Chapter 262
Anlu Island, Honeycomb Physics Laboratory, Aerospace Research Center.
As soon as Fang Cheng stepped into the research center, he felt the warm atmosphere inside. In the research center, researchers wearing blue lab coats are constantly busy.
On the central holographic projection screen, there is a dark space background. In the dark picture, a cyan planet appears in front of everyone.
On the planet Cyan, there are patches of white clouds inlaid, which is the atmosphere of Earth.
The holographic projection in front of me is not a scene simulated by Yunmeng, but a real shot.
The location where this scene was taken was the first armed transport ship, the Discovery, manufactured by Huanyu Heavy Industries.
Discovery, this is the name Fang Cheng gave it. It is not only the highest technological crystallization of the Hive Physics Laboratory, but also the most advanced spaceship of mankind at present.
The Discovery has a total length of 267 meters, six nuclear fusion engines, two of which are spare engines, weapon modules, four 100kg-class heavy electromagnetic main guns, and twelve 10kg-class light electromagnetic assistants. gun.
The Discovery has a maximum speed of 3016kms in space, and can carry up to 150,000 tons of materials and a full load of 250,000 tons.
Put it on Earth, which is heavier than a Ford-class aircraft carrier.
If there is no anti-gravity technology, sending such a heavy armed transport ship into space is almost a fantasy story.
But at this moment, the Discovery on Anlu Island has been in the Earth synchronous orbit three days ago, and the major television and Internet media of the Passa Islands are broadcasting the real-time navigation of the Discovery.
In fact, it is not only the Passa Islands. Many countries in the world have broadcast the exploration of the Discovery after being authorized by the Passa Islands.
Of course, the images they broadcast are only edited images, but this also shocked people all over the world.
In addition to the United States, Russia, and China, the Passa Islands are the fourth country that can send people into space on their own.
In fact, looking at the countries of the world, there is a reason why only these three countries, the United States, can autonomously manned spaceflight, because manned space technology not only requires strong national economic strength, but also The vast land.
Let’s talk about the strong economic power. The area of the country alone has become the primary condition restricting the development of manned space technology in many small countries.
There are three difficulties in developing manned space technology.
The first is the vehicle. The United States is taking the path of space shuttles, while China is taking the path of launch vehicles.
In fact, the two have their own advantages and disadvantages so far.
The second difficulty is the protective measures for astronauts.
Be aware that the environment of space is different as heaven and earth on Earth. Apart from others, the high vacuum environment in space is fatal and dangerous. Ordinary persons are in such an environment. In less than a minute, the human body will explode due to the huge internal and external pressure difference, and body fluids will quickly vaporize.
In fact, not to mention the ordinary person, even the clone warrior injected with substance M, and it cannot survive in space.
The third difficulty is the return-to-air technology.
This technology is also the reason for the requirement of a vast land area, because Earth is constantly rotating. If there is not a large enough land area, your spacecraft is likely to fall into the borders of other countries. When the time comes, not only will it cause technology leaks, but it will also make international jokes.
This is also one of the important reasons why small countries do not develop manned space technology.
But the Passa Islands are clearly not in this list.
The Explorer with anti-gravity technology, not to mention just going to the Earth synchronization orbit, that is, going to the fire star, it only takes three days (when the fire star is at perigee).
As for the issue of returning to the flight, it is even simpler. The exploration of the spacecraft to return to Earth from outer space is easier than landing by a normal plane.
Mastering anti-gravity technology is equivalent to tearing off the mysterious veil of interstellar navigation, not to mention that the Honeycomb Laboratory also masters controllable nuclear fusion technology. In theory, the Passa Islands already have the Qualifications out of the solar system.
Of course, it is only qualified. There are still too many technical problems to be solved if you want to fly out of the solar system. After all, the environment of the universe is very complicated. Only a raft, not even a raft.
To use this raft to swim in the sea is obviously a desperate approach.
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Honeycomb Laboratory, Aerospace Research Center.
No one inside seemed to be aware of Fang Cheng's arrival, and they were all working hard. Fang Cheng saw everyone's concentration and didn't bother them, but found Chu Xuan.
For this manned spaceflight program, Chu Xuan has not closed his eyes since three days ago.
When Fang Cheng found him, his eyes were bloodshot and he looked very tired, but his emotions were still very high.
"Boss!" Chu Xuan greeted him loudly when he saw Fang Cheng approaching.
"Well," Fang Cheng nodded, "have I slept in a few days?"
"If I don't stare at it, I can't rest assured!"
Then, Fang Cheng heard it, and hadn't rested for three full days.
Fang Cheng patted Chu Xuan's shoulder, caringly said, "You are the most important General under my command. Even if this space program fails, I don't want you to be exhausted. Go and rest early."
Chu Xuan heard the sincerity in Fang Cheng's words, and the movement on his face flashed away. He smiled and said, "Quickly, I will go to rest after I finish this work."
Fang Cheng looked at Chu Xuan's firm eyes and did not persuade him.
"How is the situation now?" Seeing that Chu Xuan insisted on working, Fang Cheng had to let him go.
"Boss," Chu Xuan's expression became slightly agitated when Fang Cheng asked this, "It has been three days since the Discovery has entered the synchronous orbit, and its performance is the same as the result of our simulation experiment."
Fang Cheng had predicted this a long time ago, "What about the construction of the space station fortress?"
"It's already started!" Chu Xuan looked serious, "Boss, we are going to build it. The space fortress is different from the ordinary space station. Its engineering volume is too large, and the space is not suitable for the construction of C-1 engineering robots. The early assembly efficiency is bound to be very low."
"I know," Fang Cheng nodded, "Didn’t you let you develop a robot suitable for space operations? Is it done now?"
Fang Cheng asked.
"Boss, the C-2 engineering robot has entered the final testing stage. No surprises. When the Discovery returns next time, it will be able to carry it to the Earth synchronous orbit for operations."
p>Fang Cheng looked at Chu Xuan confidently, nodded.
The C-2 engineering robot is an outer space robot specially developed by the Hive Physics Laboratory.
In fact, C-1 robots have many disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is that C-1 robots are humanoid robots. In fact, from a construction perspective, humanoid robots are not very suitable for engineering. Operation.
Especially in the space environment without gravity, therefore, the C-2 engineering robot came into being.