This star is going to the moon

Chapter 201: The 70th International Astronautical Congress "Gathers All the Talents", and the Shameful Country "Stays True to Its Steal"

Ma Yilong’s previous feeling was indeed correct. Lu Yun did not finish his words during that live broadcast.

In fact, in addition to the three options he mentioned, which are not suitable for adding docking interfaces to the Tiangong Space Station, there is another option for Blue Star Aerospace Company to build a new type of node cabin itself.

But according to Lu Yun, it is called "Space Dock".

It’s just that his dock is… a bit big.

But according to Lu Yun, since it is a dock, it is not enough to just dock "ships", there must also be a place to "store goods", right?

Therefore, the "space dock" designed by Lu Yun not only has a node module with multiple docking ports, but also has a cabin connected to the back, which is comparable to a new Tianhe core module.

(Online photo, schematic diagram of Tianhe core module)
The only difference is that the node cabin of the "space dock" has four 0.8-meter diameter circular docking ports on the "up, down, left and right" sides, which are the same as those of the Tiangong Space Station, as well as a 1.2-meter square docking port located in the "front".

It also has no small column section, only a large column section with a diameter of 4.2 meters.

Of course, as a "space dock", it does not have the 16-meter length of the core module, but only 10 meters.

And there are not as many equipment inside as in the core cabin. The space is very spacious and can hold a lot of things.

Of course, the main reason is that all the technologies are readily available, allowing Lu Yun to use the "technology integration theory" to quickly design and manufacture them.

Ma Yilong's company specializes in "space transportation", whether it is manned or cargo, whether it is the "van" Falcon 9 rocket or the future "big truck" Super Falcon rocket, or the destination is Earth orbit, the moon, or the future Mars, they do this.

Even the Starlink satellites are responsible for "signal transmission".

Ma Yilong does not work in other areas. Things like commercial space stations and commercial lunar probes are all being done by other commercial aerospace companies.

As for the deep space probes with "no commercial benefits", they were developed by the American space agency and were funded by national funds.

Originally, Ma Yilong thought that Lu Yun was following his lead and wanted to turn "Blue Star Aerospace" into a replica of "Space Fork" and a professional "space transport operator".

But he would not have thought that Lu Yun's situation was different from his. Now China does not have the strong aerospace base of the United States, nor does it have new plug-ins that can defeat Lu Yun's plug-ins, so no company can compete with Lu Yun at all.

If Lu Yun doesn't do it himself, other companies will have no chance of doing it in the short term.

There's not even that thought.

For example, there are many commercial aerospace companies in the United States that are working on commercial space stations and commercial lunar probes, while other commercial aerospace companies in China are all working on a series of things like reusable rockets and are not involved in other things at all.

So Lu Yun is not only following the route of "space transporter", but also starting to develop "space docks" and "space houses", which is faster than Ma Yilong.

And Lu Yun has more to do. The Long March 10 rocket is currently making good progress and will be able to make its maiden flight in about a year, but the items to be launched on the maiden flight have not yet been decided.

In other words, will cement blocks, iron blocks, simulated satellites be placed during the maiden flight, or will a real thing be installed?

Although Lu Yun's plan is to recover the Long March 10 rocket after its maiden flight, because it is the first time, the costs in all aspects will be higher, and a section of the second-stage rocket will also have to be thrown away, which is not very cheap.

If you launch some messy things, it would be a real loss.

But if we use the real thing, no matter how many tests are done before the rocket's first flight to show that there are no problems, the success or failure rate will still be 50-50 when it is actually launched.

So even if we use the real thing, should we use the expensive one or the cheap one?

There was a minor problem during the Long March 5's maiden flight, which scared the staff a lot. Fortunately, it was successfully completed in the end.

Even though Lu Yun was confident in his technology and engineering management, the Long March 10 was ultimately a national mission, so what the Long March 10's maiden flight would carry was embroiled in a lengthy debate.

Lu Yun thought that since he had many plans about the moon, and even wanted to make a movie on the moon, why not send some things to the moon to see the scenery first?

After all, filming requires not only interior sets but also numerous exterior locations, all of which are determined by the crew's field trips to various locations. There's no way to send a crew up to the moon to scout out the locations, so why not send an unmanned lunar rover to explore?

With the country's super-strong unmanned lunar exploration technology, Lu Yun felt that it should not be a problem for him to accumulate some unmanned lunar exploration equipment, and the price would not be too expensive.

On the other hand, without the participation of Chinese people in the 70th International Astronautical Congress, the capital of the United States can now be said to be "full of talented people."

Before the conference even started, related companies were already visiting to discuss business and cooperation.

Especially several countries in Asia, they immediately became nervous when they found out that the Chinese people did not come.

The next day, Rowoon also posted his birthday photos to satisfy fans and media.

Of course, there is a photo of him and An Fangfei.

And netizens instantly became excited.

[Looking at this scene, this probably isn't a restaurant or workplace; it looks more like home.]

[What? They brought them home for their birthday? Just the two of them?]

[There are probably other people, could they be Lu Yun's parents? ]

[Lu Yun had already met An Fangfei's parents on her birthday, so it was only natural for An Fangfei to meet Lu Yun's parents on Lu Yun's birthday.]

[Wow, this is going a bit fast, it feels like they're getting married.]

[That shouldn't be the case. Celebrities are so busy... well, they don't seem to be busy.]

[But Lu Yun is busy. He is busy with his space career.]

What's he still busy with? He didn't even attend the International Astronautical Congress. Not only did he not go, but our country's space agency didn't go either.

"Huh? What's going on? Haven't we participated in every event before? The lunar soil was even on display last time."

[Because this time we did it in the US capital, it seems our visas were not approved.]

We didn't get it done? The Americans wouldn't approve it!

I was studying aerospace at my old school and had been planning to go with my teacher to see the event, but then I heard the Chinese team couldn't come. I asked and was told their visas were stuck.

If no one from our country attends, will this International Astronautical Congress still be able to maintain its world-class reputation?

………………

"Please look, this is our Great Han country's newest 'World' rocket!"

"It's huge, with a maximum diameter of 3.5 meters and a takeoff mass of 200 tons. It can send 2.6 tons of heavy equipment into low-Earth orbit!"

Some people were about to walk over, but turned back after hearing this. The staff of the Hanchu National Space Agency were overjoyed and immediately handed out a brochure.

(Internet photo, World Rocket)
The man took a look and asked in confusion, "The first stage of your rocket is 3.5 meters in diameter, but the upper stage is so severely shrunken, is it really only 2 meters? And the takeoff mass is only 200 tons. Can this still be called a 'World' rocket?"

"Axi..."

The staff member of the Hanchu National Space Agency wanted to get angry, but when he looked at the blond, blue-eyed foreigner, he immediately laughed awkwardly and said, "Well, the name of the rocket is just a code name. Perhaps you can take a look at our country's latest reusable rocket plan."

The man was stunned when he saw it: "Why does this rocket look so similar to the 'Wan Hu' rocket from Blue Star Aerospace Company?"

(End of this chapter)