The Uprising space shuttle slowly docked next to the New Continent space base, and slowly released the capsules of the Adventure spacecraft inside.
"First release the No. 1 capsule, the manned space capsule." As the chief engineer of the spacecraft, Li Guoyi gave on-site command. Although he has reached middle age, he is still energetic and healthy. The years since I joined Master Company have been the most fulfilling years. There is no intrigue and life is comfortable; as a scientific researcher, you just need to concentrate on your work.
"Report, release completed."
"Okay. Don't move anything else first. Warm up the engine in the No. 1 cabin. Be careful not to rotate. Just warm it up."
Preheating the huge Die Hard No. 1 engine is not a simple matter. It requires the use of hot air to slowly heat up bit by bit. If you want to start such a huge engine, it is best to preheat it, otherwise the severe thermal expansion and contraction will shorten the life of the engine.
After a full 20 minutes, the engine was preheated to 200 degrees and reached the specified temperature.
"Let's release the No. 2 warehouse, the living supplies cabin."
"Report, release completed."
"Okay, execute the engine warm-up steps. Complete report."
This time the warm-up time is slightly shorter, 19 minutes. However, the preheating time is not as short as possible, but appropriate; otherwise, it is not preheating. In addition, of course the time cannot be too long, as that will waste energy.
"Registration completed, preheating completed, temperature 200.536 degrees."
"Okay, let's follow the steps to activate electromagnetic gravity."
A strong electromagnetic force is generated between the two cabins. In space without air and gravity barriers, the two cabins a hundred meters apart are slowly approaching. This is space work and some caution is required.
The speed is really too slow, and we have to prevent a final collision; the electromagnetic field is on and off for a while; we even have to activate the magnetic poles in the same direction to slow down the speed.
It actually took three hours to complete the assembly of cabins No. 1 and 2. And here, two hours were spent on the space capsule getting slightly closer.
At the moment of the final encounter, the magnetic poles in the same direction are activated instantly to avoid collision; such magnetic poles adopt a pulse start method. When the distance between the two cabins is only 5 centimeters, the relative speed happens to be zero.
The next step is for the staff to go up and use a huge electric wrench to start turning the screws, completely bringing the two cabins together. There are 20,000 fixing screws between the two cabins. This is an extremely boring job; and because of wearing a space suit, the movement is slow. After all, the process of threading the screws still has to be done manually at the beginning.
The spaceship cabins were released one by one and spliced together one by one. The final result is a 40x30x50 meter cuboid spaceship! To be honest, this is equivalent to the master company recreating a space base currently under construction in European and American countries. Especially the perfect equipment, it really makes European and American countries drool again; of course, there is also sweat by the way. Don't be so scary: It is said that there are several rail guns in each cabin above!
This is not a spaceship, this is a mobile fort! A standard murder weapon!
But the completion of assembly does not mean that everything is over; due to the load limit of the Rise space shuttle, the transportation cabins are all empty, and there will be a large amount of materials that need to be transported later and stuffed into the spacecraft. Of course, some supplies have already been transported to the New Continent space base in advance.
It’s February 4th to complete the assembly and final inspection. In space, you must be careful. Human exploration of space is really too little! We even know very little about the dangers in space.
"I wish you a safe journey!" Li Guoyi said goodbye to Liu Haibo and others. After completing the assembly and final inspection of the spacecraft, Li Guoyi needed to return to the ground. It's really uncomfortable to stay in space for a long time. Especially if you wear a space suit for a long time and work in space for a long time, you need to excrete.
But when Li Guoyi said these words, Liu Haibo's voice pulled his face downward: "Li Gong, there is only solar wind in space."
"..." Li Guoyi's soul suddenly left his body, "Okay, I wish you a smooth journey!"
"Haha..." After saying this, the two looked at each other and smiled. It's a little cold joke.
"Boys, say hello to your family. Tomorrow, at 12:00 sharp on February 5, we will officially set off!" Liu Haibo announced the news.
For a time, communication between space and the ground was extremely frequent, and even the female celebrities who followed were allowed to communicate with the ground. At this time, except that they could not clearly point out that they came to space to perform some kind of work, they could say the rest. In fact, in the entertainment industry, this is not a big deal! You can even enter space tourism and adventure with this, and enjoy the treatment of a master company, which makes too many people envious.
In addition, the expedition members of the Master Company said goodbye to their families on the ground with a somewhat heavy heart. This time, due to adequate preparation, the expedition is expected to take at least 3 months and up to a year; it depends on the actual expedition situation. Of course, if you encounter irresistible danger, etc., you can return immediately.
It's just that it's unavoidable for relatives on the ground to worry about the team members who are about to embark on the expedition. You must know that this space expedition requires the signing of a will, which is not kept secret within the master company. After all, this condition was made public when the expedition members were selected.
Many of these team members are married and have offspring, but some are not married and only have their parents at home.
No one is not worried that once danger occurs in space, it will be almost impossible to survive. But none of the team members were timid. The moment the decision is made, there are no regrets.
On February 5, 2015, at 12:00 local time in China, Gaoshou Company officially informed the world that mankind’s first manned space exploration was officially launched. Accompanying us are:
One spaceship, 120 people, 20 Dream space shuttles and 20 Adventure space shuttles. The total amount of funds expected to be consumed this time is 1.2 trillion Chinese coins.
The live broadcast from the New Continent space base made the whole world feel that mankind has taken another big step:
The 120 people slowly broke away from the New Continent space base by adjusting the propulsion device on their space suits; they followed the kilometer-long rope and slid towards the Adventure spacecraft. The 40 space shuttles were tightly bound to the surface of the spacecraft. From a distance, they looked like pieces of scales.
A hatch in the middle of one side of the spacecraft slowly opened, and all the personnel filed in; then the rear hatch slowly closed. The kilometer-long rope slowly detached from the spaceship as the hatch closed, and was recovered into the New Continent space base.
About half an hour later, the spaceship suddenly made some movement. Red-hot gas spurted out from behind, and then slowly turned orange, incandescent, light blue... and then gradually disappeared. But people who understand know that this is not disappearing, but the temperature is too high, and the ripples are no longer visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, the bulky Adventure spacecraft began to slowly accelerate.
There are a total of 12 Die-Guard One engines with a total thrust of 24,000 tons, which is an amazing number. It can be said that this is the most powerful propulsion system ever created by mankind.
However, the Adventure spacecraft also weighs more than 14,000 tons. Including later transportation materials, various equipment, and the attached space shuttle, the total weight reaches 30,000 tons.
The engine works at full strength and starts to accelerate at 0.8 times the acceleration due to gravity. The huge spaceship was extremely cumbersome at first. Against the huge background of space, it felt like it hadn't moved much after more than ten seconds.
"Our first stop is to explore the asteroid belt and Mars!" A huge and proud voice spread throughout the world through the public channel!