Time has rushed to January 2051; half a month has passed since the last grand wedding of the master company, but the world still has not cooled down.
This was called the most luxurious and happiest wedding, letting the world see what true luxury is. Luxury cars are nothing, they are just hundreds of space shuttles, tens of thousands of participants from all over the world, and according to official statistics, they have received up to 4 billion blessings!
This is an insurmountable peak at this stage. Maybe in the future, when humans develop to a large enough size, this data will be refreshed; but at least for now, it is impossible to surpass it.
However, today's master company is not immersed in the happy atmosphere, but has resolutely entered a more tense and busy stage. Because, after a long period of preparation, the Adventure spacecraft is finally completed!
Space development has to race against time, because other countries and federations are also expanding rapidly. By selling engines, top-grade materials, etc., the master company and the country have obtained abundant raw materials around the world; but this approach also provides a powerful driving force for foreign development - engines!
Therefore, in recent years, although foreign countries have not mastered the core engine technology, they have developed very rapidly through the indirect support of the master company here. The Eastern European Federation, which has the closest cooperation with China, already has more than 500 various space shuttles, 100 of which use jet engines with self-developed rocket engines; the remaining 400 all use the technology of Gaoshou Company of.
Under the pressure from China, these countries are also expanding rapidly. In this space age, even if they have to waste their wealth, they still have to build a space base! A real space base suitable for ordinary people to live in. This is not only technical, but also meaningful. In this era, a real space base suitable for ordinary people to live for a long time is of great significance! According to calculations, such a base must be at least 30 meters in diameter and 5 meters thick.
But with the dazzling jewel of the New Continent space base built by the Master Company in the front, and the 50-meter base planned by the American Federation behind it, the Eastern European Federation, which has fairly good self-awareness, decided to build a slightly larger one with a diameter of - —Uh, 51 meters!
This is actually pure space competition!
But sometimes some competition has to be done! Because this can gather the will of the people of the newly established federation and help the federation to have a healthy development mentality. This is the Cold War. It is not a question of whether you are willing or not, but you have to participate, unless you want to be decadent!
However, the American Federation, a federation with the United States as its core, is not a gentleman. It happened that the space base had just been planned and had not yet been implemented. Seeing the slap in the face of the Eastern European Federation, the American Federation immediately decided to build 80 space base! Just your little federation covers an area of less than 5 million square kilometers. Why don't you try to keep up?
Don't underestimate the gap between one and two meters in the space base. For every additional meter, the cost will basically increase by more than 10%. Because to meet the needs of the construction of space bases, it is necessary to build corresponding space photovoltaic bases, mobilize sufficient personnel, and mobilize sufficient social resources...
The space competition was already tense enough; but this time, affected by the master's company wedding, too many national leaders saw the powerful posture of the space base with their own eyes; in addition, the country had just completed the union, and urgently needed a spiritual support, so The six space bases of six federations around the world basically passed the review at the same time and started to implement it.
Affected by domestic economy, technology, etc., the space bases that each federation plans to build vary in size. The American Federation is the largest, with a diameter of 80 meters and a thickness of 20 meters; the Eastern European Federation is second, with a diameter of 60 meters and a thickness of 18 meters; the Western European Federation is third, with a diameter of 50 meters and a thickness of 15 meters; Russia is fourth, with a diameter of 50 meters and a thickness of 14 meters; The Arab-Central Asian Federation is fifth, with a diameter of 50 meters and a thickness of 12 meters; the last is the African Federation, which has always been in the poor corner of the world, with a diameter of only 30 meters and a thickness of 10 meters.
It's just that unlike the master company, these space bases are all solid, and none of them indicate that they will vacate the central location - that is really a luxury!
That is to say, under such intense competition, the master company still cannot relax even after the collective wedding, and everyone still needs to work overtime. But no one complained. The company has already paid too much for them. A space wedding is evenly distributed to every couple, which is also a standard of more than one billion yuan. Not to mention, leaders from all over the world came to congratulate me, what an honor it must be!
However, the busy employees of Gaosheng Company are now working with full confidence and passion, because they are conducting final inspections of the Adventure spacecraft. This is mankind’s first manned space exploration spacecraft! Maybe it is ugly and a little crude now; but there is no denying that it is also excellent, and it will once again push the reputation of Master Company to the top.
The Adventure spacecraft currently docked on the ground is preparing for final repairs after continuous space operations. When it was first produced, many aspects were not taken into consideration; and after experiencing this asteroid capture plan, many problems were exposed. For example, there is a lack of devices for detecting solar wind, a lack of necessary manual control devices, a lack of electronic equipment for storage and backup, and sufficient devices to prevent too many small debris and rocks in space. Because the speed is too fast and difficult to see, this requires the spacecraft to It has excellent protective capabilities - and now when humans talk about protective capabilities, there is only one way: armor!
This defense method began in the ancient Chu State and has continued to modern times; for the time being, there is still no other technology that can replace it.
All ten cabins of the Adventure spacecraft were transported back to the ground by the Uprising space shuttle and are undergoing overhaul.
In addition, two more cabins were added to the ten cabins once planned. One is full of batteries with completed energy storage; the other is full of various satellite equipment provided by the satellite department chaired by Wang Nannan. There are more than 3,000 nanosatellites here, which will be the first step for Gaoshou Company to implement the Sky Eye Project: to fill the space with Gaoshou Company's satellites.
Liu Haibo walked around the operation site of the Adventure spacecraft. He didn't even think about the industrial operation site, except for the noise. There was the sound of steel clashing, friction, welding, and the roar of huge machines.
Each worker is busy without touching the ground, while the engineers are constantly checking the progress of the work.
After welding, a piece of special steel plate armor that was ten meters wide and fifty meters long was lifted up and gently leaned against the spacecraft cabin, followed by a noisy sound. This is the factory adding armor to the Adventure spacecraft.
"Hi, Captain Liu. Why are you, a busy man, here?" Li Guoyi, the general person in charge of modification here, saw Liu Haibo wandering around and immediately came out to greet him. This is a person at the level of vice president of a master company.
"Haha, Li Gong, I'm sitting at home feeling itchy. You don't know, I'll be anxious if I don't see this big guy for a while. Thinking about the launch in a few days, and the real space exploration, I can't help myself."< br>
Liu Haibo did not dare to underestimate this Li Guoyi. He was the chief engineer directly responsible for the construction of the spacecraft under Dongfang Ying. Although he was not the vice president level of the Master Company, he was one of the people closest to the vice president level.
"Ha, okay, you are welcome to visit, and you are also welcome to correct your shortcomings. There are only a few days until the real departure. I really envy you."
"I don't dare to correct the shortcomings, but I miss you all a little bit after not seeing each other for a while. Also, you don't have to worry; according to the company's current development speed, it is estimated that everyone will be eligible to travel to space in a few years, and it will become a daily routine. Besides, at the wedding a few years ago, didn’t you see space? It was dark and there was nothing there..."
"It's really nothing." Li Guoyi agreed, "How about we switch?"
"Ah, hey hey, I can't do technical work." Liu Haibo was very shameless, and then under the leadership of Li Guoyi, he began to visit the entire construction and modification process.
"Captain Liu, look, what we are welding is the latest composite material developed by Gaoshou Company. It uses armor composed of ceramics, carbon fiber, steel, etc. Although it is only 20 centimeters thick, ordinary rail guns cannot penetrate it. .
It can be said that with this layer of turtle shell, as long as you don't play blind date with large meteorites, you can basically guarantee your absolute safety.
But Captain Liu, there's something I've always wanted to say to you. You'd better bring all your boys over to learn. There are no repair shops in space; and sometimes accidents must be dealt with decisively. How to deal with it requires a detailed understanding of the cabin of the spacecraft. There is still half a month left, I think your training is almost done, it’s time to study.
After all, space is not the ground. If you encounter problems, you can only save yourself. And space is weird, and we don’t know what kind of dangers are waiting for us ahead. ”
"Okay, thank you. But if these guys get too active by then, you should be more patient."
"Hey, active? It doesn't matter. Ever since I entered the Xudan stage, I have been looking for someone to do something!"
"...This is your real purpose!!!" Liu Haibo's head was covered with black lines.
On January 30, 2015, Gaoshou Company held a grand ceremony. Not only all employees of Gaoshou Company participated, but even some media were allowed to enter.
Liu Haibo stood at the front, wearing a white spacesuit: "Today, we are going to set off. As the pioneers of mankind, we will carry the blessings and vision of the people across the country to open up a great space age for the great Chinese nation. For this reason, I will never regret it even if I die!”
"Although I have narrowly escaped death, I will never regret it!" hundreds of astronauts ready to go shouted in unison.
Bang bang bang...
The 120 people marched towards the Rise space shuttle in neat steps; while the huge lifting machinery next to them had lifted the cabins of the 12 huge space ships and placed them into the Rise aircraft with its back open.
After nearly a year of training, the 20 selected stars have initially acquired the ability to survive in space. The pilots of the master company are even more elite in business.
There are only 20 female stars wearing space suits. Because they are wearing masks, no one knows who they are. Even because of the space suits, it is impossible to tell whether they are male or female. There are some things that expert companies still cannot openly disclose.
This airport in the vast Manchuria stretches for five miles, with no end as far as the eye can see. The 12 Rise space shuttles built by the master company with all their strength are already ready for departure. Next to it, more Dream and Explorer aircraft have already begun to warm up and prepare for escort.
Although it was not the first time to see the Uprising taking off, the fact that 12 Uprisings took off together still made everyone excited.
Violent vibrations broke out in the sky, and the strong shock waves made the earth tremble; some people could not even stand under the huge sound and shock waves; but more people were cheering. With the dream of all mankind, mankind's first manned spacecraft has officially set off!