Chapter 443 I recommend a candidate

"I came here just as I came, and I brought something with me. It was a waste of money. It was a waste of money." Mr. Qian waved his hand and said, "This is against discipline. It is not good for you and it is not good for me. If someone sees it, it will inevitably be gossiped. Just cause controversy.”

Liu Tao smiled and said: "A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain has relatives. I am a junior. I come to visit the seniors. It is etiquette to bring some tea and fruits. Whoever likes to say or discuss whatever they like, let them go."

He never looked down upon such gossip and never took it to heart.

Gone are the days of the past, where companies were easily put on the agenda and slapped with labels at will.

After chatting for a while, Liu Tao got straight to the point and explained his purpose.

This time he came here because he wanted to invite Mr. Qian to be the dean of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, even if he was just the honorary dean.

In order to build the reputation and foundation of the Southwest Associated University, Liu Tao has already made up his mind that the president of each hospital will be a famous scientist.

When Mr. Qian heard that the Southwest Associated University was to be rebuilt, he immediately became interested.

"If you think that my old bones can continue to shine and have value, then I can agree. But as you know my situation, I cannot stay in school for a long time."

Liu Tao smiled and said: "Mr. Qian, you are being humble in what you say. Your body is still strong and your bones are strong. You will definitely live a long life."

"I am 74 years old, and I have to accept my old age. My energy is limited. As the dean of the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Southwest Associated University, I would like to recommend someone to you," Mr. Qian said.

Liu Tao asked curiously: "Mr. Qian, who do you recommend?"

"Wang Yongzhi is currently the dean of the First Research Institute of the Aerospace Corporation." Mr. Qian said: "Wang Yongzhi is 53 years old this year. He has sufficient abilities and qualifications. He is in the prime of life. He graduated from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 1955, he went to study aircraft design at the Aircraft Design Department of the Moscow Aviation Institute, and later changed to rocket and missile design. In 1960, under the guidance of Academician Mishin of the Soviet Union, he chose intercontinental missile design for his graduation thesis, and passed the defense with excellent results. At the same time, he received a diploma with distinction and the title of engineer.”

"After graduation, I returned to China and devoted myself to the design and development of our first self-designed rocket. I participated in the design and development of a variety of rockets. I served as the deputy chief designer of an intercontinental rocket and the chief designer of three rockets. I was the leader of the Long March 2 bundled rocket. "He has established a tracking research group with the space shuttle as the main target in the first design department, and is currently preparing for manned spaceflight," said Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian's introduction made Liu Tao finally think of this scientist.

This is the pioneer of China's manned spaceflight project and the astronaut personally recommended by Mr. Qian.

In his later years, the Shenzhou 5 manned spacecraft successfully returned to Earth. The space agency went to tell Mr. Qian the good news in person. Mr. Qian thought of two people: Is Wang Yongzhi still there? Is Chen Xin from the Institute of Medicine still there?

"Mr. Qian, please serve as the dean for a few years, be the honorary president of Southwest Associated University, and let Wang Yongzhi be the deputy dean, and then take over from you." Liu Tao said.

Mr. Qian agreed.

"I heard before that you were going to develop a launch vehicle and satellite. Are you doing it now?" Mr. Qian asked.

"The next step is to do it. Now our launch vehicle cannot meet the requirements. Our Panshan Group wants to launch heavier satellites, with a minimum carrying capacity of 5 tons." Liu Tao said: "For the development of aerospace, launch vehicles are crucial ”

"In the past, our conditions were limited and our processing capabilities were not good enough. Your Panshan Group has the world's most advanced processing equipment, so this can be solved." Mr. Qian said.

As a scientific master and a national treasure-level scientist, Qian always has no secrets about China's scientific and technological development.

As long as he wants to know, he has enough permission to check it.

China now has three launch vehicles, namely Long March 1, Long March 2, and Long March 3.

The Long March 1 carrier rocket is a three-stage carrier rocket developed to launch my country's first artificial earth satellite Dongfanghong 1. It has a take-off mass of 81.5 tons, a take-off thrust of 1019kN, and a carrying capacity of 0.3 tons.

It can be said that the Long March-1 carrier rocket is only suitable for launching small artificial satellites.

The Long March 2 launch vehicle is a large two-stage strap-on launch vehicle. Four boosters with a diameter of 2.25 meters and a height of 15 meters are strapped to the outside of the first stage. The entire rocket has a take-off mass of 460 tons and a total height of 49.7 meters. , the low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is 1.8 tons. Previously, the returnable satellite was sent into the predetermined orbit through the Long March 2 launch vehicle.

The Long March 3 launch vehicle is a three-stage launch vehicle based on the 'Long March 2C' prototype and a hydrogen and oxygen third stage. The total length of the rocket is 44.56 meters, the take-off mass is 202 tons, the take-off thrust is 2800kN, and the carrying capacity is 1.45 tons. Last year During the first launch, the Dongfanghong-2 satellite failed to enter orbit due to the failure of the three-stage engine to work properly after the second ignition, and only a communication experiment was conducted.

The Beidou navigation satellite that Liu Tao wants to develop weighs almost 5 tons, which exceeds the carrying capacity of the three current launch vehicles.

"If you can develop a launch vehicle with such a large carrying capacity, then our manned aerospace project can take a big step forward!" Mr. Qian said.

As early as the early 1970s, after China's first artificial satellite Dongfanghong-1 was launched into space, Qian Xuesen, then the president of the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense, proposed that China should engage in manned space flight. The country named this project the "714" project, which means the meaning of the proposal in April 1971, and named the spacecraft "Shuguang-1".

Then, after a period of work, China believed that there were certain difficulties in manned space flight in terms of research and development team, experience, comprehensive national strength and industrial foundation, so the project was put aside.

At that time, it did not mean that China would permanently abandon the dream of manned space flight, but it had been exploring step by step. For example, in 1975, it successfully launched and recovered the first recoverable satellite, making China the third country in the world after the United States and the Soviet Union to master satellite recovery technology.

And this laid the foundation for China to carry out research on manned space technology.

However, it is obvious that Qian Lao also believes that the current situation of carrier rockets is not enough to achieve manned space flight.

"What do you think about manned space flight? Is a manned spacecraft suitable for us, or is a space shuttle suitable for us?" Old Qian looked at Liu Tao.

Liu Tao was able to develop advanced 'Eagle Strike' anti-ship missiles and 'Aegis' air defense missile systems, which means that Liu Tao is also very skilled in aerospace.

Rockets and missiles are actually the same after all.

He wanted to hear Liu Tao's opinion.

He used to be the chief scientist of China, but when he got old, he was a little worried that there would be no successor, but Liu Tao rose rapidly and soon took over his position and became the chief scientist of China.

As the chief scientist, he has an important influence on the development of science and technology in China, and often directly affects the direction and speed of the development of science and technology in China.

If the direction is right, then China's science and technology will develop quickly and will benefit the country and the people.

If the direction is wrong, then there will be a terrible price to pay.

The development of science and technology is not afraid of tactical failures, but strategic failures.