At 07:39 Beijing time on December 9, 2023, the Zhuque-2 Yao-3 carrier rocket of China's private aerospace company Blue Arrow Aerospace, where Ge Minghe, an alumnus of Yangtze University, works, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
Previously, the Suzaku 2 Yao-2 rocket was launched on July 12, 2023, winning the crown of the world's first liquid oxygen methane rocket successfully put into orbit in one fell swoop, filling the gap in China's liquid oxygen methane rocket technology route. The successful conclusion of the "One Arrow and Three Stars" commercial launch mission marks that as the world's first continuously successful liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle, the maturity and stability of its technical status have been further verified, and its reliability has met the requirements of commercial launch and delivery.
So far, Blue Arrow Aerospace, as the only enterprise in China that relies on the self-developed liquid oxygen methane engine to realize the continuous orbit of the rocket, has fully verified the correctness and coordination of the overall and subsystem scheme of Suzaku 2 with three test arrows, accumulated flight samples and a good data foundation for the subsequent design improvement and reliability improvement of rocket and engine products, and laid a solid foundation for the development of Suzaku 3 reusable liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle. Blue Arrow Aerospace has also become the first enterprise in the domestic civil and commercial aerospace industry to achieve the successful continuous launch of medium and large liquid launch vehicles.
Ge Minghe, a 96-level alumnus of Yangtze University majoring in mechanical design, manufacturing and automation, is currently the secretary of the Party Committee and vice president of Blue Arrow Aerospace. He has been engaged in the development of liquid engines for more than 15 years, and is a senior liquid rocket engine expert, participating in the R&D tests and full-mission flight work of a variety of liquid rocket engines.
In 2017, Ge Minghe joined Blue Arrow Aerospace to devote himself to the private rocket industry. To send a rocket into the sky, the engine is the key. Ge Minghe and his team started the "Tianque Birth" program. "Tianque" is the code name given to the liquid oxygen methane rocket engine developed by Ge Minghe for them, as the heart of the future "Suzaku II" rocket, whether the "Tianque" can be successfully "born" is of great significance. After 3 years, Ge Minghe led the R&D team from scratch, overcoming one technical difficulty after another, and finally ushered in the birth of "Tianque". He led the team to successfully develop two 80-ton and 10-ton liquid oxygen methane engines, providing solid technical support for the successful orbit of the Suzaku 2 Yao-3 launch vehicle.
Ge Minghe said: "I had the opportunity to engage in a career that I could fight for for a lifetime, and I thought to myself that if I could participate in the development of this engine, my life would be worth it." ”
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