Free Web NovelChapter 1303: Chapter 624: Is this Self-Destruction?
The design demonstration meeting for the spaceship officially began.
Nearly five hundred people attended the meeting, with around four hundred directly involved in the demonstration work, each of whom could be said to be a distinguished figure in their respective field.
It was absolutely the first time in decades that so many professional scholars had gathered to discuss a single design project.
Once they truly immersed themselves in the demonstration work, they discovered that the designs for each part of the spaceship were incredibly intricate, with each component being an extraordinary design on its own.
Such numerous exquisite designs, when combined, formed the entire architecture of the spaceship.
"The spaceship design team is truly amazing!" freēwēbnovel.com
"This is not just a design, but the completion of an immensely huge project!"
"The project is done so perfectly that it’s hard to find even a slight error."
"This is the first time I’ve seen such sophisticated design content. Truly worthy of Academician Zhao’s work, it’s beyond imagination."
"What’s even more unimaginable is the time frame. I think such a delicate design would take a large group several years to complete, but they did it in less than three months."
"It’s said that the funds spent are very limited, purely the result of a group of people working overtime."
"Incredible!"
Every person truly involved in the demonstration work was extremely shocked, the more they understood each part of the design, the more they felt surprised and awed.
In the following week, the various groups of the demonstration meeting were filled with exclamations of amazement; it would be odd to not hear any surprises.
It became quite an achievement for any group to spot an issue in the design, and it would even become a topic of lively conversation among the other members of the demonstration teams.
After a week of continuous work, the design demonstration was completed.
During the process, some design issues were indeed identified, with several problems found in each part, but all were minor and could be easily corrected after construction began, without affecting the overall integrity of the spaceship.
The main reasons for these issues were the immense workload and the broad range of technical aspects involved.
Zhao Yi was not omnipotent.
The technology involved in the spaceship was simply too vast, with the design alone being incredibly complex; his main responsibility was to oversee the overall architectural design, combining the various components designed by each group in the best possible manner to ensure the most efficient operation of the system.
In the specific design of each component, Zhao Yi would also take a look to identify any major issues, but finding small, particularly niche technical issues was not easy.
Therefore, some imperfections still existed in the parts’ designs.
However, the merits far outweighed the flaws.
The spaceship design demonstration meeting concluded, and the design was officially approved.
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The design was in place, the technology was available.
What followed was the formalization of the project; everyone knew that the project would definitely be greenlit, but the method of commencement still required discussion.
Previous meetings had decided to involve other institutions, allowing for the construction of a more perfect spaceship in a shorter time and with less funding.
Therefore, the subsequent meetings focused on international technical cooperation, as well as several key technologies that must be emphasized during the cooperation process.
Zhao Yi participated in the meeting and shared his perspectives on the latest technologies.
His views were very important.
The most recent technologies were all directly related to Zhao Yi, and only he could clearly grasp the relationship between these cutting-edge technologies.
The final decision of the meeting was to focus on three core technologies, the theoretical foundations of which could not be disclosed to the public.
The three core technologies included Spatial Connection Technology, anti-gravity barrier technology, and Z-wave technology.
Of course, controlled nuclear fusion technology was also confidential, but in reality, its primary applications were in anti-gravity technology and anti-gravity barrier technology.
In the process of achieving controlled nuclear fusion, another core technology was compressed material manufacturing, which is directly related to Z-wave technology.
Thus, keeping the three core technologies confidential was completely sufficient.
Keeping the theoretical foundation of the three core technologies a secret was the bottom line of cooperation with other institutions; even during the construction of the spaceship, it would be possible for other institutions to observe components such as the Z-wave device or the nuclear fusion device. However, without the theoretical foundation, these observations were meaningless.
After the meeting established the technical confidentiality baseline for the joint construction of the spaceship, the ’Spaceship Engineering Manufacturing Company’ was immediately formed, with eleven major companies such as Aviation Group, General Machinery Manufacturing Corporation, and Engineering Manufacturing Company jointly contributing eighty billion yuan.
At the same time, the establishment of the Spaceship Engineering Manufacturing Company was publicly announced through an official statement—
"We warmly celebrate the formal establishment of the Spaceship Engineering Manufacturing Company, with a start-up capital of eighty billion yuan. The company will be responsible for the spaceship engineering project."
"Furthermore, the Spaceship Company welcomes international institutions to collaborate and join in manufacturing humanity’s first spaceship, contributing to mankind’s journey beyond Earth and into the cosmos!"
The official announcement immediately caused a worldwide sensation.
