Every screw is connected to the aerospace industry, and small details determine the success or failure of the mission. Throughout the history of the world’s aerospace development, the road to space exploration is by no means smooth. In recent years, both established powerhouses and emerging powers have experienced failures.
In February 2022, 49 “Starlink” satellites launched by SpaceX in a single launch encountered a geomagnetic storm, and as many as 40 of them were damaged due to their inability to restore their normal orbital altitudes.
In November 2020, a “Vega” carrier rocket launched by the European Ariane Space Company showed signs of deviating from its course 8 minutes after takeoff, resulting in the failure of the launch mission.
In June 2020, the small rocket “MOMO” 5 independently developed by a private rocket company in Japan failed to launch and crashed into the sea shortly after liftoff.
Academician Ye Peijian, a well-known aerospace expert in my country, once bluntly said that aerospace is a “10,000-1=0” cause, and “one gun for every ten thousand people” is a true portrayal of the aerospace industry.
In recent years, my country’s aerospace industry has made continuous breakthroughs, the number of launches has hit new highs, and commercial aerospace has developed rapidly. This is due to the country’s scientific planning and strong support Always maintain a rigorous attitude of “walking on thin ice”.
At present, our country has interstellarglory, Galaxy Power, Blue Arrow Aerospace, One Space and many other private aerospace companies have tried to launch into orbit. Among them, the Hyperbola-1 carrier rocket developed by Interstellar Glory is the first carrier rocket in my country to be successfully launched into orbit by a private enterprise. The Ceres-1 carrier rocket developed by Galaxy Dynamics has successfully performed two orbital launch missions.
Exploring the universe is by no means an easy task. We must face up to failure, and we must become more courageous. The white paper “2021 China’s Aerospace” pointed out that it is necessary to study and formulate guidelines for the development of commercial aerospace to promote the rapid development of commercial aerospace. We have reason to expect that China’s commercial aerospace will be more exciting in the future.
Author: Hu Zhe
