Free Web NovelChapter 1328: Chapter 635 ’Made of Gold’ is a Modest Way of Saying_2
Other laboratories also have some very interesting designs, such as an international steel manufacturing company that specializes in military-grade steel and possesses the most cutting-edge steel manufacturing technology.
Their design for compression experiments is also very ambitious.
The experiment they’ve made public involves the creation of an ultra-high-strength hydraulic press set within a vacuum-sealed environment, to carry out the direct physical compression of metallic materials.
Comparing the two experimental designs, the design from the University of Pennsylvania Materials Laboratory seems to be the more reliable one.
In fact, professionals in the materials field are more optimistic about the steel company’s experiment because their approach is more direct and likely to yield some effect. free𝑤ebnovel.com
The design from the University of Pennsylvania Materials Laboratory claims to compress from the inside out, but the only effective part is the inner spin compression. The internal electrons, influenced by the magnetic field, rotate, which for metallic materials, is more reflected in conductivity and magnetic properties; theoretically, the physical properties should not be affected.
Of course.
Both experiments would certainly be meaningless because Z-Wave Compression uses Z-waves for a direct spatial compression, where it’s the compression of space that affects the material, not physical compression.
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The announcement from the Aerospace Bureau has great positive significance, greatly elevating the fame of Yixing Technology and garnering much attention for the company. However, there remains skepticism from the outside world, because Yixing Technology is a for-profit enterprise.
Spending huge sums of money on solar exploration seems to have no profit point whatsoever.
So, why is Yixing Technology doing this? Are they planning to spend the investors’ money on space exploration rather than striving to realize profits?
If one were to look at it from the perspective of the nation or scientific research, an enterprise spending money on space research is somewhat noble.
However, from the standpoint of the enterprise and investors, continuously investing in research and high-end space exploration is akin to using investors’ money to ’buy goodwill’, which feels quite awkward. It would be better to establish a research institution.
Using public donations or government grants for high-end scientific endeavors would not draw any criticism.
To quell the public’s doubts, Zhao Yi had to stand up and make a statement, "As the head of Yixing Technology, every research and development project and every deal my team and I make aim at promoting the company’s growth, not at spending investors’ money on scientific endeavors."
"My team and I are committed to safeguarding the interests of our shareholders, with the goal of Yixing Technology achieving net positive earnings as soon as possible."
These were the words of someone who bears responsibility for the company.
Zhao Yi thought it was indeed necessary to take a stance. As a scientific research institution engaged in R&D, it’s of course possible to spend a significant amount of money on profitless research, the goal being to drive the development of science.
The perspective of an enterprise is different; an unlisted company must be accountable to investors, and once listed, it must be accountable to shareholders and ensure the rights of all shareholders, even ordinary stockholders.
The declaration made by Zhao Yi was like a stabilizer, immediately calming the public debate.
Of course.
There were still many who harbored doubts, but their skepticism could only be temporarily shelved.
Two weeks later, Zhao Yi led the R&D team to the Aerospace Bureau’s launch site, where the Energy-Gathering Satellite had been completed and was in pre-launch condition.
There was still much work to do before launching.
Zhao Yi took over from the chief engineer, personally examining every data report submitted by each team and participating in a series of tests and parameter calibration tasks.
At the same time, Zhao Yi and his team refined the Energy-Gathering Satellite’s control system, with the most crucial aspect being the emergency control system.
The emergency control system ensured that, should the satellite be affected, it could be manually operated to quickly move away from the sun.
The emergency control system employed Spatial Connection Technology, relying on image transmission for control, and was also very important as one of the satellite’s core components.
This was mainly because of the cost of the Energy-Gathering Satellite; the satellite’s production costs were extremely high, with just the patent technology costs alone amounting to thirteen billion. Since most of the construction used compressed materials, material costs also made up a significant part.
Including assembly, labor, testing, and more, a series of costs were taken into account, all of which had already reached three billion yuan.
Additionally, since the Energy-Gathering Satellite hadn’t been launched, there was still a large sum to be paid.
With the Energy-Gathering Satellite weighing in at eight tons, the first problem it faced to break free from Earth’s gravity and fly towards the Sun was exceeding the first cosmic velocity.
This was extremely difficult.
The original plan was to build specialized anti-gravity spacecraft to transport it using anti-gravity methods, but the speed of anti-gravity spacecraft wasn’t fast, and to escape Earth’s gravity, the anti-gravity device had to be constantly active, which would consume a large amount of energy.
This meant that to complete the launch, designing a separate anti-gravity spacecraft capable of breaking free from Earth’s gravity seemed to be a loss-making proposition.
When Yixing Technology and the Aerospace Bureau finally discussed the launch issues, they agreed on the method of leveraging the Z-wave satellites on the space station and building a specialized anti-gravity spacecraft to transport the Energy-Gathering Satellite through space, allowing the satellite to directly move away from Earth.
Although a space shuttle experiment had already been conducted once, the technology wasn’t mature, one could only do their best to ensure there were no issues. However, the cost of launch was still very high, with a maximum of over seven hundred million yuan, with the main expense not being the manufacture of the spacecraft, but the refueling of the Z-wave devices on the space station.
So, the overall cost of the Energy-Gathering Satellite was already nearing four billion yuan.
That’s four billion yuan!
What concept is this?
The Energy-Gathering Satellite weighs eight tons, and even if all of its parts were made of gold, their value would only be around three billion yuan. The total expense, however, reached four billion yuan, which means it’s more valuable than gold.
"Made of gold" is an exaggerated expression, but when applied to the Energy-Gathering Satellite, it became an ’understatement.’
Therefore, the extent of Zhao Yi’s and Yixing Technology’s regard for the Energy-Gathering Satellite can be imagined; even in the midst of preparing for the launch, Zhao Yi was thinking, "It is right to enter the civilian field first."
"We must recover the investment first!"
"If we only invest in R&D, we won’t be able to afford even the second Energy-Gathering Satellite!"
"Only by recouping the costs can we have the funds to continue building the second and third satellites and invest in R&D for other fields."
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The launch process of the Energy-Gathering Satellite was uneventful.
Though the launch was confidential in nature, not broadcasted or interviewed, the process still garnered attention.
For instance, some top-ranking officials came directly to observe the launch process.
This was mainly because of the high technical value of the solar Energy-Gathering Satellite and the fact that the launch involved space shuttle technology.
The last space shuttle was an experiment; this time, it was to complete a mission.
Each space shuttle mission accumulated experience, which was very important. The data recorded during the completion of a space shuttle were an extremely valuable treasure.
The entire launch process for the Energy-Gathering Satellite was the same as during the last space shuttle experiment, where an anti-gravity propulsor transported the Energy-Gathering Satellite into the predetermined Z-Wave Compression trajectory.
Then, the anti-gravity propulsor carrying the Energy-Gathering Satellite rapidly disappeared, and when it reappeared, it was already two hundred thousand kilometers from Earth.
At a distance of two hundred thousand kilometers from Earth, the anti-gravity propulsor, relying on its remaining energy and the Sun’s gravity, continued to advance, and at a distance of ten million kilometers, it would separate from the Energy-Gathering Satellite. The Energy-Gathering Satellite would continue to accelerate forward using the Sun’s gravity. The anti-gravity propulsor, on the other hand, would be discarded but would still approach the Sun at a slightly slower speed, and was expected to be melted and split into fragments by the Sun’s high temperature. Perhaps most of it would eventually merge into the Sun.
The Energy-Gathering Satellite accelerated forward and reached its top speed after two months—
Two hundred eighty kilometers per second.
The current speed of the Energy-Gathering Satellite was only eight kilometers per second, and it would take two months to reach the predetermined orbit around the Sun’s surface.
