Free Web NovelChapter 1547: Chapter 731 Spacecraft Helps Transport Supplies!_2
For spaceship teams, any gravitational pull greater than that of Earth is meaningless, as long as they can create Earth-like gravity.
Sure enough, the spaceships were just like those in the movies, where during their cosmic journeys, the people inside could feel as if they were on solid ground and not suffer the myriad issues arising from prolonged weightlessness.
But this wasn’t just about discomfort.
Normal humans living in a state of weightlessness for extended periods would definitely impact their health, greatly limiting the duration of space voyages because they’d have to return to Earth after a while and couldn’t stay in space indefinitely.
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Over the next few days, the spaceship team stayed at the research base, where the design work for the massive gravity generation device proceeded in an orderly manner.
With Zhao Yi overseeing the overall design, the main core was quickly constructed, and the design of other components was completed swiftly.
Because it was an oversized device, it not only had a main core light board but also involved light path arrangement, board materials, control systems, outer appearance, safety measures, and overall structure, among other things.
The final design indeed involved a huge device, with the diameter of the core light board exceeding three meters. The two devices were set up together, fifteen meters apart. Theoretically, the gravitation field they created was cylindrical, with a radius of about twenty meters.
Once the design was ready, Zhao Yi immediately applied for production, and the project was swiftly approved, with the requirement that other related departments fully cooperate.
Although there was no issue with project funding, and material and equipment suppliers would cooperate to the fullest, because it was an entirely new design, it would take a considerable length of time to manufacture.
At the meeting.
The person in charge estimated and said, "The total expenditure for the project is expected to be between ten and fifteen billion yuan. The manufacturing of the device will take at least a month and a half at the minimum."
This period was already quite short.
In fact, the most time-consuming part was the new type of tri-fork adjustable light beam device. Since it was an entirely new design with specific power requirements, there were no perfect manufacturing machines, and mass production quickly was impossible.
Some parts would need to be manually completed, which was very costly in terms of funds and labor.
Each new type of tri-fork adjustable light beam device would cost over two hundred thousand yuan. Just ordering three thousand light beam devices would cost over six hundred million yuan.
In other words, the other parts were not very expensive.
While waiting for the device to be manufactured, Chen Weimin also discussed potential collaborations with Zhao Yi. He hoped that Yixing Technology could cooperate with the spaceship project team.
"We hope that Yixing Technology could expedite the manufacturing of the high-powered Z-wave Generator on the Moon and use that Z-wave device for systematic interstellar detection," he said.
That was the request from Chen Weimin and the spaceship project team.
In fact, Yixing Technology’s plan was that the high-powered Z-wave Generator at the Lunar Base would mainly conduct various ultra-long-distance explorations. Still, the initial target wasn’t other galaxies, but the Oute Nebula within the solar system.
This was primarily because exploring other galaxies required a significant amount of funding.
This involved the issue of space probes.
If the exploration of other galaxies were to be carried out, it would not be possible to launch ordinary probes. Instead, space shuttle-level probes with performance capabilities matching at least the Mars-1 vessel were necessary.
This wasn’t about manned interstellar travel but rather that the probes had to have the capability to transmit images in real time and possess very powerful information gathering features.
Just being able to support the activation of an anti-energy barrier posed very high requirements.
The main issue was that sending out super-high performance probes would basically eliminate any possibility of their return.
This type of exploration, costing billions or even hundreds of billions each time, was clearly not suitable for Yixing Technology at the moment as they were a company that hoped to make profits and would not make unlimited investments without returns.
No normal company would do that, otherwise it would lose the foundation to continue operating.
Now, Chen Weimin and the spacecraft team hope to collaborate with Yixing Technology. The obvious goal is to carry out advanced exploration of the spacecraft’s travel destinations to ensure the safety of the spacecraft’s future interstellar journeys.
The latter is, of course, very important.
However, in order to collaborate with Yixing Technology, one must show a certain level of sincerity.
In the end, Chen Weimin and the spacecraft project team applied for twenty billion in funding to help Yixing Technology accelerate the construction of the high-powered Z-wave satellite. Simultaneously, they reached an agreement with the Aerospace Bureau to let the Bureau construct the spacecraft for exploring other star systems.
They had only one requirement: once the high-powered Z-wave Generator at the Lunar Base was built, it must first ensure the exploration missions related to the spacecraft travel.
The cooperation between the two parties was very pleasant.
The moon base project of Yixing Technology suddenly had an additional twenty billion in funding. More importantly, the spacecraft team supported the construction of the high-powered Z-wave base and decided that the next test mission would fly directly to the moon to land, bringing along a cargo for Yixing Technology to the moon as well.
This was indeed a wonderful surprise.
Although the transport ships were constantly delivering materials and equipment, since there were only two ships, their carrying capacity was very limited. Each time the transport ships completed a mission and returned to Earth, they needed to undergo inspection and repairs. Many materials and equipments could not be transported to the moon.
The carrying capacity of the spacecraft was too powerful. One trip to the Lunar Base could carry more than fifty percent of the planned materials and equipment, transporting them to the moon in one go. This one trip could save Yixing Technology ten billion in funds and over a year’s time.
Of course.
The spacecraft team was not without expenses; the spacecraft was like a gold-devouring beast, each launch requiring several billion.
Just flying to the moon to land and then taking off to return to Earth for maintenance was estimated to cost over thirty billion at a minimum.
However, the spacecraft team indeed had plans for landing tests on other planets. Since the spacecraft had been manufactured, such tests had not yet been conducted, and they were necessary. Since they had reached an agreement with Yixing Technology, it was convenient to include the test trip to the moon as well.
With the help of the spacecraft team, the construction of the high-powered Z-wave satellite at the Lunar Base was expected to accelerate by more than threefold. Once the spacecraft delivered the materials, it would take about two more months to fully complete the construction.
So when Zhao Yi again looked at Chen Weimin staying at the experimental base, he was somewhat displeased. He felt that Chen should hurry up and arrange the moon landing test mission instead of wasting time here.
Chen Weimin, staying in the experimental base with his team, really had no purpose being there.
But Chen Weimin had a different idea. He felt it was necessary to witness the large gravity generation device being manufactured and to see the actual tests because the gravity generation device was too important to the spacecraft.
Before undertaking the moon cruise, it would be best for them to have the gravity generation device installed.
This modification was the highest priority.
Upgrades to other equipment could be significantly postponed, or even wait until after the return from interstellar travel, as the performance was already sufficient.
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This was a headache.
Chen Weimin was also constantly urging Zhao Yi to lead the theory team to research the Z-wave detection technology quickly.
As the gravity generation device was being manufactured and installed in an orderly fashion, Zhao Yi found himself with some free time. He simply took a few core team members and plunged into the research on Z-wave detection technology.
This technology was indeed very important.
He also hoped to be part of the first interstellar voyage and naturally wanted multiple layers of safety assurance.
