294: Genius idea, China's space industry is about to take off

Even if there were some issues along the way, recovering it one or two hundred times wouldn't be a problem.

And when this number was revealed, it became quite terrifying.

Instantly, all the experts and Academicians present widened their eyes in shock.

Almost simultaneously, they gasped.

“Hiss!!”

“One to two hundred recoveries??

“It’s possible for the rocket body to achieve this many recoveries, but what about the engine? How many ignitions can it withstand? How long can it operate?”

Immediately, Cheng Xin was struck as if by lightning!

After all, at the Aerospace Administration, he was responsible for this aspect.

Currently, the cumulative lifespan of domestic rocket engines can reach a maximum of 8 ignitions, with a total duration of up to one hour.

Exceeding this number, even if the rocket engine is not damaged, it must be completely replaced to prevent accidents caused by internal component wear.

If it's a solid rocket engine, its lifespan is even shorter.

Because solid rocket engines have a simple structure, can only be used once after ignition, and their operating time is several times shorter than liquid rockets.

Liquid rocket engines offer stable power and controllable thrust range, making them the preferred choice for current Aerospace applications.

“The ignition lifespan of the Fenglei rocket engine should be able to reach over two hundred times, with a cumulative operating time of ten to fifteen hours.”

“Of course, this is only data under ideal conditions; the specifics still need to be seen in practice…”

“Additionally, rocket recovery technology actually utilizes heavy rockets to adjust their attitudein the air after descent, deploy landing gear, and then use a reverse thrust system for buffering.”

“The difficulty of recovering and landing heavy launch vehicles is primarily due to their immense mass, which is affected by inertia and gravity, making it challenging to precisely control the timing of secondary ignition and the data for adjusting the landing attitude.”

“Now that we have incorporated a reverse thrust system, the entire recovery of the launch vehicle becomes more controllable, and the timing for secondary ignition will not be as stringent.”

“So, as long as there are no accidents, our recovery rate can reach 99.9%.”

Ren Yi said confidently.

In fact, the current rocket recovery method commonly used by major Aerospace powers involves secondary ignition during the rocket's descent to adjust its attitude, and then using reverse thrust in the air for buffering, allowing the rocket to land smoothly on the ground.

This method naturally poses no significant problems when used on small, light rockets.

Because small, light rockets have less mass and smaller volume, the variables are smaller, making them relatively easier to control.

However, using this method for heavy rockets increases the overall difficulty by several times.

It's like asking a slim gymnast to perform a 360-degree flip in the air versus asking a 300-pound Fat Manto perform the same 360-degree aerial gymnastics move.

Can the difficulty be the same??

From the very beginning of its design, the entire tonnage and volume of a heavy launch vehicle are pushed to the limits of human Aerospace.

Many aspects are compromises made to achieve the ultimate in human Aerospace technology.

The entire airframe material bears a heavy load, and secondary ignition in the air requires not only precise timing but also extreme control of the electronic system, while also ensuring perfect attitudeadjustment under various weather conditions and the forces of secondary ignition and reverse thrust.

Under such complex and extremely strict conditions, even a tiny error or mistake will lead to recovery failure.

Disintegration and explosion are inevitable.

The approach taken by Fenglei, however, combines the existing secondary ignition concept with the precise assistance of a reverse thrust system and a super-strong electronic control system, minimizing the error rate.

It sounds easy, but it's difficult to implement.

A slight misstep could lead to a rocket collision, which would be a major disaster.

How can this be achieved??

It seems incredible just thinking about it.

But Fenglei happens to possess the World's most advanced Zhi Jia System and the capability to build a supercomputing platform with superconductor chips.

It can analyze, calculate, and adjust the rocket's attitudeand secondary ignition time at the fastest speed.

No manual operation is needed at all.

Many people think that the Zhi Jia System can only be used for driving, but it is equally applicable to rocket launches.

If this idea can be realized, then the rocket's overall recovery and reuse rate will naturally skyrocket.

Once maturely used, the difficulty of controlling secondary ignition for heavy rocket recovery can also be minimized.

After listening, the Aerospace personnel present, including Huang Guodong, had their expressions change repeatedly.

Two words appeared in their minds:

“Genius!!”

…

The next day, after some discussion, Fenglei and the Aerospace Administration hit it off and signed a mutually beneficial cooperation agreement.

As a private enterprise, it received unprecedented resource allocation from the domestic Aerospace Administration.

And after the contract was signed, Huang Guodong even patted Ren Yi on the shoulder, looking at the young man in front of him with an expression full of appreciation for his talent.

He almost asked Ren Yi if he would consider joining the Aerospace Administration.

However, thinking about it, someone of this age with such achievements, if he wanted to pursue a career in Aerospace, would already be a big shot in the Aerospace field.

Perhaps Ren Yi's ambition lies elsewhere.

…

The outside World was clearly unaware of these internal details.

However, the mere fact that Fenglei was approved as an Aerospace company in such a short time was astonishing enough.

Previously, Fenglei could only be said to be making waves in the automotive industry.

But now, it has taken on a “mysterious veil” and been labeled as a high-tech company.

And it's the kind that is internationally recognized.

In the public's mind, it has gradually acquired a protagonist's halo.

Even various high-tech industries overseas had to admit that Fenglei was truly on the rise.

Becoming a company that genuinely leads the World, both in terms of industry and chip technology.

And this company, Fenglei, is now even venturing into the Aerospace field.

Many car manufacturing giants watched with envy and anger.

They were absolutely furious.

Fenglei has once again received strong support from the Huaguo government!

Entering the Aerospace field, in their view, was definitely a strong authorization and support from the Huaguo government.

They even suspected that they were not competing with Fenglei, but with the entire Huaguo.

Whether it was Huaguo's strong support for new energy vehicles or sharing the same logo with the review vehicles, Fenglei, as Huaguo's only high-end brand, has given a resounding slap to those luxury car brands of the past.

Recently, what made many luxury car brands even more infuriated was that they couldn't even compete with Fenglei in the high-end market.

And the mid-range market, which truly drives sales, priced around 300,000, has been almost entirely encroached upon by numerous Huaguo domestic brands.

On this day, the Huaguo Vehicle Administration released a set of data.

【Top Ten Car Brands by Sales in the 200,000 to 500,000 Range in the First Half of the Year Announced】

First Place: BYD

Second Place: Geely

Third Place: Great Wall

Fourth Place: Hongqi

Fifth Place: Xpeng

Sixth Place: Porsche

…

At a glance, the top five were all domestic car brands!

Among them, BYD was even more exaggerated.

Because it has many models under its belt, and after using Fenglei's Instant Charge Battery, Super Motor, and ADS Intelligent Driving System, it swept away its competitors.