Although Boss Xia urged him urgently, no employee in the entire rocket base blamed him.

Because there are competitors.

This competitor is none other than the technology tycoon Musk.

Because of the emergence of Leso, it accelerated the development of global science and technology. It not only caused the United States and other countries to speed up their military updates, but also allowed many technology giants in previous lives to appear in advance.

Musk is one of them. He established a space exploration company at the beginning of this year in advance to enter the field of space technology and develop rocket recovery technology to reduce the cost of rockets and space exploration.

Because Xia Yang did not expect that Musk would establish Rocket Company in advance, he was a step late and missed the opportunity to invest in shares. However, several Citigroup consortiums acted quickly and obtained a large number of shares.

You know, before establishing Rocket Company, Musk was a celebrity.

I just entered Stanford University to study for a PhD in 1995, but dropped out to start a business the next day.

He first started his business to develop an online news publishing software, and then sold the company for 300 million U.S. dollars within a few years. He also founded an online payment company, and then sold the company, and soon accumulated nearly 200 million U.S. dollars.

Huge wealth in U.S. dollars.

Therefore, such talents will shine brightly and are worthy of investment.

It's a pity that he missed the opportunity to invest and became a competitor to Xia Yang.

Thanks to substantial financial support from several Citi consortiums, Musk's rocket company is not as difficult as in its previous life and has developed rapidly. With sufficient financial support, it has acquired many rocket and satellite research and development companies, and also cooperated with the U.S. Space Agency

We have reached a lot of research and development cooperation with the Air Force.

Several rocket launch experiments have been carried out this year, and a lightweight low-orbit rocket launched last month has basically been recovered.

Maybe rocket recovery technology will be available soon.

Therefore, Musk, a technology tycoon, was blocking the way.

Then it is not so eye-catching that Leso has successfully developed rocket recovery technology.

That's why Xia Yang asked Ed to speed up the progress, otherwise the satellite launch order would be taken away.

In fact, if Xia Yang hadn't been in a hurry and wanted to keep a low profile, Ed would have successfully recovered the giant rocket.

Now that Xia Yang is urging, it will be successful.

The third Titan rocket recovery test must be successful.

"...3...2...1...launch!"

Ed pressed the launch button hard.

Boom boom boom...!

Under the launch tower, the tail of the Giant heavy rocket instantly sprayed flames and collided with the cooling system to produce a large amount of white smoke.

White smoke billowed, almost covering the entire transmitting tower.

The Giant heavy-lift rocket slowly lifted off into the sky, like soaring through the clouds and mist.

In the launch control center, all employees held their breath and stared at the big screen without blinking. They kept saying in their hearts, don't explode, don't turn into a big firework.

If Ed knew what these employees were thinking, he would definitely be furious.

With the current level of science and technology of mankind, even if you open your home and look at the outside world, you will not be able to establish a base on the nearest planet. It is not even a first-class cosmic civilization. How dare you doubt his level!

Under the powerful thrust generated by Jiutai Leso's newly developed giant jet engine.

The huge Titan heavy rocket quickly took off, flying higher and faster.

The most surprising thing is that the arrow body always remains stable.

If this continues, then this launch test will be considered half a success.

All the employees were faintly excited.

There is no way, the rocket technology currently mastered by mankind is not very mature yet.

Basically, only the explosive force generated by high-energy fuel is used to push the rocket into space, and this explosive force requires too high technical requirements for rocket materials, component processing, etc.

Therefore, no one can guarantee that accidents will not happen.

Fortunately, the Giant rocket launch was successful this time.

Flying into the atmosphere remains normal.

"...the engine is normal and the fuel supply is normal..."

Various employees in the control center continuously report various data of the Giant rocket.

Many people are already faintly excited. At this point, the Giant rocket is more than half successful. Next, it only needs to separate the second-stage rocket to return.

When returning, if the Giant Rocket maintains a good posture and is successfully captured by the Black Bat transport plane, then this test will be a perfect success.

At the same time, it also marks the success of Leso rocket recovery technology.

"Separate the second stage rocket and prepare to return."

Ed gave instructions again.

The controller quickly took action.

at the same time.

The second-stage rocket on the Titan rocket that was about to fly into space quickly separated. Immediately afterwards, the main Titan rocket fell off and began to return to the Blue Star.

The whole process was silky smooth.

But the most critical moment has arrived.

When returning, the giant rocket must not only control its attitude, but also its direction. It must fly into the predetermined airspace.

Only in this way can the Black Bat transport aircraft capture and recover them.

After all, the Black Bat transport plane cannot fly hundreds of kilometers into the sky, so it can only capture and recover it after the Titan rocket lands.

In addition, the Titan heavy rocket itself is not heavy, what is heavy is the fuel.

Usually, heavy rockets need to be filled with more than 2,000 tons of fuel each time they perform a transportation mission.

Because heavy rockets consume more than ten tons of fuel every second, they can generate enough thrust to send hundreds of tons of secondary rockets and satellites into space at a speed of several kilometers per second.

The most important thing is to bring enough acceleration to the second-stage rocket so that the second-stage rocket reaches the second cosmic speed, which is at least 11 kilometers per second, so that it can escape the gravity of the Blue Star.

So when the fuel is used up, the rocket will be much lighter.

The same is true for the Giant heavy-lift rocket. The fuel is basically exhausted and the second-stage rocket separates. Therefore, when it returns, the weight of the Giant rocket, which was originally 2,500 tons, becomes less than 200 tons.

With the huge load capacity of the Black Bat transport aircraft, there is no problem in recovering it.

The Giant Rockets did not disappoint.

When returning, the attitude was always maintained very well, the tail was pointed down and it landed smoothly. The flight direction was also correct, heading straight to the rocket launch base at Lake Amdan.

at the same time.

The Black Bat transport plane originally parked at the airport has flown to an altitude of 30,000 meters, preparing for the most critical capture and recovery.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Giant rocket has returned, maintaining a perfect attitude. The Black Bat recovery transport aircraft has arrived in the designated airspace and is ready for recovery."

"...The distance is twenty kilometers, ten kilometers...five kilometers..."

The atmosphere in the control center became tense and solemn again.

Everyone stared nervously at the big screen.

Through the camera mounted on the Black Bat recovery transport plane, the Titan rocket can already be seen.

"Three kilometers away, start recycling..."

As the operator taps on the keyboard, the recovery command is given.

The Black Bat recovery transport plane quickly approached the Titan rocket that was falling from the sky.

Even if the second-stage rocket is separated, the Giant rocket is still huge, sixty or seventy meters long.

But when the Black Bat recovery transport plane approached, it immediately became smaller.

The entire arrow body was completely covered by the Black Bat transport aircraft.

As the Black Bat transport plane approached, the tail of the Titan rocket once again sprayed flames, slowing down its speed.

At the same time, the Black Bat transport plane also adjusted its attitude, maintaining a downward dive parallel to the giant rocket, and then opened its belly and stretched out five giant robot arms.

With the support of Leso's unique motion capture system, the five robotic arms are as flexible as long eyes, accurately capturing the giant rocket, and then like five large crab pincers, powerfully clamping the five pre-prepared five-point rocket body.

A titanium alloy reinforcement ring fits perfectly and is extremely strong.

Suddenly, the Titan rocket seemed to be welded to the Black Bat transport plane,

As the five giant arms retracted, the giant rocket clung to the belly of the Black Bat transport aircraft and dived toward the ground together.

The speed is very fast, and the rocket launch bases on the ground are getting bigger and bigger.

However, after grabbing the giant rocket, the Black Bat transport plane began to pull up quickly, under the crazy and huge thrust of the eight beast engines.

The giant rocket and black bat transport plane, which looked like conjoined twins, slowly but surely drew a climbing curve in the sky.

In the end, the Black Bat transport aircraft took full control of the flight, carried the Titan rocket, and entered a stable flight state.

Bang bang, everyone in the control center could no longer control their excitement, and they all stood up and clapped vigorously.

I have to be excited, because this step is the most difficult level in rocket recovery technology, and it is also the most dangerous level.

Since the Titan rocket has strong inertia when it descends, if the operation is not done properly, the Black Bat transport plane will be carried by the Titan rocket and crash to the ground.
To be continued...