Siheyuan: I eat melons while doing scientific research

Chapter 1135 More than One Family is Interested

"Have the Gauls given up on the regional jet issue?"

Comrades from the National Defense Committee, the Foreign Affairs Department, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and the Civil Aviation Administration gathered together to digest the latest news.

"Yes, but they put forward some conditions, such as wanting to have technical exchanges and cooperation with us in the field of aerospace. They also put forward some requirements for the research and development, sales, and orders of regional passenger aircraft."

Comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade reported.

The leaders of several ministries were overjoyed when they heard this. They were not afraid to make requests. Only those who were dissatisfied with the goods were the buyers. Those who did not make any requests probably had no real interest in them.

Although I haven't heard what the other party's specific requirements are, the fact that they have made specific requirements in all aspects only shows one thing: the other party has truly considered this matter and has clear demands.

This is the foundation of the work. As for the specific conditions, we can talk about them slowly. Once the door is opened, everything will be easy.

"They have a big appetite, aerospace technology..."

"Maybe our satellites are too effective. And we all know that the strategic demands of the Gauls mean that even in the Oceania Treaty Organization, the support they can get is limited." The comrade from the foreign affairs department laughed.

Everyone knows that it is not easy to be the second in command in any organization, and it is even more difficult to be the second in command who has his own ideas and does not want to be submissive.

"So what is the attitude of the higher-ups towards this matter?" asked the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

The head of the foreign affairs department smiled and said, "I have also reported this to the chief, and his original words were, 'This is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, so why not be more generous and let you handle the details.'"

If everyone relaxes, it will be easy.

The comrade from the Ministry of Foreign Trade laughed when he heard this: "You know what, I am quite tempted by their suggestion of cooperating in the sale of business jets in a specific market."

In recent years, in addition to traditional export projects, some foreign trade departments that sell high-tech products are really interested in selling high-end products such as business jets. Although this thing is not our own, it is a good thing that we can put it on the shelf.

"Then let's do this. According to our old routine, we will call together comrades from related fields to discuss the details of how to proceed." said the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"Okay, please organize this matter. After all, the most important comrades here are from your Defense Work Committee." The comrade from the foreign affairs department said with a smile.

He never expected that this sentence would silence the Defense Work Committee.

Some are, some are not, and they have never been... I feel suffocated whenever I think about it.
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In fact, the Gauls are not the only ones interested in the development of our satellite system, but of course, the overall number is not large.

After all, there are only a few companies that are qualified to sit at the table of aerospace applications at this time.

One of them is naturally the big brother in the north - the Russians.

For the Russians, this matter seems a bit unbelievable.

The Russians have no shortage of reconnaissance satellites. Their "Zenit" photographic reconnaissance satellite was launched into space even before we launched our first satellite.

But the most important thing is that this thing is a recoverable satellite, and its technical basis is based on the Vostok spacecraft.

As for satellites that can take photos or obtain remote sensing data and transmit them back in real time, that will take a long time. It was not until ten years later that the Russians finally mastered it.

The biggest problem is the battery! Of course, the communication system is also a problem, but not as big as the battery.

At this time, a group of Russians were gathering together to discuss the latest technological trends of their friends from the south.

"Comrades in the South have actually acquired the ability to take photos and transmit them back in real time. This is totally unexpected. We ourselves have not yet acquired this capability." An old Russian satellite technology expert exclaimed.

"It's okay..." Another person even laughed.

"Are you okay? My dear Davari, did you drink too much Vodka?" The other comrades were very surprised by his reaction.

"No, no, no, what I mean is, at least Lubyanka doesn't have to spend time and energy on the issue of 'who leaked our latest technology'. We don't even have this technology yet." The old Russian who said it was okay laughed very hard. From his reaction, he was probably more dissatisfied with Lubyanka.

"This joke is not funny, my Davari." Finally someone couldn't help it and stopped him from laughing.

"Okay, comrades, we have long known that our comrades in the South are developing their capabilities. We have seen that they are ahead of us in certain areas, and now, they are just ahead of us in another area. What we need to discuss now is, what can this bring?" "It won't bring us technical benefits, although I really hope so, but they will not share this level of technology." An aerospace technology expert spread his hands.

"Not necessarily, my Davari, the most important thing now is, can anyone tell me in what aspects they are ahead of us? If we want to obtain technology, what exactly should we ask of them?" This Davari does not seem to be inclined towards technology, but is more responsible for matters related to the communication process.

"Power supply...power supply technology...this is the first thing I can think of."

"Power source? Perhaps they use battery technology like us?"

"It's unlikely that they would use the power of a recoverable satellite to support a real-time transmission system. In terms of engineering application, this is a behavior that will not please both sides."

For those who are truly engaged in technology, it is easy to distinguish that if a satellite has real-time transmission capability, it cannot be a recoverable satellite, because real-time transmission capability requires a whole set of costs to support it, and these costs may even affect the reconnaissance effect. A recoverable satellite also requires a whole set of costs to support the return. It is impossible to implement both sets on the same satellite in terms of application.

Southern comrades are not fools.

"That's a nuclear battery?"

"It's unlikely. Their nuclear industry is not very advanced, and supporting nuclear weapons may have reached its limit."

"what do you mean?"

"They may have mastered advanced solar energy technology. Of course, there is also a possibility that they are using nuclear battery technology. If that is the case, at least one thing is certain, that is, their nuclear battery technology is more advanced than ours." A Russian satellite expert said with certainty.

The Russians' solar cell technology is not very good these days. Even after the mid-70s, they still couldn't use solar cells to provide enough electricity for reconnaissance satellites. They had to shamelessly continue to use nuclear batteries under the accusations of Western countries.

Even though their satellites are very heavy, they still cannot meet this requirement.

Another problem they have is that the electronic system is relatively weak, and the same functions require more weight and power to achieve.

The Russian reconnaissance satellites are all quite large. In fact, it is not entirely because their launch vehicle technology is advanced and can launch heavier satellites, but part of the reason is that they have no choice.

So a power supply issue aroused their considerable interest.

"What else? What else?"

"Photography and transmission... Mr. Davari, we still don't have reliable equipment to digitize image information, and it is obvious that Comrade Nan Fang has solved this problem. If we look at it from this perspective, even the importance of power supply should be ranked behind. For us, nuclear batteries are a problem that can be solved, but digital image sensors are still very difficult for us."

If the power supply is just a question of whether it is good or not, then the issue of whether the digital image sensor even exists has not been completely resolved.

"Is there anything else we can't do?" The more the Russians who were not in charge of technical work listened, the more disappointed they became.

In fact, there is nothing bad to say. For the Russians, it was a bit too advanced to solve the problem of real-time transmission of satellites in orbit in 1963.

"Communications, but this is not the main problem. Our Zenit satellite is very large. If we improve on its basis, we can solve this problem to a certain extent by increasing the power if there is no other way. At least it is not completely unusable."

"Solved to some extent? My dear Davari, what you mean is that we haven't completely solved it, right?"

"If we must have a rigorous discussion, you are right," a technical expert said helplessly.

At this time, people from the Russian military couldn't help but interrupt.

"Comrades, I don't know how difficult this is, but what I want to say is that we need this ability. I don't care how you solve this problem, but we need it. This is the problem you have to solve. I think that since our comrades in the south who are lagging behind us can solve it, I don't think you can't solve it."

But we really can't solve it for the time being, and the Russian technical experts feel very helpless.

At this time, the minister in charge of military exchanges raised his hand and said: "Comrades, if necessary, I can work with the comrades in the diplomatic department to put forward the request for technical exchanges to the comrades in the south, but we cannot guarantee the effect."

From the bottom of his heart, he was happy about this matter. In his opinion, the fact that comrades in the south had this ability meant that he also had this ability.

Perhaps comrades in the South do not agree with exporting technology, but acquiring technology and possessing capabilities are two different things. It is not difficult to share this capability through other means.

"Go ahead, my comrade minister. This is of great significance to our competition with the Citigroup people." In fact, there is no need for other examples. During last year's Cigar Country missile crisis, the Russians suffered a lot of losses due to reconnaissance satellites.

(End of this chapter)