On July 8, the sky in Hainan was blue and blue, with only a few clouds floating in the air.

At 19 o'clock, Long Jianhua and the Chongshi Research Institute came to the Wenchang Rocket Launch Test Site in Hainan. Today is the day for the first rocket launch test of the Chongshi.

This rocket was the first of the Rocket Research Center. They were also very eager. As soon as the research center was established, they began to divide the labor and advance quickly.

When the processing workshop was built, a lot of data had been simulated through a giant computer, and immediately entered the processing and assembly process, and went through countless tests such as parts, components, system division to the entire system; from a large perspective, vibration characteristics tests, docking and coordination, ground interview, storage tests, environmental tests, ground transportation tests, etc. It can be said that the whole process was in full swing.

Long Jianhua, Li Saipu, Zhao Hanyuan and his party came to the conference room upstairs of the ground control center, where there was a large screen to watch, and the rocket launch site could also be seen from the window.

There are more than fifty researchers and designers who come here to watch, most of whom are the backbone of each project team.

After everyone sat down, a designer in charge of the commentary came in, "Everyone, our rocket has gone through some necessary processes: methane fuel has been refilled, pre-launch testing has been completed, and the launch pad has been opened. Everyone has good eyesight and can see that the launch pad is no longer holding the rocket."

Long Jianhua is a member of the good eyesight. He looked into the distance and was indeed separated.

At this time, the voice of the commander-in-chief came from the image, "Precaution counting down for one minute to prepare."

You can see through the display that the fuel filling tube and cable are disengaged.

Thirty seconds later, the ground measurement and control system begins to work.

At 8 seconds, the camera on the rocket started to work, and the image was transmitted to the display screen, which was very clear.

With the countdown to zero, the first stage rocket engine ignited under a "ignition" command.

The time at this time is 19:30.

Huge white smoke dissipated around, huge flames mixed in, and a roar that shook the sky came out.

The rocket slowly rose up vertically, and the flames became more and more obvious; the rising speed became faster and faster, and the orange-red flame quickly turned into a blue flame.

The commentator's voice rang in the conference room, "We used liquid methane fuel this time, which could burn well without carbon deposits, and the flame was blue."

Everyone did not look at the display screen anymore, but stood next to the window and looked directly at the rocket entity. It was too close and was really visible to the naked eye.

Long Jianhua felt a little excited.

Making money, opening factories, doing finance; working hard and enduring humiliation... This seems a bit exaggerated. In short, everything is for this, to fly into space.

Today, the Rocket finally left the ground and headed straight to space!

For the sake of this rocket and this aerospace, he has made all the mechanical fields that can be used...materials, designs, components, engines, optical fibers, chips, etc., in order not to let others choke.

The successful experiment today will add another successful highlight to his technical territory.

After a few dozen seconds, the rocket's flight angle changed slightly in the blue sky, no longer taking off vertically, but slightly deflected.

The commentator's voice came out again, "This adjustment was made to enter the orbit. The slow adjustment was to give more adjustment opportunities in the subsequent process. Another very important reason was to separate the first-stage rocket engine."

Soon, the Rocket could no longer be seen clearly by the naked eye. Long Jianhua and others quickly returned to their seats and sat down, looking at the images on the screen. Except for the commentator, no one spoke, and everyone stared at the screen.

In 115 seconds, the first stage rocket engine was shut down and separated, the second stage was ignited and continued to accelerate the flight. At this time, the rocket was at altitude of 69.5km...

As the rocket flew out of the atmosphere, getting closer and closer to the predetermined height, and getting closer to the predetermined speed, Long Jianhua pressed his body tightly against the back of the seat and grabbed the armrest with his right hand.

His mood changed from a little excitement to a little nervous, and became more and more nervous; in the control room downstairs, everyone was busy, some were looking at the screen, some were answering calls, and some were typing on the keyboard, and they were getting more and more nervous.

If the rocket can reach a predetermined speed and altitude, it means that the acceleration flight section will end. As long as the energy obtained has been obtained, the inertial flight section will begin under the action of the earth's gravity until it is tangent to the predetermined orbit. At this time, the rocket's carrying mission will be completed.

In the control room, the general commander issued a command to ignite the third stage rocket engine. The operator pressed the command, and the rocket immediately vibrated and then deflected.

The ignition failed!

Long Jianhua and his group were shocked, all stood up, held their breath, and stared at the screen.

In the control room, the commander-in-chief shouted, "Adjust the parameters! Reignite the fire!"

Long Jianhua's hands clutched the edge of the table tightly, listening to the orders inside...

Ignite again, but failed...

The third ignition failed...

A hoarse voice came out, "Start the self-destruct program."

The next moment, a small fireball appeared on the display screen, and the rocket disappeared...

Launch failed!

In the conference room, everyone looked at the display screen in amazement. The air pressure in the room suddenly dropped and the temperature suddenly dropped.

Some people roared, some murmured, and some sniffed.

"How is that possible?"

"How could such a thing happen?"...

Long Jianhua sat down slowly, reached out and rubbed his eyebrows, and took two deep breaths in a row.

If it fails, the first rocket test mission fails.

He stood up again, and while standing up, he quickly glanced at Li Saipu and Zhao Hanyuan on both sides, both of whom looked gloomy.

He walked out of the aisle, turned to look at all the people in the room, and spoke slowly, "Everyone, this flight test has failed, but everyone should remember that the experiment we are conducting is science."

"During the development process, we discussed the design of each part countless times, and then went through various experiments."

"Today's flight test is just one of these tests, but it is just one with relatively high cost. We should look at this failure with a normal attitude, and we cannot accept failure because we are about to succeed."

"We are just new recruits in this field. To defend ourselves, veterans all fail. What are we afraid of? 100% success is our goal, but before we reach 100%, we must be prepared to accept failure."

"All of us have not grown from infants and toddlers to the present at once, nor can we go from elementary school to the present. So, we have to accept failure."

"Accept failure, find the causes of failure and solve them, learn from them and find out other flaws. This is the mentality we should have, and it is what we will do next."
Chapter completed!