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It took 1 minute and 38 seconds to blow up a rocket worth 340 million yuan. This is very Musk!
Just now, in Florida, where rocket launchers are commonplace, Space X has completed a special launch mission-the first in the history of human aviation.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried the capsule and exploded less than 2 minutes after launch. But don’t panic, everything is planned.
They just want to test it with actual action: if the rocket explodes after taking off, can the astronauts successfully escape and return to Earth safely?
9 minutes and 04 seconds, the capsule safely “falls into the water.” Musk gave a positive answer. This also means: Space X’s plan to send people into space is almost unhindered.
This is a small step in human interstellar exploration, but it is a big step in the development of SpaceX, a civil aerospace, and a key step in Musk’s Mars colonization plan.
Musk made history again.
Destroy Falcon 9 in public: “The most expensive firework in history”
This is a long-planned explosion by Musk.
Before the launch of the rocket, he didn’t even bother to share the best place to watch fireworks-Canaveral Beach: So on the other side of the ocean, a Spring Festival was also staged: p>
At 11:30 pm on January 20, Beijing time, a day and two hours and 30 minutes later than the original plan, the rocket was finally launched.
A moment of exclamation erupted at the scene. But soon, everyone held their breath, because the rocket was going to separate from the capsule next.
About 1 minute and 24 seconds, the rocket speed exceeded 1600 km / h, the engine went off, the eight thrusters on the capsule ignited at the same time, and reached the maximum thrust.
Falcon 9 completed its historical mission in the process of falling down—exploding as planned.
What a great firework! The most expensive kick in human history. But the entire test didn’t end there. The capsule used the thruster to further leave the exploding rocket.
After 2 minutes and 25 seconds, the capsule separated from the thruster and fell freely into the Atlantic Ocean.
After 4 minutes and 45 seconds, the two parachutes are deployed:
5 minutes and 36 seconds, 4 parachutes are thrown out, and they are fully deployed after 20 seconds.
Although there are only two “dummy” in the capsule, the capsule rescue team staying on the Atlantic Ocean has also begun to move to the target sea for search and rescue.
On the one hand, the integrity of the testing process, on the other hand, these dummy and capsule also recorded more detailed data, which can help determine what impact this behavior will have on the human body in the future.
After 9 minutes and 02 seconds, the capsule landed perfectly in the Atlantic Ocean.
Test succeeded! !! !!
Landmarks of manned space flight
This test is to demonstrate Space X’s backup plan to cope with the extreme situations that occur during manned spaceflights and bring astronauts back to Earth safely. It can be said that it is an important part of the cooperation between Space X and NASA, and also a key node for NASA to send astronauts into space again.
To this end, Space X has been developing a new space capsule called “Crew Dragon” for the past 6 years, and has demonstrated through a series of demonstrations that its aircraft is safe and capable of doing this job.
Crew Dragon internal structure
The core of the entire backup plan is an escape system, with eight thrusters embedded in the capsule’s shell, called the SuperDraco engine. Able to generate 120,000 pounds of axial thrust in one second.
On May 6, 2015, Crew Dragon successfully conducted a launch termination test. Eight SuperDracos fired at the same time and reached the maximum thrust. They took Crew Dragon off the launch pad and reached a maximum speed of 345 mph in a few seconds. The combustion was then terminated, the trunk part fell off, the parachute was activated, and the spacecraft landed smoothly on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Landship Landing
This time, it was put into actual combat, and a complete, full-process test was performed in flight. And in terms of time nodes, this time the maximum pressure point during the launch of the rocket was also selected, that is, the most complex moment of the stress state.
In order to get NASA’s approval, I also worked hard. The test Falcon 9 has performed three flight missions, and this bombing was also glorious.
But the cost is still high-the total cost of a Falcon 9 rocket is about 50 million US dollars, or about 340 million yuan. Space X has also organized a team to prepare to retract the rocket debris after the test is over.
Of course, the success of this test is not only about the smooth progress of the cooperation between SpaceX and NASA, but also a milestone in the manned aerospace journey.
Astronauts have a hard time surviving the rocket crash, which has also brought a lot of tragic colors to the aerospace. After successful testing, NASA will approve SpaceX for conventional manned flights to and from the International Space Station.
Humans go to space, and they really feel like flying to another city. And this is exactly the atmosphere that Musk has always wanted to create.
Colony of Mars, Musk has been working hard
Building rockets step by step. In order to prove the safety of the system, even the rockets were tested in public. For Musk, the core goal has remained the same-colonizing Mars.
As early as 2016, Musk announced a detailed Mars colonization plan at the International Astronautical Congress. The design plan of the “Big Fucking Spaceship” was released.
For a while, thousands of waves were stirred up. When many people sniffed, many people thought that Musk was crazy. But “crazy” like Musk does not care too much about other people’s views.
At the 2017 International Astronautical Congress, he came up with a very detailed plan-a 39-page PPT.
Introduced the project progress in detail, the latest big rocket design plan, Mars city construction plan, and even put forward the idea of using rockets to travel to and from cities around the globe: it only takes 30 minutes to reach every corner of the earth .
At the same time, Space X is also actively promoting the improvement of rockets such as the Falcon 9 and taking NASA orders to further continue funding and pay for the initial investment in the colonization of Mars.
By September 2019, everything is different.
Musk who dare to think more dare to release the big rocket directly-Starship, the colonization of Mars planFinally it is no longer empty talk, it becomes more concrete and achievable.
Starship claims to be the world’s strongest rocket, which can not only carry up to 100 tons of payload to Mars and the moon, but also carry more than 100 passengers-and can carry out long-term interstellar travel.
Of course, Musk did not forget to make a bold statement at the conference site: conduct a test flight within 2 months and enter orbit 6 months later.
Musk did not delay this time. On November 20, 2019, Starship ushered in a stress test, and then-it exploded.
Musk then tweeted that for manufacturing, this version of Starship is only a valuable Pathfinder, and the second-generation prototype has been built in a factory in Florida, and the third one will continue. Generation design.
Despite setbacks, 6 months into orbital baseThis is nothing. But Musk’s dream has not been ridiculed and questioned as in previous years. Because he has proved with action, these are not daydreams, but plans that are becoming a reality.
Just before the rocket bombing in public, Musk also tweeted to “sell” his Mars plan on Twitter.
He said that by 2030, 1,000 humans will be sent to Mars, and by 2050 the number will be one million.
Starship is designed for this purpose, with an average of 3 flights per day, 1,000 flights per year, each flight with a load of more than 100 tons, and 10 spaceships can put millions of tons of load into orbit each year.
To achieve this goal, we need to build 100 Starships each year, 1,000 ships in 10 years, and 1 million migrants to Mars by 2050.
But what are the prerequisites for giving away to Mars? Security, of course, and countermeasures under extreme conditions. This is not, the Falcon 9 bombing in public, isn’t that a way out for Musk?
This time letting people ride on Musk ’s rocket, I will probably be more at ease ~
The first astronauts who took the Falcon 9 to space
After this test, Musk sent Falcon 9 to the sky, basically it was nailed down. The corresponding candidates have already been determined, namely, American astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.
Let’s meet them first:
Bob Behnken, full name Robert Louis Behnken.
Born July 28, 1970 in Cliff Cool, Missouri, PhD in mechanical engineering, US Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former director of the Office of Astronauts. Behnken holds the position of Colonel of the US Air Force and has recorded more than 1,000 hours of driving experience on 25 different aircraft.
Behnken is a STS-123 mission member. He participated in 3 space walks during the mission in March 2008. As a mission expert flight of STS-130, he again conducted 3 space walks during the mission in February 2010. .
In September 2015, four astronauts were selected to fly under the NASA Commercial Crew Program.
Doug Hurley, full name Douglas Gerald Hurley.
Born on October 21, 1966, a civil engineer and an astronaut at NASA. The former Navy pilot was the first pilot to fly the Boeing F / A-18E and F / A-18F Super Hornet. He has more than 5,500 hours of driving experience on 25 aircraft.
As a pilot of the space STS-127 mission in 2009; as a pilot of the space shuttle Atlantis in 2011, the STS-135 mission. More than 683 hours in space.
In July 2015, he and Bob Behnken were selected as the first astronauts in US commercial space.
AlthoughHowever, the specific time point for manned flight has not been determined. But Musk also revealed some details. They will arrive at the launch site in February to prepare. After all conditions are ready, they will take the Falcon 9 to the space station for 2 weeks.
Astronauts go to space on a mission, but others need to pay for it if they want to go to Mars. However, Musk also considered this scene.
When asked how he would be selected to participate in the colonization of Mars, Musk’s answer was very straightforward: “Anyone who wants to go, go without money.
He further explained that this is an important reason for his hoarding of wealth-helping people pay for travel to Mars.
But this is not charity. Musk also said that there are a lot of job opportunities on Mars, and you can work for money.