The Rise Of Space Technology

The headquarters of Xinghai Aerospace Technology Group in Ningcheng County is here.

In the huge workshop, a huge spaceship is quietly working, and the three characters "Xingchen" are sprayed on the outer shell of the spaceship.

This is a very large spaceship at this stage.

It is more than 200 meters long, more than 50 meters high, and more than 70 meters wide. It is huge and looks a bit like a whale as a whole, full of streamlines and curves.

"Boss, this is the spacecraft we are going to use to go to Mars for scientific research, the Xingchen."

"It uses the largest anti-gravity engine we have developed so far, or a quad-core drive, and 12 heavy-duty rocket thrusters are also installed."

"In space, its fastest speed can reach 500,000 kilometers per hour, which is about twice that of Juno, and it is also the fastest aircraft designed by us."

"According to the current distance between Earth and Mars of 80 million kilometers, it only takes 160 hours to reach Mars, and it will take 6 days to calculate."

"Of course, if you count the acceleration and acceleration stages, it is estimated that you can reach Mars in about 10 days."

Tang Peng was taking Liu Yuan to visit this huge spacecraft, and was extremely proud to introduce some data of this huge spacecraft to Liu Yuan.

One of the biggest features of the Star is its fast speed and strong power.

Four super-strong anti-gravity engines and 12 heavy-duty rocket thrusters are installed, which can accelerate this huge spacecraft to 500,000 kilometers per hour when accelerating in space.

This speed is very terrifying. It is calculated at a speed of nearly 140 kilometers per second, which is faster than the Juno spacecraft accelerated by Jupiter's huge gravitational force.

The distance between Mars and the Earth is very long. The closest time is 55 million kilometers, and the farthest time is 400 million kilometers.

But with the terrifying speed of Xingchen and the current distance between Earth and Mars, it only takes about 10 days to reach Mars, which shows how terrifying its speed is.

"At a speed of 500,000 kilometers per hour, it will reach Mars in about 10 days."

"This speed is okay, but compared to the vast interstellar universe, this speed is still no different from standing still."

After listening, Liu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

The speed of the Xingchen can be said to have reached the limit that human technology can currently achieve, with a speed of 1.4 million kilometers per second and a terrifying level of 500,000 kilometers per hour.

It doesn't take an hour to fly to the moon at such a speed.

But it still takes about 10 days to fly to Mars. This is because the distance between Mars and the earth is relatively close now. If it is far away, it is estimated that it will take longer.

The interstellar universe is simply too vast.

This is only the situation in the interior of the solar system. It is the planet closest to the earth. If you want to go to Jupiter, it will be farther away and it will take longer. It is estimated that it needs to be calculated on a monthly basis.

"Yeah, the interstellar universe is too vast, and the footsteps of our human beings are actually no different from standing still."

Tang Peng also nodded and said.

"Xingchen universe, we have only taken an extremely trivial step now. If we haven't left the solar system, we can't actually be regarded as the interstellar universe."

Liu Yuan smiled and nodded.

Immediately boarded the Star, and took a closer look.

"Boss, the number of crew members we designed for the Xingchen is about 1,000 people. At that time, there will be about 100 doctors, cooks, cleaning staff, etc. on the ship, and about 900 astronauts, scientists, and engineers will go with the ship. Expedition to Mars."

"The Xingchen is equipped with 30 laboratories of various sizes, as well as a small smelting and processing workshop, which can mine resources to smelt and process some parts by itself. In case of emergency, you can Repair the ship."

"There is also a vegetable growing area, which can grow more than 50 kinds of common vegetables, and the fresh-keeping warehouse can also keep fresh enough vegetables, fruits and meat for 1,000 people to eat for about a year." "The stored water can be used by 1,000 people for a year. In addition, there is a water circulation system, and if the water is recycled, it can be used for several years.”

Tang Peng and Liu Yuan also carefully visited this huge spaceship.

Because it is far away from the earth, and this trip to Mars may be more than half a year, it does not mean that you can come back in just ten days and a half months.

Therefore, it is also well prepared, carrying enough water, food, vegetables and fruits, etc., which also occupies a large part of the storage space of the Star.

Especially water, this thing cannot be compressed, and it takes up a lot of space. On the contrary, it is easy to solve the problem of air. In the case of compressed air, you can easily carry enough air.

"If you can develop space technology and master space storage technology, the interstellar universe will be much more convenient, and you can carry a large amount of materials casually."

"Before mastering space technology, this spacecraft could only be built bigger and bigger, because there must be enough space to carry enough supplies."

"This person is in space, eating, drinking, entertainment and so on. These all need the corresponding space to achieve, but the space of the spacecraft is limited after all, and many times it can only be continuously compressed. After living on the spacecraft for a long time, it is easy to get some diseases, and people with confinement disease often simply cannot stay on the spacecraft for too long."

In a small and closed environment and space, the test for people is great, which is well reflected on the submarine. Many submarine officers and soldiers are more or less, or seriously or slightly, suffering from various aspects. disease.

Liu Yuan carefully visited every area on the spaceship.

Although the design of this spaceship is large enough, and the space is relatively large, it still feels very depressing, closed and cramped.

In space, coupled with the weightless environment, people are very easy to suffer from various diseases, especially during long-term space travel, it is very easy to get sick and suffer from mental diseases.

"If you want real interstellar travel, it is estimated that gravity technology will be researched. With gravity technology, there is gravity on the spacecraft, and various diseases and conditions can be greatly reduced."

"In addition, communication technology must also be upgraded. Quantum communication technology must be researched. Otherwise, if the distance is far away, if the earth and Mars rely on radio waves to communicate, the delay will be too serious, and there is no way to achieve real-time communication."

"If we go to the more distant interstellar universe in the future, the traditional communication technology will be useless. If there is no quantum communication technology, space communication technology, etc., it is really separated from each other, very It's hard to keep in touch."

Combining some of the information he had learned from the inheritance seeds, Liu Yuan kept thinking about it in his mind.

The development of interstellar cosmic civilization, every step is extremely difficult, full of countless hardships and sweat.

Human beings have a long way to go if they want to go out of the earth and go to the interstellar universe, and there are still many technologies to be developed.

If it wasn't because of my luck and the inheritance in the seeds of inheritance, it is estimated that it may take hundreds of years for people on earth to develop anti-gravity technology alone, maybe thousands of years, thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years. time is possible.

The development of civilization is not smooth sailing, and sometimes it is even going backwards.

The victory of barbarism over civilization also often occurs. Coupled with religion, culture, customs, interests, etc., many times a civilization develops and develops, and it goes downhill and retreats.

Just like when the electric light first came out, on John Bull's side, because the electric light damaged the interests of the kerosene company, the kerosene company strongly opposed the promotion of the electric light. It was not until decades later that John Bull's side started slowly. to use the electric light.

This is a good example. The development of science and technology and civilization is not a straight line, but a complete curve. Sometimes it is even constantly turning in circles in place. One turn may be hundreds of years, There has not been a trace of progress and development in the long years of thousands of years.

"Boss, this is the flight area above the spaceship. The Xingchen can carry hundreds of small private anti-gravity aircraft, as well as three medium-sized anti-gravity aircraft. In addition, we are also going to put various construction machinery on it. So when it comes to Mars, you can drill and take samples to study what's going on there."

"You can also explore the terrain on Mars, build a Mars base on Mars, and have people stationed there for a long time to study Mars, explore Mars, conduct scientific experiments, and so on."

Tang Peng brought Liu Yuan to a huge warehouse area, where large and small anti-gravity aircraft and various construction machinery have been parked.

These construction machinery are all specially made, specially customized ones that can be used on the surface of the moon. They will be transported to Mars together at that time, and will be specially used to build a Mars base on Mars, and explore and mine resources on Mars.

This time I went to Mars, not just to conduct scientific research on Mars, but also to see if it is possible to establish a Mars base on Mars, and even some scientists and engineers may be left on Mars at that time. Come to study the climate, geology and other conditions of Mars for a long time, and make basic scientific preparations for studying the feasibility of Mars immigration.

"Good, good~"

Liu Yuan listened carefully, thinking constantly in his mind, and nodded in appreciation after listening.

ps: Wait for another chapter~