That night, the Earth Cannon Base was brightly lit all night, and countless engineers were busy at their respective positions, all preparing for the first launch of the cannon.

Li Maoye did not stay in the hotel, but returned to his own plane for a night. During this period, Musk asked him out to drink, but he thought it was too late and Xiaoju needed someone to accompany him, so he did not agree to go to the appointment.

"I must have wanted to talk about work, so let him talk to Zhou Lin!"

Li Maoye can judge the other party's intention without using the system. Now that the electromagnetic rail cannon is about to be launched, Musk cannons can take the opportunity to win a cheap launch contract agreement, it will save Spacex hundreds of millions of launch costs.

Since this is the first launch test, it is basically charged at a higher cost. It doesn’t make much money to launch more than 100 satellites into the sky.

Academician Ma is not an administrative marketing talent like Zhou Lin. If you can't handle a cunning guy like Musk, you can use the first-time test as a launch order, which can be considered a lot of money for the project.

According to the contract signed with Musk, if this launch fails, the Meow Star Group will not have to compensate for any losses caused by it, but will charge half of the launch fee.

If the first launch is successful, the cost of each successful launch will be adjusted upwards. After ten successful launches, the launch cost will be basically close to the cost of Spacex using a rocket to transport satellites to the sky.

That is, on the tenth launch, Musk had to pay at a price of US$3,000 per kilogram. He could not accept such a price, so he requested that the satellite could be launched before the eighth time.

If you pay at $3,000 after ten times and get stuck at this price, it will indeed make it difficult for Musk to make a decision. Although his spacex company can achieve this launch cost, if the risk coefficient and time cost are taken into account, then you will still choose to use the [Earth Cannon] to launch it conveniently and quickly.

That's why Musk wanted to invite Li Maoye out, and then through communication between the bosses of both sides, he won a relatively low launch price in one fell swoop. It would be best to make up the launch work of the [Earth Cannon] in the next few years, thereby blocking the road to latecomers.

Huayao Company also has plans similar to the Starlink satellite system, and in recent years, it has launched some satellites to the sky, forming an experimental network, which will soon join the market to form a competitive relationship with Musk's company.

In addition, the Zanghuajia Space Administration will also have a large number of launch needs. Whether it is the material transportation of the space station or the auxiliary projects of the moon landing plan, it requires the cheap, safe and stable large-scale transportation channel of [Earth Cannon].

Unfortunately, Li Maoye did not give him any chance, and then refused with an incredible reason.

"What? He wants to accompany his cat, so he doesn't come to the appointment?" Musk stared at his assistant secretary, wanting to roar and curse, but considering that he is still asking for help on other people's territory, the anger immediately turned into a sigh.

"Well, I'll talk when I have the chance in the future." Musk waved his hand and asked his assistant secretary to go down, wanting to calm down alone.

In just a dozen hours, the weather at the base was very good in the morning.

The sky on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is blue, and there is almost no cloud covering it. It seems that the pure blue glass cover is pressed upside down on the top of everyone, making people mistakenly think that they are very close to the sky and can touch it with your hand.

There was still no abnormality in this inspection. The electromagnetic track and the launch system were normal. When Li Maoye and others arrived at the control center, the launch preparations had been completed. We waited for the center's command to enter the countdown to the launch program.

However, the launch order has not been issued for a long time, and it seems that the original planned launch time has not yet reached. According to the original plan, it will be launched at 10:30 in the morning, and it is only around 9 o'clock now, and it will be more than an hour.

"Since you are ready for launch, then start immediately!" Li Maoye did not say nonsense and directly let the control center enter the launch stage, so he didn't have to wait any longer.

"But there are still people who are not here..." said the person in charge of the control center.

It turned out that there was a program on CCTV that wanted to film the launch process. They originally planned to arrive at the base yesterday, but because of other things, they delayed and arrived at the airport at around 1:00 a.m.

However, if they launch according to the original plan, they still have time, so now the program team is still preparing to set off in the welcoming hotel.

"Don't wait, prepare for launch now!" Academician Ma ordered.

Although it was more than an hour ahead of the original plan, it could actually enter the launch stage long ago. Therefore, after the launch command from the control center was issued, each department immediately entered the working state.

During this period, the people from the program team did not arrive. After the electromagnetic rocket was charged and powered up on the orbit, it suddenly launched from the two-kilometer-long electromagnetic orbit. After more than ten seconds, a loud rumbling sound came from the direction of the snow-capped mountains. The impact of the electromagnetic rocket broke through the air brought up snow waves on the mountain, almost causing a mountain avalanche.

"Fortunately, we cleared the snow on both sides of the track in advance, otherwise there would be a big avalanche!" Academician Ma smiled at the people beside him. In fact, this possibility has been simulated by computers a long time ago, and basically eliminated this possibility. Instead, it will use the snow to help the electromagnetic track cool down and accelerate the launch frequency of the electromagnetic rocket.

The electromagnetic rocket was the fastest at the moment when it flew out of the orbit, and the shock waves generated at that time were also the strongest. People could even clearly see huge waves of air forming on the mountain, blowing the snow on both sides of the track very far away.

Although the minimum speed of launching a rocket to the sky is about 7.9 kilometers per second, in fact, due to the existence of the atmosphere, it must be greater than this speed to truly reach the lowest orbit around the earth.

The specific speed needs to be determined based on the actual load weight and the position of the space orbit. This requires the computer to calculate it and finally be accurately controlled through the electromagnetic orbit transmission system. As for whether the theoretical accuracy can be achieved, no one knows it. It is necessary to see the first launch result before it can be determined.

The moment when the electromagnetic rocket was successfully launched was repeatedly played on the large screen of the control center. It was a shot taken by a high-speed camera installed on both sides of the track. Even if dozens of cameras were taken together, there were still not many pictures taken by a distance of two kilometers.

In addition, the control center has been tracking and recording the electromagnetic rocket to see if it flies according to the established route. At present, humans are very advanced in ballistic trajectory calculations and can achieve very accurate calculations, so basically there is no problem with this distance.

"The electromagnetic rocket has risen to an altitude of 550 kilometers, and it can basically be considered successful in this launch!" shouted the person in charge of the control center.

This is equivalent to announcing the successful first test of the [Earth Cannon]. Next, it depends on whether the electromagnetic rocket's control system is working normally. According to the plan, it will send the satellite into the correct space orbit at a specified altitude position.

Everyone stood up and cheered and applauded. After working hard for more than hundreds of days, they finally achieved their set goals, but they finally did not waste their efforts.

Academician Ma, Musk and others also congratulated each other. Academician Ma smiled and said that the stock price of Spacex would definitely soar. If only he had bought some stocks in advance, he would have made a fortune.

Musk waved his hands repeatedly and said, "If it wants to rise, it will be the stock price of the unicorn company in the hands of Meow Star Group. Where is the turn of spacex company?"

Then he asked Academician Ma directly when he could continue to launch the remaining satellites into the sky, and if possible, he hoped to watch them take off and enter orbit with his own eyes.

"Don't worry! When we check the electromagnetic tracks, we will arrange the launch!" Academician Ma replied.

Li Maoye didn't want to accompany them to see the next launch. According to his judgment, the [Earth Cannon] electromagnetic orbit will definitely send all the remaining satellites to the sky today. As long as the base reserves sufficient energy, there will be no problem.

According to the current situation, the electricity supply of a hydropower station must be far from enough, and we will definitely have to find ways to supplement energy in the future. Today, we will probably have to use up all the electricity stored in the power storage station in a few months.

When he left the control center and planned to return to Pengcheng on a special plane, the data from the control center was always synchronized with Fei Tmall. People on the special plane could watch the launch site through the screen in the lobby, and there was also a screen that specifically displayed the video sent back by the rocket.

During the electromagnetic rocket's launch, its altitude continues to rise, but its speed gradually decreases. When it finally reaches the predetermined target orbit, its speed is basically close to zero.

At this time, the control system on the electromagnetic rocket will automatically eject the satellite, not only allowing the satellite to fly in space orbit as designed, but also allowing the rocket to obtain a recoil force and return to the atmosphere.

Next is the recovery of electromagnetic rockets. Even if the recycling fails, it will not affect the overall situation. Because there are more than ten such rockets, and after each launch, the staff can pull other rockets into orbit to prepare.

Reduce costs by recycling rockets. According to Li Maoye's understanding, the actual launch cost is lower than the 3,000 RMB per kilogram that is mentioned in the public, because this price is calculated based on the market price. However, many parts of the electromagnetic orbit and rocket are produced by Miaoxing Group themselves.

Generally speaking, the cost of things that can be produced by themselves will be very low, but in order to be able to raise high prices, these things are calculated based on the market price.

"The real cost is probably only one-third of the surface, which is the launch cost of 1,000 yuan per kilogram. In fact, this launch still made Cat Star profit a lot!"

When Li Maoye was estimating the cost value, suddenly Assistant Xie walked over and said that Yuhangtu also wanted to return to Pengcheng with her.

As planned, they stayed at the launch base control center with the others, and waited until all the satellites were launched into the sky before returning to the SAIC to submit a report, but for some reason they suddenly changed their itinerary.
Chapter completed!