Homo sapiens

Although the payload of the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle is already very powerful.

But Li Qingye was not too satisfied with this.

The reason is very simple. The payload of the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle is: 150 tons in low-Earth orbit, 100 tons in synchronous orbit, and 63 tons in the moon.

According to Antonio's introduction, Li Qingye understood that the current Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicles are all designed based on manned spacecraft.

Although the cargo-carrying launch vehicle of Homo sapiens can lift a payload of about 20 tons, the overall payload is still very small.

To complete the Katsura Palace Project within two to three years, the payload of the launch vehicle must be increased by an order of magnitude to barely be enough.

Nowadays, Homo sapiens companies use giant cannons to launch satellites and unmanned equipment into outer space.

It is indeed difficult for a slow launch vehicle to compete with a giant cannon launch system in terms of launch efficiency.

The launch vehicle project currently invested by Homo sapiens is mainly to serve manned spaceflight, and it only carries cargo incidentally.

After all, the giant cannon can launch hundreds of tons of materials into low-Earth orbit in a day. No matter how fast the launch vehicle is, it cannot be launched once a day. Launching once a week is the limit, and it also depends on weather conditions.

The carrying capacity of the launch vehicle seems to be a drop in the bucket compared with the blueprint of the Katsura Palace Project.

Fortunately, the biotechnology of the Homo sapiens company is relatively powerful. After arriving on the lunar surface, it can use bioconcentration technology and biosynthesis technology to collect materials on the moon, avoiding wasting precious payloads on materials such as building materials.

Antonio also knew about the Katsura Palace Project, and of course he understood that the Mongolian Eagle-class launch vehicle could only carry people and a small amount of precision equipment to the moon.

"Mr. Chairman, I think we should build a near-Earth space station first."

Li Qingye rubbed the thorny hand's stubble: "Is it because of the environmental adaptation issues of bioenrichment and biosynthesis technology?"

Antonio nodded: "As the chairman said, the company's biotechnology must be designed based on the earth's environment. I'm worried that if it is used directly on the moon, it will be acclimatized."

"Your concerns are reasonable. It seems that we do need to build a near-Earth space station first."

Antonio quickly suggested: "Mr. Chairman, if we want to build a space station, we can first use the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle to launch several cabins directly up, and then use the giant cannon to replenish part of the fuel and culture medium."

"You first set up a space station design team, then prepare a planning document, and then send it directly to the Ministry of Space for review."

Antonio nodded.

This is one of the reasons why he likes to stay with Homo sapiens.

As a scientific researcher, Antonio is a typical straight man in science and engineering. He is extremely tired of the intrigues and internal social interactions.

In order to get some research funds, it is necessary to please those who manage scientific research funds. Originally, Lucia's scientific research system was like an old man in his dying years. Under this bad management model, he could only do some archaeological research.

After Antonio came to Homo Sapiens Company, he discovered that this place was simply a paradise for scientific research.

There are a large number of high-quality talents, sufficient resources, various unique advanced technologies, and a nearly transparent internal operating system.

Talented people stand out quickly.

Antonio's performance in Lucia's research institute over the years has been that of a second-rate researcher.

However, the reason why he is like a salty fish is because he does not want to beg for help in a low manner. In addition, on several occasions, his research results have been appropriated by the director of the institute.

After coming to work at Homo Sapiens Company, Antonio seemed to be completely transformed.

With the support of sufficient resources and a large number of new human employees majoring in aerospace, he has developed many high-value aerospace technologies.

For example, the first-stage launch vehicle cold recovery system previously developed by Antonio.

This technology is different from the heat recovery of the Falcon launch vehicle. After the first stage of the Ape-eating Eagle-class launch vehicle separates from the second stage, it will directly open the unpowered glider device, and then use the motor to adjust the glider to allow the second stage to The first stage flew back to the recovery airfield near the launch site.

Using this technology, a shortcoming of the Falcon launch vehicle, which is the problem of the payload being crowded by the recovery system, can be avoided.

Sometimes the impact of the scientific research environment on scientific research is greater than the impact of funding on scientific research.

Under a system like the Homo Sapien Company, only truly talented people can stand out, while those who are just sitting there basically have no say.

It seems very cruel. This is a typical judgment of superiority based on academic ability without any human touch.

But that’s the core philosophy of Homo sapiens’ scientific division.

Science is science, science is black and white, there is no ambiguity or gray.

To stand out in the management system of the Science Division, the first factor is scientific research ability and academic achievements. Other factors such as years of working experience, who the teacher is, and what international awards you have won are actually irrelevant.

Even if you are a Nobel Prize winner, you may not be able to get along in a Homo sapiens company.

There is a very critical issue in this, that is, most of the scientific researchers of Homo sapiens are in their twenties and thirties, and only a few are over 40 years old.

Antonio is only 38 years old this year.

Winners of many international awards often start in their fifties or sixties. They are already old people. It is okay to teach, but they are really not as good as young people in scientific research and creation.

What's more, Homo sapiens does not recognize the Nobel Prize internally, and the gap between the academic community of Homo sapiens and the international academic community is very serious.

In particular, the two things of coining scientific terms and writing papers in multiple languages ​​almost caused the academic community of Homo sapiens Company to part ways with the international academic community.

Antonio despises the international academic community very much. Since he came to work at Homo Sapiens Company, he has firmly believed that only within Homo Sapiens Company can there be pure academia.

Many of the guys in the international academic community rely on nepotism and teacher-student relationships, coupled with cliques in various regions and the secret operations of various capital forces, they have already become a mess.

For those who really immerse themselves in scientific research, it is actually difficult to get ahead without the support of teachers, classmates and bosses behind the scenes.

Antonio is a living example. After the death of his teacher, he was marginalized by the institute.

In Homo Sapien Company, as long as you are capable and work hard enough, you can get promoted even if you don't please your boss and colleagues, and you don't have to worry about other issues at all.

Antonio can become the chief engineer of Puerto Ramon Space City just by relying on his own talent and hard work.

He wrote down Li Qingye's arrangements and continued to take Li Qingye to inspect the assembly workshop of the manned spacecraft.

Since the biotechnology of the Homo sapiens company is very powerful, the design of the manned spacecraft is simpler. After all, the special equipment made of biological cells has the ability to repair itself.

Although conventional spacecraft have triple redundancy designs, electronic chips and precision instruments cannot repair themselves. Failures are inevitable as time goes by.

On one side of the manned spacecraft assembly workshop is an auxiliary training ground specially set up for astronauts to test manned spacecraft.

A dozen astronauts wear special space exoskeleton equipment with several layers inside and outside. These spacesuits also have the ability to repair themselves.

They were wearing special spacesuits at the bottom of a 5-meter-deep swimming pool, simulating the impact of a microgravity environment on movement.

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