Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1129 Grab!
"Yes, use this gun to defend against enemy anti-ship missiles! Guard the last 3 kilometers for the warship!"

Good idea! As a country with the most practical experience and the most brilliant achievements in anti-ship missile combat, we have also considered the defense of anti-ship missiles.

"Comrade Zhendong, this is a good idea. Leader, let's do it! If our new ship can have this kind of weapon, it will be easier to deal with the threat of anti-ship missiles."

The Naval Equipment Bureau didn't expect that just by staying to listen, they could actually dig up such a treasure. This is almost the last piece of the puzzle for the battleship.

"Leader, let's do it!" The comrade from the Land Equipment Bureau looked at the leader of the Defense Work Committee with shining eyes.

The chassis uses a universal chassis, and the missiles, cannons, and radars all have the same technical sources, the range is also increased, and both cannons and missiles can be used in other places, taking into account multiple purposes. After thinking about it, there is no reason not to do it.

I knew I couldn't listen to this guy's nonsense. Once I listened, I had to pay!
The leader made the final decision: "Alright! Go for it! The radar and missiles will be handed over to your Institute of Navigation and Research, and the artillery will be handed over to Beijing University of Technology! We will organize it right away!"

After saying that, he nodded at Gao Zhendong and said, "You just can't stand seeing me have a few extra dollars in my hand."

Gao Zhendong laughed: "Money is only real money when it is spent."

"Well, that makes sense. If you have money, instead of spending it on equipment, you are going to save it and wait for compensation?" The leader laughed.

After laughing, the leader changed the subject: "Okay, let's discuss the follow-up improvements to the medium-range missiles. Let's all talk about it."

This was something that had been planned originally, but because Gao Zhendong's field combat air defense had derailed the plan, it was only formally brought up now.

This time, Gao Zhendong didn't say anything first. He still wanted to let the comrades express their opinions.

However, the issue of replacing the original delta wing with a long wing strip, and replacing the original ten-X configuration with a consistent configuration, was repeatedly mentioned and discussed by comrades.

The main thing is that the Ten-X is just too weird, a typical example of overdoing the tricks.

The long side slats proposed by Gao Zhendong are very common in medium and long-range air defense missiles. Whether it is the Americans, the Russians or us, the top three are carefully selected and trustworthy.

The more the comrades discussed it, the more they felt that this thing was good. It has great lift and a small wingspan. At the same time, it can also strengthen the missile body and lay a good foundation for increasing the missile overload.

After discussing one item after another, the comrades laid the foundation for the next step of medium- and long-range missiles. Suggestions such as the gas rudder and vector steering engine proposed by Gao Zhendong were also retained.

"Comrade Zhendong, do you have any additional ideas?"

Seeing that everyone had expressed most of their opinions, the leader of the Defense Work Committee asked Gao Zhendong.

Gao Zhendong thought for a while and said, "Let me make a few additional suggestions. First, the improvement of medium-range missiles should be aimed at more than 50 kilometers. Long-range missiles are not so urgent, but we must be determined to reach at least 80 kilometers."

In fact, this requirement is not high. The MR model of the Standard-1978 in 2 had a range of 74 kilometers at the beginning.

"So far?" The comrades from the Institute of Guidance and Research felt under great pressure.

"With the new configuration and new propellant, there shouldn't be much of a problem. As for the long-range missile, if it doesn't work, you can just add a booster. Anyway, as long as the diameter of the vertical launch device remains the same, it doesn't matter if the length is longer or shorter. It's easy to solve. The Navy's vertical launch also has enough length."

Although HTPB is not as exaggerated as propellants such as NEPE and GAP, the improvement is still obvious, and the experience of the Citigroup Standard Missile family is worth learning from.

The comrades from the Institute of Guidance and Research thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

"As for the second, the firing altitude of the medium-range missile should not be lower than 50 meters, preferably 32000 meters, based on a range of 35000 kilometers, and the speed should not be lower than Mach 3.5." Gao Zhendong made a very strange request. In the eyes of ordinary comrades, this altitude is completely ridiculous. Why set it so high?

Comrades from the Air Force and the National Defense Committee had an idea. They remembered that when they got the XB-70 intelligence, they asked Gao Zhendong for his opinion. His suggestion at the time was to ignore it and not think about follow-up issues. They should focus on the missiles and just pose a threat.

It seems that he hasn't forgotten this matter.

But what they didn't know was that Gao Zhendong had never considered the short-lived XB-70. He was targeting another aircraft that was known for its natural oil leakage but had never been shot down.

Gao Zhendong’s idea is very simple. It doesn’t matter if he can’t shoot you down. As long as he shoots high enough, he can scare you back.

“Well, this suggestion makes sense. You should follow up on it,” the leader of the Defense Work Committee said to the comrades from the Guidance and Research Institute.

I can’t say much about the XB-70 here, but there is no problem in confirming Gao Zhendong’s idea first.

The comrades in the Institute of Research and Development understood that Chief Engineer Gao’s requirements could be summed up in four words: high and far-reaching.
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By mid-July 1963, our first satellite had been operating normally in the sky for a month.

In addition to the timed rotation of "The East is Red", the instruments on board are also continuously sending back data.

Northwest Rocket Launch Base, Communications Control Room.

"What is the status of the satellite now?"

"It is very stable. The power supply has fully met the design specifications. The other instruments on board are also working basically normally."

"Did you receive all the data you wanted?"

"That's impossible. We want all the data, but it's the first one, so we didn't carry too much. But we did receive all the data that was on board."

"That's not enough? You're too greedy, hahaha."

"..."Several comrades were on duty in the communications control room, communicating with each other while on duty.

And in the rocket assembly building not far from here, the second rocket is already standing there.

“Have all the data come over there?”

"It's here. Some of the data has been applied to this one's program."

Several comrades were in a room on the top floor. From this position, they could see the satellite bracket of the rocket which had not yet installed the fairing, and next to it, a satellite was emitting a guide-colored light.

The satellite was wrapped in a layer of something like tinfoil, with only some necessary parts exposed.

On both sides of it, two sets of solar panels are folded up and distributed on both sides of the rectangular satellite.

"Haha, I guess no one would have thought that our second satellite would be launched into space so soon!"

The satellite in front of them is a real working satellite that is being studied synchronously with the first satellite. It is a low-Earth orbit satellite with image remote sensing capabilities.

Unlike the first satellite which raced against time and demonstrated its capabilities, the second satellite has a mission.

At the same time, the successful launch of the first satellite verified the reliability of our rocket and launch and orbital insertion technology. The backup arrow of this first arrow will be used to prepare for the launch of the second satellite.

It’s already been built, it would be a pity not to fight against it.

Although it was more complicated, the simultaneous research and development of the two stars allowed the second one to be produced not too long after the first one.

Comrades are now inspecting and installing the satellite. Once the installation is completed, it will be a matter of waiting for the launch window.

“Do you have confidence in this one?”

"Yes. Even the communication system that was not sent to space this time was tested on the ground and in the air. At the same time, although the broadcast communication of the first satellite was slow, it also verified the reliability of communication in the ionosphere."

"What about the slow-scan imaging device?"

Slow-scan imaging and communication systems are almost the two most important things this time.

"No problem. Based on the space radiation data and other data such as temperature from the first satellite, we have conducted similar environmental tests and they are completely reliable."

"That's good. Now we just need to see if the solar panels can be deployed normally."

Solar panels, NiMH batteries and other equipment were tested on the first star and were completely normal. The only problem was seeing the deployment.

"Don't worry, after many simulations, there will be no problem."

Several comrades looked at the silver-shining satellite and happy smiles appeared on their faces.

At the same time, Gao Zhendong was also smiling happily at his computer screen.

It was a paper, "A Study on Background Noise in Space Communications."

The name may look ordinary, but if you look closely at the content, you will find that it is not as simple as it seems.

This is a paper about the cosmic microwave background radiation.

"…while studying space communications, I discovered that there is background noise in the universe that cannot be eliminated…"

"…With the help of computers, I have carried out a lot of calculations and analyses and determined that the wavelength of this background noise is a definite value, which is 1.875 microns…"

"…its characteristic noise is approximately equivalent to blackbody radiation at a temperature of 2.7K and is essentially the same in all directions…"

"…This represents the oldest beam of light in the universe. The author believes that this is a trace left over from the early development of the universe. This background radiation is a strong support for the Big Bang model…"

This is what Gao Zhendong thought of when he was visiting the satellite launch. To be honest, this does not have very significant practical significance at the moment. After all, the most important thing in the country right now is to have enough food to eat and to be able to survive.

In this context, if Gao Zhendong were asked to work on purely theoretical research results such as cosmic microwave background radiation, he would not be interested. He would rather do something else with his time.

But Gao Zhendong didn't mind taking advantage of the situation.

——Because this is an achievement that won the Nobel Prize in 1978.

When Gao Zhendong analyzed the large amount of data he collected, including relevant data from satellites, and found that these data could support the publication of this result, he acted without hesitation.

To put it bluntly, he was just robbing!
As for whether he could win the Nobel Prize as he knew in his previous life, he didn't care much about it. Foreigners could win the prize for their publications, but it was hard to say whether the publications from this camp could win the prize.

Theoretically, science has no borders, but scientists do have borders. The nonsense that science has no borders is just for listening.

(End of this chapter)