Chapter 213 Endeavour
"We...are going to interfere with the supplier?"
Is it considered a step-change to include parts suppliers in the production plan management of the base? Suppliers are not subsidiaries either.
Serev: “I have read most of the parts catalogues, and the parts produced outsourced are relatively uncomplicated, and the main core components are produced at the base.
Therefore, it is possible to urge suppliers, mainly within the base. If computers can be used to manage all production, the efficiency can be increased by at least 20%. I am confident that the first H2M will fly in November instead of December. . "
Lin Ju thought to himself, who said that Lao Maozi's computer technology was poor? The OGAS system planned by the alliance back then was aimed at bringing all factories in the country under computer management and automatically issuing production instructions. This is called the future!
He had no problem with Serev wanting to resurrect OGAS in Xinyuan. After all, Serev was now a legendary scientist of the system, and he chose to trust it unconditionally.
"Then, both bases will be handed over to you."
Serev accepted Lin Ju's commission calmly and said at the same time:
"I also hope to expand the base and increase the number of personnel. The number of formal employees will reach about 8,000."
For Xinyuan, which has achieved full CNC processing and high automation, 8,000 people is obviously very crazy, but fortunately the base is still enough to accommodate so many people, but the accommodation issue may be a bit troublesome.
The B-level base has its own dormitories. If there are more dormitories, they will either have to commute or need to be expanded, but these are trivial matters.
None of these will have a negative impact on Xinyuan's current production plan, and the production capacity is more than sufficient.
Also on this day, the remaining two axial modules of the Qianjin space station were produced, but they will not be shipped out for launch until around the end of August.
Because there are quite a lot of equipment installed in these two cabins, it will take almost half a month to install and debug them. It is no longer as simple as a simple tourist cabin.
At the same time, there are two 45-ton large-scale experimental cabins in another factory, which are the space agency's "Wentian" and "Mengtian" experimental cabins. These two scientific properties are heavier and more expensive, and they will also be launched into China in September. Space station, by then the Tiangong Space Station will surpass the Hila Space Station with a mass of 240 tons, becoming the world's second largest orbiting space station.
After that, the remaining 12 centrifugal cabin sections, 6 spoke cabins, and 12 connecting cabins of the Qianjin space station will also be constructed one after another. It is initially decided to use the full production capacity of the two bases to complete these 30 cabins in one year. Construction and launch of the cabin.
In the first half of 2018, the Qianjin space station will officially enter operation, which is almost exactly two years, so fast.
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On July 24, the An-1250 space shuttle Mecca landed at the airport of the B-level base. The space shuttle was sent back to the factory for maintenance and repair, and then sent to Mukala almost after August 20 for the next step. A manned launch mission.
Since both the space shuttle and the rocket are owned by Arbor, they only need to pay a little freight and maintenance costs of just over US$100 million each time.
Although it is more expensive than launching in Qiongzhou, and only a little cheaper than the Alliance spacecraft, are the big dogs the ones who are short of such a few dollars?
In fact, Hamand is now very high-spirited, and the Shira Space Station and the Mukara Space Launch Site have brought unimaginable huge benefits to Arbor.
You must know that there are two factions that believe in God. The two representative countries of the two factions are Abel and Persia.
The two parties have been competing for the market of believers. Abel has more money, but Persia has done quite well in industry in recent years, so each has its own victory or defeat.
Things are different now. Arbor jumped directly into the dragon's gate and became the fourth country after Aramco, Lucia and China to "independently" send astronauts into space.
Although the outside world has doubts about this matter, just tell me whether it was launched in Aber, and who owns the Mecca in the contract.
So Hamand waved his hand and did something that the alliance had done during the Xunzong period decades ago:
Send two astronauts from each country that believes in Allah into space and into the space station. Free training and free launch. And no matter which faction you belong to, as long as you send people over, everything will be arranged by the space shuttle.
In addition to the three countries participating in the Hila space station, seven countries immediately responded to Hamand's call. 14 astronauts have completed the pre-selection and will be sent to Arbor... and then transfer to China for training.
Therefore, many more countries in the world have astronauts entering space.
Aramco is extremely dissatisfied with Aberdeen's move to win over people's hearts. Several environmental organizations have announced that the location of the Mukala Space Launch Site is not good and may cause extinction harm to marine life. However, no one dares to go to the demonstration. They can only hold demonstrations in various countries. The Arbor embassy protested.
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Aramco, Kennedy Space Center.
The local high school was organizing a tour here, and then the screeching sound of jet engines was heard outside.
A somewhat shabby-looking Boeing 747 landed at the airport outside, carrying NACA engineers and Boeing technicians with it.
Boeing actually wants to complain about the new FATS plan.
The Congressmen thought they could save money and time by refitting the old Endeavor. This was completely wishful thinking on their part.
It is true that Endeavor is the latest space shuttle to enter service, but its current condition is not good.
In 2011, all space shuttles were grounded and retired from service, and then the three expensive RS-25 engines at the tail of Endeavour were removed and replaced with three models for exhibition.
They were not removed to sell as scrap, but the main space program of Aramco at that time was the "Constellation Program" proposed by Bush, in which the planned "Ares V" rocket also used RS25 engines. After the space shuttle program, there were 16 RS25 engines left, which were all stored for future rockets. SLS came later.
Endeavour had not been inspected for five years, and the engines were all removed. The internal pipes were not taken care of too much at the time. Who knows what they looked like?
Before using the Boeing 747 to pull Endeavour back to the factory, Boeing and NACA engineers drove away the middle school students who were in the way, and then lowered the Endeavour suspended by the steel cable. A dozen engineers took a quick look at the status of Endeavour.
Christopher Douglas, the head of Boeing's FATS project, was the first to enter the open hatch and immediately smelled a rotten smell.
The internal instruments and facilities of the Endeavour were still intact, and it even made a demonstration flight in Chicago in 2012, but its condition...
Douglas pried open the floor of the cockpit with force and saw the moldy wiring harness underneath.
He turned to look at the NACA engineers:
"Gentlemen, the condition of the Endeavour is terrible. Although the main structure is still intact, I'm afraid its electrical system and control system need to be replaced. This is more troublesome than rebuilding a new one. Quite a lot of parts are outdated and need to be replaced. Redesigning the layout is a hassle;
Just to restore the Endeavour's fuselage to a usable state... I think it will cost at least $300 to $500 million, at least 60% of the parts need to be replaced, and the load-bearing capacity needs to be retested."
"Douglas, the funds are considered by the Senate, and refurbishing the Endeavour is also their request. Atlantis and Discovery may be next."
"Oh my God, I can't imagine how those old guys will be refurbished. If it were me, I would rather design another one."