As the spacecraft leaves the solar system, people's attention to him temporarily decreases - temporarily because no information is received now. Next, we have to wait decades to receive news from 12 light years away. Only then can we truly know the situation - and then we can celebrate: the prerequisite is success; but everyone is full of confidence.
People on Venus and Earth are gradually paying less attention, but for those on the spacecraft, the journey has just begun.
Feng Yunfei's family of three have been quietly staying in their room since boarding the spacecraft. Over the years, the couple did not have another child like their peers. The reason is very simple. Children who are only a few months old want to adapt. Space travel is a bit difficult - although technology is advanced, there are also a lot of troubles. Before the journey begins, all household items, etc., need to be fixed because...
All items were packed and not unpacked; they were roughly tied together with ropes and then tied to railings and other places. The family of three and the robot were stuffed into the silicone protective air cushion, waiting for the spacecraft to start.
As the spacecraft begins to accelerate, although the acceleration is only more than one meter, in space, this is also a remarkable acceleration. After all, you have to look at how big and heavy the spacecraft is; and in space without gravity, this force is enough to All the items were pressed hard against the wall. This situation lasted for three full days. Within three days, the family of three could only simply eat compressed high-energy foods. The youngest son was named Feng Zhiliang when he was only five years old, but he was very sensible and neither cried nor made trouble. Although the development of society has Humanity has brought tremendous pressure, but it has also caused the new generation to grow rapidly; education begins from the fetus!
On the third day after the launch of the spacecraft, as the power completely switched to light power, the spacecraft itself began to rotate and activated the rotating artificial gravity technology. The uncomfortable feeling finally ended. Although the rotating gravity technology is very primitive, it is very practical. Especially in space, just spin it up. Basically, there will be no waste of energy and complete inertial rotation; as long as the balance and other issues caused by various movements in the spacecraft are properly supplemented, it will be fine. Of course, the artificial gravity technology in the movie has still not achieved a breakthrough. Now scientists are looking for supporting theories.
Theoretically, the earth has gravity because it is large enough; then, just like superstring communication technology, it seems completely feasible to simulate gravity through energy focusing - but the energy consumption is too high. This simulation idea will not talk about anything else. Just the energy consumption is enough to make people collapse. In addition, such strong energy consumption is also a test for the energy transmission system, even for superstring communication devices. None of them can work continuously for too long. There are several cores installed in a set of communication devices, working in turn. But I have to say that this is already the best theory at present - although it still doesn't seem to be feasible.
But these have nothing to do with Feng Yunfei. The rest of the time on the spacecraft. It must be a time when the development of science and technology is relatively stagnant. After all, the spaceship is a spaceship, not a planet. On this spacecraft, many experiments cannot be carried out due to limitations of space, environment, materials, etc. However, it is said that the Yanhuang Empire is planning to fully study the universe itself during the flight - there is no better opportunity than this. Human beings are already directly in the universe. And we are about to go through 22 standard years, maybe more - but maybe far from 22 years, don't forget the concept of relativistic time.
As the ship's rotation stopped and standard Earth gravity began to appear in the ship, all order was restored. In fact, the spacecraft is 40 kilometers in diameter. If you want to rotate to create a gravity environment like the Earth, the outermost linear speed is only 2.22 centimeters per second. This speed is very small, so in this huge spacecraft, you can hardly feel any rotation.
Although there is still a small lateral acceleration of 0.3 meters per second on the side. But it is too small, only 3% of the standard gravity, which is equivalent to a small uphill or downhill slope and is almost unfeelable. It doesn't affect life.
The simulated gravity environment returned to normal, and the family began to busy organizing their belongings, while the idle housekeeping robot wandered around the floor - cleaning.
"Sure!" Feng Yunfei threw the robot rolling around on the floor aside and locked it up. There was no dust at this time.
"Dudu...the behavior is restricted. This owner is undemocratic and tramples on human rights. He needs to go to court to have a fight. He should be humanitarian..."
"Holy crap! Which company's housekeeping robot is this? Why is it so verbose..." Feng Yunfei was speechless. Because the Chinese Empire strictly restricts the development of intelligent robots from top to bottom, the only ones that everyone can study are semi-intelligent robots; semi-intelligent robots still have a certain degree of judgment, but their judgment comes from human settings, not Have the ability to self-judge - in other words, those words just now are set.
"Dingdong...Hello, Xingfu Brand Housekeeping Robot Company is here to serve you. The company phone number is xxoo, the company website is ooxx, and the company's current address is in the spacecraft factory. It is sealed in the warehouse No. 10043 and is not open for the time being. If you want to buy a new robot, Please contact us after 22 years
Oh oh oh, if it is a maintenance problem, you can call our company at any time and we will come to your door for repair within 30 hours. ”
"Hehe, okay, why bother with a robot? Hurry up and tidy up the house, this will be our home from now on.
By the way, Feng An'an (don't forget the name of the robot), where is the nearest kindergarten around here? ”
"Let me go first before I talk!" The semi-intelligent robot is not a fool.
"..." The hostess was speechless, "Just stay here for now and then talk after you finish cleaning up."
"Abuse, queen, I want to protest..."
Feng Yunfei and his wife both have bad intentions. The bad taste of this company is really a bit so, well, it is indeed a bit "cute". But the most important thing now is to pack up the house. In order to move, I haven't eaten properly for several days. It all relies on high-energy compressed food. Although there are various flavors and textures now, it is not as delicious as food.
You cannot feel the outer space inside the spacecraft. Although the space here is very large, it is a sealed space. In order to reduce the technical difficulty of the construction process and increase the safety performance of the spacecraft, especially the radiation protection capability, the outside of the spacecraft is made of composite steel plates that are welded together. It is said that its thickness is more than 100 meters, and can even prevent meteorite impacts.
But it's not like there aren't cabins that can directly observe the outside. There are quite a few of them. After all, you can't be blind, and there are many instruments to work, and the interference from working across the steel is very serious. But these cabins are built independently. At the front end of the spacecraft, there is a separate space isolated from the main body of the spacecraft. This is not only a window to observe the universe, but also a research base on the spacecraft. It is also the co-pilot, which can be regarded as a secondary brain of the spacecraft, with a diameter of 40 kilometers and a height of 7 kilometers.
Life on the spaceship is not monotonous. By taking the rail car, you can go to a small market ten kilometers away to buy everything you need. You can also shop online; you can even go to a central location. There is the largest market in the empire today, and material distribution, management, etc. are also here. As for money, it is the new currency of the Yanhuang Empire, although it has face value and purchasing power. It's the same as Earth and Venus, but the pattern will definitely change. Similarly, the highest denomination here is 100 yuan. If it is higher, you can swipe a card - a new identity certificate for each person, and one card for a lifetime.
The sources of currency are as follows:
1. Move the resources at home to the spaceship. There are specialized personnel to conduct valuations and issue equivalent currencies based on the wealth of each family's items - this is one of the functions of currency, the "shadow" of various items.
2. Directly exchange the currency in hand one to one, and the Yanhuang Empire will take the exchanged items to the Huaxia Empire to buy what they need.
3. Normal work - there is also a big society on the spaceship. With a population of 20 million, it is a complete "civilized unit", which is enough to form its own culture in a short period of time. There are many jobs on the spacecraft: express delivery, maintenance, sanitation, food factories, environmental protection (the place where most people are employed), buying and selling, software development and various technical research, etc. Anyway, 20 million people are definitely a complete society. There are also many legal businesses on the ground here.
In principle. In the spaceship, food, etc. are rationed, which means that as long as you get on the spacecraft, you will have three free meals every day. It is usually delivered once a month, mainly salt, flour, rice, vegetables that are easy to store, etc.
These three free meals are enough for you to eat and wait until death; but people always have some pursuits, so they need to buy other daily necessities. After all, the empire provides only things that are easy to preserve, but those fruits and vegetables that are not easy to preserve are also delicious, and a variety of foods are also good for your health. If you want to buy something, you must have income, then you must work!
However, the work of Feng Yunfei and his wife is quite special, they play online games... This game is really special. Because this is not a simple game, but a war simulation! In other words, after arriving at the end of the field, the two of them were going to the battlefield. Feng Yunfei has already achieved the position of captain in the "game" of StarCraft: Including himself, he has 50 combatants at least; 50 combatants and 50 fighters. And Feng Yunfei's wife is not simple either. She is also a captain among the female soldiers, and she also has 50 people under her command!
As soon as they stepped into the ship, the two of them were already preparing for the war after the 22nd standard year. Since there is civilization there, it is natural that they will not sit still and war will be inevitable at the beginning of the interstellar journey. This is destined to be a tragic war and a massacre! Between civilizations, there is no compromise, only conquering and being conquered! The so-called peaceful coexistence is just a process of conquest and confrontation.
Time passed little by little, and the couple logged on to the Internet when they had time, and continued training - they would rely on this to save their lives from now on; as the spacecraft progressed, more data was added, making the virtual interstellar war more exciting. It's very realistic; and also because there really isn't much going on inside the spaceship, many people started to join in to improve the game of StarCraft.
Facing the upcoming challenges, there was a hint of inexplicable tension in the relaxed environment. After all, the outcome of the war is related to the life and death of 20 million people. Today's technology is enough to ensure that humans can spend more than 50 standard years in this spacecraft; but this still cannot return to the solar system. This is a one-way journey with no turning back.
Once it gets close, a battle will inevitably occur; and a heavy spaceship cannot accelerate instantly like a fighter jet; even if the defense is thick enough, it will not last long if it is passively beaten. The development of science and technology is very cruel, and the power of offense is always far greater than the power of defense! Therefore, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it. This has been the truth since ancient times! It is very clear to say this, either victory, mankind will start a new era; or failure, there will be no chance to escape!
The spacecraft slowly accelerated and rushed out of the solar system half a year later. By this time, it was too far away from the sun and it was too difficult to lock on, so the light pressure drive stopped here. From now on, the spacecraft will start its own engine and push the speed of the spacecraft to 0.55 the speed of light.
Today's speed of 0.4 times the speed of light is enough to increase the mass of current spacecraft by 20%. In other words, just because the speed increases to 0.4 times the speed of light, the mass of the spacecraft itself increases by one-fifth; and if the speed of the spacecraft is increased to 0.55 times the speed of light, the mass of the spacecraft increases by as much as 43% compared to the initial mass. . This is the law limit of the universe. The closer to the speed of light, the greater its mass. Until the end it increases infinitely, but it can never reach the speed of light!
At high temperatures, mass disappears and is converted into huge energy - this technology is nuclear energy, which is now partially controlled by humans; and at high speeds, energy is converted into mass in a way that humans do not yet understand - and in fact the spacecraft itself Not one more atom is added! On the contrary, due to the eruption of the working medium, the spacecraft's material is still decreasing.
This is now a scientific problem, but no reasonable explanation has been found so far. Some people say that this may be the so-called resistance of space itself! This statement seems reasonable, but you can prove it to me!
Einstein said that space is distorted, and others proved it, and the theory of relativity is famous.
This is a characteristic of science. Even if you think it is true, but you cannot prove it and there is no strict theoretical support, then the saying in the scientific community is: it does not exist. No matter what you say, it's useless - the essence of science is not discovery, but "application"! What is the most realistic career in the world? Science must be one of them! No one studies science that cannot be applied!
The plasma engine continued to work and continuously erupted the working medium, which could be regarded as appropriately mitigating the mass increase of the spacecraft at high speed. This situation lasted for more than two months, and the mass of the spacecraft finally reached 0.55 times the speed of light, officially starting Stable travel. Ordinarily, according to the working conditions of the engine, one month is enough to reach 0.55 the speed of light; but this is not the case in high-speed physical conditions. The speed is too fast, and time is distorted. Coupled with the superposition of masses, the spacecraft eventually moves forward by more than two seconds. Standard monthly time.
Of course, this stretching of time is seen from the perspective of the solar system; but in fact, people inside the spacecraft cannot feel the change of time at all. In fact, at 0.55 times the speed of light, the time of the spacecraft itself is slower than the time of the solar system. According to the formula, it can be roughly calculated that the time flow rate is only about 0.7 times that of the outside world!
In other words, from the perspective of Venus, it takes 22 standard Earth years for the spacecraft to reach the constellation Cetus; in fact, the spacecraft itself actually takes 16 standard Earth years! ! ! High-speed and high-energy physics are still closely troubling developing humans; in this state, changes in time are essential changes, and even atomic clocks change accordingly. From the perspective of the outside world, the state of the spacecraft, etc., means that it takes 22 standard years to fly to the destination; but the time of the spacecraft itself has slowed down, and the internal and external time has been separated due to speed.
"Everyone, please note that the spacecraft has now entered a stable flight stage, and the heroes will begin a real space war simulation. First, let us release the detection spacecraft."
Feng Yunfei, immersed in the educational environment, was awakened. As the speed of the spacecraft stabilizes, the real sky exercises will begin; once the test is successful, everyone will need to drive a fighter jet and act in space!
ps: When writing novels, you need to find the formula of relativity~~~~(>_<)~~~~Science fiction novels are indeed a big pit, sinkhole, meteorite crater, black hole...