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Chapter 288 Rotate the simulated gravity cabin, expand!

Now it is said that Practical Technology Aerospace Corporation is the strongest private aerospace technology company in the world, and no one has refuted it.

Even if it is said that it is the strongest aerospace technology organization in the world, it is estimated that no one will refute it.

Because it is really too strong.

When the Skyrocket was launched again, no one questioned it anymore.

Under normal circumstances, you say that your rocket is very powerful and can carry so many tons, but it has never carried the ultimate mass, or even only half of the designed mass. How can people believe your rocket?
Of course, there are quite a few data parties who believe it, especially this rocket is still Liberty United... No, let alone the other side, as long as it is not Fanxing, the data given by them is true!
It must be true too!

Otherwise, how can you look like a star trash?

But now, even if they close their eyes, they can't say that. After all, the big bright space station hangs in the sky, and the moon's outposts will send news from time to time. No one will believe you no matter what you say.

This is even more the case now, when a huge Skyrocket is launched, and inside it is the first rotating simulated gravity capsule of human beings. Can you just helplessly say that this thing is rubbish?

And last time, although the mass carried did not reach the maximum mass of the Optimus rocket, it was still a full 200 tons, which is the largest mass spacecraft ever transported by human beings in a single time!

Do not accept it!
But now, looking at the successful combination of the Optimus rocket at the launch position, whether it is the practical science and technology aerospace company or the Stars Space Agency, the mentality is much more stable than when it was the first flight.

The rockets and payloads at that time were all practical technology, so there is nothing wrong with being nervous, but the success of the Optimus rocket is related to the construction of the second phase of the Fanxing Space Station, so the Fanxing Space Agency is also nervous.

Because of the failure of the Long March [-], the construction plan of the first phase of the Fanxing space station was postponed for several years, so they were really... nervous.

Fortunately, Practical Science and Technology Aerospace Corporation and Skyrocket are quite competitive, there is no problem at all, and it was a success.

After the rocket returned, a detailed inspection was performed and it was found that there was no rough place, not to mention cracks or anything, and the paint surface was not even peeled off.

I don't know what kind of paint developed by Practical Science and Technology Aerospace Company can even resist the high temperature friction of reentry into the atmosphere.

Cow batch!

This is the second flight of the Optimus rocket, and the space agency participated in the whole process. After all, the thing to be transported is the first rotating simulated gravity module.

Although most of the technology comes from practical technology, Fanxing Aerospace System has also contributed a lot, which can be regarded as the equipment of cooperation between the two parties.

Moreover, it is also an important component of the second phase of the Starry Space Station, without which the second phase would be incomplete.

After all the procedures are completed, the fuel filling is completed, and all inspections are passed, the Optimus rocket will take off again.

The loud rumbling sound shook the four directions, and ripples spread on the surface of the lake next to it, and the thousand-ton big guy flew into space for the second time.

Reusable rockets are just like reusable aircraft, which is really a good thing.

The official is relatively calm, but even viewers who have watched it for the second time still feel that Skyrocket is too awesome.

This time, the spacecraft did not release the load when it was in orbit, but maneuvered to the vicinity of the Starry Space Station, and then released the load.

The distance is not far, a full 1000 meters, and the space station can be seen quite clearly from this angle.

Especially under the shooting of ultra-high-definition camera.

When the huge cargo door opened, the folded rotating gravity simulation module slowly moved out, and then slowly flew to the space station.

Don't look at it as a rotating gravity cabin, there are also engine nozzles on it that can be used for maneuvering.

Of course, it is not specifically used for maneuvering, but for acceleration and deceleration.

After it is installed on the space station, unfolded and fixed, its initial rotational power needs to be applied by the engine, and when it needs to slow down later, the engine in the opposite direction starts to slow it down.

Now, I'm working part-time as an engine.

The rotating simulated gravity capsule in the folded state is a bit like a huge spinning top, not the kind pulled by a belt, but the kind of hand-twist top with a long stick passing through the center of the disc.

The shrunk four independently rotating cabins can roughly form a circle, with a "thickness" of almost 6 meters.

The "thickness" here is not the height of the gravity chamber, but the width.

Its gravity cabin is more than 10 meters long and has a curvature. It is 6 meters wide and 4 meters high, which is quite spacious.

And its central axis cabin is longer, reaching 25 meters, and its diameter is much thicker than that of the active space station cabin.

After all, the diameter of the rotating simulated gravity cabin can reach 100 meters after deployment, and the central axis cabin can't be thicker.

In addition to the telescopic pipes and supporting structures connecting the four independent cabins, its mass directly exceeds [-] tons.

But for the carrying capacity of the Skyrocket, it's a trivial matter.

If the cargo hold is not large enough, it can hold several at a time.

This folded "disc diameter" also has a big guy of 18 meters. The audience has only seen it in the CG video, and it is really the first time they have seen it.

"Hey, it really looks like a big spinning top!"

"It's really similar. If the reference object is not clear, it feels so small."

"Haha, I really want to twist it with my hands."

"Twirling in space is probably able to keep spinning, and it will definitely last the longest if you go to the competition."

"You can take part in the competition, but it is 25 meters long and 18 meters in diameter. Can you move it?"

"If you have a hand as big as 50 meters, you can try..."

That was the case at first, but as the folding pod got closer to the space station, the discussions became more technical and more meaningful.

"This is a space capsule that simulates gravity. We humans can finally gain a foothold in space."

"Okay, stand firm in the physical sense."

"I think it's a firm footing in various senses."

"The most amazing thing is that this is actually a foldable, complete circular rotating simulated gravity cabin with a diameter of 100 meters is too big, and it is impossible for human beings to transport it up with the current space transportation equipment. This folding mechanism of the Practical Technology Aerospace Corporation It was just a coincidence."

"Upgrading the experience of the space station and allowing the space station to have gravity is definitely the best upgrade solution, absolutely!"

"I think this thing is so sci-fi, am I watching a sci-fi movie?"

"The imaginary space station is finally about to appear, yay!"

When the starry space station and the gravity simulation cabin got closer, the flight control computers of the two devices began to exchange data quickly through wireless signals, and then aligned the space coordinates, and quickly completed a stable docking.

"Docking successful!"

"it is good!!"

Whether it is the command center or the audience watching, they are very excited.

The same goes for the astronauts on the space station.

The current starry space station has three astronauts for a long time, and they have experienced a historic moment in person.

They only felt the starry space station shake slightly, and then the screen of the control computer displayed the green characters of successful docking, and they began to report the situation to the ground command center.

The completion of the docking does not mean that their mission is completed. In fact, this step is the beginning of the mission.

After confirming that the docking was successful, the people on the space station and the ground checked all the systems. After reconfirming that there was no problem, the gravity simulation module began to slowly unfold.

Under the support of the channel structure, four independent arc-shaped cabins are slowly unfolded, gradually moving away from the central axis rotating cabin.

When they are unfolded to the limit, it is the turn of the astronauts to play.

(End of this chapter)