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Text | Jiang Yu Chi
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preface
A few days ago, India just launched its own lunar probe Chandrayaan-3, which is India's third bold attempt after Chandrayaan-1 and Chandnamo-2, and it was successfully launched.
But two days later, there was bad news from India, this time the probe did launch successfully, but did not enter the intended orbit as planned, but went farther and farther.
Previously, India also claimed that this time the Chandrayaan-3 will exceed the level of the mainland Chang'e-5, and the appearance of this "accident" is undoubtedly a severe hit in the face of India itself.
So what exactly happened? India dares to release such wild words, what is there to be proud of on the Chandrayaan-3?
Space technology in India
The strength of India as a country does not have a clear understanding in the minds of many people.
Because whenever the name "Indian Asan" is mentioned, people will always think of strange military parade performances, as well as all kinds of amazing remarks, and of course, the famous scene of thousands of people picking up trains.
It is precisely because these magical scenes linger in people's minds that it also gives many people the illusion that India is an extremely backward and poor country.
Coupled with the strange saying among Indians that drinking Ganges water can prolong life, it has made people firm this view, if India's aerospace technology is very advanced, then many people must have doubts.
But the fact is that although the people of India are always able to do all kinds of nonsensical things, this does not mean that India's national strength is backward, on the contrary, India's national strength is even enough to rank high in the world.
Of course, as a representative of high-precision industry, India naturally attaches great importance to space technology, and with the help of the former Soviet Union, India's space technology has been rapidly advanced and developed.
India's national space agency is called ISRO, and unlike India's strength, ISRO's strength is obvious to the entire international community, and even far ahead in some aspects.
It is by far the world's largest government space agency, and once completed a record of 104 satellite launches, breaking Russia's previous record and nearly three times the number, a record that no country has been able to break until now.
This series of honors also shows from the side that India's space technology has developed rapidly, although its status in people's minds is not so high, but it can achieve these achievements, which is enough to surpass most countries.
Unfortunately, although India's space technology is developing rapidly, there is still a certain gap compared with several old space powers such as China, the United States and Russia, and can only be regarded as the boss in the second echelon of global space.
Not only that, although India's aerospace technology has developed well, it has no obvious plan, basically following China's path and developing completely according to the path of the mainland.
Senior Indian officials also acquiesced to this, saying that India's space industry has always had a magical law, that is, as long as China completes the experiment first, then India will definitely complete similar projects in a few years.
However, the Indian people do not think so, they cannot see the reality clearly, blindly believe that India's aerospace technology has long surpassed China, so they also began to continue to speak wildly, starting India's "fine tradition".
Kyogen
In the context of the rapid development of India's space technology, the Indian people obviously do not understand the significance of strategy and planning, and blindly believe that India can do what China can do.
In fact, all this is just because India is imitating the mainland's planning, but there are still many discordant voices in India.
Recalling the scene after each successful Indian rocket launch, basically every time can not escape the Indian media's praise of space technology, whether it is a fact or not, anyway, it is over, so there are no less jokes.
Not only that, but every report is indispensable to words such as "Asia's first", "leading the world", "catching up with the United States and surpassing Russia", etc., as these slogans are shouted in India, they really mistakenly think that India's space technology has taken off, so more wild words gush out like a tide.
The highest voice is that India's space technology will surpass the continent and leave the continent far behind, and India already has many technologies in the forefront of the world, and it is a matter of minutes to surpass China.
I have to say that many people have a stereotype of India for a reason, just these few words, it is already very confusing, after all, in the past, it was India that threatened to build a space station in eight years after China, and now it is India that feels that it has surpassed China.
On the one hand, it feels that technology has far surpassed China, and on the other hand, it has to be imitated according to China's plan, which also makes these wild words of the Indian people lose their "lethality" for a moment, but have become one joke after another.
After many slaps in the face, India is still dead, so this time the Chandonship 3 plan is repeated, and India once again began the road of praise, threatening that this time the Chandrayaan-3 will definitely surpass the Chang'e 5 of the same level.
The news of the successful launch of Chandrayan-3 made India boil and felt that it was possible to surpass China, but before this heat passed, the bad news that Chandrayan-3 deviated from orbit came back, undoubtedly hitting himself in the face again.
So why is India so persistent, preferring to carry out the three-month ship plan, but also to be on par with the mainland's Chang'e-5?
Moon Ship 3
Chang'e No. 5
Chang'e series of projects are mainly responsible for the mainland's lunar exploration program, as can be seen from the name, Chang'e, as a famous mythological figure in China, pinned on the beautiful expectations and long-cherished wishes of the ancient Chinese people for space.
As the most important probe in the third phase of the Chang'e project on the mainland, Chang'e-5 has also undertaken many difficult tasks.
It is mainly responsible for the "sampling mission" part of the continental exploration lunar program, which is also the first probe in China that can return to land after the sampling mission, which represents the mainland's advanced space technology and a huge breakthrough in this regard.
Chang'e No. 5
The continent mainly implements a three-step strategy in the lunar exploration plan, which is the three steps of "orbiting, falling and returning", and the first step is to allow the mainland's spacecraft to rotate around the moon, thus taking the most critical step to explore the moon.
Immediately followed by the second step: falling, after the continental spacecraft can achieve rotation around the moon, we must begin to approach the surface of the moon, "do not enter the tiger's cave to get the tiger", in order to be able to real, fully understand and understand the moon, landing on the moon must be an indispensable link.
The last step, which is the step that Chang'e-5 is responsible for, is to let Chang'e-5 undergo rotation around the moon on the basis of the first two steps, and then return to land after landing on the moon, sampling and other operations.
Chang'e-5 lunar landing
Undoubtedly, every step in the Chang'e lunar exploration plan is indispensable, but it is obvious that this step "back" that Chang'e-5 is responsible for is definitely the most technical step.
Being able to perform relevant operations on the moon and then return to the continent according to the requirements means that all steps of the lunar exploration project have been completed, and it also shows that the continent has mastered most of the lunar exploration technology.
India, which has been developing according to China's planning, will naturally take Chang'e-5 as a target as a benchmark for realizing its dream of lunar exploration, which is why India has to stare at Chang'e-5 for comparison.
Chinese lunar rover
Technology needs to be improved
But the occurrence of this accident clearly shows that India has more than enough energy, empty ambition, helplessness and strength do not match, and finally ended up with such a tragic end.
In fact, in the very beginning of the period, India developed according to the mainland's planning, or enough to keep up with the pace of the continent, I have to admit that India's aerospace technology level, when it was just starting, even many aspects were far beyond the continent.
This is also thanks to the help of the former Soviet Union, India's space technology will develop so rapidly, because it stepped on the shoulders of giants, while the continent, on the other hand, is struggling to survive in the blockade of many countries and began to embark on the road of space.
Under such difficult and difficult conditions, a group of patriots have emerged on the mainland, who have worked one after another, and finally opened up a space road full of thorns for the mainland.
With the increase of the mainland's national strength, the mainland's space industry has also developed significantly, and at this stage, it has been able to leap up and enter the first echelon of the world's space powers, alongside the old space powers such as the United States and Russia.
However, after India's help from the former Soviet Union, its development was obviously not as rapid as that of the mainland, and under such circumstances, India was unwilling, plus its original strength was equal, so India began to imitate the mainland's path.
However, in the end, there is still a big gap at the technical level, and the Indian side is eager to succeed, blindly wanting to compete with the mainland, and in the end can only suffer from itself and shoot itself in the foot.
epilogue
It is worth mentioning that although this time Chandrayan-3 did not equalize the gap between the mainland Chang'e-5 as India expected, there is no doubt that India's aerospace strength is still strong, and a failure does not mean anything.
India's aerospace has a rich heritage, coupled with some aspects of global leading technology, it may catch up with the footsteps of the mainland at any time, and the mainland should also grit its teeth and continue to study in the field of aerospace.
At the same time, India's experience has also given people a wake-up call, that is, no matter what you do, you must be down-to-earth, look up at the starry sky, do not lose your expectation and love for the goal, and do not forget to take one step at a time, steady and steady!
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