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Part III of this article is “Space X, not a local tyrant, why is it willful?” “It is a question full of ambition and empathy. My favorite paragraph: In the final analysis, how many people aerospace was a childhood fantasy, and how many people gave up such a desire when they grew up. Will it be done? It’s hard to say, but to borrow a sentence from Tianya: “500 years ago, we complained that our ancestors gave up the sea. 500 years later, we cannot let our children and grandchildren complain that we gave up the stars.”
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Shu Chang talked about his plan, the rocket development is divided into several stages. Phase 1: Overall plan. Design what the product looks like. It is expected to take 3 months. Stage two: refinement. How to design the circuit, how to draw parts and how to process. It is expected to take 1 year. Stage 3: Experiment. Ground test. After that, spend another three months to make two rockets. One engine is used for flight tests, and the simulated load is put on the other engine before it can be sold. According to the current plan, Zero One Space’s products will be unveiled at the Zhuhai Air Show in November 2016; when the first product is actually tested, it is expected to be in the second half of 2017.
Compared to the “epic victories” of Musk and Space X, at this time, Zero One Space has just reached the starting line.
“I still have age pressure. I always tell my friends that I may be able to shoot three or four shots in my life. I cherish every opportunity to shoot. I will not shoot easily, but if I Decided to open, I’m sorry, brothers, you guys are ready to stretch the front and fight with me.”
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The predecessor mentioned Lei Jun’s example: “At the time in Liaoning Building, he always came to me with a schoolbag and 10 mobile phones on his back. Every time I asked, where to buy this part and where to buy that part. I looked at me no less than 10 times before and after, and finally I didn’t bother to see him. He prepared for one to two years, but you see, his later development speed is surprisingly fast. You do such a big business, it takes at least half a year to a year In time, find the best person in this industry, use your vision to persuade him, and form a particularly good team, this thing can be done. Don’t be too anxious.”
“Don’t be in a hurry.” Shu Chang said, “Starting a business is like driving on the Fourth Ring Road. You don’t know which line you line up will be faster to the end. You may choose to merge left and right, and come If you go together, there will be accidents. Those who don’t go together may be faster than you. If you don’t go together, you will be able to reach the end if you accumulate steps every day.”
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From the starting point, Shu Chang obviously cannot be compared with Musk. The reason why Space X can get up and can’t get around is: Musk first became a local tyrant. So Musk can of course be willful: “I have a total of 300 million U.S. dollars, so I will use 100 million U.S. dollars to do this, and lose it. Even if the probability of success is 10%, It’s OK.”
Not only that, the US engine technology industry system is more open, policies are more flexible, and private enterprise development and business operations are more mature. In contrast, he can’t be willful on the smooth road to rocket-from funding, to the basis of public opinion, to the policy environment. Frankly speaking, at this time when Space X detonated the public opinion, it was something that had to be done without breaking the scalp. Shu Chang had to face not only the difficulties of starting a business, but also The trial of public opinion after Musk is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people: What do you use to compete with Musk?
Currently, Zero One Space has merged into more than ten million, but it is still a trivial starting point for the rocket building. In addition to encouragement on the Internet, there is no lack of doubts such as “I want to build a rocket for 10 million yuan, daydream.” As for the Rockets, it is not possible to give the public an answer sheet in three or five days. Even Musk’s rocket road has experienced a life of struggle and was regarded as a madman behind closed doors.
So, why do you want to make your ideals public at this point in time? Indeed, more than ten million can not build a rocket, of course, more funds and more people are needed. Building rockets is not a one-person project. If ambitions are not known, how can we gather more power? For Shu Chang, the road of space exploration is destined to be a long and difficult journey. Even if the starting point is humble, he must raise the flag. Shu Chang said that he welcomes big coffees who are capable of deploying more funds to join and even lead the development of Zero One Space at any time. At this stage, he is willing to be the first to be a flag holder.
In the final analysis, how many people aerospace was a childhood fantasy, and how many people gave up such a desire when they grew up. Will it be done? It’s hard to say, but to borrow a sentence from Tianya: “500 years ago, we complained that our ancestors gave up the sea. 500 years later, we cannot let our children and grandchildren complain that we gave up the stars.”
Perhaps this explains why Shu Chang still wants to take this step. What awaits him must be the subsequent ridicule, unpredictable setbacks, and endless fatigue. However—day after day, Shu Chang asks his colleagues about this, and asks himself this: Do you believe that humans will Realize interstellar travel? If we believe it, we can never leave it, right?
