Free Web NovelChapter 1272: Chapter 611 The Space Shuttle Experiment Was Announced!_2
The process was like completing tasks on a large vessel, first allowing the large aircraft or fighter jets to land on the ship, then letting the pilots step out of the planes, and freely adjusting supplies and equipment.
So the remaining work was very simple.
Although the process seemed very straightforward, anyone who understood the technical content knew how difficult this was; it required extremely high technology, but also had a very big advantage, which was making the process simple.
If it were conventional resource transportation, it would require launching a special rocket propulsion system to transport the cargo bay, then having the cargo bay dock with the space station in orbit.
Since the capacity of the cargo bay was limited, each launch would consume a rocket propulsion system, and the cost of each transportation mission was huge. Moreover, the amount of materials transported was very limited, generally incapable of carrying large equipment.
The previous Z-wave device transport was just like that, only it used a small anti-gravity propeller. The propeller delivered the Z-wave device into space, and eventually, the Z-wave device docked with the space station autonomously.
Docking in space required incredible precision, without room for the slightest error, the tolerance was very low.
The method now being used was much more straightforward, but the required technology was extremely advanced.
The command center was also discussing this.
The senior leadership turned to Zhao Yi and asked, "Academician Zhao, what do you think of this technology? Allowing the space station to directly land on the platform of the anti-gravity propeller, and directly completing the astronaut and resource transportation tasks."
Zhao Yi, looking at the screen, said, "This is a very good foundation, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement. I think the propeller could be made much larger, like a large space vessel, the kind you see in science fiction movies, with a bay large enough for the space station to enter directly."
"Now it’s an open-air platform, there is a certain risk."
The senior leadership gave a bitter smile and shook their head, "At present we are not able to manufacture such a large-scale vessel unless—"
He didn’t finish his sentence.
Zhao Yi, however, understood the implied reference to ’nuclear fusion device.’
Although the anti-gravity propeller had relatively low energy consumption, because it used conventional power, a large portion of its space had to be used to store fuel.
That was the limitation.
If there were a more powerful, more stable output nuclear fusion device, using the energy provided by nuclear fusion as the core, it would be possible to create a much larger space vessel, one that could actually realize what was seen in science fiction movies, carrying thousands of people on a large universe vessel.
Zhao Yi was very much looking forward to the development of nuclear fusion devices, and no one understood the progress of their development better than he did.
The current nuclear fusion device was designed by him, with the compression core already completed, created in one go by Z-wave compression. The remaining work was to perfect the other auxiliary parts, including the end power unit on the output side.
The main reason why the nuclear fusion device had not been completed was the lack of experience. A core of the nuclear fusion device formed in one go was not perfect.
In the process of adding auxiliary parts, the core unit still needed some adjustments.
This adjustment process was extremely complex; primarily because the material properties at some locations were too advanced, with melting points even exceeding ten thousand degrees Celsius, and very high hardness and toughness. Even simple adjustments, like embedding a small nut, could be troublesome.
When a large, precise device needed manual modification, it became incredibly complex, but since the core unit was already there, the completion process was relatively simpler, and without the restrictions of material properties, there were no insurmountable technical difficulties.
So what was needed now was just to wait. The development of nuclear fusion was the highest priority project, both in terms of the level of attention it received and the level of support. With a large number of technical talents, work efficiency was still very high.
Zhao Yi and the senior leadership brought up the nuclear fusion device; their discussion was not about the development but about how to arrange it after the nuclear fusion device was developed.
Zhao Yi’s suggestion was to directly perfect the technology and use it for the construction of cosmic vessels, "I think the most important thing is to manufacture a super-large cosmic ship. This cosmic vessel wouldn’t need to explore space but to constantly orbit Earth like a space station, only replacing the role of the space station."
The high-level leaders also nodded and said, "The platform of this large universe vessel will have great strategic significance."
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A vessel larger than an aircraft carrier in space, continuously orbiting Earth, carrying hundreds or thousands of people in work teams, as well as massive chambers filled with many small cosmic ships, and it also had an independent weapon system.
That would be an extremely formidable presence.
Zhao Yi continued, "If we were to build a second cosmic ship, then we would have to consider the cost."
"The Aviation Group has recently set up a new company, you should know about it? It specializes in manufacturing small cosmic ships to fill the gap in space exploration technology, particularly in research and development."
The high-level leader nodded and smiled, "I know about that, you have raised quite a sum of money, over tens of billions."
Zhao Yi smiled and said, "I’m very optimistic about the development in this area, but the most important thing is to complete the direction of our research."
