After Yang Zhi and everyone went crazy for a while, they arrived at his dormitory, which was marked with room numbers 1-7-102.
The New Continental space base under construction is too large, with a diameter of 560 meters. Except for the middle 60 meters which will serve as the completed space dock, the rest is divided into 5 floors and 5 concentric rings, each of which has 50 meters in height and 180 meters in thickness. Of course, the real data must be shrunk a bit, and at least it must be thick enough for defense.
As for the length of each layer of space, it is different and increases outward around the center of the ring.
The meaning of rooms 1-7-102 is: the outermost space (the first level of space), the seventh area, room 102.
The outermost space is the largest space in the entire space base. The inner circle has a circumference of 1,445 meters and the outer circle has a length of 1,759 meters. Such a large space has been divided into 1-10 areas, and now everyone occupies it. is the seventh area, which is a resting place for astronaut pilots.
Opening the door, Yang Zhi was surprised to find that the facilities inside were luxurious—luxury in space.
The room is 120 square meters, with a height of 5 meters; in one corner, there are ten beds, with white sleeping bags with straps on them - these are artifacts for resting in space.
But the beds in Gaoshou Company are somewhat magical. They are surrounded by a circle and suspended from a rotating centrifuge. Through rotation, it can create a centrifugal force of up to 3 times the gravity.
What is left is a complete sports room of 80 square meters, which contains almost a complete set of sports equipment, enough to meet the needs of 10 people for exercise at the same time; in space, if people want to live a healthy life, they must not spend less than 2 hours a day. Moderately high-intensity exercise, otherwise bones, muscles, heart, etc. will atrophy. This is a lesson that astronauts gain with their lives.
The rest is a full bathroom and a complete multi-functional restaurant.
Such facilities can only be considered good on the ground, but in the space environment, they can already be described as luxury. Yang Zhike, who has a little understanding of today's aerospace environment, knows that the most mainstream space base technology in the world is the space station, which is a cylinder with a diameter of only about four meters.
In this era of space development, where all costs need to be calculated in grams, only expert companies have the ability to build such a luxurious sleeping space.
After finding his own bed with his name on it, Yang Zhi took the keys and other items on it. This would be his room from now on.
Everyone communicated together, and then rushed out in a swarm, preparing to visit the most expensive and representative building in the world today - the New Continent Space Base.
So far, there are only expert companies in space. To be precise, the Eastern Group is building such a space base. Other countries, even Switzerland, which has more than 100 space shuttles, and the United States, which can produce alternative versions of space shuttles, are now What is being built is only a traditional space station - mature technology, sufficient foundation, low cost, modular production, etc., allowing traditional technology to continue.
Only the master company has the ability to build a space base.
Opening the door, noisy sounds rushed in. The current space base is a huge construction site, with all kinds of machinery and equipment coming on stage
After turning around, Yang Zhi found the passage leading to the sixth area at the top of his head. To be precise, Yang Zhi didn't know whether this position was the top of his head or the bottom of his feet. Anyway, in this gravity-free space, he could go up, down, left, back, etc. , everything is confused, everyone can only use numbers, labels, words, etc. to express directions. For example, the accommodation is located in the accommodation area. Apart from a plant area and a life-sustaining equipment area, the rest of the area is blank.
The entire seventh area is 50 meters high, 180 meters wide and 170 meters long. Yang Zhi is a little uncomfortable with such a name. 170 meters is obviously less than 180 meters, why is it called length! However, the official explanation is that 50 meters and 180 meters are inherent in the space itself; while 170 meters is in the direction of the entire large circle and is cut out from the whole; this length also represents a direction—— Overall circular direction.
There are of course a variety of plants in the plant area, but probably because it was just established, most of them only have some small saplings and prosperous flowers and plants. And, of course, there are food crops.
Yang Zhi understands that planting plants in space can help relieve human tension and depression. Green is the color of life. This small bit of knowledge was acquired by scientists all over the world with more than ten years of sweat and wisdom.
As for the life-support device, it is a restricted area and no one is allowed to approach it without permission. The quality of the equipment here is directly related to everyone's life; and due to cost and other reasons, this life-support device has no backup.
Following the 170-meter rope, Yang Zhi slowly climbed to Area 6; Area 6 is already a living area for scientists and others; as the space base gradually became more complete, many scientists who once lived in the space station now live here. For living and exercising, spacious space is the biggest temptation.
There is no gravity and no distinction between up and down. As long as Yang Zhi moves his fingers slightly, he can easily float forward. As long as there is no obstacle, he will not stop.
Of course, no one dares to do this. If you accidentally hit the steel wall, it will definitely feel uncomfortable. Yang Zhi gently grabbed the rope, exerted a slight force, and his body reached a speed of more than ten meters, heading towards the sixth area. Float away.
Compared to District 7, District 6, where scientists live, is a bit busier and well-constructed; the most attractive thing is a huge studio full of screens, where many scientists are working day and night. With. This is the core of the entire space station today. The equipment here is responsible for calculating orbits, adjusting engineering, adjusting life support systems, etc.
However, there are now many curious students in District 6 watching here, and everyone is curious about everything here. The space base built by the Master Company has exceeded the imagination in science fiction. Everyone is flying all over the sky here...
The huge noise around him couldn't stop Yang Zhi's curiosity. Even after this period of time, Yang Zhi had adjusted and somewhat adapted to the huge noise here.
Curious students were running around all over the place, and were scolded by some staff for delaying other people's work.
In space, every staff member is very pressed for time, because the cost of space is too high, and the country and the Eastern Group have to speed up as much as possible to reduce costs. Only an expert company can be so leisurely and qualified to give 1,400 people three days off.
When Yang Zhi arrived in the fifth area, he was really shocked. It turned out to be an entire green space. The space was divided into planes with a height of 2 meters. One side of the plane was filled with various plants, including a large amount of rice. and wheat. Rice is grown using viscous jelly-like water with a non-toxic biological gel-type coagulant added.
And this space is actually soundproofed, so you can barely hear any noise.
In the space, through the effect of the reflector, there is a very comfortable intensity and brightness of sunlight, as well as a slightly muggy temperature. Because it is suitable for plant growth here, the temperature is slightly higher; and the evaporation of plants makes the air somewhat humid.
But there are many places here, and a large number of workers are sleeping; humans cannot live without plants, and in current space, this may be the most luxurious resting place in the world. Even without life-support equipment, plants can meet human respiratory needs.
This space is also 50 meters high, 180 meters wide, and 170 meters long, but it is divided into 25 floors of two meters high, 180 meters wide, and 170 meters long, all of which are planted with plants, mainly food crops.
"Young man, come and try the small melon from space." A 50-year-old staff member was managing the plants here. When he saw Yang Zhi coming over, he picked a mature small melon from the side. It was only three centimeters in size but had a strong fragrance. This scent. “Thank you, uncle, it’s delicious.”