ji Donglai also wanted to do this.

"why?"

Qi Jia was a little surprised to hear Ji Donglai say this. For all previous projects, Ji Donglai insisted on developing them independently and never accepted any assistance or participation from any organization.

Qi Jia didn't understand why this matter was brought up this time.

"A hero is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Once this fragment enters the atmosphere, someone will have information, and many people will ask us for it. If we put it on the aerospace center, no one will dare to say anything. All research will still be based on you. We are just pretending to be a tiger."

"Old Qi, I can't do this for much longer. Someone else has to do the rest. We have already suffered damage more than once. I have to consider your personal safety. I also hope that you can find problems on this golden comet that our predecessors have not discovered."

"You will also need to assist Lao Fan in the manned lunar landing. Installing base stations on the lunar surface and setting up repeaters according to the spatial coordinates you provided will be a huge expense. It will be difficult for our group to bear it alone."

"We will contribute some data and return the funds to you, which will be beneficial for you to build a space repeater later. Our satellite network has reached a bottleneck period. Next, you can use Beidou to transmit. Therefore, our data cannot be kept confidential. It is better to share part of it directly."

"I'll let my senior brother Li Dongxin handle the negotiations. You'll be fully responsible for the technical aspects. You'll be the one making the choices when it comes to any contacts. You'll decide what to give, how to give, and how much to give."

"To be honest with you, if it weren't for this project, I would have quit long ago."

Thinking about the future economic situation in the world, Ji Donglai also felt very powerless.

All the horses, chariots and cannons were brought out to set up the stage for the show, all vying for the right to speak. Only one unit of intelligent manufacturing could not hold up.

Huawei's old ren started early enough, and Ji Donglai did not dare to compete with him.

Qi Jia felt a little lonely, but thinking about what Ji Donglai said, he had to admit that it was true.

"I agree, but you have to promise me to work for another three years, otherwise I won't do it!"

"Why? I still want to travel around the world, and you asked me to postpone it. Do you know how I have been living these years..."

Faced with Qi Jia's further increase in the stakes, Ji Donglai shook his head.

From being purely for money in the past to fulfilling a promise later, Ji Donglai felt exhausted physically and mentally, and had long wanted to come down and have a good rest. He had enough money to spend, and he could support ten prodigal sons in three lifetimes.

From now on, the whole family can just spend money in the company, since you are the absolute controlling shareholder.

Qi Jia was helpless. Without Ji Donglai, who could guarantee him unlimited bullets? Others didn't know, but Qi Jia knew how expensive this thing was.

New executors may not dare to rent Sky Eye for remote detection and connect it to Beidou because it is a waste of money.

In this way, the two quarreled for half an hour.

"Two and a half years, I will spend the remaining half year healing myself, there is no room for negotiation. You are such a hard-nosed person, Lao Qi, I've asked Ran Bo to get my sound system, no more bargaining, I'm hanging up."

Ji Donglai was extremely annoyed by Qi Jia and hung up the phone. The shadow of the returning rocket could already be seen in the space. Everyone's heart was in their throat, especially Fan Zhongbao.

The entire rocket was designed by the other party, and no one knows the limits of this thing better than Fan Zhongbao. Only a paranoid person like Ji Donglai would dare to think about taking over the return capsule this time.

If this thing is successful, Fan Zhongbao can use it as a basis to build a spaceship. This is what technological continuity means. Take one step and then move three steps, look three steps ahead, and think three steps ahead.

The matter of the golden comet has been taken over by the Qijia project team. Now Fan Zhongbao is extremely nervous and is checking various forms in his hands.

"ignition!"

"Puff puff……"

When the returning rocket arrived at the designated area, Fan Zhongbao gave an order and his men immediately operated the engine to ignite it.

"An ignition failure!"

"Come again!"

The huge speed made ignition very difficult, so Fan Zhongma immediately ordered a second ignition.

"Secondary ignition failed!"

"Come again!"

Pulling off his hat, Fan Zhongbao wished he could go into the air and light the fire himself.

"puff……"

"Ignition successful, side ignition test!"

Finally, on the third ignition, the engine successfully began to spew flames, and the side rocket test began. Fan Zhongbao's glasses were covered with sweat.

As the high-thrust rocket engine continued to propel the return capsule, its speed began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Ji Donglai entered the command center again. "Direction correction, quick!"

The rocket was still three kilometers away from the receiving tower. At Fan Zhongbao's command, the entire project team began to get busy again. The infrared laser calibration device started and the rocket engine began to adjust slowly.

At a distance of one thousand meters, the rocket almost reached the designated location.

"Shh!"

"Straight arms out to the side!"

As the rocket moved according to the regulations, the entire complex slowly retreated like a barracuda.

"Lao Fan, if things go wrong, you have to grab it in advance. The position of the return capsule is a bit crooked this time. To prevent collision, calculate the position to prevent damage to the engine. It is best for the crane to get into position immediately and lift the return capsule down in time. I feel like this thing weighs far more than five tons, Lao Fan, you have to be careful."

Ji Donglai looked at the return capsule with worry in his eyes, and Fan Zhongbao was also stunned.

He opened the screen on the tablet in Ji Donglai's hand and zoomed in, and indeed, several locations were severely deformed.

"Grab at position C, don't wait until position A, add five cranes, prepare high-elastic nylon ropes, the weight of the equipment exceeds expectations, hurry! Where is the closed chamber, fireproof cover, isolation body..."

The debris comes from outer space and its surface burns without passing through the atmosphere, which is dangerous, so various protections must be taken.

Various equipment that had been prepared long ago arrived at the scene in advance, including the epidemic prevention department, and everyone was extremely nervous.

Facts proved that Ji Donglai entered at a very timely moment. When the rocket was still one hundred meters away from the return tower, the return capsule was completely broken and huge fragments rushed out from the side.

Fortunately, the return rocket has a self-adjustment device, otherwise the entire rocket would be tilted.

"Boom!"

Huge comet fragments slammed heavily onto the ground, penetrating the half-meter-thick ground covered with twenty layers of steel bars, and the fragments were deeply embedded in the ground.

quiet!
The entire command room was plunged into a terrifying silence.

"Grab the rocket and cover the debris immediately, quick!"

"Ah... move now!"

No one expected such an emergency to happen. The rocket operators wiped their sweat and everything went on as usual.

The rest of the personnel rushed into the scene with various equipments, and the high elastic tarpaulin covered the scene driven by the drone, followed by the PVC transparent covering layer.

The free foam material is sprayed on the site, followed by disinfectant.

Next, a huge glass protective cover was dragged into the scene by a large helicopter and was firmly placed over the debris under the command of the staff.

At this time, the staff wearing protective clothing ran forward and sealed the glass cover on all sides.

"Where's the lens hood?"

As the staff completed the sealing, Fan Zhongbao looked at the scene, checked four screens, and saw no sunshades, so he yelled at the staff.

"The staff just said that the plane had a malfunction..."

The liaison personnel were also very helpless at this time, and Fan Zhongbao was almost going crazy.

"Put on the tarp, quick! Don't worry, Old Fan!"

With the corner of his mouth twitching, Ji Donglai secretly cursed some people for still having time to think about small things at this time. It would be a miracle if you could achieve anything.

The drones outside the entire base began to start up, and a huge tarpaulin covered the sky and the entire glass cover. Then the vacuum pump started and the glass cover began to be vacuumed. It was only at this time that Fan Zhongbao wiped his sweat.

"Boss Ji, luckily you were prepared, otherwise something bad would have happened... These bastards are still brooding over personal grudges at this time, damn it..."

Fan Zhongbao never swears, but today he used some swear words.

From the time when he made the high-thrust rocket to now, Fan Zhongbao has never had a smooth journey whenever he cooperates with this group of people, as each of them is always thinking about his own little calculations.

Even if it is cooperation, no one is willing to give any help, and there are many people who make sarcastic remarks.

Today he even stretched out his leg to trip him, and Fan Zhongbao scolded him for five minutes.

"When someone comes to ask for samples, remember to review them strictly. Typos and punctuation marks are not acceptable. You are in charge!"

Ji Donglai is not surprised by this kind of shit. As the saying goes, I have the intention to become a Buddha, but you force me to become a devil.

Fan Zhongbao gritted his teeth and waved to his men. According to the agreement, all the data from this launch and recovery should be given to certain people, but this time Fan Zhongbao intercepted them all.

"Lock up all the data. No one can move it without my order, unless it's President Ji's order!"

It almost caused a disaster and Fan Zhongbao became completely furious.

Qiu Yuzheng soon learned the news, and the old man was also angry at this time, but as a superior, he was more stable than Ji Donglai.

(End of this chapter)