Free Web NovelChapter 1480: Chapter 701 Micro-Optical Waveguide Embedding Technology_2
These data are very precious, as they will help them understand some space theory content, as well as include some characteristics of Z-waves.
Some institutions abroad can produce Z-waves through highly efficient stimulation of anti-energy barriers, which can result in Z-waves with a stable direction.
The Z-waves stimulated in this way are in the most initial states, with a maximum transmission distance of no more than ten kilometers, and the efficiency of Z-waves is not very high.
Other institutions mainly lack the underlying space theory, and conduct continuous experiments to study it, which is extremely inefficient.
If they could understand more about space theory, they might be able to enhance related technologies.
In fact, to truly control Z-waves in a short period is almost impossible, as they still face a direct theoretical gap.
For example, magnetic field theory.
Z-wave generation is stimulated by rapid changes in the magnetic field. Many scientists abroad realize that Z-waves are related to the magnetic field, but they lack the related space theory. It’s difficult for them to link the two, because magnetic fields and Z-waves seem to be completely different entities.
Now other institutions are participating in the research of energy space projects, also hoping to make certain gains in theory and technology.
Even the mere ’possibility’ is enough to attract people.
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On this day, Zhao Yi left the Z-wave group and went to the Yixing Technology Department building in the capital. He needed to preside over some work for a while, mainly concerning the newly formulated spaceship export approval policy.
The high-level meeting determined the space ship export strategy, but to truly achieve export, technical approval must still be passed, submitting detailed plans and parameters, etc.
Yixing had previously submitted documents concerning sightseeing ships and transport ships, and after some time, were required by the higher-level departments to make revisions and were sent back, with the main issues lying in the performance of the anti-gravity systems and space link devices.
This time, the higher-level department made three clear provisions, one being the maximal performance parameter of the anti-gravity system of the exported flying devices must not exceed ninety-five percent.
The second is the transport ships’ maximum cargo tonnage, which cannot exceed three hundred and fifty tons.
The last one is concerning space link devices, whose performance can only be one level above the normal civilian sales standard. Otherwise, Space Information Technology Company is not allowed to manufacture and sell the corresponding components.
Under the three detailed parameter regulations, Yixing’s exported ships would need to be redesigned.
Upon arriving at the technology department building, Zhao Yi convened all the responsible persons for an internal technical meeting, discussing the direction of the design adjustments in light of the various parameter restrictions.
The design adjustments involved were simple, just reducing the corresponding technical standards and slightly downsizing the ships.
Another problem was quite troubling, however, which was to establish a comprehensive safety system.
Whether for export or for personal use, all space ships must establish a comprehensive safety system, with superior requirements demanding safety standards far higher than civilian airplanes.
This is mainly because any problem with a space ship would result in a super large-scale accident.
Regarding the safety performance issue, the technical department held three consecutive days of meetings and finally presented a complete plan. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
One is a safety assurance plan for scenarios where the anti-gravity system fails within a thirty-kilometer radius from the Earth’s surface, which is to add four large solid fuel thrusters below.
When the anti-gravity system fails, the large solid fuel thrusters will operate, consuming a large amount of fuel to ensure the vertical landing of the space ship.
In addition, there is the design of the sling-type parachute, which is also a matching measure for a safe landing.
The last is the construction of a massive ’emergency rescue spacecraft’; if any spacecraft encounters an issue in space, the ’emergency rescue spacecraft’ can be used to provide rapid rescue at the earliest possible time.
The Aerospace Bureau built a new ’rescue spacecraft’, with technology that can compete with the Mars-1 spacecraft, or is even more high-end.
Yixing also has to construct its own ’rescue spacecraft’, rather than relying on support from the Aerospace Bureau.
After detailed technical planning, Yixing submitted the design plan once again.
The upper echelons called a meeting to discuss and invited several expert teams for a thorough demonstration. It was confirmed that there was no possibility of technology leakage, and safety had also been assured, meeting export standards.
The Y-101 Sightseeing Ship designed by Yixing was the first spacecraft to obtain export approval.
Once the export approval documents were received, the company immediately released the news and began to accept orders from all over the world.
Unlike ordinary cars, spacecraft are similar to civil aircraft, since the manufacture of each ship involves a large amount of financial investment. There is no need to manufacture first, rather, construction of the corresponding ship starts after receiving orders.
After the news was released, Yixing received a large number of consultations. It took over a week before the company announced the parameters and price of the Y-101 Sightseeing Ship—
The Y-101 Sightseeing Spacecraft can carry up to 191 passengers, has a maximum payload of 217 tons, and can ascend into 200 kilometers of space in ninety-seven minutes, with a top orbital speed around Earth of 3.8 kilometers per second.
Reference price: 18 billion Chinese yuan.
After the detailed specifications and the price of the Y-101 Sightseeing Spacecraft were released, even more companies came to inquire.
billion Chinese yuan sounds like an astonishing number; funds exceeding 10 billion are not easily offered, but compared to developing the space tourism market, such an investment is negligible.
However, before placing an order for the Y-101 Spacecraft, one needs to understand a lot of other information.
For example, maintenance costs.
One reason space travel is so expensive is that many components cannot be reused, which results in very high maintenance costs.
The maintenance costs of the Y-101 Spacecraft are not low either; each journey to space requires more than two million yuan in maintenance upon return.
This is quite expensive.
Even if the spaceship encounters no problems and no parts need replacing, the lowest cost is still over two million Chinese yuan, with the primary wear being on the ship’s surface compression material coating.
This coating ensures the spaceship is protected against cosmic rays, solar magnetic storms, radiation, and other influences.
Yixing orders the corresponding coating material from high-end compression material companies at a cost of more than two hundred thousand yuan per ship. Due to related patent issues, the patent rights are jointly owned by Yixing Company and the Aerospace Bureau; the high-end compression material companies are not permitted to sell it independently.
To resell the required coating material to other companies, a certain profit margin must be included. Considering patent fees, potential damage in transit, labor, and other issues, a price tag of over a million is actually not costly at all.
For instance, in the automotive industry, a car dealership might charge thousands of yuan for paint materials, while the actual costs are very low.
Maintenance and servicing of spacecraft will also be one of Yixing Technology’s future profit avenues.
After working continuously in the Yixing Technology Department building for over two weeks to resolve export technology standard issues, Zhao Yi did not return to the Z-wave experimental group but traveled over a thousand kilometers to the New Hui Photoelectric Technology Group Company.
New Hui Photoelectric Technology is one of the companies Zhao Yi primarily invested in.
In recent years, with the development of cutting-edge technologies, New Hui Photoelectric’s growth trajectory has been very positive. It has become one of the world’s top manufacturers of photovoltaic tubes and optical equipment and has invested heavily in research and development in collaboration with various laboratories.
Recently, New Hui Photoelectric released a research and development update that led to another surge in its stock price—
New Hui Photoelectric, in conjunction with the Micro-vibration and Optical Laboratory, as well as the Nanotechnology Research Center of Country D, collectively overcame micro optical fiber embedding technology, significantly advancing the technology.
"We have used nanotechnology to embed over a hundred uniform optical fiber pathways on a surface the size of a CD."
Optical fiber pathways are tubes which allow for the transmission and redirection of light beams with incredibly minimal, virtually negligible energy loss.
Embedding a hundred optical fiber pathways in a CD-sized surface meant the technology had improved by more than fivefold over what was previously possible. freёwebnovel.com
Previously, Space Information Technology companies used satellite optical fiber pathway technology that managed to embed at most seventeen optical fiber pathways on a CD-sized surface, thus producing the smallest space communication devices with a diameter of only around twenty centimeters.
By using this new technology, they could create the smallest space communication devices with a diameter of less than five centimeters.
Such tiny devices can even be installed directly inside cell phones, highlighting just how significant improvements in micro optical fiber embedding technology are.
