I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?

Deng Lei spent several days carefully checking the information and deeds of Xinyuan Aerospace Power Company on the Internet, and analyzing the feasibility of becoming an astronaut.

As a pilot capable of flying modern fighter aircraft, he is also qualified as an engineer and has a lot of knowledge about aerospace.

Although Xinyuan Aerospace is indeed very powerful as the first private aerospace company in China and has won tens of millions of commercial contracts, it does not seem to have the strength for manned spaceflight.

But after all, he was not a professional, and he was a little unsure because of his nephew's words.

Until this day, the Xinyuan official Weibo he followed posted new updates.

When you click on it, you will see an imaginary picture of the combination of the Xinyuan-2 rocket and the H1 space shuttle. Below is a simple introduction to the manned space program, including specific parameters and processes.

However, the comments below are not very popular because they are not exciting enough compared with the content Lin Ju has posted before.

As a private aerospace company, bragging is a traditional art.

In just half a month, Lin Ju published three plans for landing on the moon, an imaginary plan for a Mars city, and two imaginary plans for a 10,000-ton space city.

At first, it aroused quite a heated discussion, but after all, he did not have Ami's dog-raising expenses, and it soon fell into silence.

Compared to this, manned spaceflight and space shuttles are nothing. Everyone just treats them as just another cake. A few fans and enthusiasts discuss it for a few words and then nothing happens.

But it's different for Deng Lei. He believes in his nephew's inside information and this may be a real project.

That night, Deng Lei called the number on the official website and asked if it was really recruiting astronauts.

The other person answered in the affirmative, and then Deng Lei revealed his identity as an active instructor and his previous resume. The voice on the other end of the phone immediately became respectful, and strongly invited him to the company for an interview, and all meals and lodging along the way were reimbursed.

Deng Lei finally made up his mind, took advantage of his vacation, flew to Xinyuan City, and was then taken to the factory by a special car.

The person who received him was Lin Ju himself. Deng Lei did not show any timidity and asked directly if the space shuttle was real and if manned spaceflight really existed.

Lin Ju didn't talk nonsense when faced with doubts, and instead took him to an empty factory.

There was a 1:1 wooden model nose of the H1 space shuttle placed in the open space, with its base fixed on a hydraulic support.

Deng Lei could tell at a glance that this was a flight simulator specially designed for training.

At this time, the simulator has just been completed, and two system engineers are setting parameters.

The interior of the simulated cabin is completely restored according to the real situation. The original position of the windows is changed to a screen, and the control instructions issued can also be fed back through the hydraulic system.

"Mr. Deng, this is the space shuttle you will fly in the future. You will not need to control it during the launch phase or the space phase. Only manual intervention will be required when returning from the atmosphere. I think you have sufficient experience."

Deng Lei felt very confident when he heard that the landing was only controlled in the atmosphere. It was hard to predict in space, but he was still very sure in the air.

"Chairman Lin, do you really want to build it in one year?"

"Of course it is, and we will definitely take people to heaven within a year. Of course, the premise is that there are unmanned experiments and absolute certainty, and we will never let you risk your lives."

Deng Lei said oh, then walked into the simulation cabin and looked at the unfamiliar furnishings without saying a word.

"Why don't you give it a try? It's a simulator anyway."

Lin Ju interrupted appropriately and pushed Deng Lei down on his seat. Without waiting for his response, the system engineer came forward to teach him how to operate.

As soon as Deng Lei sat on the large and thick space seat, he couldn't help but want to experience it for a while. Even the instruments around him looked very novel.

The engineer sat in the co-pilot's seat and gave instructions. This old pilot with 20 years of experience learned at an astonishing speed and understood the basic operations in just ten minutes.

"Mr. Deng, I will put the simulation cabin upright soon, and we will fully experience the process from launch to landing."

Deng Lei nodded, and then he felt the direction of gravity slowly change, and what he saw on the screen in the porthole also turned into the blue of the sky.

"Simulated launch, 10, 9..."

"3, 2, 1"

Although there is no real overweight, the screen and the hydraulic system jointly create the vibration of the rocket during launch, which still gives Deng Lei a real feeling in the seat, and his heartbeat is far higher than it should be.

The posture of the simulation cabin continued to change, and it even turned upside down to simulate the use of the bottom facing forward to resist the heat barrier. Two minutes later, the vibrations stopped abruptly, and the screen in the port window turned mostly black and a touch of bright blue.

Even though he knew it was fake, Deng Lei couldn't help but reach out to touch it. He held his hand up for several minutes before putting it down.

After floating in the simulated space environment for five minutes, the simulation cabin entered the landing phase. This time, engineers and the simulation cabin system continuously issued correction instructions, guiding him to control the space shuttle to adjust its attitude and approach the simulated airport.

Although it felt unfamiliar, Deng Lei still landed the plane steadily. The system scored a high score of 97, which was completely excellent.

When he finally walked out of the simulation cabin, he felt a little uncomfortable, as if he had really come down from space. He looked at the simulation cabin reluctantly.

Seeing this, Lin Ju secretly gave a thumbs up to the system engineer, and then formally invited Deng Lei to join.

This time Deng Lei no longer hesitated and gritted his teeth and said:

"As long as it allows me to drive it into space, I can risk my life, but I must get a guarantee...two years, I will go into space within two years!"

Lin Ju smiled and readily agreed. This was nothing, it was nothing compared to the system's time limit.

It also asked Deng Lei if he had any suitable candidates that he could continue to recruit, but was told that most of the pilots in the aviation school had been married and had been in business for many years, and there were very few who were as passionate about aerospace as he was.

It's not that there are no young ones, but they are all active fighter pilots, and they will never retire directly because of this.

Lin Ju was a little disappointed, but felt that having him was a good start, so he stopped forcing it.

…

After returning to the army, Deng Lei went through the retirement procedures.

Although it was the right time for him to retire as an older flight instructor, as a recognized expert in the aviation school, everyone still felt sorry for his retirement and asked him with concern what he planned to do after retirement.

Deng Lei used the excuse of flying on civil aviation as an excuse, and he successfully completed the demobilization procedures a few days later.

One year is not a long time. As soon as he arrives at the company, he will immediately enter intensive closed training to learn aerospace knowledge and master the performance and essentials of the space shuttle.

As for his physical fitness, he only needs to maintain the status quo. As a super pilot, he is still in his prime at the age of forty.

Pilot and Commander, GET.