CHAPTER 1867: CHAPTER 977: READY FOR LAUNCH!

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At Mist City’s airport, in the VIP lounge of the terminal, Ding Yue waited with his companions Huang Youjie, Xu Bin, secretary Wen Ruohan, and his sister Ding Xiaoyou for their flight to Jiuquan City tonight.

After departing from America’s San Francisco International Airport and arriving at Mist City’s airport, they directly connected to the flight from Mist City to Jiuquan City. Due to tight scheduling, Ding Yue didn’t even get a chance to visit his Mist City Arts and Science University.

At this moment, Mist City Arts and Science University’s aerospace research team, along with Feiyue Aerospace’s team, had already arrived at Jiuquan’s Satellite Launch Center with the staff from the Space Administration, waiting for tomorrow’s rocket recovery technology experiment.

This rocket recovery technology experiment will utilize a dual-track rocket, meaning two rocket boosters would be used to launch the satellite.

"Bin, I heard your computer research team played a crucial role in the successful development of this rocket recovery technology."

In the waiting room, Ding Yue chatted casually with Xu Bin.

"Well, I wouldn’t say that. We just provided technical support in the computer aspect for the aerospace research team."

Xu Bin humbly replied, "The main credit still goes to the aerospace research team; they put in real effort. You see, I wasn’t even aware that the rocket recovery technology research succeeded and still went with you to watch the America-Canada-Mexico World Cup matches."

Ding Yue thought about it and realized it made sense.

Since Xu Bin went with him to watch the America-Canada-Mexico World Cup, it showed that while computer technology supported the rocket recovery technology, the core strength of the computer research team wasn’t majorly involved.

After all, the core team of computer technology at Mist City Arts and Science University was led by Xu Bin himself.

According to Xu Bin,

the computer technology involved in this rocket recovery technology was mainly contributed by the second team. The so-called second team refers to the team other than the main team led by Xu Bin, and they were also quite powerful.

"If the experiment succeeds this time, our country’s rocket launch technology will step onto a new level, significantly reducing rocket launch costs and laying the foundation for space stations, satellite systems, and future moon landings and mars landings."

Ding Yue couldn’t help but exclaim, "The stars and the seas are getting closer."

"If only we could develop a spaceship that directly flies into space,"

Huang Youjie said dreamily.

"That would at least require nuclear energy as a base,"

Ding Xiaoyou interjected.

Given current energy power and engine technology, it’s basically impossible to support a spaceship to fly directly from the ground into space; after all, humanity is still using rocket launch technology.

To achieve spacecraft entry into space, the energy power aspect must be nuclear energy. Chemical energy would require too much fuel load, and there wouldn’t be enough space, would there?

Otherwise, what’s the point of calling it a manned spaceship if it’s just loaded with chemical fuel?

"Can’t nuclear fission work?"

Huang Youjie asked, "After all, current nuclear submarines and nuclear-powered aircraft carriers all use nuclear fission reactor engines, don’t they?"

"It doesn’t work."

Ding Yue immediately shook his head, "Huang, think about it, the environment in space is much more complex compared to Earth. Nuclear fission power’s danger level would skyrocket. Only nuclear fusion power is the safest and most efficient."

"But mastering nuclear fusion power is not that easy,"

Xu Bin sighed.

Controlled nuclear fusion has always been a coveted advanced technology for mankind. If realized, humanity’s energy problems would be essentially solved.

Not to mention the issue of spaceships venturing into space for interstellar exploration.

"Principal Ding, Director Huang, Director Xu, it’s time to board,"

At this moment, secretary Wen Ruohan came to remind everyone.

So,

Everyone started boarding.

A few hours later, they arrived at Jiuquan City, not far from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Ding Yue decided to rest at a hotel in Jiuquan City for the night and head to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the morning.

After all, everyone had traveled from America’s San Francisco; even though it was by airplane, it was quite tiring.

Early the next morning,

Ding Yue got up, and Huang Youjie, Xu Bin, and Ding Xiaoyou were also up early because they knew they had to get an early start to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Before sleeping last night, Ding Yue had a call with Vice Deputy Chen from the Space Administration, discussing the rocket recovery technology experiment briefly.

As one of the key leaders of the Space Administration, Vice Deputy Chen placed high importance on the rocket recovery technology developed by Feiyue Aerospace and Mist City Arts and Science University.

If this technology is successfully developed and proven effective, the cost of domestic rocket launches and related missions will substantially decrease, providing a significant positive impetus for the advance of the aerospace sector.

Imagine that.