Chapter 1259: Re-employment of laid-off workers in Dongfeng 31

Chapter 1259 Re-employment of laid-off workers of Dongfeng 31

With the tacit approval and support of the European Space Agency, Star Company, which has already established a cooperative relationship with China, did not even wait until the working day, but submitted an application for intent to the China Space Administration and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation on Saturday, and announced on its official website that it will become the first commercial aerospace company in history to participate in the actual space debris cleanup mission as a first-tier supplier.

Of course, Stellar has not blocked other possibilities, but has stated that it remains open to similar business that any other country is prepared to conduct.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a symbolic statement.

Although the Russian Federal Space Agency said it has prepared two Progress cargo spacecraft and a Soyuz manned spacecraft to take the space station out of orbit in the worst case scenario, it did not mention any plans to clean up space debris.

Clearly not ready to leave his comfort zone.

Therefore, currently only China and the United States have the ability and willingness to resolve this crisis.

And considering that Star Company has already participated in China's space fishing boat program, it is basically impossible for the latter to provide important supply contracts to the same company.

What's more, domestic commercial aerospace companies in the United States are also crying out for benefits at this moment. How could they allow the benefits to flow into the fields of outsiders?

But that's enough.

The market is all about expectations.

Even now, SpaceX and Blue Origin, private aerospace companies that were established earlier and are more well-known, are still in the stage of making big promises in the eyes of the outside world.

However, Stellar has already begun to participate in actual projects.

Even if we act as a supplier rather than a contractor, at least we can see the return of money instead of a bottomless pit.

So when trading reopened on Monday, Stellar's stock took off like a rocket.

If this trend continues, a new Fortune 500 company will probably be born within two to three years.

I'm afraid no one else could have predicted this scene except the real investment master, Major General Wilbert Pearson Jr.

Even Chang Haonan was stunned.

"I originally thought that we would be the biggest winners this time, but I didn't expect there would be an expert..."

He looked at the profile information of Star Company summarized and submitted by the Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and shook his head with an awkward expression.

"This is not the end yet..."

Xing Muchun, who was standing next to him, was flipping through another thicker document and said:

"Look at the conditions they put forward. The catalog alone is nearly fifty pages long..."

"ROGER robot, and solar storm detection data... No, where did they get these things from?"

He was originally engaged in the overall design of rockets. From the second half of 04, he was directly pulled in by Chang Haonan to participate in the hypersonic missile project. Therefore, he did not have much communication with the European side and was not clear about the details of this Star Company.

Fortunately, Zhou Pingjian is well aware of this:

"The Star Company is just a white glove... If it was just the orbital cleaning robot, it could be the unilateral actions of the company's top management and some ESA staff, but with the latter item, it 100% represents the official attitude of the ESA. It's just that the other party is worried that we can't succeed, so they didn't contact us through official channels."

"Next, as long as Academician Chang can lead us to overcome a few key nodes, I think the Europeans will rush to find us..."

Chang Haonan's original intention was to use this opportunity to open the door to international cooperation for China's aerospace industry, but he was somewhat worried that the Europeans would not be strong enough.

Now that I have this token of my allegiance from Star Company, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"No matter whose white glove he is, since he is on our ship, we have to give him enough benefits."

He put down the information in his hand and reached out to touch the logo of Star Company on the cover:

"I will ask them later if they can provide me with two aerospace-grade cameras with high enough resolution, one with wide angle and the other with telephoto. They need to be integrated on the same image module and be compact enough."

Zhou Pingjian was a little slow to react for a moment:

"This thing is not difficult, and it is not a core module for the mission. We have very mature solutions in China... At most, the zoom performance or color accuracy is a little worse, but it will definitely not have a big impact on the actual effect..."

"I know."

Chang Haonan waved his hand, indicating that the other party had misunderstood his meaning:

"It is because it is not a core functional module that I plan to hand it over to Star Company to complete."

This time, it was Xing Muchun, who had worked with him for more than a year, who first figured it out:

"Do you want to broadcast the entire process of handling space debris live to the world, just like the previous Shenzhou V mission?"

"Yup!"

Zhou Pingjian suddenly understood:

"The Americans' live broadcast of the anti-satellite attack almost brought an irreversible disaster to the International Space Station. Our live broadcast of the cleanup of space junk is a dual response to them in terms of technology and politics. As long as we can guarantee success, it will definitely be a slap in the face that the whole world can hear clearly!"

It should be said that the two of them have now thought of the third level.

But Chang Haonan was standing on the fifth floor:

"Yes... but not entirely."

As he spoke, he leaned forward, closing the distance between him and the two deputy commanders of the mission:

"Although the conditions for commercializing spaceflight in our country are not yet mature, we can learn from the advantages of market-oriented operations in developed countries..."

“Imagine if we set up an ad spot on the live camera…”

It was almost visibly so that Zhou Pingjian and Xing Muchun both took a deep breath.

So wild.

This way is too wild.

But the next moment, Zhou Pingjian realized the risks involved:

"But Academician Chang, inserting commercial advertisements into space missions has never been done before in our country... In addition, you are too young to know that in the 90s, when conditions were the most difficult, some people actually proposed to insert advertisements on the surface of the Long March rocket and auction them off, but the impact was not good, and the relevant proposal was directly rejected..."

"Academician Chang, you are now in the spotlight, and your future is limitless... It is best to be cautious when it comes to money, especially commercial money."

Anyone with a brain can tell that this is definitely a well-intentioned reminder.

Therefore, Chang Haonan first nodded very solemnly to indicate that he understood.

"Don't worry, Chief Zhou. I'm not prepared for such a big step..."

“This advertising space is not to be auctioned, but directly provided to the lens module supplier.”

Xing Muchun, who was a little worried just now, suddenly understood:

"So... Star Company... is like buying a horse bone for a huge sum of money?"

"From the statements made by the space agencies of various countries this time, it is definitely not just the European Space Agency that wants to cooperate with us."

Chang Haonan explained:

"The reason why we haven't taken any action is not only because Chief Engineer Zhou is worried that we won't succeed, but also because the benefits of the aerospace industry are not big enough to provide enough motivation... In this case, we can use Star Company to set an example for them."

When he turned his gaze to Zhou Pingjian again, he saw that the latter had taken out a notebook from somewhere and started writing furiously.

"Old Zhou, don't rush to remember it... there is another thing."

At this point, Chang Haonan showed a little confusion on his face:

"I don't plan to use the Long March rocket to complete this launch mission..."

Zhou Pingjian stopped writing instantly.

Xing Muchun also raised his head again in disbelief.

"Our country's current space launch preparation time is still relatively long, and the three major launch sites have very tight launch windows from June to August. If we force ourselves to cut in line, it will greatly interfere with rocket production and space launch missions."

This is a real problem.

In fact, when Chang Haonan first set the six-month deadline, the two of them had related concerns.

However, the space agency guaranteed at the time that it would give priority to ensuring the launch of the space fishing boat project into orbit at all costs.

So I didn’t mention it.

"But this mission is too symbolic. It might not be appropriate to use a foreign rocket to launch it..."

Xing Muchun frowned slightly, as if he was thinking of a solution that would satisfy both parties.

"Of course not with a foreign rocket."

Chang Haonan said:

"So my idea is to apply to the superiors to transform a Dongfeng 31 ballistic missile into a solid-fuel rocket... Change the payload from a warhead to a satellite, and then replace it with a larger fairing, and launch it directly into orbit from a missile launch position close to the equator like Qiong Province or Yuesheng!"