Space, the place people yearn for most.
We all know that the rocket is an indispensable vehicle for human beings to fly into outer space, but in the cognition of ordinary people, this vehicle is not very reliable except that it is huge, expensive and can only be used once, and a little carelessness may destroy the machine and hurt people. The road to space is not only expensive, but also full of thorns. It may not be an exaggeration to describe it as a narrow escape. Therefore, for a long time, this kind of "game" can only be played by the state, and people can't guarantee absolute safety.
At present, the rocket is the only vehicle for people to realize their space dream.
However, with the progress of technology and people's yearning for space, many private space companies have begun to March into this field that few people have set foot in in the past. At present, the most famous private space company is American Space Exploration Technology Company. Elon Musk founded the company with the ultimate goal of colonizing Mars and giving civilians the opportunity to fly into outer space.
Musk is the first person to play in space privately and the most successful one.
Falcon series rockets, dragon spacecraft, Tianlong rocket engines and other products are all from the hands of the company. A few days ago, the news of space exploration technology company SN8 starship test was widely circulated on the Internet. Although the rocket did not complete all the tests in the end, as the initial project of the starship, the related data accumulation has made great progress. According to Musk's idea, the next two ship types SN9 and SN 10 will also be tested in the near future, in order to prepare for the final manufacture of an aircraft that can travel between Mars and the Earth.
Dragon boat of space exploration technology company
Space exploration technology company SN8 starship is ready to launch.
Perhaps because of the CEO of Tesla, many people are paying attention to the development of Musk's company. Recently, however, Aevum, located in Alabama, USA, has also announced a new type of aircraft, Ravn-X, which can fly directly into outer space.
Ravn-X unmanned spacecraft announced by Aevum Company.
Ravn-X is a giant unmanned aerial vehicle, which aims to transport satellites or other payloads to low earth orbit within 180 minutes. It is equipped with intelligent systems, such as self-deployment, self-flight and control, self-management and so on. It can be launched independently according to the mission requirements and can be reused. After each launch, it can make its own flight route and plan according to the external environment, orbital target, payload weight, preset schedule, air obstacles and other information. This greatly shortens the time to send satellites into space. Compared with traditional rockets that need several years of preparation, according to Aevnm, this kind of UAV can complete all complicated pre-launch preparations in just a few months or even days, which greatly improves the efficiency of satellite or other payload transportation.
Lavin -X
Aevnm is resetting the way people go into space. In the past, traditional means of transportation such as rockets have become obsolete for us. With Aevnm, everyone can realize their space dream! We are rebuilding the future space road with UAV technology and intelligent system!
This is what Evan, founder and CEO of Aevnm said.
Lavin -X
Aevnm company was founded on 20 16. At present, its main business is to design aircraft capable of completing low-orbit space transportation. Although it has not been established for a long time, it is one of the eight bidding companies for low-orbit aircraft selected by the US Space Force. Ravn-X, the main product, is currently competing with the US Air Force's Agile Small Launch Combat Aircraft Program (ASLON-45) and won a contract of 4.9 million US dollars.
Lavin -X
Aevnm company defines the development of Ravn-X as three stages. At present, the first stage is implemented, that is, the vehicle testing period, and then the airworthiness certificate is obtained, and finally the commercial operation stage is entered.
According to the available data, Ravn -X aircraft is an unmanned aerospace aircraft, which uses two-stage rockets and can weigh up to 24 tons. The plane is 24 meters long and has a wingspan of 18.2 meters. It can carry 100-500 kg payload, take off and land at ordinary commercial airports, the shortest take-off distance is only about one mile, and the flying height is about 9-180,000 meters. Can be reused many times.
Lavin -X
The highlight of this drone is not the design and creativity. What attracts the military's attention is actually its cheap flight cost, reusable airframe and relatively short preparation time. After the establishment of the US space force, the Pentagon has been looking for some cheap ways to transport payloads to low orbit, and many aviation giants are also involved. However, compared with those powerful and technologically advanced companies, they are better at using their advanced technology to build high-end products, such as Boeing's X-37B space fighter, but they are a little at a loss about how to make cheap planes, which gives these small companies opportunities.
Boeing's X-37B Aerospace Fighter
Aevnm's product and design team
Ravn -X is produced in this background. Although the overall plan is still in the first stage, from the development trend, the idea of transporting satellites into space with large drones is still good. Previously, people usually put drones themselves in the stratosphere to be used as relay communicators. Using them to transport satellites is undoubtedly a further exploration of the potential of drones, and the future is limitless. Perhaps it is such a bold idea that it will change the way humans enter space, and rockets may be sent to museums from now on.